One of the most loved and scrutinised cricketers to have ever been born in India - Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the perfect story for every small town boy/girl who wants to make it big in life. Hailing from the cricketing backwaters - Jharkhand, Dhoni is unarguably the second most popular player in the cricket frenzy nation after 'God' Sachin Tendulkar. Going by the statistics, Dhoni is India's most successful captain and under his leadership, India have won the top prize in all formats of the gentlemen's game - the inaugural World Twenty20 on his captaincy debut in 2007, No.1 Test ranking for 18 months starting December 2009, and the 50-over World Cup in 2011 in Mumbai. He is also the first captain in the world to win three different ICC trophies. Dhoni also led India to a memorable 2013 Champions Trophy triumph in England. During his now more than 14-years long international career, Dhoni has played an integral part in many of India's famous victories. For his impressive match-winning skills, the veteran batsman has also been christened with the tag of 'one of the best finishers in the sport', especially in the limited-overs format. However, with age catching up - Dhoni's batting abilities are on the wane but his electric reflexes and impeccable instincts behind the stumps still make him an indispensable asset to Team India. With the countdown of the 2019 ICC World Cup already started, India still needs the services of one of its biggest stalwarts who is responsible for taking the team to insurmountable heights.
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Captioning it, "Class act from the timeless beauties," CSK shared a glimpse of MS Dhoni and Shane Watson going ballistic in the practice nets in Dubai
Revealing it on his YouTube channel, Badrinath recalled that CSK was looking to rope in Sehwag in the 2008 auction in a bid to make him the captain, but the former cricketer opted the Delhi-based franchise
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Rashid feels Ganguly instilled his mindset and leadership qualities into the wicketkeeping icon.
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The back-to-back blows have left fans worried but the franchise CEO has assured that captain MS Dhoni will "take care of the team".
The Caribbean allrounder further said that CSK have a balanced squad and players don't feel any outside pressure from the owners or the management.
Pat Cummins has cited the example of MS Dhoni's impact in the middle-order, saying that the side is aiming for a similar impact from players like Alex Carey and Marcus Stoinis.
The former Indian cricketer also reckons that Dhoni has the ability to "win a match single-handedly and can change the course of a match anytime."
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