5 best knocks by Indian batsmen against the Windies

#5 The captain cool MS Dhoni bats with the tail

The trailblazer of Indian cricket and an epitome of calmness - MS Dhoni is a go-to man in crisis situations. His ability to read the situation of the game is impeccable. This enables Dhoni to bail India out of tough situations. Batting down the order for the most part of his career, Dhoni is adept to play with the tail.

MS Dhoni plays as the situation demands

The year 2009, India's tour of West Indies, 2nd ODI of the 4-match series, India elected to bat first and started off terribly losing the top three - Karthik, Gambhir and Rohit under the team of score 10. With MS Dhoni at the crease, he saw wickets tumbling at the other end as the Windies bowlers wrecked havoc in Indian batting lineup. At 82-8, India was starring at a sub-100 total.

Fortunately, a dogged RP Singh hung around with MSD who skillfully guided the team to a respectable total of 188. A fighting partnership of 101 between RP Singh and MS Dhoni ensured that the Windies bowling storm did not destroy India's batting completely. Dhoni scored a brilliant 95 missing a century but for team's cause. RP Singh scored a hard-fought 23.

India lost the match with a huge margin but MS Dhoni once again proved that he can bat the way situation demands.