5 trophies India will always thank MS Dhoni for

2013 Champions Trophy, England & Wales

Dhoni won the third of the major trophies in 2013 with victory in the Champions Trophy

The Champions Trophy always carried a little jinx for India. In 2000, in Kenya, India mauled South Africa and Australia only to lose to underdogs New Zealand in the final (Ganguly was rarely lucky with finals). In 2002, India had to share the trophy with Sri Lanka as the final was washed out.

It took them 11 more years to reach the final and under Dhoni, they did it with style winning every game with panache. However, the final needed a Dhoni master-stroke and at a crucial moment, when England seemed to be cruising towards a title win on their home-ground, chasing a meagre 129 in a rain-curtailed 20 over game, Dhoni gives Ishant Sharma, out-of-form and low-on-confidence, the ball.

England capitulated, India won by a mere 5 runs and Dhoni completed the hallowed triple in cricket – 50 Over World Cup, 20 Over World Cup and Champions Trophy. Hard to see a captain equalling that!