Watch Video: India lost, but MS Dhoni still proved he's 'a great finisher'

MS Dhoni does his magic act during the fourth oneday international cricket match in Ranchi on Wednesday Pic courtesy TwitterMahendra Singh Dhoni is among the best finishers in the oneday international format and he proved it once again on Wednesday night in his hometown of Ranchi Ready to start hurling abuses or are you going Huh Lets read onThe match may have seen Dhoni and Co end up on the losing side while chasing 260 but the Team India skipper in the limitedovers format showed everyone that there are very few in the cricket world who can match up to his skills with the gloves behind the wicketsHis bat may not have talked much or loudly enough to make the opposition surrender he scored 11 from 31 balls but his glovework behind the wickets was exemplaryGetting the drift Lets continueThe bails fly as Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is bowled by New Zealands James Neesham during the fourth oneday international cricket match in Ranchi on Wednesday PicPTIHe took the catches to dismiss New Zealands top scorer of the night Martin Guptill who scored72 off 84 deliveries with 12boundaries and his Kiwi counterpart Kane Williamson who scored an invaluable 41 off 59 ballsBut Dhoni wasnt done for the night He proved why hes considered Greased Lightnin behind the wickets with some brilliant handiworkBlack Caps mainstay in the middleorder Ross Taylor was looking set for a big score when he decided to test MSD wicketkeeping skils The New Zealander could only rue his fate as Dhoni brilliantly ran him out Mahis unique style saw Taylor return to the dressing for 33It was the 46th over of the New Zealand innings Pacer Umesh Yadav bowled one on the leg side and Taylor hit it to deep fine leg fence and thought he had enough time for a second run Dhawal Kulkarni manning the boundary picked up the ball and threw it back to Dhoni The ball bounced awkwardly and Dhoni could collect it only near his chest height and away from the stumps Some other wicketkeepers may have run back and tried to dislodge the bails but then Mahi being Mahi he almost deflected the ball in one smooth action on to the wicket without even looking at it and cut short the Kiwis flightWell MSD surely proved that whether with bat or ball he is still a great finisher finishing off opposition batsmen with his lightning thinking and brilliant wicketkeepingHERES THE VIDEOThose hands Those SpartanSportsAU wicketkeeping gloves msdhoni dhoni indvnz incredibleindia spartan pictwittercomaS2TNXit0tmdash Paul Cochrane paulcochrane October 26 2016Watch the Mahi magic on loop INDvNZ httpstcobtMoJF0xC3mdash BCCI BCCI October 26 2016Add to that his postmatch commentsPoor shot selection contributed to India losing the fourth ODI against New Zealand on Wednesday but captain Dhoni sought to downplay it saying that the youngsters in the team should not be deterred from going for big hitsDhoni played the role of the captain and a senior ably saying that telling the youngsters not to play big shots would lead to their going into a shell and that will not be good for their developmentThe Nos 5 and 6 are quite new they will learn their own way Some will play big shots some will take it deep Cricket has changed people like to play big shots Dhoni said after India lost the fourth ODI by 19 runs as the Kiwis levelled the fivematch series 22It is important to not tell them to stop playing the shots you dont want them to go into their shells They played their shots when the ball was in their area They will learn after they have played 1520 games Once they have played 1520 games they will figure out what works for them and they will serve for the country for long he addedMany other captains would have been only too eager to blame the youngsters which would just have made the newbies more nervous in the next match But Dhonis comforting words should encourage youngsters like Manish Pandey Kedar Jadhav and Hardik Pandya to find their feet in international cricket and make India a more confident unit in the futureThats the way the Mahi way