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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Bell, batting on 137, was adjudged run-out amid an on-field confusion about the ball touching the boundary rope for a four.
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The MS Dhoni-led franchise were in second place on 10 points behind Delhi Capitals -- who were leading the table with 12 points -- when a breach in the bio-bubble forced the IPL season to be postponed.
The Chennai Super Kings skipper flew in from Delhi where he was leading his franchise before the tournament was postponed due to Covid-19 cases in the bio-bubble.
CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni reportedly told the squad members that he will wait for all foreign players to safely depart for their homes before leaving for Ranchi.
Pollard, who smashed the fastest fifty of this season, finished with 87 from 34 deliveries to take the game away from the three-time champions
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In the previous edition, CSK suffered from their worst-ever season in the tournament as they finished 7th in the table.
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