Top 5 bold decisions by MS Dhoni which paid off

#4 Promoting Rohit Sharma as an opener:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's another vital move was to promote Rohit Sharma as an opener in the International cricket. The Mumbai cricketer, Rohit Sharma made his International debut in the year 2007 and was seen as a bright talent.

But, he could not score big runs at the middle-order. In the absence of regular opener Virender Sehwag, the then-captain MS Dhoni asked Rohit to open the innings during the 2009 T20 World Cup. He scored 88 runs in two games, but he lost his opening lost once the regular opener was available.

After four years, he got an opportunity to open for India in the 2013 Champions Trophy. He was one of the main reason why India have lifted the Champions Trophy. Rohit Sharma is now one of the most successful openers as he smashed three double hundreds in ODI and two centuries in T20I's.