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 MoreThe video left Dhoni's fans awestruck and the cricketer received heartfelt comments on the adorable post.
The match had all the emotions present as Kohli and Dhoni's wives, Anushka Sharma and Sakshi were backing them up till the very end as well. Take a look.
CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said Rayudu has been instrumental in winning games for Chennai Super Kings with his ability to bat aggressively.
The sporting crowd at the Chinnaswamy Stadium cheered for the away team's skipper -- chants of 'Dhoni, Dhoni' were heard from the stands, and they seemed appropriate.
Captain MS Dhoni scored an unbeaten 70-run knock, while Ambati Rayudu contributed with 82 runs off 53 balls as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets.
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With CSK not playing in the previous two seasons, fans on either side were robbed of IPL's most celebrated rivalry.
Hyderabad restricted Chennai to 54/2 by the halfway mark, but conceded 95 runs in the last seven overs against some clean hitting by No. 4 batsman Rayudu.
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Both the Sunrisers and the Super Kings have six points each from four matches, having lost just one game so far, and a win by either side at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal will take them to the top of the table.
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Dhoni missed the CSK practice session in Pune on Wednesday. The 36-year-old had earlier hurt his back during a 44-ball unbeaten 79 against Kings XI Punjab at Mohali.
Chennai Super Kings have decided to take a few hundred of their die-hard fans to their new home.
A loss in their last outing has hurt both the former champions and they will look to get back to winning ways when they face off.
It was during the match when MS Dhoni received some treatment from CSK's physiotherapist and it was none other than Punjab's local boy Yuvraj Singh who stepped in as well to comfort Dhoni.
Dhoni's unbeaten 79 off 44 balls got CSK agonisingly close to the target before the visitors fell short by four runs.
Mahendra SIngh Dhoni did fail to take CSK over the finishing line but his effort made the fans forget about the narrow defeat against KXIP.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lost an Indian Premier League (IPL) thriller by four runs to Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at Mohali, on Sunday.
The southern outfit who have made a comeback in the cash-rich league after serving a two-year suspension, roared in their previous two encounters and once again proved why they are one of the serious contenders for the title.
Chasing a stiff target of 203, CSK won the match with a ball to spare as Ravindra Jadeja deposited military medium stuff from R Vinay Kumar into stands.
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