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 MoreRashid reasoned that it's important for a spinner to have a good wicket-keeper and nobody explains things better than the former Indian captain.
Nortje, now with Delhi Capitals in Indian Premier League, was 16 then and was called upon to bowl at the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) nets. Dhoni was leading CSK.
Sakariya took seven wickets in as many matches for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021 before the tournament was suspended.
Dhoni, who notched up a half-century to keep the contest alive, fell prey to Martin Guptill's direct hit that ended all hopes of India's victory.
The Maharashtra opener, just like every other youngster, dreams to don to the India jersey soon but focuses on the process, not the results.
Former Indian chief selector Kiran More revealed that how it took Ganguly some convincing over 10 days to include Dhoni in the team after 2003 World Cup debacle.
The win percentage for Dhoni the skipper is not remarkable in comparison to Kohli, but it is the big trophies that Dhoni has won for India that has placed him above the rest
The Punjab pacer, who was also a part of the Virat Kohli-led U-19 team that won the World Cup in 2008, aims to give his 100 percent in the India jersey.
Dhoni managed only 37 runs in seven matches while CSK were dominant and placed second on the points table when the season was indefinitely suspended due to Corona pandemic.
Though Dhoni managed to score just 37 runs in seven matches of IPL 2021, CSK were poised second in the league standings when the tournament was shelved indefinitely earlier this month.
Yuzvendra feels the style of handling youngsters with care is similar to the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni too and is now the culture of Team India.
Deepak Chahar has been one of the consistent performers for Chennai Super Kings under MS Dhoni's captaincy over the years.
Trying to pull Avesh's delivery towards the mid-wicket boundary, Dhoni was bowled off an inside edge in CSK's opener against DC this year.
Raina opened up on the moment CSK bought him in the first-ever auction of the tournament.
The England wicketkeeper-batsman points out that there was hardly any other celebration from Dhoni despite the enormity of the occasion.
The squad features some of the best in the world including Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, while there have been a few notable misses.
Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said that MS Dhoni's side looked like "the champion," adding that some of the team management decisions paid off.
Bell, batting on 137, was adjudged run-out amid an on-field confusion about the ball touching the boundary rope for a four.
Kuldeep talked about his struggles on the field and conceded that he missed the guidance of former Indian captain MS Dhoni from behind the stumps.
Eight Test captains have won their first four games in charge of their side and Babar is only the second to achieve the feat this century
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