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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The BCCI and selectors had announced the squads of the T20Is against West Indies, the Test and T20I squad for Australia and Dhoni was missing from both of the T20 squads.
Most of the leading men appeared mischievous while celebrating their sixth successive home series victory.
Dhoni has been dropped for the upcoming T20 series against the West Indies and Australia and there is a possibility that he never plays for India again in the shortest format.
A clinical performance by India saw off West Indies for a paltry score of 104 through the help of the bowlers and Rohit's fifty wrapped up the match in style.
The explosive batsman has now become the second Indian after MS Dhoni (218) to reach 200 sixes in ODI cricket. He earlier took over Tendulkar in the 4th ODI.
Fans on Twitter are claiming that it is one of the biggest cut-out made for any cricketer in the world.
A victory in the fifth and penultimate One-day International will ensure India maintain their unbeaten run since the reverse against South Africa in 2015.
The stylish young Dhoni scored many outstanding centuries for India in winning causes but that innings remains his best.
The former captain could have reached the landmark in the 4th ODI but was unfortunately dismissed and it is now expected that he will achieve the feat in the 5th and final ODI of the series.
The batsman-wicketkeeper may not be able to deliver with the bat except pitching in with a few knocks, but his role behind the stumps is still imperative for the Indian cricket team.
Former India captain and wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni has put his focus on a different sport and his fans are loving it.
In the 224-run victory over Windies, the former skipper bettered his own record of fastest stumping.
India captain Kohli has been rested for the T20I series and Rohit will lead the men-in-blue in his absence. However, the most unexpected change was the exclusion of wicketkeeper-batsman Dhoni.
Dhoni, who has of late, struggled to get big scores in ODIs, was also seen having a brief chat with the team's assistant coach Sanjay Bangar.
With the series surprisingly tied at 1-1 and two matches to go, Virat Kohli's team finds itself in a must-win situation in the 4th ODI.
The Indian Express newspaper has reported that the former captain was in fact dropped and not rested as the chief of selectors MSK Prasad claimed after announcing the teams.
The veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni who has been dropped from India's T20 squad grabbed all the eyeballs after he took a stunning catch of Windies opener Chandrapaul Hemraj.
A senior BCCI official has said that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were consulted before the selectors removed MS Dhoni from India's T20 squad.
MS Dhoni, despite being a sharp planner and a safe and agile hand behind the stumps, has been struggling to finish matches with the bat.
Live Cricket Score, India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI: Boosted by the return of white ball specialists Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India will aim to bounce back from the heart-stopping draw that denied them a 2-0 lead.
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