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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Chasing a 275-run target, Gautam Gambhir played a gritty 97-run knock while skipper MS Dhoni scored an unbeaten 91 as India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets to lift their second World Cup trophy
Three-time champions Chennai Super Kings will get their season underway from April 10 when they take on Delhi Capitals in Mumbai.
On this day 10 years ago, India lifted their second World Cup title, defeating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final.
Pant notched up scores of 97 and unbeaten 89 in the third and the fourth Test against Australia to help India clinch the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2-1.
The Karnataka cricketer said it was a dream come true for him to be playing under Dhoni.
With all eyes will now be on the IPL beginning on April 9, Buttler believes Curran, who is in the Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings, will have a great opportunity to talk to the former India captain.
Gaikwad fell early in the first three outings before scoring 65 not out against Royal Challengers Bangalore, 72 against Kolkata Knight Riders and 62 not out against Kings XI Punjab (renamed Punjab Kings).
CSK did not fare well in the last IPL, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in the history of the tournament.
Afghanistan registered a 47-run victory over Zimbabwe in the third and final game of the three-match series.
Asghar Afghan needs only one more win to become the most successful T20I captain in history.
Ramiz Raja also pointed out the differences between Misbah-ul-Haq and Ravi Shastri as coaches.
CSK captain MS Dhoni was among the first to arrive in Chennai to kickstart the side's preparations for the upcoming 2021 IPL season.
MS Dhoni appeared in a monk avatar in a picture that went viral on social media on Saturday.
In a video shared by Chennai Super Kings, MS Dhoni could be seen in him familiar and explosive old avatar as he whacks the ball hard during training.
Apart from the legendary Dhoni, senior batsman Ambati Rayudu, Ruturaj Gaikwad and a few others are part of the camp that got underway on Monday.
Shaw's knock, which came off 123 balls laced with 21 boundaries and seven sixes, is the highest individual score by an Indian in List A chases
The former India captain arrived in the city late on Wednesday and will serve a five-day quarantine.
Ishant Sharma revealed his conversation with MS Dhoni before the latter's retirement from Test cricket in 2014.
Dhoni and Kohli are currently tied with 21 wins and the latter has a chance to clinch the top spot in the next two Tests.
A win in the Pink Ball Test will also help him equal Steve Waugh's tally of 22 wins at home which is the third-most by any Test captain
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