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'Want to enjoy whatever last few years of cricket I am able to play': MS Dhoni drops big hint ahead of IPL auction

NEW DELHI: In a development that is sure to excite millions of fans, former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni has hinted that he is not yet ready to walk away from the game, sparking speculation about his participation in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).

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MS Dhoni breaks silence on 'Thala for a reason' memes - WATCH

NEW DELHI: 'Thala for a reason' — memes around this phrase have been circulating widely on social media as cricket fans flood the internet with viral posts, linking anything and everything to MS Dhoni’s iconic jersey number 7.

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Harbhajan Singh predicts who CSK will retain before IPL 2025 auction

Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that the five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will retain key players MS Dhoni, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Rachin Ravindra, as well as pacer Matheesha Pathirana ahead of the mega auction.

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Heartbreak! Rishabh Pant joins rare list of keeper-batters to be dismissed on 99 in a Test

NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Rishabh Pant on Saturday agonizingly missed out on a well-deserved century by just 1 run in the second innings against New Zealand on Day 4 of the first Test in Bengaluru.

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Watch: MS Dhoni, daughter Ziva charm fellow passengers on flight

MS Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian cricket team and Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings, recently won hearts of fans once more, not on the cricket pitch but while travelling on a flight.

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India vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Virat Kohli goes past MS Dhoni to claim this record

NEW DELHI: During the first Test match between India and New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, senior batsman Virat Kohli passed former captain MS Dhoni to become the second-most-capped international cricketer for India across all formats.

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Harbhajan Singh's cryptic tweet goes viral, leaves social media confused

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh kicked up a storm on social media with a cryptic post. The post on Tuesday (8 October) didn't suggest the topic in question but it came on the day Assembly Election results for Haryana and Jammu Kashmir were announced.

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'MS Dhoni is the identity of CSK...': Tom Moody on uncapped player rule in IPL

NEW DELHI: The return of the uncapped player rule, which had been there since the inaugural edition and only went away in 2021, is a shot in the arm for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as it allows them to retain one of most sought-after players in the Indian Premier…

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When Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score a double hundred in ODIs

NEW DELHI: As international cricket returns to Gwalior, this is a good time to see what had happened when the last time the city hosted an international cricket match.

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Rohit Sharma: 'Jisko jo bolna hai bolo, bindaas!'

India's T20 World Cup triumph under Rohit Sharma won India the ICC silverware in the shortest format 17 years after MS Dhoni's team clinched the trophy in the tournament's inaugural edition in 2007. But it looked unlikely when South Africa were in complete control of the run-chase in the final…

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'Dhoni ne screen pe mukka bhi mara' - Harbhajan Singh reveals when 'Captain Cool' got angry

Opposite to his characteristic calm head and cool demeanor, MS Dhoni punched the screen on his way to the dressing room after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lost their crucial match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) earlier this year in the Indian Premier League (IPL) -- claimed Harbhajan Singh.

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IPL 2025: Ajay Jadeja reckons Dhoni, Gaikwad, Jadeja to be CSK's no-brainer retentions

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja reckons MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravindra Jadeja will be the three no-brainer retentions for the Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction.

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EXPLAINED: Is uncapped IPL player rule new or old, and is it designed for MS Dhoni?

The much-awaited player-retention rules for the Indian Premier League (IPL) have been officially announced by the tournament's Governing Council, and the fact that the definition of an 'uncapped' player perfectly fits for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to retain MS Dhoni, it has sent rumour mills in overdrive.

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Chennai Super Kings can now retain MS Dhoni, but is he up for another IPL season?

The ball, it seems, is now in MS Dhoni's court after the Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Regulations announced by the IPL Governing Council (GC) on Saturday re-introduced the 'uncapped player' rule that had been scrapped in 2021.

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IPL auction: Six retentions, right-to-match comes back

Each franchise to have purse of Rs 120 crore; Impact rule to stay

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IPL 2025 Player Retention: BCCI set to announce new IPL player retention rules ahead of mega auction

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to announce new player retention rules ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction soon. There are also reports that the much-awaited IPL auction is likely to be held outside India in November.

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Meet Haryana Police DSP who guided India to T20 World Cup glory in 2007

The Haryana Police DSP who played a pivotal role in guiding India to their historic 2007 ICC T20 World Cup triumph is Joginder Sharma.

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Exclusive: Rishabh Pant is biggest match-winner for India, and is yet to hit his prime, says Mohammad Kaif

NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant marked his much-awaited return to the Test arena with a swashbuckling hundred against Bangladesh in the Chennai Test.

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'Play MS Dhoni, Sell Virat Kohli, Bench Rohit Sharma': Michael Vaughan stuns cricket fans with 'impossible' IPL decision

NEW DELHI: Faced with an 'impossible' imaginary scenario in the Indian Premier League, two former international cricketers were asked: If MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma played for the same team, who would you play, sell, and bench?

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'Unacceptable', says Dinesh Karthik on Rishabh Pant vs MS Dhoni 'greatest in Test format' debate

NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Rishabh Pant had an emotional return to Test cricket after a long gap of 632 days as he fired a sizzling second-innings ton in India's clinical win over Bangladesh in the Chepauk Test.

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India's Win In Numbers: From Rishabh Pant's return after 632 days to no stopping R Ashwin at 38

NEW DELHI: Veteran Ravichandran Ashwin delivered an all-round masterclass while swashbuckling Rishabh Pant had an emotional and memorable Test return as India thrashed Bangladesh in just over three days in the series opener in Chennai to go 1-0 up in the 2-game series on Sunday.

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India vs Bangladesh, 1st Test: Gill, Pant strike centuries before Ashwin grabs three to leave Bangladesh facing heavy defeat

CHENNAI: There's been an air of inevitability about this Test match since the time Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja had that partnership of 199 in the first innings. On Saturday afternoon in fading light, the duo was in ‘let's finish the Test today' mode after the young entertainers Rishabh Pant…

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MS Dhoni vacationing in the US, spotted watching this sport at a stadium - See pics

Former India captain MS Dhoni is vacationing in the US with friends and has been spotted watching American football at a stadium.

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When Bangladesh created history over MS Dhoni-led Team India

NEW DELHI: The 2015 tour to Bangladesh didn’t go as planned for MS Dhoni-led Team India. The tour featured one Test match and three ODIs. After the solitary Test ended in a draw, attention shifted to the ODI series, held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

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'MS kicked water bottle out of the park': CSK's Subramaniam Badrinath reveals rare moment of MS Dhoni losing cool after IPL defeat

NEW DELHI: Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter, Subramaniam Badrinath, has revealed a rare instance of Mahendra Singh Dhoni losing his temper during a match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the early years of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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