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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Veteran M.S. Dhoni has been drawing a lot of flak for his batting approach in the ongoing World Cup.
An MS Dhoni fan had come all the way from the Canary Islands in Spain with his family just to watch their favourite cricketer live in action.
MS Dhoni scored 35 off 33 balls, playing relatively slow in the final overs of the first innings.
India's intent against England was questioned after MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav played out the last five overs quietly when they needed 71 runs off 31 balls at Edgbaston on Sunday.
Sanjay Manjrekar feels it's time for KL Rahul to convert those starts and do justice to his potential.
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma feels calling right in a matter of seconds isn't something that can be done with 100 per cent accuracy.
MS Dhoni's approach against England in the last 5 overs was heavily criticised as India lost to England by 31 runs at Edgbaston.
MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav faced 31 balls and played out 7 dots, ran 20 singles and hit only one maximum and three boundaries.
MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav's approach towards the end of the game left everyone stunned in India's chase of 338 against England.
The tournament hasn't exactly seen the best of umpiring decisions, and India were at the receiving end of yet another blunder.
Jasprit Bumrah feels MS Dhoni played a "top-rated" knock in the World Cup clash against the WI and did the right thing by taking his time in the middle.
Virat Kohli heaped praises on MS Dhoni after India's 125-run victory over West Indies in the 2019 World Cup.
VVS Laxman was critical of MS Dhoni's batting against West Indies, stating that he could've done better at the beginning of his innings.
Team India's bowling coach Bharat Arun addressed the media ahead of the side's game against West Indies, and talked about MS Dhoni's slow batting, which has been under scanner.
Many experts and fans alike criticised MS Dhoni for his 52-ball 28 against Afghanistan in the group-stage game against Afghanistan.
Tendulkar had made his displeasure known over Dhoni's slow batting during India's World Cup game against Afghanistan as the former captain took 52 balls to score 28 runs which had reduced India's scoring rate.
The Aussie coach compared England's explosive batsman to MS Dhoni, adding that he is an 'unbelievable cricketer'.
Mohammed Shami became the only second Indian bowler after Chetan Sharma to take a hattrick in the World Cups.
Dhoni (24 off 36 balls) and Jadhav (31 off 48) added 57 runs off 84 balls for the fifth wicket, thus slowing down the proceedings considerably in the middle overs.
Last time when Dhoni got stumped was in the 2011 World Cup against West Indies where the former Indian skipper was dismissed by Devendra Bishoo on 22 runs.
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