Dhoni is arguably the GOAT when it comes to being a wicket keeping batsman - yes, he can keep and bat, which is something not all wicket keepers can do. Even here in South Africa, he's seen as a legend. Much love❤️🙌
As a South African supporter I havent seen any other wickie doing the no look back throw. But most wickies are incredibly agile. You need to see those catches in normal speed coz some catches require extremely quick reflexes.Slow motion doesn't do justice to their ability.
Dude That's Why He Is A Legend Here In India , not only in India He is Loved In Every Country where Cricket is played , be it Pakistan , Australia , South Africa , Sri Lanka , Bangladesh , New Zealand , West Indies etc , if you see my Profile Pic , Yes It's MS Dhoni
Dhoni once inflicted a stumping (hitting the wicket while a batsman is outside the crease line) in 0.09 seconds. To put that in perspective, it takes 0.01 seconds more to even blink an eye! He is a legend, very humble, down to earth and what a strategist!!!
No man Dhoni's skills are exceptional no one has done that deflection thing so successfuly he holds the world record of fastest stumping he is the fastest behind the stumps he Is the best wicket keeper although
Okay so at 5:35 the cool thing is that he's pretending as if the fielder is throwing at the bowler's end so the batman sees him relaxed and is coming back to the striker's end without a rush and then he suddenly collects it and gets him out.....It's more of a psychological thing than technical
His wicket-keeping is unique but what makes him more unique and a legend is that he is a strategist. Guides the bowlers like a chess board piece to trap the batman. A captain cool.
Being a keeper is about reacting to the bowling, there's no signalling between the keeper and bowler like there is in baseball. What's impressive about these is he's stood up to the stumps a lot. Look how far back he is for the fast bowlers.
Generally a wicket keeper will have some understanding of his bowlers skills and can read his delivery and move if need be in anticipation of where the ball will be once it passes the batter or the wicket
there are signals, please watch the bowl out between india and pakistan ig, dhoni marked where the bowlers to bowl with his position, and between each ball the keeper can literally talk to the bowler shout on the pitch telling him the line and the length, the thing fascinating about dhoni is he gets his math right tells the bowler to bowl acc to the field setup and gets the wicket
I'm an American who grew up on baseball but have followed cricket for several years. Something I've noticed is that the fielding team is not considered to be playing "defense", the concept is more that the fielding team is trying to "score" wickets/outs.
Its called stumped When batsman tries to hit the ball and loses balance and the keeper hit the stumps before batsman reaches in the crease. Its common in cricket but ms dhoni is pretty much the fastest behind the wickets. U can react to malinga's yorkers , yuvi six sixes in a over , mitch Johnson's Thunderbolts
That isn't a good thing. Keeping well is not something that comes naturally. It is possibly the most technically demanding position in any sport, and peak performance cannot be reached instinctively. Adam Gilchrist, arguably the best wicketkeeper of all time spent more time on his keeping than batting. That is what professionalism and dedication to your role looks like. Not settling on natural ability because all the other keepers are rubbish.
@@mitchellcotton7346 His results speak for themselves... You can give meaningless lectures on keeping, doesn't represent the truth. Don't think Gilly or MS can be jammed into boxes.
To find a natural wicket keeper like him is really hard....he is known as the best wicket keeper because of his ability to be so quick and accurate and while batting he is known as one of the best finisher in the world who bats according to condition and calculates the game and then takes it forward and yeah he has done that alot and has won many matches in the last over of the game...
@@chillingchoc5166 Gilchrist wasn't a captian of the team for 10 years...dhoni use to think about everything and he did that for 10 years on the field as a caption...dhoni is quick in running than Gilchrist that you have to agree and Gilchrist is a class batsman no doubt about it and whereas dhoni is a natural batsman without any batting techniques.....I would say while batting Gilchrist is better and while keeping dhoni is better....and they both are the best wicket keeper batsmansm
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Whenever I see the last rum out. I get goosebumps. He anticipated, didn't wear the right glove and then decided to run instead of throwing knowing he has to cover longer distance that too on grass, knowing batsman can dive. What a presence of mind. I still remember when the watched it live. Have never seen anything like that.
As you mentioned, yes it's a common thing for a wicket keeper to catch the ball and get the batsmen out when they are out of the crease (that white line): It is called a Stumping. The insane thing about Dhoni is his reaction time to catch the ball and hit the stumps. He achieves this by a couple of techniques: 1. Negating the recoil: Average wicket keeper after catching the ball takes their hands back in the direction of ball trajectory to negate the impact on their hands and also to take a better grip of the ball. However, look at MS Dhoni's hand position after catching the ball, they are rock solid and barely move. His grip is firm and he's ready to hit the stumps. 2. Catching the ball as early as possible: He does that by standing close to stumps and catching the ball as it just passes the stumps. It's very difficult thing to do and could result in extra runs for a batsman if he fails to catch the missed ball. Also remember, if a wicket keeper catches the ball before it passes the stumps, it's a foul. Watch his close stumpings, he catches the ball very close to stumps and he's already in motion to hit the stumps that's why he is able to get batsmen out. Apart from this: He's a legend and has a great game sense. He has led his team to win all the major trophies in cricket: T20 World Cup - 2007, World Cup - 2011 and Champions Trophy - 2013
5:25 The level of deception that was smartly employed there was just amazing. Mitch Marsh was thinking the ball went to the other end because of dhoni's relax posture, hence he slowed his speed only to get surprised that the ball was still coming to his end of the strike.
His(Dhoni's) reaction time is impeccable. Adam Gilchrist, Mark Boucher may have more dismissal than him but he is considered as one of the best keeper, finisher and captain. Note: In your last catch video reaction the guy caught the ball and ran along the line (t shirt no. 10) is considered as God of cricket. Will help you understand more about dismissal in cricket. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K3qVwuPXHX4.html
Dhoni was brilliant and he was part of a generation with great wicketkeeper-batsmen and outlasted them all. India had Dhoni, South Africa had Mark Boucher then AB de Villiers then Quinton de Kock, Australia had Adam Gilchrist then Brad Haddin, Sri Lanka had Kumar Sangakkara
MSD (Mahindra Singh Dhoni) is a true champion of the game . The run out at 5:28 min into your video, he has actually fooled the batsman. the batsman (hitter) running to the strickers end thinks that the fielder throwing the ball has thrown it to the bowlers (Pitcher) end because he sees MSD very calm and non reactive so the batsman slows down his pace. however by the time MSD reacts to the ball, and gets him run out (if you see that part a couple of times) he cons the batsman into thinking he is running to the safe end. however it was too late for him to pickup his pace at the reaction moment. That's MSD intelligence in the game.
@@owmyhands That maybe in baseball never heard of it in cricket. come to think the diseption was not done when the batter was batting. it was done when he was trying to steal a run. if you listen to the commentary, even the commentator says it on nationalised tele.
@@owmyhands doesn't apply here - the law was intriduced to prohibit fielders to act as if they're throwing the ball when they actually aren't, etc (active deceptions) vs passive ones (where the fielder doesn't do anything, which is okay). The batsman would still be out, if this happened the day after the above law was introduced.
@@saiswaroop1967 it applies in many circumstances, not just in pretending to throw the ball. This issue was discussed at a pre season session of the South Australian Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association last year, of which I'm a member. The consensus was that ultimately it's the umpire's call, but the rule is deliberately broad enough to incorporate other instances where the fielding side deliberately deceives a batter to gain an advantage. Here's the relevant section from the Laws of Cricket. Show me where this rule only applies to fielders pretending to throw the ball: Law 41.5: Deliberate distraction, deception or obstruction of batsman 41.5.1 In addition to 41.4, it is unfair for any fielder wilfully to attempt, by word or action, to distract, deceive or obstruct either batsman after the striker has received the ball. 41.5.2 It is for either one of the umpires to decide whether any distraction, deception or obstruction is wilful or not. 41.5.3 If either umpire considers that a fielder has caused or attempted to cause such a distraction, deception or obstruction, he/she shall immediately call and signal Dead ball and inform the other umpire of the reason for the call. 41.5.4 Neither batsman shall be dismissed from that delivery. 41.5.5 If an obstruction involves physical contact, the umpires together shall decide whether or not an offence under Law 42 (Players' conduct) has been committed. 41.5.5.1 If an offence under Law 42 (Players' conduct) has been committed, they shall apply the relevant procedures in Law 42 and shall also apply each of 41.5.7 to 41.5.9. 41.5.5.2 If they consider that there has been no offence under Law 42 (Players' conduct), they shall apply each of 41.5.6 to 41.5.10. 41.5.6 The bowler's end umpire shall - award 5 Penalty runs to the batting side. - inform the captain of the fielding side of the reason for this action and as soon as practicable inform the captain of the batting side 41.5.7 The ball shall not count as one of the over. 41.5.8 Any runs completed by the batsmen before the offence shall be scored, together with any runs for penalties awarded to either side. Additionally, the run in progress shall be scored whether or not the batsmen had already crossed at the instant of the offence. 41.5.9 The batsmen at the wicket shall decide which of them is to face the next delivery.
That 5:30 run out is the best one for me. Because batsman could have got there in time before Dhoni hits stumps but again Dhoni using his presence of made made it look like Bowl was thrown to other end,hence batsman looking at him slowed a little bit and boom!🔥
When Dhoni is behind the stumps, you have to worry about him *and* the bowler. His presence of mind on field as a wicketkeeper was just something you wouldn't have seen from anyone else back in the days. He is one of, if not the player who used wicketkeeper's role to its max.
Along with his reflexes amd agility, MS Dhoni is very well known for his decisions... its like if he takes a review after empire denies a wicket, it is almost sure to be out.
Dhoni is almost an alien when it comes to stumpings. It takes 0.10 sec to blink an eye, he holds the world record for fastest stumping at 0.08 sec. The time is calculated from the time the ball reaches the gloves to the time the bails that is the wickets are hit. here is an article on that : www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket-india-vs-west-indies-4th-odi-ms-dhoni-sets-new-cricket-record-in-stumping-during-4th-odi-against-west-indies-477487 the great thing is it is not a one time thing, he also holds the record for next two fastest stumping with one at 0.09 sec and another at 0.99 sec. He is pretty brutal behind the wickets.
Yes it's a common thing in cricket but Dhoni is more accurate and consistent with his abilities and this video proves it that this guy is the best with his abilities and presence of mind....
@@kandy009gaming5 He is talking about T20 u know Hitting 175 in a T20 game is not an easy job. U don't have any time to settle ur innings.. Just swing😂 Bring up ur monsters inside.That's T20
@@darksouleditz bro but even hitting 200+ is tough job in one-day matches you need to keep swinging the bat till u get to that mark. And if you think it is easy then what about 264 runs, that score was insane. It was score of one whole cricket team together
@@kandy009gaming5 I never said it is easy😄 For 264 runs look at the Ball consumption and It will be over a full innings Balls in T20. Compare the Strike rate u can get clear Gayle reached 175 by 66 balls With 265+ strike rate and also He is not out too.. Rohit got 264 from 173 balls with 153+ strike rate and got out .. now compare, if gayle continue For some 44 deliveries he will Get some 100+ runs.. that is 275+. That is insane... humongous😄
yeah so basically, to make it plain and simple, if the batter isn't in his crease (behind the line) the wicket keeper can take the bails off and stump the batter, that's what stumping is
At 5:35 in the video, if you look closely, dhoni does not react that the ball is being thrown to him(and makes it look like the ball will be going to the other end) which is why the batsman is running a bit slower than usual. And at the very last moment, he catches the ball and the batsman gets a runout. That is some of dhoni's unconventional ways of playing.
Plays mostly in India on shit dusty grassless spinning wickets he should have the most stumpings I know he’ll never come close to Don Bradmans batting average of 99.94
@@joshbell5120 lol Dont be salty Dhoni is Known for his Finishing Game like If hes the Last Batsman Left in thr Lineup he will sure win Match for You out of 50matches he won 48 matches (ODI) and T20 25 matches and Won all 25 of them .whenever he remained not out till the end. Not even a single batsman is close to this record. Dont get salty and Give stats just to justify yourself
@@joshbell5120 Why are you comparing sir don bradman with dhoni? They both are different, they both are legends. Don't be cocky lets enjoy their cricket😊
Dhoni sir is the best wicket keeper , one of the best game finisher , coolest captain that our indian cricket ever had , intelligent, His understanding of the game is soo good that DRS review is known as Dhoni Review System in india , One of the most loved and admired sportsman in india.
You right man every wicketkeeper had to dat but amazing of dhoni is Reaction time. No one could match that.. His 6th sense is god gifted..He will always my hero.LUV U DHONI....
Hey Alex. I'm really enjoying these reaction videos. It's really interesting to hear your thoughts as someone with experience of really high level baseball. You won't be able to include them in reaction videos because of copyright, but if you want to watch some cricket videos just for your own interest/enjoyment/to learn about the game, the ECB (English Cricket Board) channel and cricket.com.au (Cricket Australia's channel) are really good, and the ICC (International Cricket Council) have highlights from last year's World Cup. There's a great one on the best catches from the world cup, which you might like.
dude the run out around 5.28 min was like Dhoni didnt let the batsman know the ball is coming that way so the batsman started walking calmly and Dhoni had his wicket this video deserves a subscribe
One of the the unique things about Dhoni is that he always knows weather Its our or not, because most of these close calls are too close for human eyes, and the team only have limited reviews per match of the umpire doesn't vote in their favour, so it's very important you use them wisely, and Dhoni always knows the result
These videos which you are watching in normal speed are also slowed down in live telecast but when you are on the field watching live match in front of you, you cannot see the ball when a bowler is bowling I have seen this with my own eyes on the stadium.
So in the last one the pitch were the batsmen are standing and playing is of 22 yards and Dhoni is standing 23-24 yard away from the pitch, he is just so fast that he could complete 24 yards before the batsmen could cover 22 yards. That is what makes that clip so special
The keeper can react "better" than the batsman because he has more reaction time, the bowler "pitches" (bounces) the ball on a good length to the batsman, which when the ball deviates after the bounce the batman cannot react, but the keeper being that extra couple yards back sees the deviated movement all the way.
Yes its common thing wicketkeepers have... but dhoni is super intelligent.. He seeks for opportunities... And his reaction is so fast which is not at all common.with any wicketkeeper... he is one of kind...
I see there people saying it too but I like him cause it looks natural, like it’s not a technique that her learned from anyone, it looks like he’s just being him and being good
Dhoni is respected not only for his speed but for his presence of mind. If you see at 5:26 he pretends the ball is not coming his way to deceive the batsman and get him out. Similarly at 6:03 he waits till the batsman foot is in air and then hits it. There are various other circumstances where this is shown
Little history on Dhoni is back in school he was a goalkeeper for soccer. He was not really interested until later and once he got in he was one of the most destructive batsman in cricket. Indian captain.
About the bowler and wicket keeper working to a plan. There will be a broad plan, and a way or plan to get each batsman out depending on who the batsman at the time is. But nearly all wicketkeepers will tell you that they would never work with signals or a plan per ball. Not like in Basesall where the catcher suggests different pitches to the pitcher with secret signals until the pitcher agrees on one certain pitch. It just doesn't happen. I was a baseball coach here in NL for 12 years but my first love is cricket. Great channel by the way. Watched nearly all your vids. Love it!
Keeper here in my day. It is very instinctual for sure. Not everyone can do it. Usually fast anticipators of what the ball will do. Fast hands. Soft hands. But there is a lot of learnt technique as you get to a higher level. Dhoni was not a technical wicket keeper. In his initial days at the top level critics felt his luck would run out for keeping. But he proved you don't have to be all technique. Natural instincts go a long way. But I think over the years he slowly got better at technique.
He doesn't know enough about Cricket to appreciate MS's skills, the kind of game awareness and reflexes as a keeper, especially stumping aspect, he has are unmatched. For catches, Sangakkara and De cock regularly take stunners🤩!
The batsman can either get bowled out or “ hit wicket”. Bowled out is when the bowler gets you out by hitting getting the ball to hit the wickets and the other is when he bowls in such a way that he gets the batsman to step out of the crease, giving the wicket keeper enough time to “hit-wicket” (hit the wicket), like in a run out situation.
3 ways keeper can out you 1) Balls touches edge of bat and wicket keeper catches 2) Batsman hits the ball, now they are running between wickets to take run. Fielders will catch the ball and throw it back to Wicket keeper, keeper will try to hit stumps before batsman will reach inside the line. 3) Anytime, batsman is out of the line and any player in second team touches the ball to stumps. Batsman will be out.
What most clips in this video shows is stumped out. That happens when batter goes out of the crease (line), and fails to come back before keeper dislodges the bails ( i.e. breaks the stumps/wickets). FYI, the line belongs to the fielders. All those outs were, when batter was not inside the crease.
In cricket, The batsman gets out when he misses the ball in one of the two situations. 1. The ball hits the stump on its own. That's called stump bowled. 2. The wicket keeper collects it behind the stumps and throws or touches the ball on the stump while the batsman is not inside the line (Crease).
As a batsman If you leave the crease in the process of hitting the ball, the wicket keeper can stump out you. Gathering the ball should always be behind the wickets, hence it crucial to collect the ball at the right time and remove the bells. MS Dhoni's Cricket IQ is one of the best in cricket history.
DRS is 'Decision review system' you can challenge the umpire's decision once per inning, if you are able to change the decision you get one more, if you are unable to change it, you lose it. When Dhoni is on the field, DRS is 'Dhoni review system'
yeah you are slowly getting to understand the game rules....its really good to see someone stranger to a sport trying and understanding other sport as well..😁
There are hardly any wicketkeepers with that level of overall keeping skills. He is best in everything when it comes to wicketkeeping. Many wicketkeepers have tried imitating his style but failed on field. That made them look funny but also shows that how much skilled is MS Dhoni.
You will notice that the batsmen on a number of shots shows his foot is behind the line or crease, If he is in front of the line the quickest way to get safe is to reach and ground the bat behind the line (usually called the crease) to prove you are safe, at that point even if the keeper takes the stumps with the ball you are still safe.
Diving Catches is Normal but he is the fastest keeper out there and also there is DRS- Decisions Review System in which if any team think the decision taken by umpires may be wrong they can appeal to check it again but in India we call Dhoni Review System because if Dhoni ask for a review, It will be in his favour. His appeal are never wrong. Also I would recommend his Batting too. Watch him bat and tou may feel he hs more powerin those arms than many hitters in baseball.
A wicket keeper is like the catcher in baseball, like the catcher guides the pitcher, the keeper also sometimes guides the bowler, that's what dhoni as captain and keeper did with his bowlers
M.S. Dhoni is a Legend! If he says it's out is out! No 3rd umpire needed to review! Even when he's batting, if he doesn't leave the crease, after the bowler appeals, it's not out!
Wicketkeepers tend to be excellent batsmen as well, usually anchoring the middle order. They are the one player that has constant interaction with the strip, so they quickly work out exactly what it is doing
If you’re the batsman, you have to get your foot back in the crease, rectangular box before the wicket after a bowl or the wicket keeper stumps or gets you out. Remember the ball is whizzing at you at 80 mph or faster.
i don't know if anyone told you this. so he is the top wicket-keeper in world. He holds the record of most stumpings and all. But crazy part is this that some old cricketers try to imitate his speed and action during post/pre match sessions and just trying to do that fast some got injured. He has shown extreme quickness behind the wickets and he is role model for every wicket keeper presently in world
He stands quietly behind stumps so that runner thinks he is safe,but he catches the ball in split secs n batsman is back to pavillion. N yes this isn't a common thing,DHONI IS ONE OF HIS KIND WICKETKEEPER
A major difference in batting in cricket and baseball is footwork. In cricket, especially against spinners, its is important to get to the pitch of the ball and hence you see all the batsmen leaning forward to get to the pitch to negate the turn. When the bowler is smart he can deceive the batsmen in flight and turn and cause him to stretch forward but miss the ball. This gives the keeper a split second(microseconds for Dhoni) to execute a stumping before the batsman can get back into the crease.
What you say at 3:00 about the bowlers aim... The batsman can be out 10 ways but 5 are very common: Bowled Caught (by the keeper or any player) LBW (you'll have to Google that one - very complicated) Run out Stumped (What Dhoni is doing alot of the time when the batsman doesn't make it back)
Why Dhoni is so Amazing is he made his name in the same team. The "God of Cricket" played as well as the "wall" played. The most destructive Batsman Virendra sehwag as well as legends like VVS.
So there are 4 ways a bowler can get a batsman out. 1. Bowled; hitting the wickets and making the bails (the two small cross sticks) come off. 2. Caught; catching a ball hit by the batsman on the full. Even though others can catch the ball the wicket always goes to the bowler. 3. Stumped; if the batsman leaves their crease while attempting to play a shot, the wicketkeeper can knock the bails off before he gets back in. This is basically a form of run out. 4. Leg Before Wicket (usually shortened to lbw); when the ball strikes a batsman’s pads (without touching the bat) and would have, in the umpires opinion, gone on to hit the wickets. That’s why the umpire stands behind the stumps at the other end, so they can determine lbw decisions. The LBW rule is the most confusing dismissal type for people who are new to cricket but it’s essentially designed to make batsmen play shots and prevent them from just blocking the wickets with their pads every ball.
