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.
Read MoreConsidered one of the greatest captains to play the game and arguably India's greatest, Dhoni's ride got a bit bumpy but in the end, the 37-year-old walked out with nothing but respect and achievements to hold on to.
Hussey also opined that it will be quite a challenge of staying in a bio-bubble environment for the entire tournament.
Every now and then Ziva's mother Sakshi Dhoni keeps on treating everyone with her fun time with daddy MS Dhoni by enjoying jokes, riding a bicycle, or playing with a birdie. Yet again she has caught our attention with a video in which she can be seen enjoying the company of her new friend who happens to be an extraordinary reptile found in her nursery.
Apart from Dhoni, others who have reached the city for the week-long camp beginning on Saturday at the M A Chidambaram stadium are Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla and Kedar Jadhav.
CSK captain MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Deepak Chahar were among the members of the franchise who took off to Chennai for the six-day training camp ahead of IPL 2020.
After being tested negative, Dhoni will join the five-day training camp starting from August 15.
With the 13th season confirmed to start from September 19 onwards in the UAE, all eyes will be on MS Dhoni
While fans mostly engaged in hilarious responses and trolling the franchise, Chahal and CSK came up with the best replies.
Kohli was searched online an average of 16.2 lakh per month from January to June this year while the Indian cricket team was searched an average of 2.4 lakh times per month in the same time period.
Murali also talked about Dhoni's leadership in the 2007 World T20 for the first time, when India lifted the trophy after beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the summit clash.
Manjrekar said he had a chat with Dhoni on the sidelines of current skipper Virat Kohli's wedding, and he had said as long as he is outrunning the fastest man in the Indian team, he will continue playing.
Akhtar revealed that during the 2006 Test match in Faisalabad, Dhoni hit three fours in his over before he got frustrated and bowled a beamer to him.
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni is set to return to cricket action after over a year in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League.
Gilchrist further went on to say that he enjoyed watching the career of Dhoni as he lived up to the expectation of a billion Indians while keeping himself calm and composed throughout.
Morgan achieved the feat en route to his 47th ODI fifty against Ireland at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton during the third ODI match of the series.
The southpaw revealed that skipper Virat Kohli supported him when he made the comeback in 2017, but it was MS Dhoni who showed him the correct picture regarding his future in the team.
A CSK official said that the top management has already been in touch with the IPL GC after Sunday's meeting and has been promised the SOP for IPL teams in the next couple of days.
Highlighting Rohit's captaincy credentials, Raina had pointed out his calmness, ability to lead from the front, and ability to back the youngsters.
Rohit scored the first of his three ODI double tons on November 2, 2013 in Bengaluru against Australia.
N Srinivasan agreed that Dhoni is a man of instinct who doesn't believe in attending team meetings and going over data.
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