Tag: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Every year, IPL franchises break the bank to bag the most sought-after players who they believe will make a difference to their fortunes. But teams who get the most expensive player of the auction might want to pause before uncorking the bubbly.With the sole exception of 2013, when Mumbai ...

After India’s defeat against Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday, Virat Kohli said that only Mahendra Singh Dhoni sent him messages of support during a tough phase of mental struggle after quitting the Test captaincy.Kohli, 33, has shrugged off his extended dry run with the bat at the ...

SL vs PAK: Niroshan Dickwella used his smarts to send Imam-ul-Haq packing.© AFPNiroshan Dickwella reminded the cricket fans of retired India skipper MS Dhoni with his smart wicketkeeping skills in Sri Lanka's first Test match against Pakistan at the Galle International Stadium. Dickwella on Tuesday showed amazing game awareness ...

Former India skipper MS Dhoni turned 41 on Thursday and the World Cup-winning captain is currently in the UK. On Wednesday, he had attended the Wimbledon quarterfinal between Rafael Nadal and Taylor Fritz as well. Dhoni's wife Sakshi shared a glimpse of Dhoni's birthday celebration and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant ...

NEW DELHI: India are virtually out of the ICC T20 World Cup after two big losses. They are managing to stay alive only mathematically. The team takes on Afghanistan today in what is being called a potential banana skin encounter, considering the Afghans can be a tricky opposition. Add ...

NEW DELHI: Warm-up games are usually not precise parameters to judge the form of a team. Instead they are used to gauge individual players and how good they are feeling about themselves. However, they do offer an insight into how confident a certain outfit is. And if the two ...

The iconic Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday joined the Indian team camp as its mentor for the T20 World Cup, two days after leading Chennai Super Kings to their fourth IPL title here. Dhoni was appointed in the new role last month. “Extending a very warm welcome to the ...

In a new role as the mentor for Indian cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s eye for detail will help in enhancing the confidence of the squad in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, captain Virat Kohli said in an interaction on Saturday.Former India captain Dhoni, who has lifted the ...

Mahi Bhai always makes fun of me for being clumsy. I’ve seen him talk about how if I am around in his room, I would end up dropping something or walking into something. ‘Tu rahega toh kuch na kuch hoga,’ he likes to say. Maybe there’s some truth there. ...

Former India wicketkeeper and chairman of selectors Kiran More has said that it took him ten days to convince Sourav Ganguly to let Mahendra Singh Dhoni keep wickets for East Zone in the 2003-’04 Duleep Trophy final against North Zone.Ganguly was the India captain at that time and his ...