Dhoni plots India's great escape in Bangalore heartstopper


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 24 Mar 2016

Cricket - India v Bangladesh - World Twenty20 cricket tournament - Bengaluru, India, 23/03/2016. India's captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) runs out Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Leading a cricket team may not be rocket science but India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni proved it involves a bit of physics in Wednesday's World Twenty20 heartstopper against Bangladesh.

With Bangladesh needing two runs to humble their 'Big Brother' off the final delivery from Hardik Pandya, Dhoni made a masterstroke tactical decision following another brain-storming session that marked the late stages of India's defence of a below-par total in a contest crucial to their semi-final hopes.

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