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.
Read MoreThe 'end of Dhoni era' notion has been dismissed unequivocally but then India, for the first time, will still be without the figure with a monumental body of work when they face West Indies in the opening T20 International on Sunday. Less than a week after two-time World Cup-winning skipper MS Dhoni was left out of India's T20I squad, captain Virat Kohli has said he remains an integral part of India's plans. With Kohli rested for the three matches, Rohit Sharma will lead the side against the reigning T20 champions.
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India captain Virat Kohli has reiterated that Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains an integral part of the ODI team and the veteran wicket-keeper batsman decided not to play the upcoming T20s only to make way for the much younger Rishabh Pant.
Former India captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Friday dropped from India's 16-member teams for both the T20 International series against the West Indies and Australia later this year.
There has been growing concerns about his batting form as he has not been able to force the pace during the middle overs even though he has the safest pair of gloves along with an astute tactical mind.
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Amit Shah meets MS Dhoni as a part of BJP's Sampark for Samarthan. In the meeting Amit Shah informed him about Government's Achievements
Former Team India captain and IndiaTV's cricket expert and analyst, Sourav Ganguly, said in an exclusive interview on the show 'Cricket Ki Baat', that people should not boo MS Dhoni after his recent performances as he is one of the greats and it will
Former India skipper and wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the fourth Indian to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs in ODIs during the second match of the three-game series against England in London on Saturday. Motivated by an impressive century by Joe Root, pacer Liam Plunkett claimed four wickets as England defeated India by 86 runs to level three-match ODI series 1-1. The series-deciding final ODI will be played at Leeds on July 17.
Team India opener Shikhar Dhawan gave leading men MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli new names as the team left for the UK tour
After ending up as the runners-up in the recently-concluded IPL season 11, Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody has hailed former India captain and Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni, rating him as his favourite cricketer. In an exclusive chat
After CSK lifted their third IPL title on Sunday, skipper MS Dhoni put "fitness" ahead of any other factor for success. CSK hammered Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets, he opined that its the fitness of players which matters the most.
Chennai Super Kings ended Kings XI Punjab's IPL playoffs hopes with a five-wicket win and Delhi Daredevils stopped defending champion Mumbai Indians from advancing with an 11-run victory on Sunday.
Chasing 165-run target against Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore made a heavy weather of the run chase and got bundled out for 134 runs, with Gopal (4/16) ripping through the top order at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians pulled off a three-run victory over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday and stayed in contention for a place in the playoffs.
Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni and spinner Harbhajan Singh were seen dancing along with the CISF soldiers after their clash against Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur. Take a look.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli was seen playing football in a video, but unfortunately, the batsman fell while kicking the football. Take a look
Kings XI Punjab opener Lokesh Rahul said he was really satisfied with his match-winning performance against Rajasthan Royals.
An MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings once again added a loss to Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore's tally whereas, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Delhi Daredevils with ease to top the IPL 2018 table.
A fan of MS Dhoni came out of nowhere to touch the feet of his idol during Chennai Super Kings' IPL 2018 match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Friday. A young fan reached CSK's dugout, breaching all the security bravely
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