Dhoni ‘uses force to absorb force’ with his hands. Most keepers do what other mortals do, which is, push their hands back to cushion the blow after catching the ball. That’s how they absorb the force. That’s how they produce the ‘give’ to ensure the ball doesn’t pop out. Dhoni, though, is pushing forward, as in, generating ‘give’ in the direction from which the ball is coming.
