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How will MS Dhoni be remembered as a cricketer?

His Test game wasn't that good so I underate him...
 
Top 5 ODI player of all time.

Greatest LOI captain.

He’s a great finisher but I believe he’s slightly overrated as one. Maybe his last years have damaged that.
 
Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni will wait for the rest of the squad to reach home safely before leaving the bio-bubble and boarding the flight back to his home in Ranchi. According to a report in the Indian Express, Dhoni has informed the management that he wants the foreign players to reach home safely and he will be the "last person" to leave the team hotel. "Mahi bhai said that he will be the last person to leave the hotel. He wanted foreigners to leave first, then the Indian players. He will be taking the last flight tomorrow when everyone reaches their home safe and secure," a CSK member was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

Dhoni-led CSK were in Delhi when several positive Covid cases inside the bio-secure bubble forced the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to postpone the T20 tournament indefinitely.

"CSK organised a charter flight for its players from Delhi. A ten-seater flight carrying CSK players went to Rajkot and Mumbai in the morning while the evening charter plane dropped players from Bangalore and Chennai. Dhoni is scheduled to fly on Thursday evening to his home in Ranchi," the report further mentioned.

Among the CSK camp, bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji, batting coach Michael Hussey and a member of the support staff contracted the virus.

CSK's Australia pacer Jason Behrendorff, who replaced Josh Hazlewood in this year's IPL, shared a picture of himself in a PPE kit and captioned it as "travelling in style" in his Instagram story.

CSK, after a forgettable season last year, looked like the team to beat in the first-half of the tournament this season.

Before the 14th edition was postponed, CSK were sitting pretty at the second position on the points table with five wins from seven games.

https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/in...teammates-reach-home-safe-says-report-2436398
 
Dhoni's been finished since 2017. He had a very good peak as a player though. As a captain definitely up there with the greats. At his peak best finisher ODI's have ever seen next to Bevan. His stats were inflated due to notouts though. 3rd best keeper bat of all time behind Gilchrist and Sanga. Time will tell but Pant may well surpass him as India's greatest keeper.
 
Bit late for dhoni to be acting as the big hero from the indian side looking out for everyone, last man to leave n all that

Didnt hear a peep from him whilst he was earning his millions and his countrymen were dropping like flies outside the stadium

Now that the tamasha league is over this show will start n he ll start showing empathy towards the victims
 
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Zaz said:
Bit late for dhoni to be acting as the big hero from the indian side looking out for everyone, last man to leave n all that

Didnt hear a peep from him whilst he was earning his millions and his countrymen were dropping like flies outside the stadium

Now that the tamasha league is over this show will start n he ll start showing empathy towards the victims
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Exactly! No one needs his heroism.

If anything he needs to leave that hotel ASAP and be close to his loved ones.
 
40 years today!

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Legendary Indian cricketer and former Team India skipper MS Dhoni burst on the scene with his sensational performances against arch-rivals Pakistan in the early 2000s. Known for his unorthodox playing style and calculative mind, a young Dhoni used to have long and golden-streaked locks which garnered global attention. Even former Pakistan president Parvez Musharraf was a big fan of Dhoni's long hairdo when India toured the Asian country during the 2005-2006 season.

Musharraf, who used to make guest appearances during India's tour of Pakistan had once advised Dhoni to not cut his dapper look. During a post-match press conference after India's impressive win over hosts Pakistan in Lahore, the former Pakistani president had urged Dhoni to keep his iconic long-hair look at the time. In his short speech about the Dhoni-starrer side, Musharraf had hailed the Ranchi stalwart as the architect of Team India's victory.

'If you want to take my opinion, don’t have a haircut'

“I saw a placard which said ‘Dhoni have a haircut’. If you want to take my opinion, You look good in this haircut. Don’t have a haircut,” Musharraf had famously said after India defeated Pakistan in the third One Day International (ODI) of the bilateral series. The memorable interaction between Dhoni and Musharraf is still fondly remembered by fans and followers of the gentlemen's game.

Dhoni, who is celebrating his 40th birthday today, had a knack for scoring runs against the potent bowling attack of the Green Army. In the 3rd ODI of the 2006 series between the two arch-rivals, Dhoni played a match-winning knock which propelled India to an emphatic win over Pakistan at the Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium.

Asked to chase down a competitive target of 288, Dhoni joined forces with Yuvraj Singh as the iconic batting duo powered India to convincing a five-wicket win over the 1992 world champions. While Yuvraj scored unbeaten 79 off 87 balls, Dhoni produced the match-changing knock by scoring 72 in just 46 deliveries. Dhoni was adjudged the Man of the Match for his quick-fire knock.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...oni-as-the-architect-of-indias-victory/781317
 
He will be remembered as a winner. Himself he was not all that great a player although one of the best keeper bat in 50 over cricket. In T20 internationals and Test he mostly underachieved but as I said he will be remembered as a winner.
 
He was a good batsman keeper but not an all time great for me. That place will always belong to Adam Gilchrist.
 
Good to see Dhoni having dyed his hair and toned down too. He was looking really old with a white stubble and all. Interesting haircut albeit no way near the IK hairdo from the 1990's. That was just an awesome one cut by famous London hairdresser Dar.
 
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Good to see Dhoni having dyed his hair and toned down too. He was looking really old with a white stubble and all. Interesting haircut albeit no way near the IK hairdo from the 1990's. That was just an awesome one cut by famous London hairdresser Dar.
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To be honest he is looking younger than Prithvi Shaw now. :inti
 
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There has to be something to this. These are the top-15 ODI scorers of all time and Dhoni is the only one who is not a top-order player.
 
Magnificent in first half, awful in second.

In the times when Jos Buttler at no 6 was striking at 118, MSD decided to strike at 82. The difference in S/R is 36.

This is Dhoni in his last 100 matches :-

AVG 44
S/R 82
 
Ab Fan said:
Magnificent in first half, awful in second.

In the times when Jos Buttler at no 6 was striking at 118, MSD decided to strike at 82. The difference in S/R is 36.

This is Dhoni in his last 100 matches :-

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I think his second half stats also good.
 
Once in a generation player. Can't imagine any present day indian wicketkeeper to be as fit as Dhoni when they turn 40. :inti
 
The name ‘MS Dhoni’ stokes a wide array of emotions among Indians and he connects on an emotional level with fans. MS Dhoni was known for his talismanic abilities as a captain and also because of his supreme batsmanship skills as an explosive and swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman. But, on this day in 2020, MS Dhoni dropped a bombshell and sent the Indian fans in a meltdown by calling it quits from his international career. Though the fans knew it was on the cards, accepting it was a different ball-game altogether.

MS Dhoni resorted to the social media platform Instagram to announce his retirement from the highest form of the game and announced his retirement on India’s Independence Day (15th August) at exactly 19:29 PM. He posted a heart-warming video compilation of pictures of his favourite cricketing moments with different people from the cricketing world. The video also had a very heart-touching song in the form of Mukesh’s vintage and retro song, ‘Mai Pal Do Pal’. The song still gives goosebumps to a lot of Indian fans, who were ardent lovers of Dhoni.

The essence of using this song of Mukesh was to portray and highlight the fact that even he was mortal and his time had come to draw curtains to his illustrious career.

Dhoni was an astute leader and under his tutelage, a lot of Indian cricketers performed well and thrived. He is the only captain who has led his team to three International Cricket Council (ICC) titles and has been a very remarkable leader with a sharp cricketing mind and razor-sharp wicketkeeping skills. His mere presence behind the stumps sent shivers down the spines of the batsmen and kept them on their toes.

Dhoni had last worn the Indian team jersey on 10th July 2019 in the ICC ODI World Cup semi-final match of India against New Zealand. Dhoni had scored 50 runs and India agonizingly fell short by 18 runs.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...ng-retirement-video-on-instagram-watch/799210
 
A great white ball player until 2013. His peak coincided with our white ball triumphs - World T20 2007, World Cup 2011 and CT 2013. Liability after that .
 
Fan walks 1400 km on foot to meet his idol MS Dhoni

From Hisar to Ranchi! MS Dhoni's die-hard fan walks over 1400 km on foot to meet his idol.

A die-hard fan of former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni walked all the way from Haryana's Hisar to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain's home in Ranchi to meet his idol. Dhoni, who retired from international cricket last year, is one of the most popular cricketers in the world and enjoys a staggering fan base.

As per a report in The Telegraph, 18-year-old Ajay Gill claimed he walked for a total of 16 days and covered a distance of over 1400km from his village Jalan Kheda in Hisar district of Haryana to Ranchi to meet Dhoni. He was hopeful that Dhoni would have at least ten minutes to spare for his fan, who made it to his place just by walking.

However, much to his disappointment, Dhoni had left for Chennai earlier this week and has already landed in the UAE ahead of the start of the second phase of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The CSK skipper left for UAE with the rest of the squad on Friday where the team will begin their preparations for the remainder of the IPL 2021 season.

Ajay was adamant that he would stay put and return only after meeting Dhoni even after being told that the CSK skipper will return only after three months. “Dhoniji se mil ke hi ghar lautunga (I will return home only after I meet Dhoni),” the 18-year-old fan was quoted as saying by The Telegraph. He was spotted standing outside the gate of Dhoni's farmhouse in Simalia, on the outskirts of Ranchi.

Ajay revealed he works as a barber in his village and caught the eyes of many with his interesting haircut. The 18-year-old had 'Dhoni' and 'Mahi' written on either side of his head and had coloured his hair yellow, blue, and orange. He said he also used to play cricket but stopped after Dhoni retired and wanted to start afresh after taking the former India captain's blessings.

While he was adamant about not returning back to his village without meeting Dhoni, a local businessman along with his friends arranged for his stay for a day in Ranchi and also booked him a flight ticket to Delhi, asking him to come back when Dhoni is in town. The superfan agreed to return and thanked them for their kind gesture.

“We are impressed that he walked all the way from Haryana but convinced him to return now and come again later,” said Anurag Chawla, who helped Ajay return back.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/from-hisar-to-ranchi-ms-dhonis-die-hard-fan-walks-over-1400-km-on-foot-to-meet-his-idol/799398
 
Former India skipper MS Dhoni acted bravely and selflessly when he quit Tests suddenly and midway through the tour of Australia in 2014 with just 90 Tests under his belt and not dragging himself to 100 Test matches, Indian head coach Ravi Shastri has said.

“MS was India’s, in fact the world’s, biggest player then with three ICC trophies under his belt, including two World Cups, and some very impressive silverware from the IPL. His form was good, and he was just 10 matches shy of completing 100 Tests," wrote Shastri in his book “Stargazing: The players in my life" that was released recently.

“Still one of the top-three fittest players on the team, he would have the opportunity to boost his career stats if nothing else. True, he wasn’t getting any younger, but he wasn’t that old either! His decision just didn’t make sense," Shastri wrote further of MSD’s retirement plans.

The former India all-rounder, who has written about quite a few players in his book, added that he tried to convince the former India wicketkeeper to mull over his decision again. However, he feels Dhoni took the right decision by sticking to it.

Shastri was Indian team’s director cricket when Dhoni decided to hang his boots.

“All cricketers say landmarks and milestones don’t matter, but some do. I approached the issue in a roundabout way, probing for an opening to make him change his mind. But there was a firmness to MS’s tone that stopped me from pushing the matter any further. Looking back, I think his decision was correct; also brave and selfless," Shastri wrote.

“Giving up on the most powerful position in cricket in the world, in a way, couldn’t have been easy."

Shastri called Dhoni’s hands while wicket-keeping “quicker than a pickpocket’s".

“MS is an unorthodox cricketer. His technique, in front of and behind the stumps, is not easily replicable. My suggestion to youngsters is don’t try imitating him unless it comes naturally. What made him so successful were his splendid hands. They were quicker than a pickpocket’s! No other wicketkeeper, at least in the era MS has played, was that fast. He was the best in the world for a long while, and in white-ball cricket by a long distance," Shastri wrote further of Dhoni.

“MS was sharp in his observation of whatever was happening on the field, and uncanny when it came to taking decisions based on ‘reading’ the trend of play. This quality of his went unnoticed simply because he made such few mistakes. His success with the Decision Review System shows not just fine judgement, but also how well he would be positioned behind the stumps to make the call."

Shastri termed Dhoni as one of the three most impactful Indian cricketers besides Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev.

“MS’s impact on Indian cricket has been enormous. As a player, he is in the same league as Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev where multi-format excellence is concerned. (Virat Kohli, if he sustains form for the next few years, will be included in this club, but I can’t think of a fourth right now.) Yet, this hardly looked likely when he first came on the international scene.

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/...-brave-and-selfless-ravi-shastri-4160777.html
 
Muhammad said:
Exciting player, dull leader
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as compared to Virat or Ganguly? yeah

Was never in your face, always go to the pitch on time and always kept his shirt on even when winning the multiple World cups.
 
MenInG said:
Former India skipper MS Dhoni acted bravely and selflessly when he quit Tests suddenly and midway through the tour of Australia in 2014 with just 90 Tests under his belt and not dragging himself to 100 Test matches, Indian head coach Ravi Shastri has said.

“MS was India’s, in fact the world’s, biggest player then with three ICC trophies under his belt, including two World Cups, and some very impressive silverware from the IPL. His form was good, and he was just 10 matches shy of completing 100 Tests," wrote Shastri in his book “Stargazing: The players in my life" that was released recently.

“Still one of the top-three fittest players on the team, he would have the opportunity to boost his career stats if nothing else. True, he wasn’t getting any younger, but he wasn’t that old either! His decision just didn’t make sense," Shastri wrote further of MSD’s retirement plans.

The former India all-rounder, who has written about quite a few players in his book, added that he tried to convince the former India wicketkeeper to mull over his decision again. However, he feels Dhoni took the right decision by sticking to it.

Shastri was Indian team’s director cricket when Dhoni decided to hang his boots.

“All cricketers say landmarks and milestones don’t matter, but some do. I approached the issue in a roundabout way, probing for an opening to make him change his mind. But there was a firmness to MS’s tone that stopped me from pushing the matter any further. Looking back, I think his decision was correct; also brave and selfless," Shastri wrote.

“Giving up on the most powerful position in cricket in the world, in a way, couldn’t have been easy."

Shastri called Dhoni’s hands while wicket-keeping “quicker than a pickpocket’s".

“MS is an unorthodox cricketer. His technique, in front of and behind the stumps, is not easily replicable. My suggestion to youngsters is don’t try imitating him unless it comes naturally. What made him so successful were his splendid hands. They were quicker than a pickpocket’s! No other wicketkeeper, at least in the era MS has played, was that fast. He was the best in the world for a long while, and in white-ball cricket by a long distance," Shastri wrote further of Dhoni.

“MS was sharp in his observation of whatever was happening on the field, and uncanny when it came to taking decisions based on ‘reading’ the trend of play. This quality of his went unnoticed simply because he made such few mistakes. His success with the Decision Review System shows not just fine judgement, but also how well he would be positioned behind the stumps to make the call."

Shastri termed Dhoni as one of the three most impactful Indian cricketers besides Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev.

“MS’s impact on Indian cricket has been enormous. As a player, he is in the same league as Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev where multi-format excellence is concerned. (Virat Kohli, if he sustains form for the next few years, will be included in this club, but I can’t think of a fourth right now.) Yet, this hardly looked likely when he first came on the international scene.

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/...-brave-and-selfless-ravi-shastri-4160777.html
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Shastri is one of the biggest bootlickers in Indian cricket, perhaps the biggest ever. Earlier it was Tendulkar, then Dhoni and now Kohli. In short, whosoever wields the most power in Indian cricket, becomes his master.
 
Leader, master tactician and absolute legend of a cricketer - Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni has remained synonymous with the Yellow Army since the inception of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. The talismanic leader of the Chennai-based franchise has once again etched his name in the annals of IPL history on Friday. Dhoni, who masterminded India's twin World Cup triumphs in 2007 and 2011 guided CSK to their fourth IPL trophy.

Set to join the Indian national camp for the ICC World T20I as the team's mentor, Dhoni capped off the 14th season of the IPL by scripting CSK's incredible comeback. After recording their worst-ever finish last year, Dhoni-led CSK bounced back by clinching the famous trophy in the 14th season of the cash-rich league. Nicknamed Thala Dhoni, the 40-year-old has also rewritten history in the shortest format of the gentlemen's game.

1) 300 appearances as captain in T20 cricket

Dhoni recorded his 300th appearance in the shortest format when the Ranchi stalwart marshalled his troops in the final of the IPL at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday. Dhoni is the first captain to lead a team in 300 T20 matches across all T20 formats. The Chennai captain played his 10th IPL final (9th with CSK) when the three-time champions squared off against KKR at Dubai. Besides leading India in 72 matches, Dhoni has captained CSK in 214 games (including 23 matches of Champions League) and the ex-Indian captain had also led now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiants in 14 matches.


2) Oldest captain to win IPL trophy

Ageless Dhoni has become the oldest captain to win an IPL title after CSK decimated KKR by 27 runs in the summit clash of the 14th season. Faf du Plessis' 86-run knock and Shardul Thakur's three-wicket haul paved the way for Dhoni-led CSK to upstage KKR in the final of the world's richest T20 league. The 40-year-old is the second captain to win three or more IPL trophies after Rohit Sharma. Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne had won the inaugural edition of the IPL as Rajasthan Royals' captain at the age of 39. Australian southpaw Adam Gilchrist guided Deccan Chargers to IPL glory in the 2009 season at the age of 37.


3) Record 8th title in T20

Chennai's fourth title-triumph in domestic cricket's biggest extravaganza was also Dhoni’s 8th trophy as captain in a T20 tournament. In multi-team tournaments or competitions with 3 or more teams, Dhoni's tally of 8 titles is the most by a captain. Dhoni has completed the massive achievement in his 300th game as captain of a T20 side. All four of CSK's IPL titles have come during the captaincy stint of Dhoni. Besides winning four IPL titles with CSK, Dhoni also guided the Men In Yellow to two trophy triumphs in the Champions League T20. Dhoni also led India to T20I World Cup glory in 2007. The charismatic leader also guided India to the Asia cup title in 2016.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...s-chennai-super-kings-clinch-4th-title/823970
 
MS Dhoni has decided to hand over the leadership of Chennai Super Kings and picked Ravindra Jadeja to lead the team. Jadeja, who has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings since 2012, will only be the third player to lead CSK. Dhoni will continue to represent Chennai Super Kings this season and beyond.
 
MenInG said:
MS Dhoni has decided to hand over the leadership of Chennai Super Kings and picked Ravindra Jadeja to lead the team. Jadeja, who has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings since 2012, will only be the third player to lead CSK. Dhoni will continue to represent Chennai Super Kings this season and beyond.
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Wow shocking decision. Also who is the other player captained CSK apart from Dhoni? Cant seem to recall.
 
Over achiever. Proved that mind and will reigns over skills. Still cant believe his accomplishments, that he even made and led the test side.
 
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Maybe for Gujarati or Lucknow team not CSK.

We are going to still beat you again this year ��
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Jadeja will just be dummy captain. I don't even know who the new RCB captain is :jimmy That's how much I've been following the IPL in recent years.
 
MenInG said:
MS Dhoni has decided to hand over the leadership of Chennai Super Kings and picked Ravindra Jadeja to lead the team. Jadeja, who has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings since 2012, will only be the third player to lead CSK. Dhoni will continue to represent Chennai Super Kings this season and beyond.
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There´s a sense of disbelief over this announcement because I had got so used to seeing him captain the Chennai team, probably my most favourite team ever in cricket, that I never thought and never expected that I would ever see the team being captained by anyone else. Somehow, with the Indian team, there was always this thought in the back of my mind that the day would come sooner or later when MS Dhoni would´ve to walk away from the game, as captain or as player altogether, but this never occurred to me as far as the CSK team was concerned.

With him as captain, I´ve had the honour of witnessing some of the most nail-biting and thrilling T20 matches ever involving the CSK team. Four IPL and two Champions League titles to his name, to go with which were five IPL finals played, the team truly signified Dhoni´s philosophy of giving your best and letting the results take care of themselves on their own because, when this team didn´t win the tournament altogether, they were good enough to have been the second best at least. There was great consistency to this team and them playing well in the IPL was almost guaranteed, which just highlights the number of great match-winners that this team had, one of which was the man himself. If one player didn´t turn up, another did. Amongst the IPL editions that they won was the one from 2010, their first one, which I almost completely missed out on due to being admitted in ICU in a hospital back then. I was updated by my family about the scores throughout, and watching the highlights of the Semi-Final and the Final was amongst the first things that I did once I got discharged from the hospital - there was one amazing one-handed six by MS in the Final from what I remember which became amongst the talking points of the tournament. There´re so many memorable victories that it´s hard to pick a few out of those. Amongst those which are forever etched on my mind is the Qualifier from 2011 where CSK almost chased 60 runs in the last four overs, Bravo´s unbelievable last-ball six against Kolkata in 2012, and the famous Morkel madness where 42 runs were chased off just two overs, him taking 28 runs off one over by Kohli! Oh´ and, who can forget RP Snigh´s no-ball to Sir Jadeja which turned a one-run loss into a win by CSK by a ball to spare?! Insane, insane stuff! Amongst the matches lost by the team, there was one weekend blockbuster played in Mumbai in 2013, I think, where Dwayne Smith pulled off an epic heist by smashing Hilfenhaus for 14 off the last three deliveries to stun Chennai, a match which I rate amongst the greatest T20 matches that I´ve ever seen. That match literally changed sides every half an over, literally!

Although they didn´t win the edition back in 2012, but that tournament has to be perhaps the most memorable one for me. The team was done and dusted due to the number of defeats early in the tournament, and was constantly fighting the odds, but they made an excellent comeback, winning so many matches in a row to make it to the Final, a Final which could´ve been won had the team fielded better on the big occasion. Plus, they required some help from a man known as Dale Steyn, who was playing for Deccan, in order to go through to the Play-Offs as Deccan beat Bangalore in a thrilling low-scoring match to help Chennai´s cause - making Albie Morkel thank his South African colleague on Twitter, from what I remember. Those were the days, those were the years, amongst the best times of my life from every aspect. Great memories!

Every little announcement, every little step of Dhoni moving away from the game has taken away from me a part of my life, whether it was the retirement from Test cricket, stepping down from the Limited-Overs cricket captaincy, the retirement altogether from international cricket, or even now this news. Reliving all those wonderful matches in my head makes me feel like a very old man even at the age of just 31. However, all that I can do is to thank MS for all the unbelievably wonderful memories!
 
DHONI183 said:
There´s a sense of disbelief over this announcement because I had got so used to seeing him captain the Chennai team, probably my most favourite team ever in cricket, that I never thought and never expected that I would ever see the team being captained by anyone else. Somehow, with the Indian team, there was always this thought in the back of my mind that the day would come sooner or later when MS Dhoni would´ve to walk away from the game, as captain or as player altogether, but this never occurred to me as far as the CSK team was concerned.

With him as captain, I´ve had the honour of witnessing some of the most nail-biting and thrilling T20 matches ever involving the CSK team. Four IPL and two Champions League titles to his name, to go with which were five IPL finals played, the team truly signified Dhoni´s philosophy of giving your best and letting the results take care of themselves on their own because, when this team didn´t win the tournament altogether, they were good enough to have been the second best at least. There was great consistency to this team and them playing well in the IPL was almost guaranteed, which just highlights the number of great match-winners that this team had, one of which was the man himself. If one player didn´t turn up, another did. Amongst the IPL editions that they won was the one from 2010, their first one, which I almost completely missed out on due to being admitted in ICU in a hospital back then. I was updated by my family about the scores throughout, and watching the highlights of the Semi-Final and the Final was amongst the first things that I did once I got discharged from the hospital - there was one amazing one-handed six by MS in the Final from what I remember which became amongst the talking points of the tournament. There´re so many memorable victories that it´s hard to pick a few out of those. Amongst those which are forever etched on my mind is the Qualifier from 2011 where CSK almost chased 60 runs in the last four overs, Bravo´s unbelievable last-ball six against Kolkata in 2012, and the famous Morkel madness where 42 runs were chased off just two overs, him taking 28 runs off one over by Kohli! Oh´ and, who can forget RP Snigh´s no-ball to Sir Jadeja which turned a one-run loss into a win by CSK by a ball to spare?! Insane, insane stuff! Amongst the matches lost by the team, there was one weekend blockbuster played in Mumbai in 2013, I think, where Dwayne Smith pulled off an epic heist by smashing Hilfenhaus for 14 off the last three deliveries to stun Chennai, a match which I rate amongst the greatest T20 matches that I´ve ever seen. That match literally changed sides every half an over, literally!

Although they didn´t win the edition back in 2012, but that tournament has to be perhaps the most memorable one for me. The team was done and dusted due to the number of defeats early in the tournament, and was constantly fighting the odds, but they made an excellent comeback, winning so many matches in a row to make it to the Final, a Final which could´ve been won had the team fielded better on the big occasion. Plus, they required some help from a man known as Dale Steyn, who was playing for Deccan, in order to go through to the Play-Offs as Deccan beat Bangalore in a thrilling low-scoring match to help Chennai´s cause - making Albie Morkel thank his South African colleague on Twitter, from what I remember. Those were the days, those were the years, amongst the best times of my life from every aspect. Great memories!

Every little announcement, every little step of Dhoni moving away from the game has taken away from me a part of my life, whether it was the retirement from Test cricket, stepping down from the Limited-Overs cricket captaincy, the retirement altogether from international cricket, or even now this news. Reliving all those wonderful matches in my head makes me feel like a very old man even at the age of just 31. However, all that I can do is to thank MS for all the unbelievably wonderful memories!
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Wonderful read as always, I remember those IPL matches , haven’t followed the recent ones as such but those were great ones.
 
It's no secret that the decision is entirely prompted by Dhoni`s age and fitness, I therefore think that it might've been the case that he might not be able to play all of the fixtures of the Chennai team, and this wouldn't be a practical option in the case of a captain. Just something that went through my head; maybe you know....

I'm not an Indian, and definitely not someone from Tamil Nadu, so my passion for the upcoming IPL has already been impacted massively by the news. The last eight to nine years, I had anyway been either only following CSK`s matches or only the Play-Offs. Once MS completely walks away from the game, my passion for the IPL might too die down completely. I don't even know as to which team I'll be supporting after him, or maybe CSK will continue to do win my admiration based on being the team that MS used to represent once? I don't know.... Anyway, all this can be left for the future, as the first aim for now should be to enjoy whatever of cricket that is left in the man. Here's hoping for a good performance from him, as unlikely and difficult as it seems, given his age and recent from etc.
 
JaDed said:
Wonderful read as always, I remember those IPL matches , haven’t followed the recent ones as such but those were great ones.
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I don't think that I'm good at writing - certainly not been the case the recent years - but the emotions just find the pen, or the keyboard in this case, when it comes to Dhoni. The words just find me, or I find them, at the very mention of MS. His full name and the word "memories" both begin with the same letter....
 
50* off 38 balls for MSD in the tournament opener - still going strong.
 
Mahendra Singh Dhoni becomes the second Indian cricketer after Rohit Sharma to play 350 T20 matches in the Chennai Super Kings versus Punjab Kings match being played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Rohit Sharma leads the way with 372 T20 matches while MS Dhoni's former India and CSK teammate Suresh Raina has played 336 T20 matches. Out of the 350 T20 matches MS Dhoni has represented India in 98 T20 Internationals while he has played 222 T20 matches in the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings and Rising Pune Supergiants.

In Dhoni's 350th T20 match CSK will look to register their first win of the season after facing two consecutive defeats against Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants.

Against Kolkata Knight Riders in the season opener, Dhoni hit a fine unbeaten half-century, but a top order collapse meant it was not enough and the Shreyas Iyer-led team chased down the 132-run target with relative ease.

Then, against Lucknow Super Giants, Dhoni smashed 16* off six to provide a strong finish once again for CSK, as they posted a total of 210/7.

However, half-centuries from Quinton de Kock and Evin Lewis saw the KL Rahul-led team win a high-scoring thriller.

Two days before the start of IPL 2022, Dhoni handed over captaincy of CSK to Ravindra Jadeja.

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MS Dhoni fast turning into misbah 2.0, should have retired by now and enjoyed the legacy rather than taint it a little
 
Harbhajan Singh Slams Pundits Crediting MS Dhoni For India’s World Cup Win in 2011: Former India off-spinner and one of the key members of India’s World Cup-winning team of 2011, Harbhajan Singh took a dig at people who claim that India won the World Cup because of Dhoni, adding that it is a team sport and it can only do well when 7-8 players in the side come up with the goods.

“When Australia wins the World Cup at that time everyone says ‘Australia won the World Cup’. When India wins the World Cup at that time, everyone said, ‘MS Dhoni won the World Cup. Toh baaki ke 10 waha lassi peene gaye the?,” said Harbhajan while speaking on Star Sports

“What did the other 10 players do? What did Gautam Gambhir do? What did the others do? It’s a team game. When 7-8 players play well only then only your team will progress,” he added.

A couple of years back, former India opener Gautam Gambhir, who played an instrumental role in India winning both the World Cups -T20 WC in 2007 and 50-over in 2011 was also of the same opinion. Reacting to a social media post on Arpil 2, 2020, Gambhir had said that the 2011 World Cup was won by entire India, the entire Indian team, and all support staff.

Dhoni so far remains the only captain to have won the T20 World Cup and the 50-over World Cup. With the T20 World Cup scheduled to take place in Australia later in the year, India would hope to replicate the same success

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...r-indias-2011-world-cup-triumph-video-1018666
 
silentkiller187 said:
MS Dhoni fast turning into misbah 2.0, should have retired by now and enjoyed the legacy rather than taint it a little
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Misbah was still one of Pakistan's best batsmen even in his mid 40s. Dhoni has been a liability with the bat for at least 5 years now.
 
Once again lighting up the IPL with another classic finish, we take a look at five times the wicket-keeper/batter prevailed on the international scene.

Dhoni announces himself: 2005 v Sri Lanka

While Dhoni ended the third of seven ODIs against Sri Lanka with a six, it would be remiss to only acknowledge the finish in what was a complete batting display that belied his level of experience.

Chasing 299 in Jaipur, Dhoni walked out to bat in the first over, following the loss of Sachin Tendulkar.

The knock turned out to be the beginning, middle and end of India’s victorious chase, smashing Chaminda Vaas for two sixes over cover to make the early mark, before negotiating the threat of Muttiah Muralitharan in the middle overs. Dhoni took a liking to Upul Chandana, and brought up his century in 85 balls.

Mixing in smart running with telling blows, Dhoni experienced cramps in the final stages, though his scoring rate was unblemished.

His tenth six was the final blow in his assault, and India had chased down the target of 299 with 23 balls to spare. The 183* is still the highest score by a wicketkeeper in a men’s one-day international and the first to shake his hand was opposing ‘keeper Kumar Sangakkara, who made an unbeaten 138* himself.

MS Dhoni, the former India captain, announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing to a close a stellar career of 16 years.

Awesome in Adelaide: 2012 v Australia

Dhoni’s calm in the heat of battle was exhibited in India’s chase of Australia, timing his run in spite of losing a pair of partners at the other end.

Coming out at 178/4 and still needing 92 for victory in the final 16 overs, Dhoni accumulated at a decent rate considering boundaries were tough to come by.

Suresh Raina was bowled in the 47th over of the chase with India still 39 short of the target, and Ravindra Jadeja fell with the visitors needing 13.

Dhoni could have easily lost his head after failing to score off the final two deliveries of the penultimate over, though he held his nerve in another show of calm.

Ravichandran Ashwin squeezed a single, handing Dhoni the strike with 12 needed off the final four balls. Dhoni then went on to hit the quick down the ground for six, and the blow led to victory in the mental game between the pair. McKay delivered a waist-high no-ball, before a pull behind square for three sealed the deal.

MS Dhoni – the finisher

"A game was never over till MS Dhoni was done with the chase." Tom Moody, Shaun Pollock, Harsha Bhogle and Ian Bishop pay tribute to Dhoni – the finisher.
An exhibition for the neutrals: Tri-series final v Sri Lanka in Port of Spain

Six partners fell at the other end, but once again Dhoni kept his poise, hitting Shaminda Eranga for two sixes and a four in the final over in another impressive display, this time at the Queen's Park Oval.

Chasing just 203, India collapsed from 139/3 to 182/9, with Rangana Herath (4/20 off 10 overs) the destroyer.

Dhoni insisted it was he who would have the last say, working the ball around with Ishant Sharma at the other end, who faced just seven deliveries in the chase.

Needing 15 from the final six balls, Dhoni ordered a new bat from the dressing rooms and finished the job, with the final blow hit over extra cover.

The perfect part in Pakistan: Lahore, 2006

Busy, but not in a hurry – Dhoni’s 72* in 46 balls against Pakistan in Lahore was a telling example of his chasing philosophy.

Two early wickets put the Men in Blue on the back foot early on their path to 292, and another double blow across the 34th and 35th overs meant India had lost half their wickets still needing almost a hundred.

India fans would need not to worry though, with Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh again seeing off any Pakistan challenges with the ball. The pair put up a 102-run stand, out of which Dhoni contributed over two-thirds with 52 runs in boundaries, as India raced through the finishing tape.

India win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 with Dhoni’s match winning six

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Final; Sri Lanka (274-6) v India (277-4). India won by 6 wickets
Forever in folklore: 2011 World Cup final v Sri Lanka

Of course, a list of Dhoni finishes would be incomplete without his crowning moment. Unflustered by the pressure of a World Cup final, nor his lean trot at the tournament leading up to the match, he stepped up.

After Virat Kohli’s dismissal in the 22nd over, India were in a precarious position at 114/3 when Dhoni decided to send himself up ahead of Yuvraj Singh. Making his first half-century of the tournament off 52 balls, the hosts moved past 200 in the 38th over, and were well-positioned even after the loss of Gautam Gambhir in the 42nd over.

Yuvraj joined Dhoni, who had paced the chase with aplomb. At 71 (72) and needing 27 for victory off the final four overs, he pushed the foot down. He hit three of the four boundaries across the next two overs to take the game away from their rivals, and in the penultimate overcame the killer blow.

Overpitching, Nuwan Kulasekara watched the white ball fly over his head and into the Wankhede stands, with Dhoni’s on-drive forever etched in folklore, and ending his country’s 28-year long wait for a 50-over title.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2585404
 
The GOAT finisher and captain.
Amongst the conversation for the greatest ODI cricketer of all time.
 
MS Dhoni yet again took the mantle of leading the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after Ravindra Jadeja decided to step away from the leadership duties in the ongoing India Premier League (IPL) 2022. Jadeja's stint as skipper didn't yield the desired results as CSK succumbed to successive losses which put them in the bottom half of the IPL 2022 Points Table. Now that Dhoni is again at the helm, CSK can be expected to be at the lethal best, something which was on show in the impressive 13-run win vs SRH in their last match.

With Dhoni's return as skipper, he is in line to break certain records with the bat. The former Indian skipper needs 6 more runs to become only the second skipper after Virat Kohli in T20 cricket to score 6000 or more runs.

Dhoni currently has 5994 runs in 301 matches (185 innings) at an average of 38.67, including 23 fifties. In his first match as the leader of CSK, the right-hand batter scored 8 runs off 7 balls vs SRH.

Kohli leads the list with 6451 runs at an average of 43.29 with 5 hundreds and 48 fifties in 190 matches (185 innings).

Following Kohli and Dhoni is Team India and Mumbai Indians (MI) captain, Rohit Sharma. Rohit has so far scored 4721 runs at an average of 31.05.

It will be interesting to see if Dhoni can reach the milestone against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their next IPL fixture on Wednesday.

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MenInG said:
MS Dhoni yet again took the mantle of leading the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after Ravindra Jadeja decided to step away from the leadership duties in the ongoing India Premier League (IPL) 2022. Jadeja's stint as skipper didn't yield the desired results as CSK succumbed to successive losses which put them in the bottom half of the IPL 2022 Points Table. Now that Dhoni is again at the helm, CSK can be expected to be at the lethal best, something which was on show in the impressive 13-run win vs SRH in their last match.

With Dhoni's return as skipper, he is in line to break certain records with the bat. The former Indian skipper needs 6 more runs to become only the second skipper after Virat Kohli in T20 cricket to score 6000 or more runs.

Dhoni currently has 5994 runs in 301 matches (185 innings) at an average of 38.67, including 23 fifties. In his first match as the leader of CSK, the right-hand batter scored 8 runs off 7 balls vs SRH.

Kohli leads the list with 6451 runs at an average of 43.29 with 5 hundreds and 48 fifties in 190 matches (185 innings).

Following Kohli and Dhoni is Team India and Mumbai Indians (MI) captain, Rohit Sharma. Rohit has so far scored 4721 runs at an average of 31.05.

It will be interesting to see if Dhoni can reach the milestone against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their next IPL fixture on Wednesday.

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Painful watching him.

He's like a boxer who has had too many fights and gone too many rounds.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A leader like no other. Thanks for everything you have done for Indian cricket. &#55356;&#56814;&#55356;&#56819; You became more like an elder brother for me. Nothing but love and respect always. <br><br>Happy birthday skip &#55356;&#57218;<a href="https://twitter.com/msdhoni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@msdhoni</a> <a href="https://t.co/kIxdmrEuGP">pic.twitter.com/kIxdmrEuGP</a></p>— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) <a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli/status/1544931899663007745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Always all ears when the great <a href="https://twitter.com/msdhoni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@msdhoni</a> talks! 👍 👍<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamIndia</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvIND</a> <a href="https://t.co/YKQS8taVcH">pic.twitter.com/YKQS8taVcH</a></p>— BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1545823828664000512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
'Rahul was captain but I would ask Dhoni...': Tendulkar's big revelation on why he recommended MS Dhoni as India captain

The Indian batting legend has made a major revelation on why he recommended MS Dhoni's name as Indian captain in 2007.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is widely regarded as one of the most successful captains in the history of the game. The former India wicketkeeper-batter, who led the side from 2007-2017, is the only captain to have lifted an ICC trophy across all formats of the game. Dhoni had steered India to inaugural T20 World Cup title in 2007 and also secured the ICC Test Mace twice in his career. In 2011, India won the ODI World Cup under MS Dhoni's captaincy at home.

Dhoni's name for captaincy was recommended by Sachin Tendulkar when the board had approached the former to succeed Rahul Dravid in the role. In an event organized by Infosys, Tendulkar revealed why he urged the BCCI to select a relatively young MS Dhoni as the skipper of the side; the wicketkeeper-batter was 26 when he was named the captain of the Indian team.

“This was in England when I was offered captaincy. I said we have a very good leader in the team who was still a junior, and he is someone you should look at closely. I have had a lot of conversations with him, more so on the field where I would be fielding at first slip and asked him, what do you think? Though Rahul was the captain but I would ask him and the feedback I received was very balanced, calm, yet very much matured,” Tendulkar said.

“Good captaincy is about being a step ahead of opposition. If one is smart enough to do that, like we say, josh se nahi, hosh se khelo (play sensibly). It doesn't happen instantly, you won't get 10 wickets in 10 balls. You have to plan it. At the end of the day, the scoreboard matters. And I saw those qualities in him. Hence, I recommended his name,” the former India batter further said.

Tendulkar was part of the Indian team that lifted the 2011 World Cup title under Dhoni's captaincy. The ‘master blaster’, as he was fondly known, retired from the game in 2013 with Dhoni leading in Tendulkar's last Test in Mumbai.

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Sharad Pawar first revealed in early 2008 that Tendulkar was first approached for the captain’s role after Dravid stepped down, but instead he recommended Dhoni’s name.
 
One thing unique about Dhoni was his appetite for risk. Most Indian captains before and after him played safe selecting and playing experienced players.
Dhoni got rid of Dravid and Ganguly as soon he became captain in ODIs. Removed Sehwag, Gambhir, Harbhajan, Zaheer and at times dropped Sachin too after 2011.
Backed Rohit Sharma, Jadeja, Ishant Sharma etc. Didn't give up on those players despite so much of fans and media pressure.
Fortune favors the brave. Those players not just went to become good players but also won CT 2013 under him and reached 2014 WT20 finals.
Comparing this to Kohli and Rohit era where experienced players have always got the preference over youngsters.
 
Easily the best captain we have ever had. And one of my favorite cricketers.
 
Even after staying 4 years too long in the team his legacy would be as India's best captain and clutch ODI performer.
 
Team India was collecting trophies left, right and centre during MSDs captaincy. Now, despite being the strongest team on the planet, they fail to win WCs at home. Yes, they are definitely the better team on paper than Australia but lack the winning mentality.

This team needed MSD but frankly, they deserve what they got for the way the ridded themselves of their legend.

He is still playing and still winning your IPLs but nobody knocked on his door. Instead went back to TTF captain Rohit who fails to be dynamic and put any value in his wicket at all. Leading from the front my foot.
 
Just the best ODI player in history. The combination of captain, batsman, keeper, finisher is too much. They still haven’t replaced this guy.
 
ExpressPacer said:
Team India was collecting trophies left, right and centre during MSDs captaincy. Now, despite being the strongest team on the planet, they fail to win WCs at home. Yes, they are definitely the better team on paper than Australia but lack the winning mentality.

This team needed MSD but frankly, they deserve what they got for the way the ridded themselves of their legend.

He is still playing and still winning your IPLs but nobody knocked on his door. Instead went back to TTF captain Rohit who fails to be dynamic and put any value in his wicket at all. Leading from the front my foot.
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Dhoni also captained india in SIX t20 World Cups
Won only one

India never in its history collected trophies left, right, centre. Only 4 ICC Trophies
Australia has won 4 in last 8 years alone

And this is not even the strongest Australia side compared to what they had 20 years ago
 
saqib.rai said:
Dhoni also captained india in SIX t20 World Cups
Won only one

India never in its history collected trophies left, right, centre. Only 4 ICC Trophies
Australia has won 4 in last 8 years alone

And this is not even the strongest Australia side compared to what they had 20 years ago
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He did quite well though as before him, they hadn’t won a trophy in years and have not done so after him. Says something about the man.
 
ExpressPacer said:
He did quite well though as before him, they hadn’t won a trophy in years and have not done so after him. Says something about the man.
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As I said, Dhoni won only ONE t20 World Cup in SIX attempts as captain
India being a one sport country with 1.4 billion people should do better than that

However, last 10 years have been miserable

This doesn't say anything about Dhoni but says something about Kohli and Sharma (people the team has revolved around the last 10 years)
 
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