Rishabh Pant was in a for surprise visit from Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth.
Tributes also poured in from across the border with former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar hailing Dhawan's hard work and other qualities.
Dhoni's only advice to Ashwin was to keep reinventing himself.
Virat Kohli became the first RCB player to complete 100 catches, while CSK smashed the third-highest number of sixes in an IPL innings against KKR.
Yashasvi Jaiswal will aim to add his bit to the combination conundrum with a handy contribution while Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj need to put their best foot forward during India's only T20 World Cup warm-up game against Bangladesh ahead of their tournament opener on June 5.
The club's cricket committee considers the nomination of players for life membership as recognition to the 'outstanding international careers for some of the greats of the game'.
Kanitkar feels playing in the U-19 World Cup provides the players with an insight into the senior level.
Out of six finals played, India have won three World titles, including two ODI World Cups (1983 and 2011) and one T20 World Cup in 2007.
Also present: Ravi Shastri and Harbhajan Singh.
Durga Ashtami is the 8th day of the Navratri festival.
'A side strain or whatever they're calling it, normally takes at least four to six weeks to even come right. We don't know the depths of how big a strain it was but for somebody who is pushing the limits of his body by bowling 150 kmph, that's not good management at all.'
Cricket remains integral but "not everything" for MS Dhoni, says his former India teammate Zaheer Khan of the man with a penchant for catching the world off-guard and an eagerness to explore various avenues.
Chennai Super Kings will launch their Indian Premier League (IPL) title defence against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday
Rinku Singh, who is enjoying a stunning season, said his hard work at the KKR academy is paying off.
Indian cricket fraternity reacts to Silkyara tunnel rescue
Rahul Dravid's tenure as India Head Coach, which ended gloriously with the T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados on Saturday, will remain a case study on how to be stately and understated at the same time in modern-day cricket coaching.
'Watching Virat Kohli master the chase with remarkable consistency is becoming a routine for us.'
From World Cup titles to personal highs to heartbreaks, Virat Kohli witnesses it all at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was as usual in demand at the end of the IPL match!
'The good thing for India is that Virat Kohli loves the big occasion.'
ICC names Sachin Tendulkar as 'Global Ambassador' for ODI World Cup
'I prefer to have Sanju in the middle-order because he has a lot of shots.'
Virat Kohli hailed India's batting sensational Shubman Gill, who smashed a century to power India to a 168-run victory in the third and final T20I against New Zealand.
Shubman Gill continued his dream run with the bat as he smashed the highest score by an Indian in T20 Internationals.
A look at the records set during India's innings against the Netherlands in the ICC World Cup match in Bengaluru on Sunday.
'I would have selected @ybj_19 as KL Rahul's replacement for the World Test championship final. He is that good.'
With the hope of finding their way back into the Indian team, cricketers Rishabh Pant and Suresh Raina recently hit the nets together in Ghaziabad, resuming practice after the prolonged COVID-19 forced break. The season was cut short in March due to COVID-19 and both batsmen will be jostling for space in a more or less settled batting line-up.
"Attacking left-hand batsman Suresh Raina officially communicated to BCCI on Sunday about his decision to retire from international cricket," said the BCCI in a statement.
'Birthday morning started with a delicious & healthy breakfast in the most beautiful setting'.
''What an incredible story the Dutch have written.'
He finished a stellar T20 International career, registering the record for most by runs any player in T20 World Cups -- 1,292 runs in 35 matches.
Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman has dedicated the hit song Chale Chalo from the movie Lagaan to Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the song motivates teammates to play together.
Suresh Raina has been a part of the IPL since its inception and has scored 5,528 runs for CSK.
Last month, at the inauguration of the Jammu and Kashmir Police Women's 2020 Cricket Tournament at Anantnag, Raina had said there is "so much more in store" for the Union Territory.
It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days. Congratulations!!'
From Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu, India's top sports personalities hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hosting a successful G20 Summit and taking "international diplomacy to a whole new level".
'It was an honour to spend the day with the pride of our nation #IndianArmy... I salute them for their selfless service & the hardships they go through for us. #jaihind.'
Chennai Super Kings took to Twitter to thank the southpaw for his contribution to the team
Glimpses from Jaya Bhardwaj and Deepak Chahar's reception in Delhi.
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