Dhoni's moves and success

India's steady rise as a feared and respected ODI team has everything to do with the results they have achieved in the last eighteen months. While captain MS Dhoni may have powered the growth, the team have also matured as a group. Anand Vasu has more in the Hindustan Times.

While there are no lengthy team meetings and strategy sessions analysing the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition -- the computer most used is the one between Dhoni's ears -- there's a strong knowledge of what needs to be done to secure a win in any given game. Sports psychologists call this situational awareness, and it is this heightened ability to assess what needs to be done and then implementing plans that separates the consistent teams from the rest.

In his column in the Indian Express, Harsha Bhogle says he will keep a close eye on the upcoming Champions Trophy to decide if it really is time to write off the one-day game.

Shorn of their context, one-day games are a weaker offering. Put in the right ambience, they could be thrilling. It is a bit like the great violinist being ignored when he plays outside a subway station but being flattered with expensive tickets and applause when he plays in a theatre. Before writing an obituary we need to give the patient a good shot at survival.