India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sri Lanka’s explosive batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan have both been nominated in three different categories of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Awards 2009. Both Dhoni and Dilshan have been nominated for the Cricketer and Test player of the year awards. Dhoni’s n…

MS Dhoni won his fourth toss of the series and even as he chose to field the rain came down to delay the start. It’s bound to be another stop-and-start affair as the forecast is for 60% of rain. India lead the series 2-1 and this is their last game of the season. West Indies [...]

Kingston (Jamaica): Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has urged his team-mates not to hide injuries, niggles and any other ailments ahead of the one-day series which begins here on Friday. In what could be a blueprint for Dhoni’s regime as skipper of the Indian team from now on, the wicketkeeper-batsman gave his team …

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, in a confessional mode, blamed himself and his mates for not clicking as a unit in the ICC World Twenty20 but refused to blame fatigue as the reason for it. “If three bowlers were on target then others were not, if some batters clicked, the others failed. A few individuals [...]

India captain MS Dhoni accepted the blame for India’s exit from the ICC World Twenty20 but called it an overall team failure. “We stand up and say we didn’t perform well as a team,” a dejected Dhoni said after the defending champions crashed out following a three-run defeat to England. This was India&#…

On the eve of their ICC World Twenty20 opener, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his India team-mates have come out to quash rumours of a rift between the captain and his right-hand man Virender Sehwag. Dhoni and his entire squad appeared at Friday’s press conference to deliver a defiant statement ahead of the champions’ c…

There was no signs of any jet-lag as Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men trained at the Lord’s on Saturday. The team started preparations for their title defence in the ICC World Twenty20 beginning in England on June 5. The team arrived in England last night and hit the practice session today without wasting time. [...]

Greg Chappell feels MS Dhoni’s captaincy and Yuvraj Singh’s aggression make India the “strongest contender” to win ICC World T20. “It is very hard to predict who will win the trophy. But I think India is the strongest contender to retain the title. Pakistan is unpredictable and Australia too has …

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is confident of his bowling options for next month’s ICC World Twenty20 2009 in England after his part-time bowlers performed surprisingly well in the recent-concluded Indian Premier League in South Africa. The Indian Premier League (IPL), which ended yesterday after Deccan Chargers clinch…

Chennai Super Kings 151 for 3 (Hayden 60*) beat Mumbai Indians 147 for 5 (Duminy 62, Nayar 33*, Jayasuriya 30) by seven wickets MS Dhoni’s Chennai thrash Mumbai by seven wickets and in the process end the Sachin Tendulkar-led side’s campaign in the IPL… Matthew Hayden and skipper MS Dhoni have secured a semi…