Dhoni's birthday is nothing less than a festival for his fans.
Gautam Gambhir, now a BJP Member of Parliament, gave credit to Mahendra Singh Dhoni for Rohit Sharma's successful career. Gambhir, however, believes that Kohli will end up scoring more runs than Rohit.
'Responsibility makes me better player, better person, makes my understand the game much more. I think I would be able to execute the plans with much more conviction than the time I started off with Test captaincy'
After the match, Dhoni admitted that the side was lacking steam in the batting department.
Pant shared a picture with Dhoni along with his two other friends.
India pulled off the second and third highest-ever successful run chases in ODI history in the ongoing series against Australia but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni felt that too many 350-plus run chases with mostly boundaries in it were not good for the limited-over game.
Satyamev Jayate 2 will open in theatres across India for Eid 2021.
While Kedar injured his left shoulder during the IPL, Shankar was hit in the nets by a Khaleel Ahmed short ball.
Ajit Balakrishnan on how Indian society and the polity need to be carried along.
Sreesanth is open to playing in overseas leagues and coaching roles
Harbhajan Singh has lavished praise on skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has drawn criticism owing to India's lacklustre show in the series.
Images from the fourth one-dayer between New Zealand and India at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday.
Information was was disclosed on Chahal TV during the team's bus ride to Hamilton for the third T20I against New Zealand in the five-game series.
Images from the first One-day International between India and England, at Hyderabad.
We were not clinical with bat, failed to accelerate: Kohli
Dhoni took to Instagram and shared a video in which Ziva can be seen signing a song with a guitar in her hand.
As April Fool's Day draws closer, Windows XP and Windows 2000 users are being advised by security experts to brace themselves against the third variant of the deadly Conficker worm which may begin a new cycle of spreading spam, stealing data or carrying out online scams.
'So, I mean, look, I know Dhoni quite well and I hope he hasn't changed, but I know Dhoni is probably not one to look at reams of data and statistics.'
Images from the Super Eights match between India and Australia played at Bridgetown on Friday.
Harbhajan Singh spoke about his journey and also the infamous 'Monkeygate'
'People like (Jasprit) Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal... (We have) got bowlers who can take wickets.'
We've tried Dinesh Karthik, we've tried Jadeja, we've tried Vijay Shankar, three guys have been tried and they've not proved useful so maybe we can find a good youngster for No 5, says former India batsman Krishnamachari Srikkanth.
Kalpana Kochhar, country head-India of the International Monetary Fund, says it is 'very difficult not to be bullish on India'
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is epitome of humility as he surpassed Sourav Ganguly to become most successful Test captain in the history of Indian cricket.
Gaikwad recollected how he was moved by former India captain's warmth during their first meeting in 2016 during his first-class debut.
A couple of horrendous decisions by Indian umpire S Ravi contributed to India's six-wicket defeat to arch rivals Pakistan in the first cricket ODI in Chennai on Sunday.
Batting superstar Virat Kohli feared that India were virtually out of the ICC World T20 after the first 10 overs of their chase against Australia and has no idea how he and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni managed to achieve the seemingly imposing target. "It virtually felt like you are out of the tournament at the end of 10 overs. To pull the game back after that along with MS Dhoni - I don't know how we did it. Even out there in the middle, I didn't know how this was happening. I am just grateful that I was able to do it for the team," Kohli told BCCI.TV after scripting India's memorable win. He spoke about how emotional he became once Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit the winning boundary. "It was a pretty emotional feeling when I saw Dhoni hitting the winning runs. I don't really know what to say. "That is the reason you play the sport. That is the feeling that you crave as a sportsperson. It is such a wonderful moment for your team. To see your teammates celebrate and get happy is a wonderful feeling," added Kohli. By his own admission, he has "never played an innings" in a situation where 39 were needed in last three overs.
The 10 IPL franchises have so far spent above Rs 388 crore collectively
Niranjan Shah, manager when India last toured New Zealand, tells Bikash Mohapatra M S Dhon's team has enough experience to emerge triumphant in both the Tests and ODIs again.
Disappointed with India's performance in the ongoing tour of Australia, former New Zealand cricketer Danny Morrison feels the touring side looks "emotionally drained".
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.
A fan decided to climb up the barricades and run on to the field to meet MS Dhoni. Soon after, security officials escort the fan off the field.
When Team India last played at the Wankhede stadium they made history. In April this year, MS Dhoni had led the team to a memorable World Cup triumph, thereby ending a 28-year long wait for a nation that breathes cricket.
Having taken up Test captaincy from M S Dhoni in the middle of a series in Australia back in 2014, Virat Kohi changed the way India played the five-day game.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 is all set to resume on Sunday with Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) locking horns against each other.
While Gavaskar thinks it's Kohli, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden feels it is former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
India offie, Harbhajan Singh, who plays in the Indian Premier League, had to withdraw his name from the players' draft of the 'Hundred' competition. The CSK spinner explains how the BCCI can save IPL while allowing its players play across leagues.
Following the hard-earned four-wicket victory against West Indies on Friday, Mahendra Singh Dhoni became India's most successful captain in One-Day Internationals played away from home.
The on-going Test series against England was touted as a revenge series for India. A lot was expected of captain MS Dhoni and the seniors, but they have been anything but inspiring. With their dismal show in the current series Team India has fallen to its nadir. After losing the third Test in Kolkata on Sunday, the team needs some intense introspection and are left playing for pride, writes Rediff.com's Bikash Mohapatra.
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