Dhoni best captain ever

MSD is the most successful captain of Indian team. He is the games biggest brand ever too. And now he plays equal role off the field: as a stake holder in a major player management firm run by his friend.

1: In 2013, Dhoni was named vice president of India Cements.

2: Dhoni has a 15% stake in Rhiti sports.

3: He did 12 endrosments in 2012

Umesh , DK star as IND wallopAUS

Dhoni: "We bowled really well . Again the start with the bat wasn ' t great . The partnership between me and Karthik was crucial. The wicket was two - pace, and that is why the fast bowlers were successful on this surface. Overall it is a good show by the team . Umesh is a key bowler for us . He gives Ishant a bit of cushion by containing the runs . I just wanted to get into the best position if the side is in trouble . We need to put pressure on the fielders with good running between the wickets as well . Dinesh ran really well and he has earned his place with good performances . We will have to see who misses out. Dinesh will certainly play against South Africa . I would love to have him bat at the top of the order . But we will have to sit and think deep about that ."

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MSD receives ODI CHAMPIONS SHIELD

India captain Mahendra Singh
Dhoni on Monday received the prestigious ICC ODI Championship Shield and a cheque of $175,000 for leading his side to the top of the ICC ODI Championship table on the annual April 1 cut-off date.
This is the first time since the current
ranking system was introduced in 2002 that India finished as the No. 1 ranked one-day international (ODI) side. David Morgan, former president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), presented the Shield to Dhoni, who also collected the cheque, after India's training session at the Cardiff Wales Stadium.
"I am very proud of this huge achievement,
as being No. 1 is a reward for all of us but hopefully it is just the beginning. Being No. 1 in the world brings with it a certain respect for the game itself and for the way in which we play the game and conduct ourselves on the field," said Dhoni.

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VK and DK leads

http://cricketmanza.blogspot.com/2013/06/vk-and-dk-leads.html Done India 337 for 5 (Kohli 144, Karthik 106*) beat Sri Lanka 333 for 3 (Dilshan 84, Kusal Perera 82) by five wickets.
If it was a stand of 186 in 140 balls between Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik that provided most obvious cause for Indian joy, as it helped them fight back in a match that had appeared to be sliding inexorably towards Sri Lanka, perhaps it was more subtle factors that will be of long-term relevance. Even if India had lost this game, they might have been justified in leaving Edgbaston in good spirits, for this match did provide hints that some of the pre-conceptions about this tournament may be misplaced.

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Exploring Sachin's mind

Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday expressed hope that India's football team will qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2022 to be held in Qatar.

"I know in 2022 there is something really big happening for Indian football. I hope India qualifies for that World Cup. That is something that should be your target and your senior players will guide you. Just follow their steps and chase your dreams," Tendulkar said at the Father Agnel School ground in Navi Mumbai.

Tendulkar spoke these encouraging words at the presentation function of the Coca-Cola Cup (National under-15 sub junior football tournament) final between Meghalaya and Orissa which the former won 1-0.

Spot-fixing: Sreesanth an attention seeker, Chandila a tough nut, says police official

A senior police official, who interrogated the cricketers, said Sreesanth had a "very little" attention span and he used to "jump from one point to another".

"We had to come back to the point where he started for clarification time and again. He is mercurial and highly emotional. He won't concentrate. He would constantly do something to gain attention.

Gautam, Yuvraj out, Dhawan, Kumar makes in Champions league

Right-handed Tamil Nadu opener Murali Vijay, who scored two hundreds against Australia in the Test series, too has been named in the MS Dhoni-led squad.

The national selectors, headed by Sandeep Patil, met on Saturday at the CCI, Mumbai to decide on the 15-man squad, which suggested that IPL form has been taken into account while finalizing the final 15.

Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma, the highest run-getters for Mumbai Indians in the ongoing IPL, were rewarded with a place. Karthik has been recalled to the ODI team after a gap of three years.

Amit Mishra, who is one of the highest wicket-takers in IPL history, pipped Pragyan Ojha as the sides' second specialist spinner.

Mohd Shami Ahmed and Ashok Dinda were given the axe, with R Vinay Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav and Irfan Pathan shouldering the fast bowling responsibilities.

India and South Africa are scheduled to kick off the tournament on June 6 at the Sophia Gardens at Cardiff, Wales in a Group B match.

India are to take on the West Indies at the Kennington Oval in London on June 11 and then conclude the four-team group engagement on June 15 against arch-rivals Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Australia, New Zealand, England and Sri Lanka form Group A.

The top two teams from each group would progress to the semi-finals scheduled on June 19 and 20 at the Kennington Oval and Sophia Gardens respectively with the winners advancing to the June 23 final to be played at Edgbaston.

This would be the first international engagement for the team after the conclusion of the four-Test series against Australia on March 24.

Apart from the 15 named for the 8-nation tournament, BCCI selectors also shortlisted a 21-member probables list for the tri-nation series in West Indies involving Sri Lanka. The tri-series follows the Champions Trophy in late June and early July. The other 6 members in that list are Manoj Tiwary, Praveen Kumar, Mohammed Shami Ahmed, Ambati Rayudu, Rahul Sharma and Gautam Gambhir.


MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, R Vinay Kumar, Irfan Pathan, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav.