MS Dhoni Fan Blog

CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad was one of the most exciting youngsters of the previous season. Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni was one of many who helped the young leg to adapt to the demanding nature of the league and got the best out of him.

Ruturaj during a conversation with InsideSport said the former Indian skipper played his part in calming and encouraging him. “When I got out without scoring against MI and when I had a bad day with two misfields and a dropped catch, he (Dhoni) came up to me and advised to enjoy the game and play for the jersey. He told me to have a good time in the middle.”

Source: IS

Monday, September 21, 2020

Dhoni more popular than Tendulkar: Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar has said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s popularity in India has exceeded the level of fandom even the great Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli enjoy.

Speaking about Dhoni before the IPL opener, Gavaskar said, “Since MSD comes from Ranchi, which doesn’t have a cricket culture as such, the whole India loves him. Tendulkar has Mumbai and Kolkata, Kohli has Delhi and Bengaluru but when you talk of Dhoni it’s whole India.”

Source: TH

Sunday, September 20, 2020

MS Dhoni prefers players 'who are good in all departments': Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar, who was also the part of the XI in the game, has now revealed that CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni prefers players who can contribute in each department of the game.

"I think Dhoni prefers those who are good in all departments. He likes those who can contribute in batting, bowling and fielding. A bowler can have a bad day but he can change a match by grabbing a good catch or can win the batch with a six or a four," Chahar told former India opener Aakash Chopra in his show 'Aakash Vaani'.

"If you look at our team, we have many players who are good in every department. T20 is a format that requires you to do everything. There are a lot of teams in the IPL which have a strong batting line-up or a strong bowling attack but they remain dependent on a few cricketers. If they do well, they end up winning you matches single-handedly but if they don't, the team struggles," Chahar said.

Source: ITV

Friday, September 18, 2020

MS Dhoni on the Verge of Going Past AB de Villiers in Elite List

MS Dhoni, the CSK captain, who already holds the record for most sixes by an Indian in the IPL, needs four hits over the ropes to go past AB de Villiers in the IPL six-hitters’ list. Dhoni has smashed 209 sixes in IPL so far, while South African legend de Villiers has 212 sixes to his name.

If Dhoni manages to hit four sixes against MI in the tournament opener on Saturday, he will climb to the second spot in IPL list of batsmen with most sixes, which is currently led by KXIP’s Chris Gayle, who has 326 sixes to his credit.

Dhoni, who holds the record for captaining in most international matches has also captained the most in IPLs. Dhoni, who has led Chennai Super Kings in 10 seasons and Rising Pune Supergiant in one, has captained in 174 IPL matches. He had played as a keeper-batsman in IPL 2017 when RPS was led by Australia’s Steve Smith.

Dhoni who has won three IPLs as CSK captain also holds the record for most wins in the tournament as captain. Dhoni has 104 wins, only captain to have 100 wins in IPL. Dhoni’s win percentage of 60.11 is the best by a captain with min. 50 matches in the IPL.

With 132 dismissals a wicketkeeper Dhoni has the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in IPL. Dhoni has inflicted 38 stumpings which is also the most by a keeper in the history of the tournament.

Source: HT

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