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.
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However, the ace shuttler received the signed bat via the courtesy of BCCI selection committee chairman MSK Prasad.
CSK all-rounder Bravo bled 26 runs in the 20th over which enabled the hosts to post 162 for five on a slow wicket of Feroz Shah Kotla.
Punjab had started the season with a string of wins before going off the boil and are currently placed at the seventh position with 12 points, but still have a slender chance of making it to the play-off.
Leg-spinners Amit Mishra (2/20), Trent Boult (2/20) and Sandeep Lamichhane (1/21) starred for the hosts Delhi in an impressive bowling effort that restricted Chennai to 128/6 in 20 overs.
MS Dhoni has opened up about Virat Kohli as captain and the former skipper has nothing but praise for the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain.
Delhi Daredevils restored some pride with an upset 34-run win over the formidable Chennai Super Kings in a dead rubber of the Indian Premier League at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on Friday.
With CSK comfortably qualifying for the playoffs, the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led squad is eyeing the top spot on the points table alongside Sunrisers Hyderabad, whom they defeated comprehensively in their previous game.
Suresh Raina, who has scored 233 runs in 11 matches with a highest knock of 75 (not out) this season, believes old warhorses such as Harbhajan Singh and Shane Watson have been vital for CSK.
CSK captain and Raina's close friend Mahendra Singh Dhoni along with his wife Sakshi and daughter Ziva attended the party.
Opener Rayudu smashed his maiden IPL century, a 100 not out which he made from 62 balls with the help of seven fours and seven sixes as CSK chased down the target of 180 with one over to spare.
Dhoni scared teammate Ravindra Jadeja during Chennai Super Kings' clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Chennai, who sit at the second spot in the points-table, are yet to qualify for the playoffs as the yellow brigade suffered a four-wicket loss against Rajasthan Royals in their last encounter.
Butler's superb 60-ball 95 not out guided Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling 4-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their IPL encounter.
Chasing a target of 177 against Chennai, Buttler struck his fourth successive half-century, a 60 ball 95 studded with 11 fours and two sixes as Rajasthan reached the target in 19.5 overs.
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Fleming said there were not many areas of concern for his team but it's a question of getting better each game and finding the right balance.
Royals have somehow managed to keep themselves afloat with a 15-run win over Kings XI Punjab in their last game in Jaipur.
Accompanied by daughter Ziva, Sakshi Dhoni offered the ceremonial 'chadar' at the shrine, also known as Garib Nawaz.
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