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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Talking to Chennai Super Kings in a live YouTube chat, Imran was shown a photo of Dhoni playing with Gibran. It was following a league-stage match against Kings XI Punjab.
Umar was slapped with a three-year ban from all forms of cricket by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for his failure to report corrupt approaches ahead of the Pakistan Super League.
Hussey, who was one of the strongest pillars for the Australian team in from 2005 to 2013, picked the Best XI of opponents he has played against in Test cricket.
Chopra feels that if Dhoni wants to play for the Indian team again and if the team management also wants the same, it will happen.
Known for his cool demeanour, Dhoni has kept a low profile during the COVID-19 lockdown and can only be seen through his wife Sakshi's social media posts.
With the veteran taking a sabbatical after the 2019 World Cup semi-final exit, India first tried Rishabh Pant behind the wicket before turning to Rahul to don the wicket-keeping gloves in the shorter formats of the game.
RP Singh, who was part of India's 2007 T20 World Cup-winning team, played most of the international career under Dhoni's leadership.
The 31-year-old pacer has played under Dhoni both at Chennai Super Kings and the Indian team.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Suresh Raina revealed how MS Dhoni cleverly plotted Jonathan Trott and Joe Root's wicket in the final of Champions Trophy 2013.
India's former captain Kapil Dev has said that he followed his 'heroes' Viv Richards and MS Dhoni for his lockdown look.
MS Dhoni is undoubtedly the most loved cricketer in Chennai. However, before Dhoni made Chepauk his den, Tendulkar ruled the hearts in the city.
Dhoni last played for India in their semifinal loss against New Zealand at the World Cup 2019 in Manchester. Since then India have played several home and away ODIs and T20Is, but Dhoni featured in none
Dhoni, who has guided Chennai Super Kings to three IPL victories and has a staggering win percentage of 60.11, overhauled Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma
Kumble was appointed as India captain after Rahul Dravid in 2007 and led the side in 14 Tests -- winning three, losing six and drawing five
During the course of his career, Gambhir played under Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
The team also comprises four from South Africa, three from England and two each from India and Sri Lanka.
Bravo had earlier revealed that the little sprint competition that he had with Dhoni after the 2018 IPL final at the Wankhede Stadium was a challenge he had put forward to Dhoni for calling him old throughout the season.
On Monday, Sakshi went live on Instagram talking about the weather in Ranchi while showing a glimpse of his farmhouse when suddenly Dhoni was spotted giving a bike ride to daughter Ziva inside the premises.
Former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar reckons that Rohit Sharma, the captains of the Mumbai Indians team, is a more accomplished and better skipper than Dhoni in IPL.
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