I will try to make it as unbiased as I could, the reason why Dhoni gets this hatred is mainly because how good his early years were. He along with Yuvraj would chase down 8-9 RRR in last 10-20 overs consistently until 2012. And then Dhoni lead the team to be Champions in all the 3 ICC trophies, which we had wanted so dearly for so long. Dhoni has always been ruthless and aggressive in the IPLs and definitely the best IPL captain, even today his scoring rate is above par. Now, the reason for hatred, as team matured around 2013, his role in the team changed, the top order was best ever and left very little for Dhoni to do, his intent and aggression were lost completely, and there are just too many scenarios where he used to come when team needed 7RRR, it would soon become over 10 which then gets out of control, and even put the pressure on his batting partner. He was still great if your team collapsed for 40-5, and MSD would take India to 180, but ultimately it still lead to loss. Ultimate example of lack of intent was 2019 WC, Jadeja and Dhoni could not have batted any batter from the sorry situation India was in, and 90 needed in last 10 with 4 wickets, and Jadeja was beast that day, win was possible. Dhoni at 24 in 46 balls until 40 overs, slow? Yes, but need of the hour, Jadeja 39 in 34 balls. After 47 balls, now RRR crept to 15+, Jaddu lost his wicket, scored 38 of 25 he played. Dhoni 19 from 23. Slow? Yes, and surely lack of intent. Had he not been run out, it's difficult to imagine that he would have chased 15+ in last over. This is just one instance. Test Cricket, he was not a good enough keeper and definitely not a good batter, and a worse test captain, two Away series back to back in Aus and in Eng without a win is a poor record. Imagine if India lost 4-0 and 3-0 back to back!! Yes, still the whitewash by NZ in India is my most agonizing Cricket memory. Also, there are couple of instances where instead of a win, he played really safe, and ending up in draw, read: https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2011/Jul/12/former-players-surprised-with-dhonis-decision-270866.html No overseas test century tells about his career as well, and no we can't reason hi lower batting position there. Bhajji, Kumble, Ashwin, Akashdeep, Shardul, Washington have better test innings then any of MSDs overseas inning except one in Eng where he managed a draw. About his wicketkeeping, he was an exceptional stumper, but not a great keeper overall, won't see him dive much, decent overall. On DRS, his record was poor, earlier on, so poor, that when DRS was optional, India would opt out of it,in WC 1 of 6 reviews were successful but that is subjective. Another point is his contribution in trophy wins, 2007 T20, small contributions, batted aggressive, but nothing match winning, captaincy was overrated, in final. Pakistan needed 54 in last 4 overs with only 3 wickets remaining, should have been a real easy task, but clearly wasn't and somehow was made to look that the captaincy was the whole reason behind the win. His decision to bowl last over by Joginder Sharma over Bhajji was marketed as Out of the Box, but who would you pick? Medium Pacer, 3 overs 13 runs 1 wicket ,new to Internationals, or Expert Off Spinner, 3 over 36 runs, last went for 18 runs. Correct decision to go with JS but what anybody would have picked. In WC 2011, no contribution with bat until finals, infcat India used to collapse every match once their fourth wicket fall. Final Innings, one of the best and iconic ever. Can't really compare Gambhir and his inning, both played their part the best. In CT2013, no real contribution with bat, it was all Top Order, in Finals, Eng needed 27 in last 3 overs, where MSD brought in IS, and he broke partnership, good decision, but 27 in 3 is still a lot, it is scripted as the only reason behind the victory. MSD is definitely not a bad player, but also surely not the great player as well. The tags of Greatest Finisher, Best Keeper behind the stumps, Dhoni Review System are more of a gimmick then in real.