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.
Read MoreAjay Jadeja was critical of MS Dhoni's late arrivals in the run-chases over the past two games.
We take a look at the top moments from the action-packed first week of IPL 2020.
Chennai Super Kings have failed in successive run-chases for the first time in seven years - and it calls for a tactical overhaul in how they orchestrate their chases.
Chennai Super Kings have now slumped to consecutive defeats in the Indian Premier League 2020 with Delhi Capitals handing them a 44-run drubbing in Dubai on Friday night.
MS Dhoni’s decisions come under scanner again as Rabada, Axar and Nortje stop CSK at 131/7 after Prithvi Shaw took Delhi Capitals to 175/3.
Delhi Capitals players also wore black armbands in memory of Dean Jones during the CSK vs DC tie played on Friday in Dubai.
MS Dhoni stumps Prithvi Shaw at 64 runs after the latter was provided a lifeline by the CSK captain in the very first over of the match.
Prithvi Shaw makes the most of the mistake made by MS Dhoni to slam 36-ball 50 against Chennai Super Kings in Dubai as Delhi Capitals move towards big total.
MS Dhoni takes a clean catch of Prithvi Shaw during DC vs CSK match but the 38-year-old captain was too late to realise what hapened.
CSK skipper MS Dhoni feels dew will play a big factor despite teams losing while chasing in last two matches, Delhi Capitals picks Amit Mishra ahead of injured R Ashwin.
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra came in defence of MS Dhoni, saying that the CSK captain is a "realist" and didn't let his ego come in away of big decisions.
In the game against Rajasthan Royals where CSK were chasing 217, Dhoni sent the likes of Curran, Jadhav and Gaikwad ahead of him in the batting lineup all off whom were undone quickly by the Royals attack leaving much of the work on Faf du Plessis' shoulders.
Dhoni's much-awaited promotion in the batting order will be an area of interest when Chennai Super Kings strive to pick up pieces against a confident Delhi Capitals
Fleming said Dwayne Dwayne Bravo could come into consideration for selection in the next match against Delhi Capitals after he sat out in the last match against Rajasthan Royals.
Kevin Pietersen has reacted strongly to MS Dhoni's batting approach against Rajasthan Royals, explaining why he was not satisfied with the CSK captain's justification on the same.
The CSK skipper looked distinctly muscular, sported a new hairstyle, and an unusual beard - so different from the looks he had 15 years ago when he first represented India.
Gautam Gambhir has criticised MS Dhoni for batting at number 7 during the 217-run chase against Rajasthan Royals.
MS Dhoni sent the ball out of park and a lucky passerby on the street picked it up, grinned and walked away.
The Chennai Super Kings skipper reveals 14-day quarantine didn't help, pushing him to promote English youngster Sam Curran up the order against RR while chasing 217.
Despite falling short of RR’s 217-run target by 16 runs, CSK’s MSD hits three back-to-back sixes in the final overs, one of which lands outside the stadium.lands on road outside the stadium.
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