IPL 2018: 4 Reasons why MS Dhoni is so successful in this season

#2 Counterattacking the spinners

In the past, Dhoni has struggled against spin

Dhoni's main concern in batting was the ability to play against the spin. Especially against a left-arm spinner or wrist spinner, he has struggled to score or even given his wicket.

Last year, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla and other wrist spinners had kept him quiet. This season in the tournament opener against Mumbai, he fell to Mayank Markande.

As the tournament progressed, Dhoni got better against spin and his strike also improved drastically. In match-winning knock against Bangalore, he smashed Pawan Negi back to back sixes and also rotated the strike smartly against Yuzvendra Chahal, who was bowling well at the other end.

Dhoni's strategy of playing the spin has helped his strike rate overall and has looked in ominous touch.