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 MoreN Srinivasan agreed that Dhoni is a man of instinct who doesn't believe in attending team meetings and going over data.
It was being touted that Dhoni's performance at this year's IPL could help him seal a spot in the squad for T20 World Cup.
Dhoni last played for Team India in the semifinal of the 2019 ICC World Cup in Manchester where they suffered a heartbreaking 18-run defeat against New Zealand.
Sam Billings talked about his experience of playing at Chennai Super Kings and playing under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
On Wednesday, Afridi took part in a Q&A session on Twitter, where he didn't shy away to give some bold answers.
The veteran cricketer said he has seen Rohit Sharma operating the team and giving confidence to young players of India.
Kohli in his witty style told the story and said that he understood that Dhoni has a lot on his plate as he has to focus on every ball and adjust the field at the same time.
Aakash opined that Kohli's men failed to grab the elusive trophy as they did not have a team that could go on to make the difference.
Binny played a big role in saving the Test for India when he came out to bat in the second innings and Binny said that Dhoni had asked him to hang in there when his number came up.
Dismissing his age as just a number, former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir reckoned that Dhoni should play cricket as long as he is fit and enjoys the sport
The IPL has been made possible by the ICC's decision to postpone the October-November T20 World Cup in Australia owing to the COVID-19 pandemic
MS Dhoni is set to return to cricketing action with the IPL, which is set to be staged in the UAE between September 19-November 8.
With two needed on the final ball during the 2011 Mumbai Test against West Indies, Ashwin was run-out as the match ended in a draw with scores level.
It would be wrong to point out which captain gave how many match-winners to Team India. Both are legends of the game, both had different challenges ahead of them and both overcame them like leaders do, ultimately contributing towards the team.
Joy Bhattacharya, former Kolkata Knight Riders Team Director, revealed how Ganguly described Dhoni to him during his debut series in 2004 against Bangladesh.
Parthiv opined that Ganguly took over the captaincy responsibility during a time when Indian cricket was in a turmoil and from there on built a team that would win away matches.
Yuzvendra Chahal recalled the instances where MS Dhoni's advice helped him trick batsmen.
Recalling the incident, Kirsten said that it was the Dhoni's loyalty which made him one of "the most impressive people" he met.
During his illustrious career, Hussey played under some of the greats of the game like Ricky Ponting, MS Dhoni, Michael Clarke and Rohit Sharma.
Smith and Sangakkara picked Ganguly over Dhoni when it comes to Test cricket but both agreed that Dhoni is the man in white-ball formats.
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