Sunil Gavaskar named Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the best captain in the history of the IPL.
Several fans and former cricketers have voiced their opinion that it is time for Dhoni to hang up his boots in the IPL. However, Dhoni, who turned 44 earlier this month, remained coy about his future with the five-time champions after the end of the 18th season.
The defeat mirrored Chennai's previous two matches, where they also scored less than eight runs per over in the powerplay.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who will be leading the defending champions for the 10th year, would be used as a floater if required
The in-form Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings in a top-of-the-table IPL showdown in Mumbai on Sunday with two points and momentum at stake.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during their IPL 2023 match against Chennai Super Kings.
The second Indian Premier League has been insured for US $286 million, more than double the amount -- US $125 million -- last season, owing to terror threats. Besides, the whopping sum for overall insurance of the tournament, Mahendra Singh Dhoni attracted the highest individual cover -- US $10.5 million. Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh follow, with Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya commanding the highest price among overseas players.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's tactical genius has played a big part in CSK reaching their 10th IPL final.
Chennai Super Kings crushed Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets to end their worst-ever IPL season on a positive note, with Ruturaj Gaikwad's third successive half-century providing hope for a bright future.
For Finch, it echoed one of the several moments where his former side just didn't click.
Tamil Nadu and Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batsman N Jagadeesan is in awe of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's fitness
Rajneesh Gupta previews the Final game in IPL 12: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings.
They will be leading their respective sides in the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League. While some have tasted success, for others it's been a long wait. A look at how the eight IPL captains measure up.
'Over the years, I have played under different captains. I know the mindset of every single captain whom I have played under and I also understand what players need and their mindset.'
Former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu hailed MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli as "institutions" whose relevance will not die down while their contemporaries fade.
Kapil Paaji and Dhoni Paaji played a round of golf at the Kapil Dev Grant Thornton invitational tournament in Gurugram.
Ziva was seen in the stands to cheer Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League match in Bangalore, on Wednesday.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's stand that Gurunath Meiyappan was a "mere cricket enthusiast" supporting Chennai Super Kings has been contradicted by the Justice Mudgal IPL probe committee report.
Rajasthan Royals outplayed Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League match in Ahmedabad, thereby registering their fifth straight win of the season.
The IPL will get underway from September 19 in the UAE, moved out of India due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings in Dubai on September 19 when the IPL resumes in the United Arab Emirates.
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday heaped praise on Suresh Raina and Murali Vijay for setting the platform for the comfortable 97-run victory over Wayamba in Group A match of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament in Centurion.
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday took to Twitter to play some pranks on team mate Ravindra Jadeja, whom he referred to as 'Sir Ravindra Jadeja'.
The list was picked by Star Sports' expert jury, comprising 50 members which included 20 former cricketers, 10 senior sports journalists, 10 statisticians and analysts (10), on Cricket Connected.
Sporting stars, past and present, at the Ambani wedding.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is drawing a lot of flak for his indifferent form with the bat in this year's IPL, but there is no one quicker than the Chennai Super Kings captain when it comes to reflexes, said former Indian team trainer Ramji Srinivasan.
An exasperated Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said their failure to read the pitch at Chepauk has denied them any home advantage in IPL 2025.
I never thought about playing Test cricket, believed white ball was my forte: Jadeja
Lacklustre fielding came back to haunt CSK as Jos Buttler played a match-winning innings of 95 from 60 balls to guide Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling 6 wicket victory.
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni heaped praise on Dwayne Bravo for his last-ball six to seal Chennai's five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in their crucial IPL match but said that his side need to improve batting in middle overs.
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was all praise for Subramaniam Badrinath for his superb unbeaten 52 which set up his side's victory over Central Districts in Champions League Twenty20 match in Durban on Saturday.
Images from the IPL 2025 match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday.
The duo were snapped laughing about something as youngster Shivam Dube stood around listening to the conversation.
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that the hour long rain-interruption proved to be the decisive factor during their seven-wicket loss against the Kochi Tuskers Kerala in an IPL match in Kochi on Monday.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 18 off six balls to power Chennai Super Kings into the IPL final.
'But their bowling is poor. Beyond Jasprit Bumrah, there is no one to actually support them in that bowling attack, and the CSK batters took them apart.'
Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan on Tuesday said that he will miss his previous IPL team Chennai Super Kings and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni but is excited to play for Kochi franchisee, the new entrants in the Twenty20 league.
Rohit Sharma will be looking to get his act together as batter and skipper when his star-studded Mumbai Indians take on an astute Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings in what could be safely billed as a Saturday night IPL blockbuster.
Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson compared the leadership styles of Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, having played under the two players in the IPL.
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