Indian captain MS Dhoni is confident that his inexperienced bowling attack will deliver in the four-Test series against Australia which starts on December 26.
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Former New Zealand skipper Martin Crowe feels India's chances of defending the title at next year's 50-over World Cup could improve if Mahendra Singh Dhoni hands over the Test captaincy to Virat Kohli.
Dhoni's future has come under scrutiny in the wake of CSK's mediocre performances in the ongoing IPL.
Former India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and tennis legend Leander Paes were spotted in Mumbai enjoying a session of football together.
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More often than not, in recent times, MS Dhoni's men have successfully been able to put an opening Test defeat behind them and come back strong in the series.
If West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Smith is to be believed, the best aspect of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership is his ability to give a player chance to succeed.
India wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha retires from all forms of cricket
Dhoni's future has been a subject of intense speculation since India's World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand on July 9.
Keshav Ranjan Banerjee, Dhoni's first coach and the mentor who was instrumental in him taking up the game, is training aspiring cricketers at the DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir in Ranchi, the school which gave wings to the celebrated cricketer's dreams.
'Ganguly, who turns 46 on Sunday, was one of the sharpest and farsighted cricketing minds, says Abhirup Bhattacharya in a biography on the former India cricketer, titled - 'Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly'.
Dhoni is currently on a two-month break from cricket to serve his battalion, beginning his stint in uniform on July 31, and is expected to undertake duties like patrolling, guard and post duty.
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni's calm demeanour under pressure has helped him emerge as India's most successful captain and a role model for youngsters, believes swashbuckling opener Rohit Sharma. Dhoni had led India to victory in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 and then notched up a title triumph at the 2011 World Cup, beating Sri Lanka in the final in Mumbai. He also led the Chennai Super Kings to three IPL titles.
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya will not be available for the league stage matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy because of personal reasons, but he will join Baroda if they progress to the knockouts.
Harbhajan Singh has lavished praise on skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has drawn criticism owing to India's lacklustre show in the series.
Dhoni's birthday is nothing less than a festival for his fans.
England stand-in skipper Jos Buttler says there were shades of 'great finisher' Mahendra Singh Dhoni in Sam Curran's valiant 95 not out in the third and final ODI, in Pune, on Sunday.
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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.
India captain MS Dhoni has equalled former skipper Sourav Ganguly's Test record for most wins.
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Punjab Kings batter Shashank Singh is preparing for the upcoming IPL season with a focus on countering the 'familiarity factor' and improving his game.
'A finisher bats at a crucial phase, and often, his contribution could be a game-changer.'
A win at Motera will see skipper Virat Kohli surpassing Mahendra Singh Dhoni to become the most successful Indian captain at home.
Yadav said he shares a special bond with fellow spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, whose advise he values both on and off field.
Former players on Wednesday slammed the Indian cricket team for its humiliating exit from the Twenty20 World Cup, attributing the debacle to skipper MS Dhoni's poor tactics, IPL fatigue and the players' failure to cope with rising deliveries.
India ended the third day at 515 for eight (after 141 overs), an overall lead of 135 runs. MS Dhoni was unbeaten on 206 and giving him company was Bhuvneshwar Kumar on 16, the two having added, 109 runs for the ninth wicket.
MS Dhoni played gem of an innings to put India in a strong position against Australia in the Chennai Test. Coming into bat after the fall of Tendulkar's wicket, Dhoni scored 206 runs out of the 319 runs scored by India. He established many new records during his highest innings in first-class cricket.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was left plastered with cake as Team India celebrated the former captain's 36th birthday in style in Jamaica on Friday.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes was baffled by India's run-chasing strategy during their World Cup game last year in which he found Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's approach 'mystifying' and saw 'no intent' from Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the run chase. It was the game at Birmingham, where India were comprehensively beaten by 31 runs after they failed to chase England's massive score of 337/7 last year.
Rohit has overtaken former skipper Dhoni as the most successful T20I captain with 49 wins in 62 matches.
Dhoni achieved the feat in his 301st ODI when he whipped off the bails to remove Akila Dananjaya off leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's bowling.
Rohit Sharma exhorted his teammates to shut down outside noises and rumours and focus on winning the ongoing fifth Test against Australia that will help them retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Continuing with his business ventures beyond the cricket field, MS Dhoni has now invested in 360 degree sports ecosystem Run Adam, and will serve as its endorser
A hapless Indian bowling attack was smashed all over the park by South African batsmen in the fifth and final ODI, which the home side lost by 214 runs, but captain MS Dhoni defended them, saying that the Wankhede wicket was "too true" to offer any assistance to them.
Swapnil Kusale isn't really superstitious but when fellow mates Akhil Sheoran and Shriyanka Sadangi gifted him a small key chain to ward off evil eye, he readily accepted it
Former India captain and current India 'A' coach Rahul Dravid feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni got his timing of quitting captaincy right if he doesn't see himself continuing in the team going into the 2019 World Cup.
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