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Ms Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) - Indian Cricketer

Height: 1.75 m DOB: July 7, 1981

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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Virat Kohli with David Warner

Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni find spot in David Warner's all-time IPL XI; no place for Yuvraj, Malinga

Cricket | May 06, 2020, 10:10 PM IST

Warner left out the likes of Yuvraj Singh, his former Australia teammate Shane Watson and Mumbai Indians duo Kieron Pollard and Lasith Malinga from the squad.

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Dhoni was a very shy guy, he started opening up after the 2008 series in Australia: Harbhajan

Cricket | May 06, 2020, 10:01 PM IST

Harbhajan recalled that Dhoni always used to stay on his own even when the team members used to hang out with the seniors. But after the controversial Sydney Test match in 2008 where Harbhajan was accused of racially abusing Andrew Symonds, things had changed. 

MS Dhoni with daughter Ziva

Dhoni's back...quite literally so: CSK share video of Thala, Ziva playing with pet dog

Cricket | May 05, 2020, 09:15 PM IST

CSK, on Tuesday, shared a video where Dhoni is seen spending time with daughter Ziva and his dog at his lawn in Ranchi with his back towards the camera.

It's such a great lesson to just watch MS Dhoni: Jos Buttler

It's such a great lesson to just watch MS Dhoni: Jos Buttler

Cricket | May 05, 2020, 05:48 PM IST

Buttler said that Dhoni is his idol and he has learnt a lot by just watching him during the IPL.

Rishabh Pant and MS Dhoni

Person being prepared to replace Dhoni is serving water: Nehra slams team management over Pant snub

Cricket | May 05, 2020, 03:56 PM IST

In conversation with former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra, Nehra reckoned that the management should learn to back players for a longer time and not confuse themselves with other available options.

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I think I should tell him: Sanju Samson reveals a dream featuring MS Dhoni that came true

Cricket | May 04, 2020, 06:07 PM IST

Samson has narrated an incident involving former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and referred to him as India's greatest captain ever.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli's captaincy is 'work in progress', he is impulsive: Ashish Nehra

Cricket | May 04, 2020, 04:39 PM IST

Nehra also added that unlike many he would not want to change Kohli's on-field aggressive nature, but advised him to be careful with his decision-making.

Yuzvendra Chahal with MS Dhoni

Miss being called tilli by legend: Yuzvendra Chahal shares throwback picture with MS Dhoni

Cricket | May 03, 2020, 05:47 PM IST

The picture made fans emotional as they filled the comment section with replies conveying that they miss the former Indian cricketer. 

Former chief selector MSK Prasad differentiates between Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit as captains

Former chief selector MSK Prasad differentiates between Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit as captains

Cricket | May 03, 2020, 12:59 PM IST

Prasad states the three have altogether different styles of captaincy that has brought so much success over the last few years.

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'Where Rohit Sharma is today, it is because of MS Dhoni': Gautam Gambhir

Cricket | May 03, 2020, 12:25 PM IST

Gautam Gambhir credited MS Dhoni's backing of Rohit Sharma as the reason behind the latter's phenomenal rise in Indian cricket.

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Dhoni, Kohli find place in Gambhir's all-time India Test XI; Kumble leads the side

Cricket | May 03, 2020, 10:47 AM IST

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir named his all-time Indian Test XI, naming Anil Kumble the captain of the side.

MS Dhoni is like my mentor, can freely approach him with problems: Rishabh Pant

MS Dhoni is like my mentor, can freely approach him with problems: Rishabh Pant

Cricket | May 02, 2020, 12:41 PM IST

Being a wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has idolised Adam Gilchrist and Dhoni all his life.

MS dhoni with Gibran

Growing up my son will always remember the moment spent with MS Dhoni: Imran Tahir

Cricket | Apr 30, 2020, 05:29 PM IST

Talking to Chennai Super Kings in a live YouTube chat, Imran was shown a photo of Dhoni playing with Gibran. It was following a league-stage match against Kings XI Punjab. 

Kamran wants Umar Akmal to learn from conduct of Tendulkar, Dhoni and Kohli

Kamran wants Umar Akmal to learn from conduct of Tendulkar, Dhoni and Kohli

Cricket | Apr 29, 2020, 02:54 PM IST

Umar was slapped with a three-year ban from all forms of cricket by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for his failure to report corrupt approaches ahead of the Pakistan Super League.

Michael Hussey omits Dhoni, picks Kohli and 2 other Indian legends in his 'Best Enemies XI' in Tests

Michael Hussey omits Dhoni, picks Kohli and 2 other Indian legends in his 'Best Enemies XI' in Tests

Cricket | Apr 29, 2020, 12:24 PM IST

Hussey, who was one of the strongest pillars for the Australian team in from 2005 to 2013, picked the Best XI of opponents he has played against in Test cricket.

MS Dhoni after his dismissal in World Cup 2019 semifinal

If IPL and World T20 get cancelled, you might not see Dhoni play for India again: Aakash Chopra

Cricket | Apr 28, 2020, 03:19 PM IST

Chopra feels that if Dhoni wants to play for the Indian team again and if the team management also wants the same, it will happen.

MS Dhoni with daughter Ziva

WATCH: Sakshi shares adorable video of MS Dhoni giving Ziva a bike ride at home

Cricket | Apr 27, 2020, 03:48 PM IST

Known for his cool demeanour, Dhoni has kept a low profile during the COVID-19 lockdown and can only be seen through his wife Sakshi's social media posts.

Indian cricketer KL Rahul

If you fumble a ball, people feel you can't replace Dhoni: Rahul on pressure of replacing a 'legend'

Cricket | Apr 27, 2020, 03:53 PM IST

With the veteran taking a sabbatical after the 2019 World Cup semi-final exit, India first tried Rishabh Pant behind the wicket before turning to Rahul to don the wicket-keeping gloves in the shorter formats of the game.

'Used to spend time together, then he became captain..': Former Indian player opens up on equation w

His graph kept going up and mine down: Former cricketer opens up on equation with MS Dhoni

Cricket | Apr 27, 2020, 11:04 AM IST

RP Singh, who was part of India's 2007 T20 World Cup-winning team, played most of the international career under Dhoni's leadership. 

MS Dhoni always takes responsibility when team loses: Mohit Sharma

MS Dhoni always takes responsibility when team loses: Mohit Sharma

Cricket | Apr 26, 2020, 02:30 PM IST

The 31-year-old pacer has played under Dhoni both at Chennai Super Kings and the Indian team. 

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