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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On September 24, 2007, India lifted the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup title, as MS Dhoni's young brigade defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in the final.
Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni now have the same number of appearances for India in the shortest format of the game.
MS Dhoni bought a new Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, which is reportedly priced between Rs 80-90 lakh in India.
Dhoni has not been a part of India's international assignments since the end of the 2019 World Cup, and according to a report, he will also miss the T20I series against Bangladesh.
Former Australian batsman Michael Hussey was asked to pick one captain between India's MS Dhoni, and Ricky Ponting, and safe to say, it was tough - even for Mr Cricket!
Former Indian captain and Ranchi boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wife on Friday questioned the 4-7 hours of power cuts in the state capital every day.
Kohli, who is India's batting mainstay in all the three formats of the game, is counted among one of the most successful captains to have led the national team.
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar didn't mince his words, as he believes the time has come for MS Dhoni to go.
Kohli reminded the scribes about Dhoni's ability to prove his detractors wrong, his answer on his impending international future was a bit open-ended.
Social media can be a different beast for celebrities and Kohli once again got a bitter taste of it.
After heavy speculations over MS Dhoni's retirement on September 12, his wife Sakshi Singh took to Twitter to put an end to all rumours.
Chief Selector MSK Prasad quashed the rumours over MS Dhoni's retirement, insisting that there has been no update over the former captain's future.
Dhoni, who is in the middle of a two-month sabbatical which will end later this month, has also not been included for the T20 series against South Africa beginning September 15.
Virat Kohli shared a picture with MS Dhoni from 2016 T20 World Cup earlier today and the Twitterati has since been speculating the former Indian captain's future with Team India.
Indian captain Virat Kohli posted a picture from the 2016 WT20 game against Australia with wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni, remembering the epic run-chase.
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni is making the most of his sabbatical, as he enjoys his vacations with daughter Ziva.
With no Dhoni in the squad for the South Africa home series starting from September 15, the selectors are looking at Pant as a long term option to take over from India's twin World Cup-winning captain.
Anil Kumble said that MS Dhoni deserves a proper send-off, but urged the selectors to discuss their plans regarding the wicketkeeper-batsman's future with him.
Virat Kohli now has won 28 Test matches from 48 games as captain while MS Dhoni had won 27 in 60 Tests as skipper of the Indian team.
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