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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En route to his 28-ball 28 on a slowish Abu Dhabi track, Dhoni became the second player to amass 4000 runs for Chennai Super Kings after Suresh Raina.
Dhoni has been the captain of CSK since the inception of IPL in 2008. When the franchise was suspended for two years, the veteran represented Rising Pune Supergiant.
In this piece, we look at the journey of Chennai Super Kings captain en route to his historic feat in IPL.
Dhoni's 200 IPL appearances include 170 for Chennai Super Kings, which is the franchise record. His remaining 30 appearances were for Rising Pune Supergiant.
CSK made two changes, but Imran Tahir remains on the sidelines. Josh Hazlewood has been picked as Dwayne Bravo's replacement while Piyush Chawla replaced Sam Curran.
Karthik also revealed about the emotions that were running in his head during 2018 Nidahas Trophy final.
Rajasthan Royals and MS Dhoni led CSK lock horns in a must-win game to keep their IPL hopes alive, Rahul Tewatia says need to be consistent in all departments.
Ravindra Jadeja conceded three sixes in the final over while defending 17 runs as MS Dhoni couldn't bowl Dwayne Bravo due to injury at the decisive moment.
The Delhi Capitals opener slams 57-ball century to 6-wicket victory for his side as Shane Watson’s 58 for CSK lay in ruins.
Dhoni gives under-fire Kedar Jadhav another opportunity to redeem himself as he replaces Piyush Chawla in the playing XI with CSK taking on Delhi Capitals in another crucial game.
The only player to find a place in all the three teams is Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer.
Gopikrishnan, the fan, has also loudly proclaimed that he is an ardent Dhoni fan by painting in bold letters '#HOME OF DHONI FAN' above the entrance of the house.
The incident took place in the 19th over of the innings and has triggered debate on social media platforms.
MS Dhoni heaps praise on CSK teammates for putting in a combined effort to ensure a comfortable 20-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
CSK bowlers restrict SRH to 140 after Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu 40-odd knocks each power CSK to 167.
CSK skipper finally decides to bat first after winning the toss and decides to play extra spinner for the game; SRH skipper David Warner does the same as he brings in Nadeem for Abhishek Sharma.
Since the return, Dhoni has failed to force the pace in chases and has so far managed just 112 runs from seven innings with unbeaten 47 being the highest.
Yuzvendra Chahal took the wicket of MS Dhoni, as RCB defeated CSK by 37 runs on Saturday.
MS Dhoni asks his players to stick to the process instead of worrying too much about past results as he believes the team will pay dividend sooner or later.
RCB bowlers restrict CSK at 132/8 after Kohli single-handedly takes RCB to 169 with a majestic 90.
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