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 MoreAccording to Ganguly, the biggest advantage for Kohli will be the support of two very successful leaders -- MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma -- on whom he can fall back on during testing situations.
Yuzvendra Chahal said that the experience of other players in the team has been helpful for the pair.
Kuldeep Yadav made the remarks in jest when asked whether he, in any point of time in his career, had questioned the former India World Cup-winning captain about his tips.
Chennai Super Kings lost by a run on Sunday as Mumbai Indians became the first team to win the IPL four times.
While Dhoni's game awareness is well-documented, Rohit, who has also led the national team as stand-in skipper, has been incredibly successful.
MS Dhoni was bought by Chennai in 2008 and he has led the team to three IPL and two Champions League T20 titles.
MS Dhoni was sold for $1.5 million to Chennai Super Kings in the first-ever auction of the IPL in 2008. The tournament auctioneer has tweeted the content of the auction sheet.
With an average of 103.5, the MS Dhoni is so far the leading run-scorer for his side after accumulating 414 runs from 11 innings.
MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings reached yet another IPL final, and will take on arch-rivals Mumbai Indians in a riveting showdown for the trophy.
Former Pakistan's all-rounder Shahid Afridi surprised many when he left out Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni in his all-time XI.
Delhi will enter the contest with a huge confidence boost after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the eliminator, while on the other side Chennai will look to bounce back after receiving a hammering from Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 1.
There have also been a lot of talks about Dhoni's batting position in the Indian team as he no longer enjoys the role of a finisher and Keshav said that the former skipper should come in at no. 4.
After Qualifier 1, Hardik Pandya took to Instagram to post a photo with his idol and Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Legendary Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev has stated that he expects India to reach the semifinal, but remains undecided on who should bat at 4.
Dhoni was particularly critical about the fact that shot selection wasn't the best in many cases during the past few games.
On a sluggish pitch, which offered considerable turn and odd bounce, Suryakumar batted in a copybook fashion scoring an unbeaten 71 off 54 balls with MI reaching the target in 18.3 overs.
Chennai Super Kings have the home advantage, but records favour Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 1 at Chepauk.
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will lock horns in the first qualifier of IPL 2019 on Tuesday.
The former Indian cricket captain posted a message on Instagram, where his daughter Ziva is urging people to go out and cast their votes. Take a look.
Chennai have not defeated Mumbai at home in the last nine years and have lost to the Rohit Sharma-led side on both occasions in IPL 2019.
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