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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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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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Ashwin, Raina recall how MS Dhoni plotted England's middle-order collapse in CT'13 final

Cricket | Apr 26, 2020, 11:04 AM IST

Ravichandran Ashwin and Suresh Raina revealed how MS Dhoni cleverly plotted Jonathan Trott and Joe Root's wicket in the final of Champions Trophy 2013.

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Lockdown look inspired by 'my heroes' Vivian Richards and MS Dhoni, says Kapil Dev

Cricket | Apr 25, 2020, 09:13 PM IST

India's former captain Kapil Dev has said that he followed his 'heroes' Viv Richards and MS Dhoni for his lockdown look.

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Before MS Dhoni became 'Thala', Sachin Tendulkar ruled the hearts in Chennai

Cricket | Apr 24, 2020, 05:23 PM IST

MS Dhoni is undoubtedly the most loved cricketer in Chennai. However, before Dhoni made Chepauk his den, Tendulkar ruled the hearts in the city.

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When he isn't playing, he goes underground: Rohit wants fans to directly ask Dhoni about his future

Cricket | Apr 23, 2020, 10:24 PM IST

Dhoni last played for India in their semifinal loss against New Zealand at the World Cup 2019 in Manchester. Since then India have played several home and away ODIs and T20Is, but Dhoni featured in none

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MS Dhoni crowned 'Greatest of All Time' captain in IPL history ahead of Rohit Sharma

Cricket | Apr 23, 2020, 05:10 PM IST

Dhoni, who has guided Chennai Super Kings to three IPL victories and has a staggering win percentage of 60.11, overhauled Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma

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Not MS Dhoni, Anil Kumble was the best captain I played under: Gautam Gambhir

Cricket | Apr 22, 2020, 05:51 PM IST

Kumble was appointed as India captain after Rahul Dravid in 2007 and led the side in 14 Tests -- winning three, losing six and drawing five

Gautam Gambhir reveals the best captain he played under

Gautam Gambhir reveals the best captain he played under

Cricket | Apr 22, 2020, 10:29 AM IST

During the course of his career, Gambhir played under Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.

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MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar part of Peter Siddle's all-time opponent XI

Cricket | Apr 21, 2020, 07:22 PM IST

The team also comprises four from South Africa, three from England and two each from India and Sri Lanka. 

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My brother from another mother: Dwayne Bravo, CSK tease fans with new song for MS Dhoni

Cricket | Apr 21, 2020, 03:48 PM IST

Bravo had earlier revealed that the little sprint competition that he had with Dhoni after the 2018 IPL final at the Wankhede Stadium was a challenge he had put forward to Dhoni for calling him old throughout the season.

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WATCH: Sakshi shares video of MS Dhoni giving Ziva a bike ride inside farmhouse

Cricket | Apr 20, 2020, 09:57 PM IST

On Monday, Sakshi went live on Instagram talking about the weather in Ranchi while showing a glimpse of his farmhouse when suddenly Dhoni was spotted giving a bike ride to daughter Ziva inside the premises. 

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Smartness and decision making: Not Dhoni, Sanjay Bangar reckons Rohit is best captain in IPL

Cricket | Apr 20, 2020, 04:31 PM IST

Former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar reckons that Rohit Sharma, the captains of the Mumbai Indians team, is a more accomplished and better skipper than Dhoni in IPL. 

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'Mahi bhai used to make fun of my batting but then..': Ishant reveals how he made Dhoni abuse Jadeja

Cricket | Apr 20, 2020, 02:10 PM IST

Ishant Sharma revealed a funny incident during previous year's IPL, where his batting forced MS Dhoni to abuse Ravindra Jadeja.

Chennai Super Kings have won IPL three times. 

CSK have always targeted captains: Faf reveals reason behind Chennai Super Kings' success

Cricket | Apr 19, 2020, 07:25 PM IST

CSK has been a part of 10 out of 12 seasons of IPL and have never finished lower than semi-finals or play-offs.

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Would like to see MS Dhoni in T20 World Cup but it looks highly improbable: Kris Srikkanth

Cricket | Apr 20, 2020, 01:45 PM IST

Former Indian cricketer Kris Srikkanth expressed his desire to see MS Dhoni make a comeback in the Indian team in the T20 World Cup.

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Dhoni never took an off-day throughout 2011 World Cup, reveals Yuvraj Singh

Cricket | Apr 19, 2020, 02:33 PM IST

MS Dhoni was struggling with the bat for a large part of 2011 World Cup, and Yuvraj Singh has now revealed that the former Indian captain worked on his batting even on off-days.

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MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma declared greatest IPL captains, AB de Villiers the GOAT among batsmen

Cricket | Apr 19, 2020, 12:13 PM IST

CSK captain MS Dhoni and MI skipper Rohit Sharma were named the joint-greatest IPL captains.

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'He was Dhoni's favorite': Yuvraj reveals how Indian batsman had 'larger support' ahead of 2011 WC

Cricket | Apr 19, 2020, 11:49 AM IST

Yuvraj Singh opened up on how the Indian batsman was 'really backed' by MS Dhoni.

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Kevin Pietersen, Danny Morrison rate MS Dhoni above Rohit Sharma as greatest IPL captain

Cricket | Apr 19, 2020, 10:35 AM IST

Former cricketers Kevin Pietersen and Danny Morrison have rated MS Dhoni above Rohit Sharma in terms of captaincy in the IPL.

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Kevin Pietersen pulls MS Dhoni's leg, Chennai Super Kings comes up with savage response

Cricket | Apr 18, 2020, 10:03 PM IST

Chennai Super Kings took a brutal dig at Kevin Pietersen after the latter decided to pull MS Dhoni's leg.