MS Dhoni's top five match-winning knocks in ODIs

India’s M.S. Dhoni (L) and Ravi Ashwin (R) of India celebrate their win during the ODI against Australia in Adelaide on February 12, 2012. (Getty Images)

4. Commonwealth Bank Series 2011/12, 4th match

Dhoni’s batting ability has been sceptically viewed when in hostile, unfamiliar conditions outside the sub-continent. This was not a knock of a massive magnitude as Dhoni contributed 44 runs but the stage at which the runs came made it very critical.

India needed 13 runs of the final over to win the match against Australia and he was once again batting alongside the tail. He smashed the third ball of the over, which was a full length delivery outside the 0ff-stump for a six over wide-long on.

Dhoni described the six as more important that the one he hit in the World Cup final in 2011.