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MS Dhoni's six off Nuwan Kulasekara in the final of the 2011 World Cup is special for every Indian cricket fan. Then captain Dhoni smashed the winning six to help India defeat Sri Lanka and win the 2011 ODI World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium. The moment is still etched in all the fans' minds, with Dhoni sending a Nuwan Kulasekara delivery soaring for a six, and then standing still for a few seconds with his bat raised.
India's captain for the T20I series against West Indies, Hardik Pandya became a trending topic on social media platforms after his 'selfish act' denied Tilak Varma a half-century on Tuesday. Hardik hit a six to win the 3rd T20I for India despite knowing that the non-striker Tilak Varma only needed one run to complete his half-century. As fans slammed Hardik, many videos of the 'selfless' MS Dhoni went viral on the internet as fans recalled how the 'Captain Cool' used to handle such situations.
Ruturaj Gaikwad was part of the Test and ODI squads that played in the West Indies. Over the last few seasons Gaikwad has been under a lot of focus with some memorable performances for the Chennai Super Kings. His show as a CSK opener has made him the 26-year-old one of the bright prospects for the Indian team. He scored 590 in 16 matches during CSK's title-winning run in the IPL 2023. After the IPL final, Gaikwad got married to Utkarsha Pawar, who is a cricketer and plays for Maharashtra.
Ruturaj Gaikwad was part of the Test and ODI squads that played in the West Indies. Over the last few seasons Gaikwad has been under a lot of focus with some memorable performances for the Chennai Super Kings. His show as a CSK opener has made him the 26-year-old one of the bright prospects for the Indian team. He scored 590 in 16 matches during CSK's title-winning run in the IPL 2023. After the IPL final, Gaikwad got married to Utkarsha Pawar, who is a cricketer and plays for Maharashtra.
Indian all-rounder Shivam Dube picked his all-time Chennai Super Kings XI with most of major names making the cut. He went with Matthew Hayden and Michael Hussey as his openers followed by the duo of Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu. It came as no surprise that he chose MS Dhoni as the captain with Ravindra Jadeja, Albie Morkel and Dwayne Bravo as the all-rounder options. In the bowling department, he went with Harbhajan Singh and Lakshmipathy Balaji with himself as the fourth all-rounder option in the star-studded team. However, the one name that was missing from the mix was that of pacer Deepak Chahar and the long-time CSK cricketer was quick to react to this snub on Instagram.
Former BCCI selector Saba Karim revealed that he had pitched MS Dhoni's name for India's squad which travelled to Pakistan in 2004 but it did not work out as then skipper Sourav Ganguly had not seen him in action. During a recent interaction, Saba talked about how he saw Dhoni perform for Bihar and was impressed by the determination shown by the ex-India skipper. Dhoni was not selected for the 2003-04 series against Pakistan but in 2004, he went on to make his ODI debut against Bangladesh. He was also a part of the India squad for the 2005 home series against Pakistan.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 15-year-long international career saw him rise through the ranks as an unorthodox wicket-keeper batsman to one of Indian cricket's all-time greats. He's the most successful captain the country has seen and a revered figure in international cricket as "Captain Cool." Everyone has to start somewhere and former India cricketer Syed Saba Karim revealed one such instance in the commentary box, about the emergence of Dhoni, before his call-up to the national team. Karim recalled the first time he met Dhoni and how he became familiar with his skillsets after becoming a selector for Bihar in the Ranji Trophy.
Ishan Kishan has always said how MS Dhoni impacted his career. Both are wicketkeeper batters and have played domestic cricket from the same team. Kishan had a successful West Indies tour. He scored half-centuries in all the ODI matches. The half-century in the third ODI also saw the wicketkeeper-batter enter an elite club which has the likes of MS Dhoni, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohammed Azharuddin among other. He is the latest Indian batter to score fifties in all three matches of the bilateral ODI series. However, he also emulated Dhoni, the wicketkeeper, too as he bagged the 'Player of the series' award.