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 MoreMS Dhoni celebrates his 38th birthday with a win over Sri Lanka in India's final group stage game of the 2019 World Cup.
As MS Dhoni celebrates his 38th birthday on July 7, The ICC has released a tribute video for India's wicketkeeper-batsman.
MS Dhoni said that he doesn't know himself when he will retire from international cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar had recently brought up the point of MS Dhoni struggling in the middle overs - especially when the slower bowlers are on.
Lasith Malinga said that MS Dhoni has been the best finisher in the last 10 years and he should easily play for two more years.
Bhutia also felt the ongoing cricket World Cup is lacking in global appeal, going to the extent of terming it a "South Asia Cup" despite the fact that Australia and England are among the semifinalists.
There is good news as MS Dhoni has no injury threats as Team India prepares for the home stretch of the tournament.
Former India captain MS Dhoni has faced significant criticism over his performances in the last few weeks at the ongoing 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Days after questioning his approach during the game against Afghanistan, Sachin Tendulkar backed MS Dhoni after he scored 35 off 33 balls against Bangladesh.
According to a BCCI official, MS Dhoni is unlikely to play international cricket after the 2019 World Cup.
Veteran M.S. Dhoni has been drawing a lot of flak for his batting approach in the ongoing World Cup.
An MS Dhoni fan had come all the way from the Canary Islands in Spain with his family just to watch their favourite cricketer live in action.
MS Dhoni scored 35 off 33 balls, playing relatively slow in the final overs of the first innings.
India's intent against England was questioned after MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav played out the last five overs quietly when they needed 71 runs off 31 balls at Edgbaston on Sunday.
Sanjay Manjrekar feels it's time for KL Rahul to convert those starts and do justice to his potential.
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma feels calling right in a matter of seconds isn't something that can be done with 100 per cent accuracy.
MS Dhoni's approach against England in the last 5 overs was heavily criticised as India lost to England by 31 runs at Edgbaston.
MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav faced 31 balls and played out 7 dots, ran 20 singles and hit only one maximum and three boundaries.
MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav's approach towards the end of the game left everyone stunned in India's chase of 338 against England.
The tournament hasn't exactly seen the best of umpiring decisions, and India were at the receiving end of yet another blunder.
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