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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While the CSK captain was fined 50 per cent of his match fee, some have called it a lenient decision because he is Dhoni.
BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry said that it was indeed a scenario where just like players, code of conduct must be brought in even for the umpires.
MS Dhoni lost his cool and rushed into the field of play to confront Indian umpire Ulhas Gandhe after he flip-flopped on a no-ball on Thursday night, which led to a fine on the former Indian captain.
In a rare instance, MS Dhoni, who was not even meant to be on the field of play, lost his cool and rushed out of the dug-out to challenge the umpires after a no-ball decision was overturned.
Overall, MS Dhoni has captained in 166 IPL games -- won 100, lost 65 and one game ended in a no-result.
An infuriated MS Dhoni walked into the field of play after a no-ball given by the on-field umpire Ulhas Gandhe was overturned by the square-leg umpire Bruce Oxenford.
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni urged his players to enjoy the wins but also learn from their mistakes.
MS Dhoni admitted to the Level 2 offence 2.20 of the IPL's Code of Conduct and accepted the sanction after Chennai Super Kings' win over Rajasthan Royals.
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In absolute drama in the last over, Ben Stokes caved in under pressure as Ravindra Jadeja and Santner scored the winning runs with 18 required in the last over of the match.
Bravo feels that it always helps to have the backing of the crowd as that also brings out the best in the players.
On paper, CSK are favourites as they sit atop the points table, but then, this game is not played on paper.
Under the astute captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK boasts of a perfectly balanced squad to excel on any surface and all conditions.
Shah Rukh Khan and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are undeniably the two greatest legends in their respective fields. Check out their viral picture from the IPL match last night.
Dhoni and his team were so tired that they were resting on the floor after the match against KKR finished late with Sakshi also giving company to her hubby.
Chahar also pointed out that he uses his time with skipper MS Dhoni to talk about the finer skills of bowling and areas that he can improve on.
CSK won by seven wickets as Harbhajan (2/15) and Tahir (2/21) bowled magnificently to derail the KKR batting.
In the 11th over of the match, Tahir bowled a brilliant googly to Gill which he missed completely and Dhoni didn't take much time in destroying the bails.
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Although both the teams are equal on points -- eight apiece -- KKR have a better net run-rate of +1.058 over CSK's +0.159.
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