OTD in 2020: On this day MS Dhoni retired from international cricket, breaking millions of hearts
Dhoni played his last match for India in the ODI World Cup 2019. MS Dhoni (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) is considered one of the legendary players of the cricket world. Under Dhoni’s captaincy, India has won three ICC trophies (T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy), he is the only captain in the world to do such a feat. MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on this day, 15 August 2020. However, he is continuously seen playing for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. MS Dhoni made his international debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong on 23 December 2004. Initially, his performance was very poor, but then a record-breaking century against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam in the fifth ODI of his career changed Dhoni’s career. MS Dhoni became the captain of India in T20 World Cup 2007 In the T20 World Cup 2007, veteran players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly expressed their desire not to participate. After which Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) was declared the captain of the Indian team. Dhoni led the young Indian brigade in South Africa and the team returned to India with the trophy. MS Dhoni’s decisions helped India build a strong team for the ODI World Cup 2011. After winning the World Cup on home soil, Dhoni became one of India’s greatest captains. Later, under his leadership, India also won the Champions Trophy in 2013. Played last match for India in ODI World Cup 2019 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) played his last match for India in the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup 2019 against New Zealand. In the match, Dhoni was standing on the field with the hope of India reaching the finals but then he was run-out due to Martin Guptill’s throw and returned to the pavilion. Such was the performance in international cricket- Dhoni has scored 4876 runs in 144 innings of 90 Test matches for India at an average of 38.09 and a strike rate of 59.12, which includes 6 centuries, a double century and 33 half-centuries. At the same time, he has scored 10773 runs in 350 ODI matches at an average of 50.58 and a strike rate of 87.56, which includes 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries. Dhoni has scored 1617 runs for India in 98 T20 matches at an average of 37.6 and a strike rate of 126.13.
These are the three big similarities between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Neeraj Chopra
Just like Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a very famous name in the world of cricket, Neeraj Chopra is a very well-known name in the javelin throw event. MS Dhoni and Neeraj Chopra (Pic Source-X) Former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is considered one of the best cricketers in the world. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s performance in international cricket has always been very good. Let us tell you, under Dhoni’s captaincy, the Indian team has won the ICC T20 World Cup 2007, ODI World Cup 2011 and Champions Trophy. Just like Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a very famous name in the world of cricket, Neeraj Chopra is a very well-known name in the javelin throw event. Recently, Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in the first Olympics 2024. His performance has always been very good. Let us tell you, Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to win the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Today we tell you about three similarities between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Neeraj Chopra. 1- Thinking of winning Neeraj Chopra (Image Credit- Twitter When Mahendra Singh Dhoni was appointed the captain of the Indian team, he was quite young. However, under his captaincy, India won the trophy of three ICC events. Not only this, under Dhoni’s captaincy, the Indian team secured the first position in Test cricket. Similarly, Neeraj Chopra has always performed brilliantly in his sport. So far, Neeraj Chopra has won medals in all the events he has participated in since the Tokyo Olympics. As of July 23, 2024, he is ranked second in the rankings.
MS Dhoni: MS Dhoni’s complaint was made to BCCI’s Ethics Committee, the board sought a reply by August 30
A complaint has been filed against former Indian captain MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni. (Source – Twitter/X) A big news related to former Team India captain MS Dhoni is coming out. A formal complaint has been filed with the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) in Dhoni’s name. The complainant, Rajesh Kumar Maurya, a resident of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, has filed the charge under Rule 39 of the BCCI Ethics Committee. This complaint is related to the fraud case of Rs 15 crore, which Indian cricketer MS Dhoni had filed in the civil court of Ranchi against a person named Mihir Diwakar. The BCCI’s Ethics Committee has sought a reply from Dhoni in this regard by August 30. Apart from this, Rajesh Kumar Maurya has also been asked to respond by September 16. What is the whole matter? Actually, a complaint of ‘Conflict of Interest’ has been filed against Mahendra Singh Dhoni with a BCCI officer. All this The allegations have been levelled in connection with the ongoing Rs 15 crore dispute between Dhoni and his former business partner Mihir Diwakar under Arka Sports Management, which used to run the cricket academy under the name of the former Indian cricketer. In the hearing held on 20 March 2024, the Ranchi Civil Court found the matter correct, due to which summons were sent to Mihir Diwakar, Soumya Das and Arka Sports Management Private Limited. Let us tell you that Dhoni accused Mihir Diwakar of violating the agreement. The agreement ended in the year 2021 itself, despite this Mihir Diwakar’s company (Arka Sports Management Private Limited) continued to use his name. In this regard, Dhoni’s lawyer Dayanand Singh has argued that Mihir’s company has opened many academies at domestic and international level, but despite this, Dhoni was not given any share of the profits. It was told that due to this Dhoni has suffered a loss of about 15 crores.
Video: Rashid Khan hit a more powerful helicopter shot than Dhoni in the off side, this player is the AI of cricket
Rashid Khan played a brilliant innings in which he scored 13 runs in 8 balls, this innings included a six and a four. Rashid Khan Off Side Helicopter shot (Source Rashid Khan Helicopter Shot in The Hundred: Rashid Khan stunned fans with an off-side helicopter shot reminiscent of MS Dhoni’s signature move during The Hundred 2024 match between Welsh Fire and Trent Rockets on Saturday. Luke Wells was the bowler against whom Rashid Khan used some great wrist work to hit a helicopter shot. Tom Kohler-Cadmore tried his best to stop the six near the boundary but could not succeed despite his best efforts. This amazing shot from Rashid Khan will remind you of former Indian captain MS Dhoni. The ball was not too high when the charismatic Khan hit it, but it was enough to trick Kohler-Cadmore, who despite jumping at long-off, could not stop the ball and the ball went for a six outside the boundary line. Video- Rashid Khan Off Side Helicopter Shot in The Hundred 2024 🌟 Rashid Khan 6 alert! It’s that helicopter shot again🚁#TheHundred , @rashidkhan_19 pic.twitter.com/mAbBwXzytH — The Hundred (@thehundred) August 3, 2024 Rashid Khan played a brilliant innings in which he scored 13 runs in 8 balls. This innings included a six and a four. But even after this, his team Trent Rockets fell short in chasing the target of 130 runs. The team’s innings ended at 125/8, with Alex Hales being the top scorer for the team by scoring 23 runs in 16 balls. Talking about the first innings of the match, Jonny Bairstow performed brilliantly for Welsh Fire by scoring 55 runs in 45 balls. With his efforts, his team scored 129/6 on a challenging pitch for batting. Bairstow received the Player of the Match award for his innings. The match saw some thrilling moments, especially Rashid Khan’s helicopter shot which brought back memories of MS Dhoni’s best shots. Despite the defeat, fans got to see an entertaining game filled with great performances. Trent Rockets are currently fourth in the table with 4 points from four matches. On the other hand, Welsh Fire are also on the same points with the same number of matches but are second due to a better net run rate.
Star cricketer KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty started a charity, Virat and Dhoni will also support them in this noble cause
KL Rahul is playing the ODI series on Sri Lanka tour. Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul (Photo Source: Insta) Team India cricketer KL Rahul and his wife actress Athiya Shetty have started a charity venture. This charity venture has been named ‘Cricket for a Cause’. Both of them have started this venture to raise funds for Vipla Foundation. Along with Athiya and Rahul, many famous people from the cricket world have joined this venture. This list includes the names of players like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma, Jaspreet Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja. Apart from these, the names of international players like Jos Buttler, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran are also included. Under this venture, Rahul and Athiya have organized a special cricket auction. In this, these players will donate their favorite things and raise funds for the foundation. They will give all the money received in that auction to Vipla Foundation Athiya Shetty’s grandmother started the Vipla Foundation Athiya said about this venture- Vipla Foundation has been an important part of my childhood. I have spent many days after school teaching children and spending time with them. Through this auction, I hope to carry forward the legacy of my grandmother. Nani started Vipla Foundation for needy children. KL Rahul said- My first tour to school was very emotional. The children motivated me to start this venture, of which Athiya’s family has been a part. When I contacted people from the cricket world for this, they came forward to contribute to this great work. Talking about KL Rahul, this star cricketer of Team India is currently a part of the ODI series being played on the Sri Lanka tour. Rahul was away from Team India after the ODI World Cup 2023, but he has returned to the Indian team again for this series.
“Whenever we get a chance to meet….we spend some time in a corner away from everyone…”- MS Dhoni spoke about his relationship with Virat
MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli Legendary Indian captain MS Dhoni recently opened up about his relationship with batting superstar Virat Kohli. He spoke openly about their relationship both on and off the field. Dhoni, the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman who led India to victory in two World Cups, has always been known for his calm nature and strategic genius. On the other hand, Kohli emerged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time under Dhoni’s captaincy. Recently MS Dhoni had come to Hyderabad to participate in a program. During this, Dhoni made many revelations about his relationship with Virat. Dhoni said that whenever he meets Kohli, he talks to him in private. He also said that playing with Virat has been fun. During this event, Dhoni said, we played for India for a very long time. Kohli is one of the greats when it comes to world cricket. It was fun to bat a lot with him in the middle overs. Because we used to take a lot of two and three runs in the match. So it was always fun. MS Dhoni said a big thing about Virat Kohli Mahi further said, “We meet very rarely, but whenever we get a chance to meet, we go to a corner and talk for a while away from everyone. We talk about what is going on. That is why our relationship is like this.” Meanwhile, Dhoni was last seen in the IPL 2024 season after undergoing a successful knee surgery. He scored 161 runs in 11 innings at an average of 53.66 and a strike rate of 220.54 with his best score being 37* and he hit a total of 14 fours and 13 sixes in the season.
When Joginder Sharma met MS Dhoni, fans remembered the final of T20 World Cup 2007
In the T20 World Cup 2007, Joginder Sharma bowled a charismatic last over to guide Team India to victory MS Dhoni and Joginder Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter Former fast bowler of the Indian cricket team Joginder Sharma was recently seen meeting former Indian captain and finishing master MS Dhoni. Let us tell you that Joginder has also shared a post on his official Instagram account regarding this. After a long time of about 12 years, both the cricketers have been seen meeting together. Looking at the video, it seems that both the former cricketers are seen talking about the 2007 T20 World Cup. While sharing this video, Joginder wrote in the caption – Good to see you Mahi after a very long time. Also, after watching this video, fans have remembered the final match of the T20 World Cup. Watch the video shared by Joginder Sharma What happened in the final of T20 World Cup 2007 Chasing the target of 158 runs given by India, Pakistan needed 13 runs in the last over to win. Here the new captain of the team MS Dhoni had to decide who to give this over to between Joginder Sharma and Harbhajan Singh. Since Harbhajan was hit for three sixes by Misbah in the previous over, Dhoni decided to give the last over to Joginder. After this, Joginder’s plan was very simple that he had to keep the ball away from Misbah-ul-Haq who was on strike and bowl a wide sound yorker. However, the first ball of this last over was wide and the second ball was a dot. But after this when Joginder bowled the third ball to Misbah, it was a full toss and Misbah hit a great six on the ball. Pakistan needed 6 runs in 4 balls to win at this time, it seemed that Pakistan would win the match. But Dhoni kept talking to Joginder after every ball and repeatedly said that it was just a matter of one wicket. Then Joginder bowled the third ball slowly, on which Misbah got caught by Sreesanth while scooping and Team India won the first T20 World Cup by 5 runs.
It was because of MS Dhoni that Swapnil Kusale won bronze in Paris Olympics, the Indian athlete himself made a big revelation
Swapnil Kusale said that he was deeply influenced by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who himself was a railway ticket collector before becoming an international cricketer. Swapni Kusale (Pic Source-X) Swapnil Kusale has won the bronze medal in Paris Olympics 2024 on 1 August. Swapnil Kusale won this medal in 50m rifle 3 position, which is also called Marathon of Shooting. This is India’s third medal in Paris Olympics. India has won all three medals in shooting. Before Swapnil Kusale, Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh have won medals in Paris Games. Talking about Olympic history, Swapnil is the seventh Indian shooter to win a medal. Along with this, Swapnil Kusale made a big revelation in which he also praised former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Swapnil Kusale said that he was greatly influenced by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who himself was a railway ticket collector before becoming an international cricketer. Let us tell you, Swapnil Kusale is from Kambalwadi village near Kolhapur in Maharashtra who has been participating in international events since 2012. However, he had to wait for a long 12 years and the brilliant athlete made his debut in the Paris Olympics 2024. Swapnil Kusale told PTI, ‘I do not follow anyone in the world of shooting. I consider Dhoni as my idol because he is a very good person. My game reflects that we need to be very calm on the field and also his and my story is similar because I have also been a ticket collector like him. Swapnil Kusale has been working in Central Railway since 2015 Let us tell you, Swapnil Kusale has been working in Central Railway since 2015. Swapnil further said, ‘Every shot is a new shot. I was just trying with patience. Just have to shoot and stay calm. There are always many things going on in your mind regarding the score but I was not thinking like this at all. It was a really good experience. I love shooting and I am happy that I was able to win a bronze medal after such a long time. Seeing Manu, my confidence also increased a lot. If she can win, then I can also do it. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan’s favorite cricketer is MS Dhoni, revealed on social media
Devgan has given this information through Instagram story. Ajay Devgn and MS Dhoni (Image Credit- Twitter Bollywood actor and producer Ajay Devgn has recently revealed the name of his favourite cricketer. Ajay’s favourite cricketer is none other than our and your favourite former Indian captain and the finishing master, MS Dhoni. It is worth noting that Ajay Devgan recently did a question-answer session with fans on his official Instagram account. But when Ajay’s follower asked him the name of his favorite cricketer in this session, he said – it is difficult for him to choose one, but his favorite cricketer is MS Dhoni. See the screenshot of Ajay Devgan’s Instagram story On the other hand, if we give you information about Ajay Devgan, his new film ‘Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha’ has been released recently. So, for the promotion of this film, he did a question-answer session with fans on social media. Now MS Dhoni is seen playing only in IPL It is worth noting that since his retirement from cricket in the year 2020, MS Dhoni is now seen playing only in the IPL. Also, there is a possibility that in IPL 2025 also he can be seen playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which he has made IPL champion 5 times under his captaincy. Also, Dhoni is considered one of the best captains in world cricket along with India, who was known for turning the match from behind the wicket. It is worth mentioning that under Dhoni’s captaincy, India has won all the three formats of ICC trophies. India has won the T20 World Cup 2007, Cricket World Cup 2011 and Champions Trophy 2013 under Dhoni’s captaincy.