MS Dhoni

Dhoni's method was to take a chase deeper than seemed safe, keeping wickets in hand and backing his own power at the death. His six to win the 2011 World Cup final at Mumbai is the image, but the record is the real case: over 10,000 one-day runs with an average above 50 from the middle order, and many unbeaten finishes. Bowlers learned that a close finish against Dhoni favoured him.