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 MoreIn the video, Dhoni is seen carrying luggage in a hotel and completing checking out formalities. It was then that Sakshi starts calling him by 'sweetie' and 'cutie'.
Chahal said this on Chahal TV during the team's bus ride on Sunday to Hamilton for the third T20I against New Zealand in the five-game series.
Ravi Shastri has made a big statement on MS Dhoni's future in international cricket.
Raina, who has already started his training in the Chennai Super Kings camp with teammate Ambati Rayudu, said that Dhoni will begin his training in Chennai from the first week of March.
MS Dhoni and harkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren were present at the ceremony which saw the launch of a solar power system, C3 Fitness Club, a gym and a cafe -- The Uptown Cafe.
Virat Kohli could overtake MS Dhoni and become the second-highest run-getter in T20Is as captain.
Dhoni has not played for India since the 2019 World Cup semi-final loss to New Zealand. He recently was not included in the BCCI central contract list for October 2019-September 2020 period.
The SEMrush study analysed data from global searches giving credence to the fact that the players ranked among the top ten, were popular not only in India but overseas as well.
On Monday, a fan of MS Dhoni shared an old video of Sakshi's Instagram story which showed the inside of that garage which holds innumerable bikes.
Kohli scored 89 runs off 91 deliveries, after Rohit Sharma's sensational 29th ODI ton, to guide India to a 2-1 series win.
Kohli achieved the feat during the third and final ODI match of the series against Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Dhoni last played for India in the team's World Cup loss in the semis. It has been almost 200 days since then. India has named squads for nine limited-overs series but Dhoni featured in none.
Shafali will be part of the 15-member Indian squad that travels to Australia for the Women's T20 World Cup slated to be held from February 21 to March 8.
India will now play the series decider in Bengaluru where Kohli has scored only 63 runs in his five innings at the venue at an average of just 12.60.
Dhoni has been left out due for not playing any cricket for six months, it can't be ruled out that he can still be in the mix as far as World T20 in Australia is concerned.
MS Dhoni returned to the nets and practiced with the Jharkhand Ranji Trophy team for two days.
MS Dhoni, who had a Grade A in the previous annual contract list, was not handed a central contract by the BCCI for the 2019-2020 cycle.
MS Dhoni's CSK teammate Harbhajan Singh said that he feels Dhoni has played his last game for India and he won't make himself available even if he has a good IPL.
MS Dhoni showed up at his home Jharkhand's net practice in Ranchi to get his touch back in the game.
The former Indian captain was dropped from the Annual Player Contracts released by the BCCI on Thursday.
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