Tag: Dhoni

New Delhi: Moments after the Indian selectors announced the T20 squad for the South Africa series, pundits started questioning whether M.S. Dhoni has been ignored and the writing was on the wall for India’s most decorated captain. Quashing all rumours, a national selector has revealed that the wicket-keeper has actually given the five wise men […]

New Delhi: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly didn’t expect Mahendra Singh Dhoni to be “picked” for the upcoming T20 Internationals against South Africa and said the team management is absolutely right in persisting with young Rishabh Pant. The 38-year-old Dhoni’s future in international cricket has been a topic of debate with the national selectors showing […]

Over 17000 runs, 800+ dismissals as wicket keeper and 3 ICC trophies as captain. Is it the end of Dhoni era? Moments after #Dhoni started trending on Twitter today, speculations were rife that the former Indian skipper, who has been off-field since India’s world cup exit, might hang his boots today. It is also being […]

Dharamsala: India captain Virat Kohli has learnt “his lesson” the hard way after an innocuous tweet of his sparked rumours of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s international retirement in a social media frenzy. On Thursday, Kohli had tweeted a picture of him sitting on his hunches after beating Australia in a league game of the 2016 World […]

Mohali: India head coach Ravi Shastri went down memory lane to relieve the magic of Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes against England in the inaugural World T20 which M.S. Dhoni-led India won. “12 years ago, I had microphone in my hand and junior had the willow. Relive the magic,” Shastri wrote in a tweet sharing the […]

Ahmedabad: Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has taken a dig at Virat Kohli, saying the incumbent skipper is able to efficiently lead Team India because he has the likes of M.S. Dhoni and Rohit Sharma in the squad. “Kohli was very good in the last World Cup but he has a long way to go. […]

Bengaluru: Senior opener Shikhar Dhawan on Saturday expressed optimism that the team management will give the youngsters a fair run to establish themselves going into next year’s World T20 in Australia. Captain Virat Kohli recently made it clear that the youngsters will have to prove themselves in the “four or five” opportunities they get. “(While) […]

Ranchi: After being away from cricket for a while, M.S. Dhoni was out here drawing eyeballs in his new car — a one-of-its-kind Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. The decorated former India captain was seen taking the Jeep for a spin in the city as bystanders paused to admire the red midsize SUV and a glimpse […]

New Delhi: In a major setback to India, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was on Tuesday ruled out of the upcoming Test series against South Africa due to stress fracture in his lower back. Fellow paceman Umesh Yadav replaced him in the Indian squad for the three-match series, beginning in Visakhapatnam from October 2. “The injury […]

New Delhi: Former Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni has defeated the likes of Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar in the list of most admired men in India. According to a survey conducted by YouGov, Dhoni is the second most admired man in India, next only to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The sample size of the survey […]

New Delhi: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir feels it would be wrong to mount pressure on young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and the team management should back him. Pant has been inducted in all the three formats of the game for Team India. While the 21-year-old has performed well in Tests, he has been found struggling […]

New Delhi: Speculations regarding the retirement of former India skipper M.S. Dhoni has been a point of discussion for every Indian ever since he decided to take a break from the game post the 2019 World Cup. India opener Shikhar Dhawan has now spoken on the issue and feels that Dhoni, who has taken so […]

New Delhi: There seems to be a difference in opinion among former cricketers on whether M.S. Dhoni should continue playing or hang his boots. Ever since the culmination of the 50-overs World Cup in England and Wales, speculations have been rife that Dhoni might have played his last game for the country. While he has […]

Ranchi: India captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday said he hasn’t had any conversation with Sourav Ganguly with regards to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s international future and believes that the BCCI’s President-elect will get in touch with him when he needs to. Dhoni, who is on a sabbatical from international cricket, is not expected to play against […]

New Delhi: India coach Ravi Shastri says none can “mess around with” Mahendra Singh Dhoni if he decides to be in contention for next year’s T20 World Cup but the enigmatic former captain would “never impose himself” on the team. In a soon-to-be-telecast interview on ‘India Today’ channel, Shastri was asked about the much-speculated future […]