3 reasons why MS Dhoni is India's most valuable ODI player of all time

#2 His wicket-keeping skills are as good as his batting skills

MS Dhoni in action against New Zealand

Besides being the best finisher in the game, he has served India for over a decade as a wicket-keeper, all along being one of the safest hands in cricket. He is quicker with stumpings than lightning itself, and street smart with everything he does from behind the stumps.

Being 3rd in the list of most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in international cricket, only behind Mark Boucher and Adam Gilchrist, he'd have served India well even with lesser batting skills. The country has been blessed to have in him a wicket-keeper who is a match winner with the bat in hand.

Dhoni has consistently outdone everyone else as the best wicketkeeper-batsman, showing unbelievable longevity. He sits only behind Kumar Sangakkara in the list of wicket-keepers who have scored the most runs in ODIs. Dhoni is undoubtedly a masterclass with both the bat and gloves in hand.