Ramandeep Singh reveals what MS Dhoni told him about match finishing

Ramandeep Singh is one of the most prominent names in the limited-overs matches across the globe. He once asked MS Dhoni about match finishing. In reply to what Dhoni said, Singh reveals in a recent conversation.

Ramandeep said that Dhoni told him that he likes to stretch the matches to the final overs, where the pressure is the most. The pressure is on the bowler as well as the batter. It becomes a war of nerves between the batter and the bowler. It was the perfect moment when Dhoni's cool, calm mentality used to be at its peak. During the penultimate moment, there were mainly two persons who could decide the result of the match: either the batter or the bowler. From this tense situation, Dhoni used to pull out his best.

"When I asked him about finishing games, he told me that he often stretches the match till the last over because that’s where it becomes a pure 1v1, the batsman versus the bowler. Till then, it’s team vs team. In the final over, it’s just you and the bowler. Hearing that from MS Dhoni was really cool and special," Ramandeep Singh said.

Ramandeep SIngh reveals MS Dhoni's mentality about match finishing

Singh recently featured for the Punjab cricket team in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 (VHT 2025-26), where he played some crucial innings with the bat. During the Mumbai vs Punjab match, Singh was one of the main reasons for which Punjab won the match over Mumbai for only 1 run.

In that match, Ramandeep scored 72 runs on a tough track against a star-studded Mumbai bowling line-up. Unlike a fast-paced innings, the middle-order batter relied on his resilience to secure a respectable total for the team, which was 216. Mumbai, in reply, got 215 against all 10 wickets. In his 72-run innings, Singh smashed three 6s and five 4s.