'Many factors' in over-rate rule saved Dhoni from possible ban
MS Dhoni escaped the trip-wires of the over-rate through the somewhat open-ended ICC rules that depend on "many factors on the ground" and their interpretation
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Gautam Gambhir would have led India at Trent Bridge if MS Dhoni had been found wanting by the Lord's official scorer • AFP
Sharda Ugra is senior editor at ESPNcricinfo; Nagraj Gollapudi is an assistant editor