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Dhoni blast sinks the Aussies

Sports | Cricket
2009-10-30

A QUICKFIRE century by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni set up India's 99-run victory over Australia on Wednesday as the home team levelled the one-day series 1-1. Man of the match Dhoni hit 124 off 107 balls, putting...

Dhoni, Strauss on ICC awards list

Sports | Cricket
2009-9-16

INDIA captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, opener Gautam Gambhir, England skipper Andrew Strauss and Australian speedster Mitchell Johnson have been nominated for this year's ICC awards. The quartet are all contenders...

Dhoni keeps it late as India wins rain-hit tie

Sports | Cricket
2009-7-5

SKIPPER Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck an unbeaten 46 off 34 balls to guide India to a six-wicket victory, under the Duckworth-Lewis method, in a rain-affected third one-dayer against West Indies in St Lucia on Friday. ...

Police arrest 3 over threat to Dhoni

Sports | Cricket
2009-1-3

POLICE said yesterday that they had arrested three people in connection with alleged extortion letters sent to Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Security was beefed up outside Dhoni's family home...

Temple for Dhoni

Sports | Cricket
2008-12-21

FANS from Indian cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's hometown of Ranchi plan to build a temple in his name. "Cricket is religion in our country and Dhoni is god of cricket," his fan club president Jitendra...

Dhoni blasts Asia Cup schedule

Sports | Cricket
2008-6-30

INDIA captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni criticized the Asia Cup schedule after his team played three matches in four days. "I am not happy with the format of the Asia Cup," Dhoni said after India defeated Bangladesh...

S. Africa humiliates India

Sports | Cricket
2008-4-6

SOUTH Africa handed India its fourth biggest defeat on home soil on the third day of the second test in Ahmedabad yesterday. The visitors won by an innings and 90 runs with two days to spare despite defiant half...

Dhoni gets glove warning

Sports | Cricket
2008-2-26

India wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's gloves were illegal. Ricky Ponting's team's over-rate was too slow. And India fast bowler Ishant Sharma was just a bit too exuberant in his sending off of allrounder Andrew...

Dhoni's IPL bonanza has parents concerned

Sports | Cricket
2008-2-22

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's parents have urged him to forget about the cash from his bumper Indian Premier League (IPL) contract and concentrate on cricket. The Chennai franchise of the money-spinning Twenty20 tournament...

Dhoni, Symonds top draw

Sports | Cricket
2008-2-21

Mahendra Singh Dhoni attracted the highest price of US$1.5 million per season in yesterday's player auction for the lucrative new Indian Premier League. Chennai acquired the services of India limited-overs captain...