M.S. Dhoni added yet another feather to his glittering cap by becoming the first captain in Indian Premier League’s (IPL) history to lead for the 150th time as a confident Chennai Super Kings took on a troubled Mumbai Indians at the MCA Stadium in Pune yesterday. One of the most iconic figures in Indian cricket,…
Dhoni stars in Chennai Super Kings win over Royal Challengers
April 26, 2018Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former India captain once again showed that age is just a number for him. Dhoni blazed his way to a 34-ball 70 to power Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a thrilling five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday. Chasing a massive total of 206…
M.S. Dhoni, Pankaj Advani receive Padma Bhushan
April 3, 2018New Delhi: M.S. Dhoni received country’s third highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan, from President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday. The former India captain, who holds the rank of Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, wore his official uniform of the Territorial Army for the ceremony. Apart from Dhoni, multiple billiards world champion Pankaj Advani also received the award for…
BCCI announces new contract system: Kohli, Bhuvaneshwar in top Rs.7 crore bracket
March 8, 2018The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday announced new packages for men and women cricketers. While captain Virat Kohli, batsment Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah have been offered the top A+ bracket, former skipper M.S. Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin and others have been included in A Grade. Cricketers…
M.S. Dhoni breaks T20 world record
February 20, 2018While the focus was on Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar who fashioned India’s 28-run win over South Africa in the first T20I on Sunday, M.S. Dhoni quietly broke a world record. After he took a catch to dismiss Reeza Hendricks off Bhuvneshwar, Dhoni created a new wicketkeeping record of having taken 134 catches in 275…
Dhoni creates history
February 8, 2018Former India captain MS Dhoni has become the fourth wicketkeeper to effect 400 dismissals in the ODI cricket after Kumar Sangakkara, Adam Gilchrist and Mark Boucher. Dhoni achieved the feat during the third ODI of the six-match series against South Africa when he stumped stand-in skipper Aiden Markram off Kuldeep Yadav. Markram was beaten by…
IPL 2018: Kohli, Dhoni to be retained by respective franchises
January 4, 2018India skipper Virat Kohli and his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among the top players who are set to be retained by their respective IPL franchises, Royal Challengers Bangalore and comeback outfit Chennai Super Kings respectively. The retention list of players is to be announced by BCCI later in the day. Kohli, yet to taste…
Focus on MS Dhoni as India face Black Caps in T20 decider
November 7, 2017Thiruvananthapuram: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s batting position will be under spotlight as India aim to go for the kill against a gutsy New Zealand in the third T20 International despite weather threatening to play spoilsport. The series is level at 1-1 and just like the preceding Australia series, where the series decider T20 at Hyderabad was…
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings against Dhoni: He was portrayed as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover
April 21, 2017The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday quashed criminal proceedings against cricketer M. S. Dhoni in an Andhra Pradesh court for a picture published in a magazine showing him as Lord Vishnu. The court observed that it would be travesty of justice if Dhoni was prosecuted as he didn’t do anything with malicious intent. A Bench led…
Dhoni, teammates rescued from hotel fire in Delhi
March 17, 2017Former Indian Skipper M.S. Dhoni and his Jharkhand teammates were evacuated from a hotel in Delhi where a fire broke out early this morning. Dhoni along with others were rescued from the hotel moments later. A call was made to the Delhi Fire Service at around 6.30 am following which nearly 30 fire tenders were…
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