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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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

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

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.

Deepak Chahar, who has played under all three - Dhoni, Rohit and Kohli, talked about the difference in their styles of captaincy.

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya opened up on his relationship with former captain MS Dhoni.

There weren't any big surprises in any of his selection with four players from Mumbai Indians, two each from Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, and one apiece from Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Dean Jones stood against Michael Clarke's words and said the Australian team doesn't want to provoke Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni as both of them like confrontation.

Mohammed Shami said he misses the late-night chats and dinner with MS Dhoni.

While most cricket stars have been active on social media during the ongoing freeze in the cricket calendar due to the coronavirus pandemic, Dhoni has largely stayed away from the limelight.

The Chennai Super Kings players started their preparations for IPL 13 from March 3 for the tournament earlier slated to stand from March 29.