India, March 31 -- In the waning moments of Sunday's game between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, Mahendra Singh Dhoni looked old. He looked like he was 43. He looked like a man who had run into a wall. He looked like a finisher who was finished.

In professional sport, you are only as good as your last match. And if there is an iota of truth in that statement, Dhoni's decreasing returns with the bat should have CSK and his fans worried.

Dhoni is, in the eyes of many, the greatest finisher the game has seen and much of that reputation was not built on his hitting prowess but on the manner in which he would break down a chase. Take it to the last over, wait for the bowler to crack and then finish it. No one else did it like him....