The legend was greeted by thunderous shouts of 'Dhoni! Dhoni!' that echoed all around the Wankhede stadium when he walked in to bat at No 7 with CSK reeling on 61/5 in the 11th over.
Rishabh Pant released by DC, Heinrich Klaasen pips Virat Kohli in retention price
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming allayed concerns around captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's injury, but said all-rounder Ben Stokes will continue to remain on the sidelines for another week.
'Great to catch up with the maestro who looks in fine fettle - @msdhoni,' Ravi tweeted.
If one has to analyse Ashwin the cricketer, it is very difficult to ignore Ashwin, the person, who had a very independent mind and a brain that probably ticked 24x7. He believed in de-construction of his art and became craftier one ball at a time.
While the IPL 2025 mega auction is expected to reward several young talents with huge pay cheques, a few seasoned stars could also steal the show.
After all, MSD is CSK and CSK is MSD.
Dhoni is participating in the ongoing JSCA Tennis Tournament in Ranchi.
In preparation for the upcoming season of the IPL, former champions Chennai Super Kings will get their pre-season camp underway in the city from Friday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has played a huge role in getting his players in the Chennai Super King camp to perform and they will miss the talismanic skipper once he hangs up his boots, says former England captain Eoin Morgan.
Tennis queen Sania Mirza looked like a vision as she arrived to attend Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's Shubh Aashirwad ceremony at the Jio World Centre at the Bandra Kurla Complex, north west Mumbai, on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
What made Argentina's World Cup triumph very special for Ziva Dhoni was that she came home with a signed Messi jersey.
From Ivanka Trump to Deepika Padukone, everyone loved Rohit Bal's magnificent creations.
Heinrich Klaasen is the most expensive retained player in IPL history.
Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR to the IPL 2024 title, could be headed for the players' auction after failing to make a breakthrough in negotiations, while K L Rahul is also unlikely to be retained by LSG.
Hardik Pandya said he is looking forward to emulate former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni by taking up more responsibility with the bat in white ball cricket.
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni felt their middle overs batting let them down in their IPL 2023 opener against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Friday.
'No one texted me except Dhoni when I quit Test captaincy.'
Ashwin on Friday hailed Gautam Gambhir, the frontrunner to succeed Rahul Dravid as India's head coach, as a "fighter" and motivator par excellence
Virat Kohli recalled former team-mate Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the only person who reached out to him during a lean patch last year.
After obtaining consent from Advocate-General R Shanmugasundaram on July 18 this year to file the contempt application, Dhoni preferred the present contempt application on October 11 this year to punish Sampath Kumar for his alleged action of making remarks against the judiciary in violation of the court's interim order passed in 2014.
Pant hadn't reckoned with his idol's aversion to the spotlight. Much to Rohit and SKY's amusement, Mahi switched off his phone.
The bids on Rishabh Pant could well soar like his audacious no-look six in the ongoing Perth Test, as he seems poised to become the highest paid player among the 577 who will go under the hammer at the two-day IPL mega auction, starting in Jeddah on Sunday.
'It is Dhoni, Fleming and the support staff who decide on cricket.' 'The fans expect CSK to do well, and with Dhoni at the helm, CSK is capable of it.'
MS Dhoni played 14 matches in the Indian Premier League, scoring 232 runs while remaining not out on six occasions. He averaged 33.14 in the tournament with one half-century.
Hardik Pandya paid rich tributes to his mentor and rival captain MS Dhoni
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was left ruing the four-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings in their own den.
'I never saw him as MS Dhoni the greatest. For me, Mahi is my brother.'
Is Dhoni imitating the bus conductor who became a movie super nova?
Wives and kids of CSK players took to the pitch for the after-game party, joining in the cheers and taking in the love of the fans who lit up the stadium in Ahmedabad.
An attacking Dhoni set the net session on fire as he carted the CSK bowlers to all parts of the Lalabhai Contractor stadium in Surat.
After the accident and the kind of rehabilitation that he had to go through, this knock will be right up there, says Rishabh Pant's coach Devender Sharma.
On Wednesday night, Sakshi Singh Dhoni posted a video on Instagram of her husband bringing in his 41st birthday in London.
'The skipper is 100 per cent playing. I don't know about any other development'
Kapil Paaji and Dhoni Paaji played a round of golf at the Kapil Dev Grant Thornton invitational tournament in Gurugram.
Bonafide six-hitter Shivam Dube on Monday said his ability to play a wide range of strokes against spinners is "god's gift" but overcoming issues against express pace and bounce will require plenty of hard work.
CSK shared a photo of Mahendra Singh Dhoni arriving at the hotel upon his arrival. 'Thala Dharisanam, finally!'
Virat Kohli, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, lost their verification ticks on Twitter
Suresh Raina made a bold statement on whether MS Dhoni will play another Indian Premier League season after the 2023 IPL edition.
Hardik's calm demeanour on the field as captain reminds many of Captain Cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whom the Baroda all-rounder considers one of his mentors.
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