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Ms Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) - Indian Cricketer

Height: 1.75 m DOB: July 7, 1981

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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Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni

Kohli has better technique to bat at No. 3 than Dhoni: Pathan differs with Gambhir's opinion

Cricket | Jun 15, 2020, 05:54 PM IST

Earlier, Gambhir had reckoned that MS Dhoni would have broken many more records had he batted at No.3 in the Indian team.

MS Dhoni with Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput's death has left MS Dhoni 'very morose', reveals former skipper's manager

Cricket | Jun 15, 2020, 03:47 PM IST

Sushant had made a special place in the heart of Indian fans with his portrayal of the titular role in 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story'

Steve Smith

Steve Smith opines on Kohli, Dhoni, Babar; picks IPL as best tournament he has played in

Cricket | Jun 14, 2020, 11:49 PM IST

Smith was asked about a variety of questions ranging from his opinion on cricketers like Kohli, Dhoni, Babar, to his career highlight and the best tournament he has ever played in. 

Sushant Singh Rajput and MS Dhoni

From perfecting helicopter shot to sleeping on floor like MS Dhoni: Arun Pandey recalls biopic days

Cricket | Jun 14, 2020, 10:24 PM IST

While it is almost impossible to gauge what goes in the mind of the enigma that Dhoni is, Sushant left no stone unturned to do justice to his character.

MS Dhoni with Sushant Singh Rajput

'Dada helicopter shot sikha do na': Dhoni's childhood coach remembers Sushant as 'gentle boy'

Cricket | Jun 14, 2020, 06:52 PM IST

Among many nuances of Dhoni that Sushant did to near perfection, the helicopter shot was one to remember.

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From 'Kai Po Che!' to 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story': Cricket was a theme in Sushant's life

Cricket | Jun 14, 2020, 05:38 PM IST

Sushant Singh Rajput made his debut in 2013 with a movie 'Kai Po Che!', which had strong roots with one of Indian cricket's most defining matches - The 2001 Kolkata Test.

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Gambhir feels Dhoni could have broken more records had he 'not been the captain and batted at No. 3'

Cricket | Jun 13, 2020, 09:07 PM IST

Gambhir reckoned that Dhoni would have been the most exciting player in world cricket had not not been burdened by captaincy responsibility and batted at No.3

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Kamran Akmal backs Dhoni as India's 1st choice wicketkeeper for World T20, Rahul as back-up option

Cricket | Jun 13, 2020, 04:29 PM IST

Akmal's comment came despite Dhoni being out of action for almost a year and Rahul successfully replacing him in limited-overs cricket.

MS Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo

MS Dhoni biggest superstar in CSK, yet most approachable: Dwayne Bravo

Cricket | Jun 13, 2020, 03:23 PM IST

Bravo has said that much of the credit for the success goes to Dhoni and team coach Stephen Fleming.

Hardik celebrates after India's win in World T20 2016

Let's just go with wide outside off stump: Hardik recalls Dhoni's strategy vs Bangladesh in WT20'16

Cricket | Jun 10, 2020, 03:19 PM IST

Three wickets in three balls (two caught outs and one run-out) helped India beat Bangladesh by one solitary run and continued their progress in the tournament.

Babar Azam picks MS Dhoni among 6 Indians in his IND-PAK combined T20 XI

Babar Azam picks MS Dhoni among 6 Indians in his IND-PAK combined T20 XI

Cricket | Jun 10, 2020, 01:37 PM IST

Babar, who is the top-rated batsman in ICC T20I rankings, picked 6 Indian and 5 Pakistan's players in his combined XI.

MS Dhoni with the bird

I'm sure I will see her again: Ziva narrates how father MS Dhoni helped save an injured bird

Cricket | Jun 09, 2020, 09:28 PM IST

Ziva also shared pictures of those moments and said that she hopes to see the bird again. 

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MS Dhoni being captain was the best thing that happened to Indian cricket: Syed Kirmani

Cricket | Jun 09, 2020, 04:26 PM IST

Dhoni's rise through the domestic ranks was during the time when India were experimenting with options for the wicketkeeping spot.

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'A special individual who appreciates the game': Williamson, Karthik hail MS Dhoni

Cricket | Jun 09, 2020, 01:46 PM IST

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and India's Dinesh Karthik praised MS Dhoni, lauding him for his calming presence.

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'A leader who talked through his deeds': VVS Laxman heaps praise on MS Dhoni

Cricket | Jun 09, 2020, 11:22 AM IST

VVS Laxman on Tuesday hailed MS Dhoni's leadership quality, saying that he was a captain "who talked through his deeds."

Dinesh Karthik and MS Dhoni

Still think that Dinesh Karthik is more natural than MS Dhoni: Tatenda Taibu

Cricket | Jun 08, 2020, 08:59 PM IST

Taibu also said Dhoni batting technique was different but it was about his hand-eye coordination and mental toughness too.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes

Dua karo Dhoni bhai aapke khilaf dobara na khele: Sreesanth on Stokes' 'showed no intent' remark

Cricket | Jun 08, 2020, 05:16 PM IST

Earlier last month, Stokes, in his book 'On Fire', talked about the World Cup game against India where he found the Kohli-Rohit partnership mystifying while finding no intent in Dhoni's performance. 

Deepak Chahar with MS Dhoni

Chahar reveals secret plan when bowling to Dhoni in death overs, former skipper reacts hilariously

Cricket | Jun 07, 2020, 06:10 PM IST

Chahar admitted that he had discussed the same with Dhoni a few days back and even revealed his plan. 

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'Expression on Dhoni's face told me he wanted to win the match': Holding on IND-ENG 2019 WC clash

Cricket | Jun 06, 2020, 04:59 PM IST

Former West Indies cricketer Michael Holding has said that MS Dhoni wanted to win the match against England in the 2019 World Cup.

MS Dhoni

Ahead of IPL he was fit and raring to go: Kiran More on MS Dhoni's future with Indian team

Cricket | Jun 06, 2020, 03:51 PM IST

Because of the postponement of IPL, Dhoni's chances of making it to the team are under a cloud of doubt and so is the 38-year-old's future in international cricket.