WATCH: MS Dhoni trying to steer Jasprit Bumrah’s yorker to counter England bowlers in T20Is

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New Delhi: Once a master finisher, Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s batting at the death in the past year has set tongues wagging but the former captain in his own inimitable way is trying to perfect the steer shot to counter the wide yorkers effectively bowled by England bowlers. Ahead of the first T20 International at Green Park, Dhoni had a separate session with Indian team’s yorker specialist Jasprit Bumrah. A small video uploaded by the bcci.tv showed that inside the practice nets, Dhoni measured a bat length from his off-stump and placed a white kookaburra there. It can be perceived as the length where a perfect wide yorker would be pitched.

Bumrah was then instructed to bowl the wide yorkers and Dhoni was seen trying to steer the deliveries instead of going for full blooded whacks over long-off – one of his trademark shots. The Gujarat slinger was pitching those wide yorkers perfectly and Dhoni just opened his wrists a bit to angle his shots to the left of the imaginary point fielder. With the field restrictions in place, it is difficult for bowling sides to keep a deep point or a third man during death overs, which may be a reason for Dhoni to try out something new. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs England, 1st T20I at Kanpur

Meanwhile, taking a subtle dig at a scribe of the touring party, India captain Virat Kohli said he was not bothered about the presence of left-arm pacer Tymal Mills in the England squad as he has faced “enough 90mph bowlers in his career”. Asked for his thoughts on Mills, who is a T20 specialist, Kohli responded bluntly, “I haven’t seen much of him but I have played 90mph before in my career so,” said Kohli in a dismissive tone.