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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Deval Sahay is currently hospitalised in his home city with multiple health issues, including breathing and urinary. However, the good news is that the 73-year-old was removed from the ventilator support on Saturday.
The players were allowed to train after all players, barring those 13, tested negative for coronavirus during their extended quarantine period.
Morgan, in 49 matches leading into the Southampton game on Wednesday, has lead England to 26 wins which is the joint fifth-most among T20I skippers
Parthiv Patel was chosen for the three-Test series, the first to be played against India in Pakistan after 15 years, and Rahul Dravid kept the wickets in the five One Day Internationals.
Raina cited "personal reason" in opting out of the tournament as he headed back home from Dubai last week.
The 39-year-old recalled his favourite moment with the Yellow Army - the first game he played for CSK, where Dwayne Bravo snatched victory from Mumbai Indians' jaw.
Legendary former Indian pacer Javagal Srinath described MS Dhoni as a 'yogi' in cricket, and opened up about his first meeting with the former Indian captain.
Gautam Gambhir believes that MS Dhoni can promote himself in the batting order in absence of Suresh Raina.
Kuldeep Yadav is the only Indian bowler to have taken two hat-tricks in ODIs -- against Australia in 2017, and the West Indies in 2019.
Rizwan inflicted a superb stumping and grabbed a stunner in the abandoned T20I opener after Tom Banton's rampaging half-century knock.
The franchise however did not clarify the reason behind their decision not did they release any official statement regarding this.
Rohit said it's wonderful to be part of the group which consists of Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, who have won the prestigious award earlier.
Clearly mightily impressed by Dhoni's game, Chappell, who was India coach during the first two years of Dhoni's international career (2005-2007), also revealed that the wicket-keeper-batsman "exceeded" all his expectations and was "best Indian captain that I have seen".
Dwayne Bravo, who is currently playing for the Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, will join MS Dhoni at Chennai Super Kings next month.
Saqlain Mushtaq had praised MS Dhoni following his retirement from international cricket, adding that the former Indian captain deserved a farewell match.
Earlier, Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Apex Council member Ajinkya Naik, in a letter to MCA, had proposed a similar idea.
On August 15, Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket, thus bringing an end to an illustrious career spanning 16 years.
Robin Uthappa has said that he will cherish the memories of the 2007 World T20, where India lifted the title under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
Sammy became only the second player T20 cricket history to win 100 matches as a captain. Dhoni stands top of the list with 160 wins as captain
While the pandemic has been tough for most sportspersons across the globe, it has been a blessing in disguise for Rahul and Pant. Owing to the disruption it has caused to the cricket calendar, it has in someways urged Dhoni to take the big call.
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