Royal Challengers Bangalor will attempt to break a 17-year jinx at the Chepauk stadium when they face Chennai Super Kings in the IPL match on Friday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a fan in star Chelsea footballer Didier Drogba, who says of all the cricketers, he likes the Indian skipper the most.
Check out some MS Dhoni fans during Saturday's IPL match in Chennai.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was left plastered with cake as Team India celebrated the former captain's 36th birthday in style in Jamaica on Friday.
It's no secret that the 37-year-old is the first choice wicketkeeper for the England World Cup but a lot will depend on how he performs in the last three ODIs against West Indies.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian and the fifth player overall to scale the milestone of 200 sixes in ODIs. Check out the statistical highlights from the Cuttack ODI.
Irfan Pathan, who played under Dhoni as part of both the 2007 World Cup-winning team and the 2013 Champions Trophy-clinching side, said the years, as they went by, changed Dhoni the captain in more ways than one.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is making himself battle-ready for the upcoming tour of Australia and the Indian skipper was seen spending long hours selecting bats in Meerut.
India's limited overs cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known for his huge sixes and his innovative 'helicopter shot'. In the recently released biopic 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story', it has been revealed that Dhoni is not the original inventor of this famous shot. It was Dhoni's childhood friend Santosh Lal, who is said to have helped Dhoni master the unusual shot.
For lofted shots, a batsman needs to maintain shape while transferring body weight into the shot. However against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday, the Chennai Super Kings captain was in real pain but kept clearing the ropes with consummate ease.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni relived his fond memories of the city by doing a customary pitch inspection at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA stadium in Visakhapatnam, where he announced himself on the international scene more than 13 years ago.
While Gavaskar thinks it's Kohli, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden feels it is former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Calling Virat Kohli one of the best in the world, India's limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni tonight said the Delhi dazzler's biggest advantage is that he has the ability to maintain a good strike rate without taking risks. Kohli produced a breathtaking knock of 154, while Dhoni struck 80, as India cruised to an easy seven-wicket victory in the third ODI against New Zealand in Mohali on Sunday.
The ace cricketer, who had written to the Army authorities to undertake the training, will do five parachute jumps once he finishes his course. He reported to the Para Brigade, Agra for initial training in Para Jump by Para Training School on August 5.
With sporting events being put on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, most of the sports stars have been spending time with their families. Sakshi shared a video of Dhoni giving their daughter Ziva a bike ride inside their lavish farmhouse in Ranchi.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who received brickbats just a few months ago after the England series disaster, was showered with accolades from former players after his career-best knock of unbeaten 206 in the first Test against Australia in Chennai.
As Chennai Super Kings clinched a comfortable win over Delhi Capitals, Ziva Dhoni was once again lighting up the stands.
Both captains are on toes and switched on from ball one, said Tendulkar
'I never saw him as MS Dhoni the greatest. For me, Mahi is my brother.'
Mahendra Singh Dhoni says it's his wife Sakshi who calls the shots and he never comes in the way as "I know I can be happy only if she is happy".
Chennai Super Kings' captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won hearts at the Wankhede, in Mumbai, on Wednesday.
Dhoni sustained an injury on his right forearm while taking throwdowns from the team's support staff member Raghavendra.
Former India better Parthiv Patel chose the former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and captain Sourav Ganguly as his captain over Mahendra Singh Dhoni and said that there will always be a soft corner for his first skipper.
Struggling CSK look to turn around fortunes against PBKS
Kolkata-based Sanjiv Goenka is famously remembered as someone who dropped Mahendra Singh Dhoni as IPL captain.
Spinner Harbhajan Singh revealed said that former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a very shy person when he first came into the Indian team and he only started opening up after the controversial Sydney Test against Australia in 2008.
Indian captain Virat Kohli, on Friday, slipped a rung to third in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for ODI batsmen but his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni gained a spot to be 13th in the latest list issued in Dubai.
Having closely watched Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja perform the spin duties over the last four years, Mahendra Singh Dhoni expressed satisfaction over the progress of the Tamil Nadu tweaker and Saurashtra left-armer.
Hailed as the most successful Indian cricket captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated his 32nd birthday on Sunday.
Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris believes the IPL rivalry between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians pits the game's best finisher Mahendra Singh Dhoni against the best death bowler Lasith Malinga in which the former India captain holds the edge against the veteran Sri Lankan. Super Kings have made 8 finals in 10 editions they have played in and Mumbai five in 12 editions, having won four out of those summit clashes.
Rayudu, who will be making his debut as commentator during IPL 2024, added that Dhoni is unlikely to promote himself up the order and would rather give opportunity to a youngster.
While CSK dropped as many as five catches, a couple of them sitters, Punjab were not too far behind as they floored four chances.
India's limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is on the verge of breaking another record in One Day Internationals. The 35 year-old batsman is only four sixes short of eclipsing none other than legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar's record of scoring the most number of sixes for India.
Virat Kohli's wax statue unveiled in Jaipur Wax Museum
There have always been question marks about temperament of Kohli. However, BCCI has always stood by him. Precisely what happened in Dhoni's case when Srinivasan was in charge. If this isn't a clear indication, what is?
India captain Virat Kohli had his fans gushing after he posted a cute video of him interacting with team-mate Mahendra Singh Dhoni's daughter Ziva in Ranchi.
Sam Curran is now looking forward to turn out for three-time winners CSK.
Sehwag feels that retirement is Dhoni's individual call but selectors must speak to him before announcing the West Indies squad.
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.
While Dhoni has waved away questions about his retirement, saying he has '8-9 months' to decide before the next IPL auction in December, the mood at Chepauk during the Qualifier 1 game was distinctly sentimental.
