Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team have strutted around the cricket world, imposing themselves on their opponents, showing no regard to either reputations or history. Australia were beaten in Australia, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, New Zealand in New Zealand three boxes ticked, no sweat.All along, Dhoni grew steadily into Indian cricket calm and confident on the field, honest and outspoken off it. He backed his players at selection meetings, lashed out at the selectors for leaking information, charmed the media and the fans with his growing assurance. Such has been the aura, that even when things went wrong, it wasn't Dhoni captaincy that came under the scanner.Which is why today match could well be one of the most important this side has played in a while. Beaten convincingly by the West Indies in their first Super 8s game on Friday night, India take on England in a must-win clash in the ICC World Twenty20 championships at Lord, knowing full well that an early exit will bring with it more than just embarrassment.
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