In IPL2010 Final, Dhoni proved his mettle as a captain. Starting from team selection, batting strategy, field placement, bowling strategy; everything seemed to be quite perfect for the situation. He chose to go with 3 spinners & that was an excellent move given the slow pitch in DY Patil stadium. MI could have picked Jaysurya; at least from a spin bowling perspective.
When CSK started batting, they were anyway in the back foot. And MI allowed them to put a big score, thanks to Fernando & Zaheer for missing those costly catches of Suresh Raina. That was quite a turning point of the match. Secondly, MI started really slow. They could have taken few chances in the initial overs. Here, Jaysurya could have come handy (given his experience in playing under such pressure situations). I am still OK with Harbhajan given the opportunity to come early. Had he exploded, I am sure people would have liked the strategy. That was anyway not a turning point. What I failed to understand - Position at which Keiren Pollard sent in. This man could have made a difference, had he been sent before Duminy.
To sum it up, it was not MI's day. Not to blame anybody, they played excellent cricket all throughout. Excellent leadership of Sachin has given the MI side new heroes like Rayadu, Tiwary & Pollard. He deserves all accolades, and more importantly he proved his critics wrong - "Sachin is a good captain as well".
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