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 MoreDravid will be in charge of a young Indian contingent for the upcoming six-match white-ball series against Sri Lanka. Dravid, in the past, has also managed and coached the India A and the U-19 teams.
Dhoni will be seen in action when IPL 2021 resumes in the UAE in September. Chennai Super Kings were second on the points table with five wins out of seven when the lucrative T20 league was postponed.
Dhoni may have retired from international cricket, but the Chennai Super Kings skipper will be seen in action in the remainder of IPL 2021 in the UAE.
Dhoni will lead the franchise in the remainder of IPL 2021 matches in the United Arab Emirates in September-October.
Padikkal, who turned 21 on Wednesday, had a heartwarming birthday message for Dhoni during the cake-cutting ceremony with fellow Team India members.
The ICC posted a video compilation of MS Dhoni's quick stumping, and Kumar Sangakkara had a witty response to it.
The ICC tribute comes to an end with Dhoni's iconic World Cup-winning six against Sri Lanka.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and his Chennai Super Kings teammate Suresh Raina were among the first to wish MS Dhoni on his 40th birthday
The "Captain Cool", who has won all major cricketing accolades that one can achieve during his playing stint, celebrates his 40th birthday today.
In six games of IPL 2021, Ali scored 206 runs at an average of 34.33, boasting an impressive strike rate of 157.25. On the bowling front, he chipped in with five wickets
Virat Kohli may have not scored an international ton for quite a while now, but he averages over 50 in all three formats of the game with 70 centuries, just one shy of ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting in the list of most hundreds.
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni had a thoughtful message shared by the official account of Chennai Super Kings.
England ended up losing the title match by five runs as Dhoni etched his name on the record books. The ICC also recalled India's triumph and paid tribute to the former India skipper.
Former India cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known to experiment with his looks. Chennai Super Kings surprise MS Dhoni fans as they treated them with a new photograph of the cricketer with his daughter Ziva sporting a handlebar moustache.
In another picture, Ziva is seen standing with her father and former Indian captain MS Dhoni.
Since breaking into the India set-up, Pant has had to answer his fair share of critics en route to the top.
Krishnappa Gowtham earned his India call-up for the limited-overs tour to Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Yuvraj notched up a magnificent 12-ball half-century as India clinched the match by 18 runs.
A young Indian brigade, with Dhoni at the helm, defeated Pakistan in the final to become the T20 champions.
Pant will be seen in action when India take on New Zealand in the much-awaited World Test Championship (WTC) final from June 18th in Southampton.
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