India’s captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a lofted shot against New Zealand during the third ODI at the Punjab Cricket Stadium Association Stadium in Mohali yesterday. Pic/AFP

Mohali: Not for the first time in his career, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has let his bat do all the talking. Under intense pressure from his detractors on his dodgy captaincy and dwindling batting skills of late, he needed to pull a rabbit out of the hat to keep India’s as well as his personal fortunes afloat. And he did it in a grand manner, so much so that nobody in near future is going to question his hold over the ODI team.