At 37, Dhoni has been one of the fittest Indian cricketers of the current generation and very less often do fans witness an Indian line-up sans his name in white-ball cricket.

Kedar Jadhav said MS Dhoni shoulders bulk of the responsibility when it comes to scoring runs during the middle and final overs.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni now has effected 430 dismissals in his ODI career with 311 of them being catches and 119 stumpings.

Suresh Raina said MS Dhoni is well equipped to bat with the tail-enders but if he is sent at number four, he can finish the games with batsmen at number five and six.

Post-match, the fans got to see MS Dhoni at his 'mischievous' best along with skipper Virat Kohli after India won the 1st ODI against New Zealand.

Ponting in his praise for Pant said the southpaw, who has already belted two overseas Test centuries in England and Australia, will surpass former India skipper MS Dhoni's tally of six Test tons.

India's recent overseas performance against South Africa and Australia in ODIs give them the upper hand against Black Caps under Virat Kohli's leadership.

Kohli can take some tips from his former skipper and teammate Mahendra Singh Dhoni who is the only Indian captain to win an ODI series on New Zealand's soil.

Dhoni who was adjudged the Man of the Series in Australia mocked his critics in his own inimitable style in Melbourne.

Chappell said Kohli would pass Tendulkar's aggregate with more than one hundred innings to spare and nearly 20 centuries in advance of the Little Master.

Dhoni was slammed and criticised for his slow innings in the first ODI in Sydney, however, he immediately picked up pace and delivered, leading India to victory in the other two ODIs.

Dada said that Dhoni's batting in Australia is really good news for the Indian team with the all-important World Cup to follow.

Shreyas Iyer said that playing the World Cup is still his biggest motivation and all he wants to do is perform at every given opportunity.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was adjudged the man-of-the-series for scoring 193 runs in the three-match ODI series.

MS Dhoni hit three fifties and scored 193 runs in the three-match ODI series against Australia that India won 2-1.

Dhoni faced criticism for slow batting in the ODI series-opener in Sydney before redeeming his pride and reputation with match-winning contributions in the Adelaide and Melbourne ODIs.

Coach Ravi Shastri was all praise for the veteran and said that he is a 'once in 40 years player' who will be very difficult to replace once he bids adieu to the game.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni finished the three-match series against Australia with 193 runs and was adjudged the man-of-the-series.

Virat Kohli's men became the first country to return from Australia without losing a single series having won the Test series 2-1 and drawn the T20 Internationals 1-1.

India (234/3) beat Australia (230) by 7 wickets in Melbourne to clinch 3-match series 2-1. MS Dhoni 87* Jadhav 61*