One of the most loved and scrutinised cricketers to have ever been born in India - Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the perfect story for every small town boy/girl who wants to make it big in life. Hailing from the cricketing backwaters - Jharkhand, Dhoni is unarguably the second most popular player in the cricket frenzy nation after 'God' Sachin Tendulkar. Going by the statistics, Dhoni is India's most successful captain and under his leadership, India have won the top prize in all formats of the gentlemen's game - the inaugural World Twenty20 on his captaincy debut in 2007, No.1 Test ranking for 18 months starting December 2009, and the 50-over World Cup in 2011 in Mumbai. He is also the first captain in the world to win three different ICC trophies. Dhoni also led India to a memorable 2013 Champions Trophy triumph in England. During his now more than 14-years long international career, Dhoni has played an integral part in many of India's famous victories. For his impressive match-winning skills, the veteran batsman has also been christened with the tag of 'one of the best finishers in the sport', especially in the limited-overs format. However, with age catching up - Dhoni's batting abilities are on the wane but his electric reflexes and impeccable instincts behind the stumps still make him an indispensable asset to Team India. With the countdown of the 2019 ICC World Cup already started, India still needs the services of one of its biggest stalwarts who is responsible for taking the team to insurmountable heights.
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The knock of 18 runs took Dhoni's tally to 84 runs in nine games this season. His average of 14 and strike rate of 97.7 is the lowest he has registered in any IPL season.
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Gaikwad notched up his maiden IPL ton to help Chennai post an intimidating total on the scoreboard. He raced to his hundred in just 60 balls, smashing five huge sixes and nine boundaries.
Dhoni achieved the feat during match 47 of IPL 2021 between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Chasing a modest 135, openers Ruturaj Gaikwad (45) and Faf du Plessis (41) laid the foundation before Ambati Rayudu (17 off 13) and Dhoni (14 from 11) steered the three-time champions to the play-offs.
This was Dhoni's 39th six in IPL history scored in the 20th over of an innings, the most by any batsman in any over in the tournament.
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It was the second of the weekend's afternoon matches in the UAE leg and in the end, CSK survived the twists and turns.
With three wins in as many games since IPL resumption, CSK have put their one door in the play-offs.
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Both CSK and KKR would look to continue their winning streak when the two most impressive sides of the tournament's second phase lock horns against each other in the second double header.
MS Dhoni returned as Team India captain for a game against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup, which resulted in a thrilling tie.
CSK beat RCB by 6 wickets in the IPL 2021 match in Sharjah on Friday.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (38) and Faf du Plessis (31) added 71 runs for the first wicket to set the tone for CSK's run-chase.
RCB skipper Virat Kohli (53) and young Devdutt Padikkal (70) struck brisk half-centuries in an impressive 111-run stand but CSK pulled the strings to restrict them to 156 for six after electing to bowl.
The much-awaited contest is potentially the last battle between Kohli, the RCB skipper, and CSK spearhead Dhoni.
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