Top 10 finishes by MS Dhoni in ODI cricket

#1 91* v Sri Lanka in Mumbai, India (2 April, 2011)

There is not a shred of doubt that Dhoni’s 91* in the 2011 ICC World Cup final is his greatest innings ever. In what was the biggest match of his international career, Dhoni bravely decided to promote himself above Yuvraj Singh, who was in brilliant form right through the tournament, and it paid off majestically as his 91* off just 79 deliveries helped India win their first ICC World Cup in 28 years.

Needing 275 from 50 overs for a victory, India were in a spot of bother at 114/3 when Dhoni strode out to the crease. He was in a patchy form before that final, scoring a mere 150 runs from 8 matches with a highest score of 34. If Dhoni’s move in the final had gone pear-shaped, he would have been pilloried from all quarters. But therein lays Dhoni’s greatness. He started slowly as he usually does, knowing well that Gambhir was in good touch at the other end. Once Gambhir was dismissed for 97, Dhoni decided to take the onus on himself to bat through till the end. And he did so in sparkling fashion. Him dispatching Kulasekara for a six to finish things off will be a memory that will be etched in every Indian fan’s mind for a long time to come.