For the most part, however meticulously you inspect MS Dhoni’s appearance, if you were not aware about the match situation, you would not ever guess if his side was winning or losing. In any team sport, the players that make up the team take their cue from the leader, supposedly in the past Virat Kohli’s occasional bursts of aggression notwithstanding, stemmed from the manner in which Dhoni conducted himself, his serenity extending from the centre outwards and engulfing even the men in the outfield.

Famously regarded as Indian cricket’s biggest enigma, Dhoni will always be looked up as someone with the ability to address the most pressured situations in an uncluttered manner. Besides, when you observe him, you get the feeling that he does not buy into his own adulation.