Even corporate leaders can learn from the inspirational MS Dhoni

Even corporate leaders can learn from the inspirational MS Dhoni

When Iyer and Shubman Gill were flaying his bowlers, Dhoni remained calm, eschewed risks, moved his bowlers around astutely, waiting patiently for one mistake which would give him the opening. When that happened, Iyer falling to a superb catch by Ravindra Jadeja, Dhoni’s movements seemed to quicken as indeed the bowling changes and field placements. With Gill’s dismissal, the doors to victory had been thrown open, and there was no stopping CSK. There were some heroics by the tail-enders, but this was pyrrhic. The issue was hardly in doubt. Dhoni had masterminded yet another triumph, trumping sceptics who believed that the ‘Dad’s Army’ may not be able to match the momentum of KKR. I must confess to being among these. KKR had won four matches on the trot, including two in the playoffs. Theirs had been a remarkable surge in the second phase after a shallow performance in the first. Moreover, KKR’s batting (barring Morgan) was in fine form, and the bowling looked potent heading into the final. CSK had been heavily dependent on a couple of batsmen, and the bowling had a tendency to be expensive. Having seen CSK’s — and India’s — several victories under Dhoni over many