Winning ODIs and T20s, also known as white ball cricket, is seen as something that can change at any time. It is a unique art of white ball cricket to have the most intense moments of even the last ball of the innings and to be able to withstand the intense pressure of the last phase of cricket.
This is because with the help of powerplay overs the top order batsmen who face the bowlers early in the innings and fly fours and add runs but the last time the batsmen fail to take it successfully even if it is a low run the whole fight will be wasted and rewarded as defeat.
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Also, the opposing captain keeps the special bowlers safe from the start and then the last bowler to bowl well in the last over. Beyond all that, the fans and experts call the batsmen who perform well in the last phase overs and look for victories as finishers. Such talent is found in only a handful of batsmen in the world to this day.
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Michael Bevan:
In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that Michael Bevan, a former Australian star, was the first to showcase this art in the century-old game of cricket. He played in the middle order of the Australian team in the late 90’s with a monstrous strength that threatened the world. He was followed by MS Dhoni, a former Indian player who made the art of finishing famous all over the world with his immense talent.
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He finished 3rd in the starting line-up and played in the middle order for most of his life for the benefit of the team, giving young players a chance when he took over as captain. In that sense, he has repeatedly recorded the best performances of the top-order batsmen in the last over and won the last-order batting victory by a huge margin, despite the fact that the top-order batsmen collapsed and lost four or five wickets in the opening overs.
Best Finisher:
Finishing in general is not just about batting in action last time out. The real meaning of the word finishing is to anchor 4 – 5 wickets in the beginning but not to take any more wickets and take the match to the last ball of the last over and end it with a victory. In that sense, Dhoni, who has done both on many occasions, is hailed by many legends and ex-players as the greatest finisher in history. Looking at him a lot of young players today are playing with the intention of becoming finishers like him.
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In return, players like Kieran Pollard, Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik have proved themselves to be the best finishers, sometimes finishing better than him. Former Australian batsman Michael Bevan, who hailed India’s MS Dhoni as the greatest finisher in history, also gave advice on what young players should do to do just that.
Michael Bevan on his Instagram posted this picture of Dhoni’s stats..coming this from the man who is known to be the first finisher of the game speaks volumes about MSD. ????@MSDhoni | #MSD | #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/5EXLbDoRPx
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He has heartily praised Dhoni for being the only Indian batsman to make the ICC ODI Top 10 batsmen list for 10 consecutive years in the history of ODI cricket (2006 – 2015). “Mahi is a wonderful finisher. Like this you have to have a mix of attributes to come.
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One should be more important than the other. Tricks for this: Choose the best of the shots you have as it fits all the moments. It will help your team win the tournament. ”
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