Vipul Jain

MS Dhoni is not at fault, we are Aditya Joshi19 Jul 2018, 06:01 PM   ​ December 30, 2012. The left-arm seam bowling duo of the incisive Junaid Khan and the imposing freak that is Mohammad Irfan, run through the Indian top-order. All of a sudden Chepauk turns into Centurion, as the hosts are befuddled by the nip off the pitch and the parabolas in the trajectory of the deliveries under the grey skies. Three batsmen suffer the ignominy of having to hear the ominous sound of the stumps' rattling, as the scorecard reads 5/29 in 9.4 overs. Out walks MS Dhoni, a calm demeanor on his face almost antithetical to Rohit Sharma's look of disbelief and complete lack of belonging as he walked back. Except that the calm will not precede a storm; it will remain steady throughout, and with the passage of time inch closer and closer to nirvana. The keyboard warriors, a generation of impatient kids with their attention spans reduced to Curtly Ambrose's batting average, or the bowling...

MS Dhoni gives a sneak peek into his captaincy approach Dhoni shared his philosophies as a leader of the national team on his 37th birthday. By  Salman Anjum  - 09 Jul, 2018 MS Dhoni | Getty MS Dhoni’s achievement as a captain is surreal, to say the least. Coming from the small town of Jharkhand, Dhoni hasn’t only done wonders for Indian cricket but for the game globally. He is the only captain in the history of cricket to have won all the three ICC trophies – 2007 World T20, 2011 Cricket World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy. Dhoni has also led India to the pinnacle in Test cricket while he has captained Chennai Super Kings to three IPL titles and two Champions League trophies.   Dhoni celebrated his 37th birthday on Saturday (July 7) and shared his philosophies as a leader of the national team. “The biggest learning during my tenure as a captain was, that a lot of time, I used to think that this is common sense. But no, there is nothing called common sense. You th...

I don't study cricket too much. Whatever I have learned or experienced is through cricket I've played on the field, and whatever little I have watched. Mahendra Singh Dhoni I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a series, they treat me the same way. Mahendra Singh Dhoni I believe in giving more than 100% on the field, and I don't really worry about the result if there's great commitment on the field. That's victory for me. Mahendra Singh Dhoni Getting up quite late in the morning, going and trying to clean my bikes - I have quite a few of them in Ranchi - spending some time with my family, my parents and friends. Going out for rides with my friends and having lunch or dinner at a roadside hotel - that's my favourite time-pass. These are the sort of things that really excite me. Mahendra Singh Dhoni If you play cricket for India, money is bound to come, and with IPL in and match money of the Ranjhi trophy, I think money ...