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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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly praised Virat Kohli's leadership skills which he thinks are instrumental to India's success on the England tour.
The victory was special for Virat Kohli as it came in the presence of his wife and Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma in Bristol.
The 37-year-old Dhoni achieved this feat in his 93rd T20 Internationals and his tally of catches has risen up to 54 in the shortest format of the game.
For India's most successful captain, the biggest challenge during his captaincy was instilling "common sense" in some players without hurting their egos.
After the match was over, 'Captain Cool' celebrated the occasion with his wife and daughter and was joined by his India teammates as he cut the cake.
After the 2nd T20I against England was over, 'Captain Cool' celebrated the occasion with his wife and daughter and was joined by his India teammates as he cut the cake.
The amount of mutual respect and admiration that exists between the two stalwarts is always visible on the field and off it as well.
While Dhoni cut a cake on the occasion with his family and teammates, his wife Sakshi used the occasion to write a special heartfelt message on Instagram.
Hales made a match-winning 58 not out off 41 deliveries as the hosts reached their target with two balls to spare.
On July 6 2018, a day before his birthday, Dhoni reached another milestone as he became the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid to play 500 International matches for India.
Dhoni becomes the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid to play 500 international matches for Team India.
The Multan of Sultan also believed that Bumrah's absence due to injury might not necessarily prove to be a disadvantage for the team.
With the 2019 ODI World Cup less than 12 months away, there is more than bragging rights at stake as both sides look to fine-tune preparations against an opposition of note.
Amidst all fireworks, the 24-year-old batsman found most of the motivation from a little 'cheerleader' - MS Dhoni's daughter Ziva.
KL Rahul who just showed the world what he is capable of in the IPL certainly deserves a run in the side.
India have been a dominant force in the shortest format of the game and T20 specialists, MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina have set a unique record in the Indian cricket history books.
It was obvious from the nature of the shots being practised by the Indians that they are gearing hard for the T20Is as a number of aerial shots were being played.
England batsmen have wreaked havoc so far on their home turf and Shastri believes that the clash will ignite an engaging battle. He guarantees that it will be 100 per cent entertaining.
Buttler played a pivotal role in England's 5-0 series win and scored 275 runs in the series with three not-outs including scores of 91*, 54* and 110*.
Going back to 2004 when MS Dhoni made his debut for the Indian cricket team, Parthiv Patel feels that they lost their place because he and Dinesh Karthik didn't play up to their full potential.
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