5 instances which prove that MS Dhoni is a genius

#4 India tour of Australia 2014-15 - A leg slip for Steve Smith

Dhoni employed a leg slip for Steve Smith

MS Dhoni is a great observer and can read the batsman's mind as clearly as a fortuneteller. Dhoni's field-setting prowess is unmatched. In another such instance of apt field placing it was Steve Smith who fell prey.

In India's tour of Australia 2014-2015, the visitors were struggling with 2 losses in the first 2 tests of a 4-match series. The indomitable Steve Smith was at the zenith of his batting form having scored 2 big centuries and a half century as well. In the third test match too, Smith scored a flawless and awe-inspiring 192 in the first innings threatening to take the game away from India.

Having observed him from past 5 innings skipper MS Dhoni decided to play it to Smith's strength. Dhoni observed that Smith has a tendency to move across the stumps and flick the ball and thus placed Ajinkya Rahane at a conventional leg-slip position. Umesh Yadav did his bit by bowling a full-pitch delivery drifting in and tempting Smith to play his standard shuffle and flick shot resulting in a catch to the leg-slip fielder Rahane.