Posts Tagged ‘Dhoni’
Watch Mahendra Singh Dhoni bowling in RBS Cup
Watch Dhoni Bowling Last Over in 2nd Test Between India and England on Final Day
Dhoni’s 183 Not Out Against Sri Lanka at Jaipur
MS Dhoni’s brilliant 183* not only help India to discover a win but also entered his name from India in many areas of records. He has now highest Individual score as any wicketkeeper. He is also the highest scorer in the second inning. He is now 3rd highest in making ten 6’s in the game. Also in this both Sangakkara and Dhoni hitted century making it First ODI in which both wicketkeeper has hitted centuries.
Dhoni Reaches the first spot in ODI Batsmen
M.S.Dhoni retained his No.1 spot in ICC Player rankings after India defeat SriLanka 3-2 in the past series.
ICC player rankings
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ODI batsmen
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| Rank |
Name |
Country |
Rating |
| 1 | M.S. Dhoni | ||
| 2 | G.C. Smith | ||
| 3 | R.T. Ponting | ||
| 4 | M.E.K. Hussey | ||
| 5 | Mohammad Yousuf | ||
| 6 | S. Chanderpaul | ||
| 7 | K.P. Pietersen | ||
| 8 | A. Symonds | ||
| 9 | S.R. Tendulkar | ||
| 10 | M.L. Hayden | ||
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ODI bowlers
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| Rank |
Name |
Country |
Rating |
| 1 | N.W. Bracken | ||
| 2 | D.L. Vettori | ||
| 3 | S.E. Bond | ||
| 4 | S.C.J. Broad | ||
| 5 | M.G. Johnson | ||
| 5 | M. Muralidaran | ||
| 7 | W.P.U.J.C. Vaas | ||
| 8 | B. Lee | ||
| 9 | K.D. Mills | ||
| 10 | A. Nel | ||
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ODI allrounders
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| Rank |
Name |
Country |
Rating |
| 1 | A. Flintoff | ||
| 2 | Shoaib Malik | ||
| 3 | J.D.P. Oram | ||
| 4 | Shahid Afridi | ||
| 5 | J.H. Kallis | ||
| 6 | C.H. Gayle | ||
| 7 | S.T. Jayasuriya | ||
| 8 | P.D. Collingwood | ||
| 9 | S.B. Styris | ||
| 10 | M.J. Clarke | ||
Dhoni not playing the upcoming Srilanka Test Series
Previously while during the Asia Cup Series Dhoni said "We were a bit disappointing, but one of the reasons for it is that we have played cricket for 36 of the last 84 hours," after the press conference of match with Bangladesh. For this Rajiv Shukla, the vice-president of the Indian board, has responded to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s complaint saying "If a player wants rest, he can inform the board and we’ll be happy to send replacements."
Shukla referred to the case of Sachin Tendulkar to make his point. "Sachin had informed us well in advance and hence he was not picked." Keeping this in mind Mahendra Singh Dhoni had informed BCCI that he need some rest. Ratnakar Shetty, BCCI’s chief administrative officer said Dhoni, India’s ODI captain, had personally conveyed the message. "Yes, he (Dhoni) has told the board that he would like to rest for the Test series against Sri Lanka", Shetty said.
So Dinesh Karthik is likely to replace Dhoni to do wicketkeeping duties for the series. Karthik last played in the Bangalore Test against
A Majestic welcome to India team
The team actually reached Mumbai in the morning and took a chartered flight to
The little master Sachin Tendulkar, who played match-winning knocks in both the finals, told news channel CNN-IBN that the team hadn’t been diverted by the debates – which originated in the Sydney Test – during the tour. "Plenty of things happened on the field, but we were focused on the cricket."
A reward of Rs 10 crore (US$2.5 million) had already been announced for the team.