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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The wicket-keeper batsman slams 32-ball 74 and backs it up with four dismissals from behind stumps as CSK fall short of 16 runs while chasing RR’s 217.
Umpire C Shamshuddin overturns his decision, after consultation with the third umpire revealed that RR's Tom Curran hasn't edged the ball which was earlier declared caught behind by MS Dhoni.
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Earlier, Dhoni on Saturday also became the first wicketkeeper in the history of T20 cricket to complete 250 dismissals in the format.
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Overall, Dhoni has 105 wins in IPL history having also led Rising Pune Supergiants to five wins in IPL 2016.
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The Little Master says when it comes to cricket culture Sachin Tendulkar has Mumbai and Kolkata, Kohli has Delhi and Bengaluru but when you talk of Dhoni it's the whole India.
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