Dhoni

Full name - Mahendra Singh DhoniBirth Date - July 7, 1981Birth Place - Ranchi, BiharMajor teams - India, Asia XI, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings, JharkhandBatting style - Right-hand batBowling style - Right-arm mediumSun Sign of Mahendra Singh Dhoni - CancerBirth Number of Mahendra Singh Dhoni - 7Chinese Sign of Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Rooster

Since Chennai Super Kings has to win 3 of its next four matches, some suggestions for the team Bring on Ntini: Our team is one of the poorest bowling sides in the tournament in the tournament[If you want statistics, check here]. In this situation, it does not make sense for preferring Kapugedera(essentially a batsman) to Ntini (a strike bowler). Ntini may not have taken a single wicket in

Subramaniam Badrinath and Mahendra Singh Dhoni revived Chennai Super Kings with a near-century stand after the Mumbai Indians' pace attack had taken early control of their Indian Premier League clash at the Wankhede Stadium here today. Badrinath made 53 off 32 balls with seven fours and two sixes while his skipper Dhoni made an unbeaten 43 in 35 balls with six fours and a six. Mumbai Indians pace

Dhoni or Yuvi? Deepika was special invitee to the recent cricket match.But did yuvi call her up or did Dhoni.Dhoni had made the press in a jinx with his comments while Yuvi and Deepika are in full silence!Will cricket meet badminton............................OM SHANTI OM cybersaaavy more photo upload soon..wait and watch.

Dhoni or Yuvi? Deepika was special invitee to the recent cricket match.But did yuvi call her up or did Dhoni.Dhoni had made the press in a jinx with his comments while Yuvi and Deepika are in full silence!Will cricket meet badminton............................OM SHANTI OM cybersaaavy more photo upload soon..wait and watch

M.S. Dhoni…. and Hot? The Bollywood ladies sweat it out. Bipasha Basu: "Dhoni is great at his job. And he's a good ambassador for our country. He's always well groomed and speaks well. I find him... For more just visit my blog...bollyjolly.blogspot.com

Indian One-Day cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's performance on the pitch and his good looks have earned him a huge female fan following, among them a bevy of Bollywood actresses. Here's what they say:

India’s ODI and Twenty20 cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and student Hiren Patel swap lives for a day. Hiren lives the life of a cricket star while Dhoni leads the life of a student in the realty show FritoLays "Chala Change ka Chakkar". Watch the video yourself:

According to recent survey taken by Cartoon Network across 14 cities of India including more than 6k kids, MS Dhoni has become the favorite sports icon of Indian youngsters. He received 32 per cent votes whereas Sachin got 31 per cent, Shahrukh Khan and Ritik Roshan, both tied at 22 per cent and Aishwarya Rai [...]

Madhavan, the handsome hunk of South India, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, IPL’s CSK team Captain, came face-to-face on the ramp. The Chennai superstars were participating in a ramp show in Chennai. The delight of the evening was the interaction between Madhavan and Dhoni during which the Madhavan quizzed Dhoni, who has become a son of Chennai by becoming captain of its team. Madhavan, who met Dhoni for the first time, did not hide his admiration for the hard-hitting cricketer. “We were both born and brought up in Bihar, and I was always a great admirer of his style of playing cricket. He is a cool guy,” Madhavan said. When Madhavan asked Dhoni if he preferred Malpua or Thairu vadai, Dhoni did not hesitate even a moment in replying,. “Thairu vadai”. The audience burst out when Madhava

Madhavan, the handsome hunk of South India, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, IPL’s CSK team Captain, came face-to-face on the ramp. The Chennai superstars were participating in a ramp show in Chennai. The delight of the evening was the interaction between Madhavan and Dhoni during which the Madhavan quizzed Dhoni, who has become a son of Chennai by becoming captain of its team. Madhavan, who met Dhoni for the first time, did not hide his admiration for the hard-hitting cricketer. “We were both born and brought up in Bihar, and I was always a great admirer of his style of playing cricket. He is a cool guy,” Madhavan said. When Madhavan asked Dhoni if he preferred Malpua or Thairu vadai, Dhoni did not hesitate even a moment in replying,. “Thairu vadai”. The audience burst out when Mad

Nobody can match Pepsi in terms of celebrity power and they have suddenly changed track and decide to ride the IPL wave getting Indian Captain and youth icon M S Dhoni to act in Rajnikanth and Om shanti Om style for their latest ad which is really funny but the tag line still continues to be "Yeh hain Youngistan meri jaan" pretty much their usual strategy grab a bollywood or a cricket celebrity and gain lot of attention but have to admit it this spoof is good.Watch and laugh with this funny adRelated reads:IPL ads, websites and PromotionPepsi's Faboulous Online campaign for Youngistan

Monday evening after the match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, there was a minor argument between the Indian One-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and constable Shivakumar of Cubbon Park Police Station.

M.S.Dhoni did exactly what his team were required from him first some quick runs and then a good captaincy by him earn his team an impossible looking win to maintained their winning streak in the tournament. Needing just 51 runs for victory in the last six overs with seven wickets in hand Bangalore Royal Challengers managed just 34 runs with the loss of seven wickets. Dhoni kept rotating his

Indian Captain MS Dhoni is smart and stylish and represents the new aggressive face of small town India and his ever changing hairstyles makes him a good brand ambassador for Hair Gel which as part of male grooming category is one of the fastest growing categories and has lot of brands like Paras's Set Wet, Marico's Parachute and Godrej Sara Lee's Brylcreem vying for attention. I like the tagline of the ad "Style is for everyone" and the campaign's intent seems to reach out to small town India and tries to communicate that hair styling for youth is an expression of their attitude & personality.When I first saw this ad it caught my attention because of MSD and then with great execution it brought a smile to my face at the end. However when I got down to searching for the ad on Youtube I

While Titan Sonata built a beautiful ad campaign around Chennai Super Kings using Dhoni, Pepsi does a bad job around the same concept. The ad tries to reaffirm the old stereotype of Tamil, whose English accent is different,. still hold by many people in North and Central India. Pepsi! Your Ad Campaign sucks.. and it is sure to hurt the Tamil sentiments and Chennai Super Kings fans. 

Dhoni in his column on cricketnext, confesses that it was great to have back to back wins. He claims that the bonding within the team was great. Most importantly for Chennai Super Kings fans, he confesses he loves riding on his motorbike around Chennai. [If you spot him riding his motorbike on night, do mail me @ chennaisuperkings@gmail.com, I will surely post it]. Dhoni also said his vocabulary now includes the Tamil words 'ille', 'thambi' and 'anna'. But what I liked most about his column is identifying the key issue for today's match against Kolkata Knight riders "The battle that could decide the result of the encounter is between the pace bowlers of the Knight Riders and our top order. If Hayden takes on Ishant Sharma and company, we will do well." Bulls Eye Dhoni.

Ernst and Young have released a report "Dhoni Effect: Rise of Small-Town India" in which they talk about the growing share and influence of small-town India in marketing budgets. The growing affluence levels, high media penetration , better physical connectivity and changing conumption patterns are forcing the marketers to take notice of this marketplace.

Mumbai, (IANS) Indian One-Day cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s performance on the pitch and his good looks have earned him a huge female fan following, among them a bevy of Bollywood actresses. Here’s what they say:Bipasha Basu: Dhoni is great at his job and he is a good ambassador of our country. He is well groomed and I find him soft-spoken and charming. And I don’t think he uses his popularity for the wrong reasons.Esha Deol: Yup, I’d say Dhoni is terrific and he conducts himself with plenty of dignity. Right now I think he’s at his best - physically fit and raring to go. I’d say he is the best sportsman in our country today.Nandana Sen: Dhoni has great focus, speaks his mind freely. Although he is super-talented, he talks like a very regular guy. I find normalcy in su

Mumbai, (IANS) Indian One-Day cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s performance on the pitch and his good looks have earned him a huge female fan following, among them a bevy of Bollywood actresses. Here’s what they say:Bipasha Basu: Dhoni is great at his job and he is a good ambassador of our country. He is well groomed and I find him soft-spoken and charming. And I don’t think he uses his popularity for the wrong reasons.Esha Deol: Yup, I’d say Dhoni is terrific and he conducts himself with plenty of dignity. Right now I think he’s at his best - physically fit and raring to go. I’d say he is the best sportsman in our country today.Nandana Sen: Dhoni has great focus, speaks his mind freely. Although he is super-talented, he talks like a very regular gu

Mumbai, (IANS) Indian One-Day cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s performance on the pitch and his good looks have earned him a huge female fan following, among them a bevy of Bollywood actresses. Here’s what they say:

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In a stylish ceremony on Saturday in Chennai , Dhoni said that we will win the first edition of the Indian Premier League.,which is great news of course, considering that the captain of the Chennai Super Kings is the captain of the world champions of Twenty20 cricket.Dhoni's confidence and cool attitude has amazed everybody.He is especially good in pressure situations and makes the right decisions.In the ceremony, Vijay and Nayanthara were also present( they are paid for it dude, they gotta be there.) There were numerous performances by various artists including Reema Sen (Hmmm. Nayan and Reema together after Vallavan???..I wonder if Simbu was far behind), Vasundhara Das and others.Also present was hometown hero Krish Srikkanth, whose son incidentally is in the Chennai Super Kings team (P

Except for Dhoni, the other captains of IPL teams have said something about their teams and their chances in IPL. But Dhoni has never said anything about Chennai Super Kings or its chances in Indian Premier League. This may be due to the fact that most of the cricketing matters in CSK are decided by V B Chandrasekhar and his team rather than the team captain. With Dhoni in Lion's Den for the first test match between India and South Africa, I expected the situation to change.   I expected Dhoni to appear in public with the management team of Chennai Super Kings to express his support and commitment for Chennai Super Kings. But Dhoni and India Cements Limited have preferred to keep their interaction private. None of the press were informed beforehand about Dhoni's meeting with India

I missed several years cricketing action while I was busy working away from home but I am glad I came back in time last year to see Indian cricket rise up to the challenge and create history by lifting the first T20 World Cup.

It would not be an exaggerated statement to say that Indians are passionate about two Cs- Cricket and Cinema. They are almost like two religions which unite the people across the length and breath of the nation and cricket, especially, brings out the patriotic flavor from people. Hence it is only the right move on [...]

Mahendra Singh Dhoni had looked absolutely composed when India won the last One Day Match against Australia, even as his team mates were going crazy with the excitement of beating Australia in Australia. Every one had then praised him for showing extraordinary maturity and balance, a sign, they said, that India had found just the right man to lead the team.His recent remarks in an interview on Cricinfo have once again brought to surface the disturbing arrogance that has been visible to me and a few others for quite some now. Speaking on the selection of the team under his captainship, he says: “I was pretty clear about the players I wanted in the side”. “Sometimes, it is very important to send the message across, because sometimes people neglect the answer”, he rubbed it in, to cle

It would not be an exaggerated statement to say that Indians are passionate about two Cs- Cricket and Cinema. They are almost like two religions which unite the people across the length and breath of the nation and cricket, especially, brings out the patriotic flavor from people. Hence it is only the right move on [...]

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M.S Dhoni has tackled the best bowlers in the world and beaten the Australians on their own turf. Now the Indian cricket team captain's wish to tickle his grey cells and become a graduate has a Jharkhand college in a tizzy. We will only gaze at him from outside the classroom.Dhoni did his schooling from DAV Shayamli, but after that cricket took over. He discontinued his studies as he got busy playing Ranji Trophy before being called to don the national colours. Even the teachers are happy that the Indian skipper is setting the right precedent and being a good role model. "People earn name and fame after completing education but he (Dhoni) will be the first who has earned name, fame and money and then decided to join college," said Walter Bhengra, head of mass communication department at S

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has tackled the best bowlers in the world and beaten the Australians in their own turf. Now the Indian cricket team captain’s wish to tickle his grey cells and become a graduate has a college in Jharkhand in a tizzy.

Team ‘Indiabulls’ has done it! It has shown the world who the real “obnoxious little weeds” are and how they are to be weeded out. The Indians have faced the worst type of MAO instigated behaviour for months and have emerged victorious. Harbhajan Singh has had the last laugh! In an earlier post, Team Indiabulls beyond 20K, I had written that Greg Chappell was the best coach that Australia ever had. He did perhaps more for the Australian team as the Indian coach than the great Buchanan did for them as their coach. Chappell’s systematic destruction of Team India had ensured not only its hasty exit from the World Cup but also eliminated any possibility of an India-Australia clash in the tournament, which the Australians may well have lost as subsequent clashes show! Team In

From JaipurTeam Manager-Shane Warne-US$450,000Graeme Smith-US$475,000Younis Khan-US$225,000Kamran Akmal-US$150,000Yusuf Pathan-US$475,000Mohammad Kaif-US$675,000Munaf Patel-US$275,000Justin Langer-US$200,000From Chennai:Team Manager-MS Dhoni-US$1.5 millionMuttiah Muralitharan-US$600,000Matthew Hayden-US$375,000Jacob Oram-US$675,000Stephen Fleming-US$350,000Parthiv Patel-US$325,000Joginder Sharma-US$225,000Albie Morkel-US$675,000Suresh Raina-US$650,000Makhaya Ntini-US$200,000Michael Hussey-US$350,000From Mumbai:Tean Manager-Sachin Tendulkar-iconSanath Jayasuriya-US$975,000Harbhajan Singh-US$850,000Shaun Pollock-US$550,000Robin Uthappa-US$800,000Lasith Malinga-US$350,000Dilhara Fernando-US$150,000Loots Bosman-US$175,000From Bangalore:Team Manager-Rahul Dravid-iconAnil Kumble-US$500,000Jacque

Ajay S ShankarJust before they sat down for breakfast in Mumbai early on Wednesday morning, a few hours ahead of the IPL auction, Team Chennai decided there was no looking back. They would go for Mahendra Singh Dhoni, they agreed, at any cost.It was a decision that finally ended up shaking the game.By evening, long after the figures had rolled to a stop, and around 80 of the world's best cricketers had fetched nearly US$42 million, the headlines continued to scream: "Chennai buys Dhoni for US$1.5 million."It was an amount that defied all predictions; it was a bid that stunned some of India's leading corporate names huddled around adjoining tables, and it was a fascinating contest between two teams in a dizzy race to grab India's World Twenty20-winning captain.Cricinfo has learnt the bid fo

Around 80 of the World's best cricket players fetched around 42 million USD, but the headlines remained the same in all the news papers. Hot news was 'Chennai Super Kings spending 1.5 million USD from its coffers for Dhoni'. Never before a cricket player has made such a huge amount from a single tournament.A Few reasons why Chennai Super Kings bought Dhoni Brand Value/Star Power of Dhoni: Chennai, without an icon on its own, did not have any star player who can draw crowds. Dhoni plugs this gap beautifully. Being the one day team captain and future test captain, Dhoni is going to be on the eyes of the Indian Public for a long time. So he provides Chennai Super Kings an opportunity to ride on his fame.Wicket Keeper Batsmen are a rare breed as shown by the fact tha

In Adelaide:Mahendran sing dhoni on staurday spokeout for yovraj singh saying he still had a lot of confdentin him and that the left-hander could still play a key rolein the middle order of the list our mistek are is we gaveyovraj bating in third number.

Dhoni or Yuvi? Deepika was special invitee to the recent cricket match.But did yuvi call her up or did Dhoni.Dhoni had made the press in a jinx with his comments while Yuvi and Deepika are in full silence!Will cricket meet badminton............................OM SHANTI OM cybersaaavy more photo upload soon..wait and watch

mahendra singh dhoni and shahrukh khan were involved in the advertisement featuring both work interchanged , meaning shahrukh as cricketer and dhoni as actor of OSO its again a promotional stunt and shahrukh says he dont need promotions ,do u agree guys ,i dont think so.............http://api.my.yahoo.com/rss/ping?u=[www.sexloverpark.blogspot.com]

  Shahrukh Khan and Mahinder Singh Dhoni shoot an advertisement for Videocon. This time Shahrukh Khan will be seen as a cricketer and MS Doni will be seen as an actor. The shoot took place in Yash Raj Studios on November 2, 2007. Initially MS Dhoni felt a bit uncomfortable shooting with the country’s biggest star, but Shahrukh Khan made him feel comfortable in his own style. Later MS Dhoni shared some cricketing tips with the King Khan. You can check the advertisement very soon on your television screens.       Share This

Bollywood and Cricket are the most famous thing among the Indian and Deepika Padukone seems to be hitting sixes in both the industries at the moment. While her debut film Om Shanti Om is just released, most eligible bachelor at the moment (M S Dhoni) has expressed his feelings for Deepika Padukone.But other side of the story seems something different. Inspite of been linked with M S Dhoni by the media, its the most happening batsman at the moment (Yuvraj Singh) who has caught the attention of Deepika Padukone.According to reports, Deepika was recently seen with Yuvraj at China House at the Grand Hyatt. The two were spotted coming out of the restaurant.Handsome Yuvraj had previously been dating Kim Sharma but the couple split a few months back while Deepika has previously dated model Nihar Pandya.

Source : IBNLiveThe cat is finally out of the bag. Its Team India’s former captain Rahul Dravid and not Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who Bollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra likes.“Priyanka is a great lover of cricket. Notwithstanding having a busy schedule, she does not forget to watch ODIs on television. She is an ardent fan of Dravid,” news agency UNI quoted Dr Madhu Chopra and Dr (colonel) Ashok Chopra as saying.Rumour mills have been abuzz with Priyanka and Dhoni were a couple.“Mimy (Priyanka) loves 'D' but its Dravid not Dhoni. She has always been crazy about Dravid...she is being linked to Dhoni as some people want to capitalise their every mushrooming popularity,” her parents were quoted as saying.Terming Priyanka-Dhoni link-up as 'part of the Page3 gossip', Priyanka's father, added, “Priyanka recently attended a programme organised by Pepsi. All the Team India players were present in the event, but she met only Dravid. My daughter has

Sixer’, ‘Howzzat!’ none of these screams were heard when Mahendra Singh Dhoni was seen. Well it is quite obvious as he was not on the field. Instead he was on the sets of Nagesh Kukunoor’s Aashayein visiting John Abraham.John is a great fan of cricket and Dhoni of course. The two hunks also seem to be having the similar hairstyle currently and guess what, also the same hairstylist. Dhoni had a great time on the sets of Aashayein. Dhoni and John not only chatted for long but the cricket star also watched John doing some intense scenes for the film. Aashayein is produced by Percept Pictures.Well, Dhoni is surely showing keen interest in Bollywood. Initially, it was Deepika and now friendship with John. Any plans to try your luck in Bollywood Dhoni?

Deepika Padukone seems to be dealing in boundaries at the moment. Her debut film Om Shanti Om is just about to be released and she has huge popularity among the members of Team India. Just two days after being spotted coming with Yuvraj Singh from a night club, Team India captain has revealed his wishes to make her his real girlfriend.Dhoni went on to say that for the first time in his life he was trying to be close to a girl who seems to be Deepika Padukone. The cricketer had sent a special invitation to the actress for the T20 match in Mumbai. Deepika was spotted cheering Mahi's moves along with SRK and she even stood up from her seat when he received the trophy.There has been huge speculations about his recent haircut which many say has got something to do with Deepika. Dhoni however denies such speculation and says he wanted to change his look and so he cut his hair to change his look.It is to be seen whether Dhoni who had overtaken Yuvraj on the road to captaincy will emerge tri

The couple is looking extremely good together...isn't it. And why not when both are enjoying good time in their career. Pics below are just the screenshot, click on the link below to watch the video. Deepika and Dhoni Ramp Walk Video

Dhoni has lashed out at media reporters for changing his girlfriend's name after every two days, but he has requested media not to change the name of his current girlfriend ( according to media ). Looks like he is enjoying being linked with deepika Padukone,this is what he has to say“Please do not change my girl friend's name at least for the time being.” That was the request made by India cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to the media.When newspersons pressed hard to know if the rumour about his affair with Bollywood sensation model-turned actor Deepika Padukone held any merit, an unnerved Dhoni said with a smile, “Please don't change the name every two or three days...let the name (Deepika's) be attached for a longer period if you have already decided.”Media reported about Deepika Padukone’s “special presence” during the recent Twenty-20 match against Australia held at Brabourne stadium despite her busy schedule.Deepika had managed to arrive from Bangalore

A new look MS Dhoni, Captain of Team India arrived back home in Ranchi today(October 24) at the Birsa Munda airport with his trademark flowing locks now turned in for a close cropped look after the recently concluded hectic seven-match cricket series against Australia.Much to the surprise of his fans waiting to greet him, Dhoni's locks have been quite the lucky charm for him ever since he began his international cricketing career and his look of course inspired thousands of youngsters to follow his fashion statement.Dhoni was whisked away by securitymen from one of the gates at the Birsa Munda airport as a folk troupe which was to greet him was stopped at another."The enthusiasm would have been different had Dhoni returned immediately after the Twenty20 championship," said a fan and blamed the 2-4 loss to Australia in the one-dayseries for the the low presence of fans.A few determined enthusiasts, however, shouted 'Dhoni Zindabad' and 'Welcome Dhoni' as their poster boy drove away

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has shown both on and off the field that he is a man with a big heart. Besides hitting the ball hard on the field, he follows his heart off the field. He had the guts to invite his dream girl Deepika Padukone to the recent T20 match against Australia. The actress cheered on as Dhoni hit the winning six against the mighty Aussies. Now, the question is whether Deepika will invite Dhoni to the special screening of her debut film Om Shanti Om by director Farah Khan.The Indian skipper had earlier asked actor Shahrukh Khan about the special screening of Om Shanti Om and had openly spoken about his feelings and admiration for its heroine Deepika Padukone. So, it looks like he will leave everything behind to see Deepika on the big screens if he is invited.Now, the ball is with Deepika whether to heal Dhoni or leave him lonely!

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has shown both on and off the field that he is a man with a big heart. Besides hitting the ball hard on the field, he follows his heart off the field. He had the guts to invite his dream girl Deepika Padukone to the recent T20 match against Australia. The actress cheered on as Dhoni hit the winning six against the mighty Aussies. Now, the question is whether Deepika will invite Dhoni to the special screening of her debut film Om Shanti Om by director Farah Khan.The Indian skipper had earlier asked actor Shahrukh Khan about the special screening of Om Shanti Om and had openly spoken about his feelings and admiration for its heroine Deepika Padukone. So, it looks like he will leave everything behind to see Deepika on the big screens if he is invited.Now, the ball is with Deepika whether to heal Dhoni or leave him lonely!

The captain of the Indian team seems to be attracted to the Om Shanti Om beauty.Dhoni had invited Deepika to watch the match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and Deepika was so keen on watching Dhoni in action that she cancelled all her commitments for the day just to be present there. According to a source Bhushan Kumar, the T-Series head honcho, was keen that the Om Shanti Om leading lady attend his sister Tushali’s party in Delhi tomorrow but Deepika begged off saying that she wants to see Dhoni in action on the ground. Deepika was present at the stadium with the King Khan of Bollywood and many of her other friends. Well Deepika surely has a soft corner for Dhoni. All this admiration is not one sided, Dhoni also is equally attracted to Deepika and he keeps expressing his admiration for Deepika to everyone. At the recent T 20 match Dhoni had said Shah Rukh that he was waiting for the release of Om Shanti Om and he will surely watch the movie and now we all know why he will surel

Now this could sure come as a big surprise. But guess Mahendra Singh Dhoni is smitten by the beautiful Deepika Padukone, who is soon to make her debut in Om Shanti Om. The rumors of Deepika and Mahi’s love story sprang up when Mahendra Singh Dhoni send an invitation to Deepika Padukone to come and watch the Twenty 20 Cricket match today at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Another source, tells us that Dhoni extended the invitation to Deepika for the match.” Dhoni has been expressing his admiration for Deepika to everyone and saying he’s very keen on watching Om Shanti Om. At the last T20 match in South Africa, he told Shah Rukh that he wants to watch the film but few people know that his interest in the film has more to do with Deepika than anything else.”When quizzed about Dhoni extending a special invite to her for the match tomorrow and whether she’s also his fan , Deepika Padukone preferred not to comment. Now let’s wait and watch if Dhoni can really set the match on f

Everyone enjoyed T20 WC including Shahrukh Khan. T20 cricket has changed the game for ever, everyone wants it to be the primary format instead of 50 over ODI's including Legendre Ex-Cricket players. I think, it will be very hard for anyone including the players to enjoy the 50 over standard ODI game now that they have tasted the T20 format (they have to be on the field for a maximum of 3.5 or 4 hours instead of 8-9 hours previously!). With T20, Cricket finally has a chance to shed its image as a dull, unattractive and lengthy sport.Incidentally, these are the adjectives people use when trying to explain why Cricket is not truly a global game. If the ICC wants to break into new markets, particularly lucrative markets like USA, it has to get rid of the 50 over format and introduce T20 as the standard because ODI's & Test Matches don't really appeal to the American, Chinese & other Non-English European markets. Infact, if handled well, I am sure this format will bring new life

Mahendra Singh Dhoni : India ready for "biggest match"Sept 23 - Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said India were ready for their "biggest match" after they reached the final of the Twenty20 World Cup.India beat Australia by 15 runs in their semi-final to set up a showdown with traditional rivals Pakistan in Johannesburg on Monday."It's the biggest stage and the biggest match you can play," Dhoni told a news conference."It's a match that needs to be played with intensity and I think we are ready to do that."Despite the interest that will be generated by the match in the sub-continent, Dhoni said the Indians would not feel the pressure."The pressure will be immense, not on us though because I don't believe in taking pressure and none of my team do either," Dhoni said."Taking the pressure on board will not help you perform. It will bring down your confidence."Yuvraj Singh, who spurred India to victory with an aggressive 70 off 30 balls, agreed with his captain."India versus Pakistan is a

Dhoni, who is currently leading the Twenty20 team in South Africa, has been appointed as the captain of the ODI team for the upcoming One-Day series’ against Australia and Pakistan. Yuvraj Singh has been named Dhoni’s deputy. India play seven One-Dayers against Australia and after that five matches against Pakistan. The series against Australia starts later this month. Left-arm pacer Irfan

As Expected the Jharkhand Express Mahendra Singh Dhoni named Indian Cricket Team captain to lead India in twenty-twenty World Cup to be held in South Africa and Yuvraj Singh named India Vice captain for 20-20 world cup. The Indian cricket team member (Virendra Sehwag, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh) who has overlooked by selectors in on going test Series against England is also included in 15

As Expected the Jharkhand Express Mahendra Singh Dhoni named Indian Cricket Team captain to lead India in twenty-twenty World Cup to be held in South Africa and Yuvraj Singh named India Vice captain for 20-20 world cup. The Indian cricket team member (Virendra Sehwag, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh) who has overlooked by selectors in on going test Series against England is also included in 15

Most Likely Indian Cricket team will get Mahendra Singh Dhoni as new ODI captain for 20-20 world cup to be held in South Africa in September 2007. According to sources close to the board and the selection panel, Dhoni has acquitted himself wonderfully in his role as One-day vice-captain and is a 100 per cent choice. "It’s unlikely that there will even be a debate over it," an official told TOI

Most Likely Indian Cricket team will get Mahendra Singh Dhoni as new ODI captain for 20-20 world cup to be held in South Africa in September 2007. According to sources close to the board and the selection panel, Dhoni has acquitted himself wonderfully in his role as One-day vice-captain and is a 100 per cent choice. "It’s unlikely that there will even be a debate over it," an official told TOI

On Day five many of Indian fans hoping that Indian cricket team will display much better performance on last day of Lords Test match against England but that didn’t happened and only Rain, Bad light along with Jharkhand Express M.S. Dhoni who was not out on 76 at tea save the match for Indians. After the match Rahul Dravid acknowledged his top and middle order struggled against swing bowling in the match. "We have to reassess our batting, look at some of the shots, shot selection, that we played," Dravid said after India were saved from a certain defeat at Lord's on Monday. The Indian skipper said the Indian batsmen had a lot of homework to do after the team "got out of jail" in the first cricket Test which they almost lost to England. Earlier India resume their batting from the overnight score and one by one Each and every batsman departed in short Interval except one partnership between V.V.S Laxman(39) and M.S Dhoni (76 not out). Both added 86 runs for sixth wicket. Tea

VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni held up England's bid for victory in the first Test with an unbroken stand of 62 on the fifth and final morning at Lord's. At lunch India was 5-207, needing a further 173 runs to reach its imposing victory target of 380 and with just the tail left. Laxman, who produced the occasional gem of a shot, was 29 not out and Dhoni 28 not out after they had come together after the loss of two quick wickets that left India struggling at 5-145. If India wins it will have achieved the fourth-highest fourth-innings Test victory total in history and broken the equivalent Lord's record of 1-344 set by West Indies in 1984. Forecast rain, which threatened to deny both sides the chance to go 1-0 up in this three-Test series, had so far held off. India resumed on 3-137. Opener Dinesh Karthik was 56 not out and Sourav Ganguly, dropped on 12, unbeaten on 36. An overcast sky made conditions helpful for swing bowling and, in the fourth over of th

Full Name: Mahendra Singh DhoniBorn: July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, India Batting Style : Right-handed batsmanBowling Style : Right-arm medium Test Debut : Sri Lanka vs. India at Chennai – December 2-6, 2005 ODI Debut :Bangladesh vs. India at Chittagong – December 23, 2004 Affectionately called ‘Mahi’, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the avant-garde cricketers to have rocked the Indian cricket scenario. Noticeable for his shoulder length hair, Dhoni is increasingly becoming a popular youth icon in India. He has made a big impact in and outside the cricketing world. His power-packed performances, on-field agility, panache for bikes, et al have had fans, especially girls, swooning all over. Hailing from the state of Jharkhand, Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his debut in the end of 2004 and has since been a regular in the Indian national team. An aggressive batsman and secure wicketkeeper, Dhoni has changed the perception of ‘gentleman’s game’. He, along with a few other new-ag

MAHENDRA Dhoni and Mahela Jayawardene have each smashed a centuriy in a world-record stand as Asia posted 8-331 against Africa in the third and final match of the Afro-Asia limited-overs series. The pair added 218 for the sixth wicket to pass the previous mark of 165, shared by Australians Mike Hussey and Brad Haddin, against West Indies in Kuala Lumpur last year, and New Zealanders Craig McMillan and Brendon McCullum, against Australia in Hamilton earlier this year. Asia was reeling at 5-72 after Kenya bowler Peter Ongondo's triple strike, but captain Jayawardene (107) and wicketkeeper Dhoni (139 not out) came to their team's rescue with commendable knocks in hot and humid conditions. Sri Lanka batsmen Jayawardene hammered two sixes and nine fours in a 106-ball knock for his 10th century in limited-overs internationals before falling in the closing overs. India's Dhoni gave a superb exhibition of power hitting as he struck five sixes and 15

Dhaka, May 10 (IANS) Wicket-keepers Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik propelled India to a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first One-day International here Thursday in the three-match series. Braveheart Dhoni, who limped as he battled cramps, missed his third century by nine runs (91 not out, 106 balls, 7×4s), while the newly-married Karthik scored a fine unbeaten 58 (61 balls, 4×4s) and raised 107 match-winning runs for the sixth wicket to seal the win with one over to spare. Chasing Bangladesh’s 250 for seven wickets in 47 overs, India ended up with 251 for five in 46 overs in a match reduced by six overs due to morning drizzle at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. And moments after India’s win - the rains came down again. Virender Sehwag chipped in with 30 (21 balls, 4×4s) and captain Rahul Dravid made 22. Although Yuvraj Singh managed only one, he gave good support as a runner to Dhoni who batted for most part of his innings with cramps.

The number one batsman in the ICC ODI rankings, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been demolishing bowling attacks but there is one more place we see a lot of him — in his endorsements. Dhoni's on-field exploits have made him one of the most sought after men for advertisers. His tie-ups with top brands have become as common as his match winning performances. In just one cricketing year Dhoni is second only to skipper Rahul Dravid and maestro Sachin Tendulkar with 14 brands under his belt including, Pepsi, Reebok, Videocon, BPCL, Reliance and many more. Pepsi and Reebok are the only two brands to have had the foresight to catch Dhoni before his rise to fame.His latest endorsement is a hair styling product and it was obvious that Dhoni is as comfortable in front of the camera as he is on the field. For the product, it was crucial to have Dhoni as their brand ambassador. Team India's wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni's dream run with the bat has seen brand managers literally running

While the exclusion of Mahendra Singh Dhoni from the list of nominations for the ICC's 'ODI Player of the Year' award is generating a lot of heat, the man himself has taken things in his stride. "I am not overly concerned or disappointed," Dhoni told TOI. "I am not losing any sleep over the issue. In fact, as I see it, right now we have a crucial phase coming up, one where every single member of the team is focused on doing well.But India's one-day wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni hopes to receive one of ICC's annual awards in the near future. Dhoni, attending a function here to announce the list of nominees for the International Cricket Council's annual awards for 2005, said, "I am doing well, but can do better and hopefully get one of these awards one day." The wicketkeeper-batsman, who impressed with the bat during the recent triangular series in Zimbabwe, said he wanted to win the man of the series award in one of the future tournaments he plays in.I don't want to c

Dashing Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently played a game of football in Jharkhand, except this time he ended up on the losing side. It's a different ball game, but it's his first love. Jharkhand's poster boy and India's star wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni takes off his gloves and puts on his football shoes whenever he gets the time. So the cricket icon was in the Silly football ground in Jharkhand to promote football. It was ironic, but it was effective. Dhoni says: "I think this is for the development of sports, and not only for cricket or football, as it inspires the local sports enthusiasts. And we will try to continue doing these promotions, not only for cricket and football, but other sports as well." For sports enthusiasts of who had come from villages in and around Silly, this was a wonderful opportunity to have a glimpse of their very own star that made it big. Some of them had even come armed with binoculars. A spectator at the ma

The nominees for the annual International Cricket Council awards were announced in Delhi last evening (September 7). And though three Indian players were nominated, there was no place for the dynamic Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the "One-day Player of the Year' category. This is despite ICC awards selectors nominating Dhoni in their lists. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday appeared at a loss to explain the shock omission of dashing Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni from the list of nominated players for the ICC ODI Player of the Year award. Trying to justify the glaring goof-up, ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said the list of nominations contained two other wicketkeeper-batsmen. "Sangakkara has scored 1,700 runs last year while Adam Gilchrist has a strike rate of 110 to his credit," Speed said at a media conference when asked about Dhoni's case. Dhoni, who accumulated 1,170 runs from 36 ODIs at an average of 55.71 in the last one year starting A

Fourth day of the Antigua Test would be remembered for Wasim Jaffer's maiden double ton and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's late blitz that included six sixes in a score of 69. And much like his batting, Dhoni's dismissal will also be debated for long as a bizarre end to a blitzkrieg knock. Dhoni was hoisting Dave Mohammad all around the park when Darren Ganga took the catch at boundary but seemed to touch the ropes. Field umpires Asad Rauf and Simon Taufel referred the decision to the third umpire. But TV replays were inconclusive and third umpire Billy Doctrove took 10 minutes, without coming to any conclusion. Dhoni later revealed host captain Brian Lara convinced him to walk off. "Lara came up to me and told me that he was in charge of his players, and that he had full faith that Ganga was speaking the truth. He said I should walk off and I agreed. "There was no instruction from outside. Only those present in the field were involved," said Dhoni.

The number one batsman in the ICC ODI rankings, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been demolishing bowling attacks but there is one more place we see a lot of him — in his endorsements. Dhoni's on-field exploits have made him one of the most sought after men for advertisers. His tie-ups with top brands have become as common as his match winning performances. In just one cricketing year Dhoni is second only to skipper Rahul Dravid and maestro Sachin Tendulkar with 14 brands under his belt including, Pepsi, Reebok, Videocon, BPCL, Reliance and many more. Pepsi and Reebok are the only two brands to have had the foresight to catch Dhoni before his rise to fame. His latest endorsement is a hair styling product and it was obvious that Dhoni is as comfortable in front of the camera as he is on the field. For the product, it was crucial to have Dhoni as their brand ambassador. Team India's wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni's dream run with the bat has seen brand managers literally runn

While the exclusion of Mahendra Singh Dhoni from the list of nominations for the ICC's 'ODI Player of the Year' award is generating a lot of heat, the man himself has taken things in his stride. "I am not overly concerned or disappointed," Dhoni told TOI. "I am not losing any sleep over the issue. In fact, as I see it, right now we have a crucial phase coming up, one where every single member of the team is focused on doing well.But India's one-day wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni hopes to receive one of ICC's annual awards in the near future. Dhoni, attending a function here to announce the list of nominees for the International Cricket Council's annual awards for 2005, said, "I am doing well, but can do better and hopefully get one of these awards one day." The wicketkeeper-batsman, who impressed with the bat during the recent triangular series in Zimbabwe, said he wanted to win the man of the series award in one of the future tournaments he plays in.I don't want to c

Dashing Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently played a game of football in Jharkhand, except this time he ended up on the losing side. It's a different ball game, but it's his first love. Jharkhand's poster boy and India's star wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni takes off his gloves and puts on his football shoes whenever he gets the time. So the cricket icon was in the Silly football ground in Jharkhand to promote football. It was ironic, but it was effective. Dhoni says: "I think this is for the development of sports, and not only for cricket or football, as it inspires the local sports enthusiasts. And we will try to continue doing these promotions, not only for cricket and football, but other sports as well." For sports enthusiasts of who had come from villages in and around Silly, this was a wonderful opportunity to have a glimpse of their very own star that made it big. Some of them had even come armed with binoculars. A spectator at the match says: "He is my favo

The nominees for the annual International Cricket Council awards were announced in Delhi last evening (September 7). And though three Indian players were nominated, there was no place for the dynamic Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the "One-day Player of the Year' category. This is despite ICC awards selectors nominating Dhoni in their lists. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday appeared at a loss to explain the shock omission of dashing Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni from the list of nominated players for the ICC ODI Player of the Year award. Trying to justify the glaring goof-up, ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said the list of nominations contained two other wicketkeeper-batsmen. "Sangakkara has scored 1,700 runs last year while Adam Gilchrist has a strike rate of 110 to his credit," Speed said at a media conference when asked about Dhoni's case. Dhoni, who accumulated 1,170 runs from 36 ODIs at an average of 55.71 in the last one year sta

Fourth day of the Antigua Test would be remembered for Wasim Jaffer's maiden double ton and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's late blitz that included six sixes in a score of 69. And much like his batting, Dhoni's dismissal will also be debated for long as a bizarre end to a blitzkrieg knock. Dhoni was hoisting Dave Mohammad all around the park when Darren Ganga took the catch at boundary but seemed to touch the ropes. Field umpires Asad Rauf and Simon Taufel referred the decision to the third umpire. But TV replays were inconclusive and third umpire Billy Doctrove took 10 minutes, without coming to any conclusion. Dhoni later revealed host captain Brian Lara convinced him to walk off. "Lara came up to me and told me that he was in charge of his players, and that he had full faith that Ganga was speaking the truth. He said I should walk off and I agreed."There was no instruction from outside. Only those present in the field were involved," said Dhoni."Darren was not very sure as the ro

Swashbuckling batsman Mahendra Dhoni climbed to the third spot while Sachin Tendulkar slipped to the 19th in the International Cricket Council (ICC) one-day international rankings released in Dubai Thursday. Dhoni, who gained thanks to his unbeaten 67 in the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Goa Wednesday, is now only one rating point behind Ricky Thomas Ponting , who has 780 rating points, said ICC. If Dhoni displays another solid performance in the fourth and final ODI in Visakhapatnam Saturday, he could overtake the Australian captain. Like Dhoni, captain Rahul Dravid and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also climbed one place each to be 13th (704) and 12th (664 points) in the batsmen's and bowlers' rankings respectively. Dhoni now has 779 rating points in the list headed by Australia's Michel Hussey with 810 points. While Tendulkar now has 669 points, Yuvraj Singh maintained his 20th place with 660 points. In the top places in the bowlers' list, the only other Indian is pacer Ajit Aga