What makes Dhoni tick

In the Hindu, Greg Chappell recalls a training session in 2005 when MS Dhoni first made him sit up and take notice. Chappell also analyses the effectiveness of Dhoni's batting and captaincy, and his significance to world cricket.

Dhoni's grounding in tennis-ball cricket is obvious in the way he bats. He has an inimitable and unorthodox technique. With his strength, he is capable of hitting balls into places that only few others can conceive. He is the best attacking player of the yorker I have ever seen. I once saw him hit a James Anderson yorker straight back over the bowler's head for six. It was awesome.