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Tendulkar, Dhoni feature in video supporting ICC Champions Trophy 2009

by ANI September 9, 2009 Sports

Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Gautam Gambhire have joined several top cricketers of the world to promote this year’s ICC Champions Trophy.
They also include international captains Younus Khan of Pakistan, England’s Andrew Strauss, Graeme Smith from host South Africa and Daniel Vettori of New Zealand. All feature in a short [...]

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We got complacent after taking seven wickets: Dhoni

by PTI June 27, 2009 Sports

Indian cricket team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that his teammates got complacent after polishing the top-order of the West Indies, who nearly toppled India in the high scoring first one-dayer here on Friday.
India set a massive 340-run target before the hosts but had to toil hard to defend it before managing a 20-run win [...]

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India seek consolation win against Pak in warm-up today

by Agencies June 2, 2009 Sports

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni would need pluck and luck in equal measure to score a consolation win against Pakistan in the warm-up match of the ICC World Twenty20 in London on Wednesday.
Dhoni’s men lost the first sparring match of the warm-ups to New Zealand on Tuesday and are up against an opponent who [...]

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Indian cricket team to leave for England today

by ANI May 29, 2009 Sports

The Indian cricket team will leave for England on Friday for the second edition of the World T-20 Championship.
Ahead of their departure, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he had a balanced team, which could defend the World Twenty-20 title, which they won in South Africa in 2007.
“I am happy with the balance in our squad. [...]

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Dhoni dubs Flintoff best bowler in ODI cricket

by ANI April 19, 2009 Sports

Chennai Super Kings skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has dubbed Andrew Flintoff as the “best bowler in one-day cricket” ahead of today’s big clash with Kevin Pietersen’s Bangalore Royal Challengers.

The two giants of the English cricket come head-to-head, as Bangalore Royal Challengers take on Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League today.

Having [...]

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Sehwag leading cricketer, Dhoni leads Wisden’s Dream Test XI

by Agencies April 8, 2009 Sports

Wisden, the highly respected cricket publication has named Virender Sehwag as the Leading Cricketer in the World for 2008 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni captain of its first ever Dream Test XI which has five Indians in the ranks.
India’s rich vein of form found ample reflection in Wisden’s first ever Dream XI which include Sehwag, Dhoni, [...]

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”We have set the benchmark”, says Dhoni

by ANI April 7, 2009 Sports

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today praised his squad for gelling together to effect a series triumph in New Zealand after 41 years, and added that it had set a benchmark for future Indian teams to achieve.
“It’’s a fantastic atmosphere [in the dressing room], can”t get better. We have set the benchmark. Next time [...]

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I am not under any pressure: Dhoni

by Indo-Asian News Service November 5, 2008 Sports

Taking over Test captaincy from Anil Kumble, Mahendra Singh Dhoni appeared unfazed by any pressure as he leads India in the fourth and last Test against Australia, starting here Thursday.
Dhoni dismissed Australian captain Ricky Ponting’s suggestion that his side will be distracted by Sourav Ganguly’s last international match, V.V.S Laxman’s 100th Test and the absence [...]

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India will become a dominant force under Dhoni: Kumble

by Indo-Asian News Service November 3, 2008 Sports

A day after taking retirement from international cricket, Anil Kumble said Indian cricket will soon become a dominant force in world cricket under Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Addressing the media at Kreeda, his Bangalore residence Monday morning, Kumble looked relaxed after bringing down the curtains on his 18-year-long glorious career at the Ferozshah Kotla in New Delhi, [...]

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