#2 Running between the wickets

Now, no one is suggesting that Dhoni has become a slow runner or is unfit, but currently, he is making certain tweaks to his technique that might affect one of his biggest strengths. As ESPN Cricinfo's Siddharth Monga pointed out in a recent article, Dhoni is now batting with heavier pads which have one fewer strap and allows him to bend the knee properly while making an initial back and across movement.
Heavier pads will almost certainly affect his running between the wickets. His dot ball percentage is on the rise in ODIs and slowly but surely it would seep into his T20 game. Dot balls combined with slower running in T20s is a tough sell. It is about time, Dhoni called it a day in T20s and give it all in the ODI format.
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