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 MoreIndia's Olympic silver medallist and former Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's 21-year-old son Manavaditya recalled the incident when Dhoni impressed him with his shooting skills.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes recalled the group game against India in the 2019 World Cup, where Virat Kohli's men fell short by 31 runs.
During the 2016 T20 World Cup, Balbir Singh Sr met former Indian captain MS Dhoni ahead of the tie against Australia.
Ratra also talked about Wriddhiman Saha and opined that given his wicketkeeping prowess, he should be picked even for overseason Tests.
Mahmudullah revealed that he has always been a huge fan of MS Dhoni and that he watches his matches whenever idle to try and pick his brain.
Five years since the game, Raina recalled his 74-run knock while revealing a clever change in plan from then skipper MS Dhoni.
Raina believes that Rohit's calmness and ability to motivate players makes him very similar to Dhoni.
Dwayne Bravo heaped praise on the Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni, saying that a player's career is 'born again' when he joins CSK.
Even as many cricketers have been seen grooming themselves during quarantine, Dhoni has been seen making most of the break and spending time with daughter Ziva and wife Sakshi.
Robin Uthappa was one of three bowlers who hit the stumps during the iconic bowl-out contest between India and Pakistan.
In the video, 'Thala' Dhoni is seen coming out of a door followed by 'Chinna Thala' Suresh Raina amid loud cheers from the fans present outside.
Sanjay Bangar has said that the skill coaches 'tend to double up' as mental conditioning coaches as they 'spend a lot of time with the players'.
India's Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha recalled the story behind his Test debut, which took place against South Africa in Nagpur in 2010.
Ramiz Raja didn't pick any batsman from Pakistan in his India-Pakistan ODI XI. Among the bowlers, Ramiz made way for Anil Kumble as the only Indian representative.
Sreesanth also said that former India mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton was not respected by many of the players during his tenure.
Dhoni's former CSK teammate and Australian legend Mathew Hayden gave his opinion on whether the wicketkeeper-batsman should retire or continue playing.
Dhoni last played for India in their World Cup 2019 semifinal loss against New Zealand in England, following which he did not make himself available for selection for the any of the contests.
In an online chat, Chappell talked about the hard work he had put in to make Dhoni one of the world's best finishers.
The former South Africa skipper has spent considerable time with Dhoni after joining the Indian Premier league (IPL) side in 2011 and has been an integral part of its successful journey.
Shikhar Dhawan chose the best captain he played under, and also talked about his competition with KL Rahul for the opening spot in the Indian team.
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