Indian coach Gary Kirsten says Anil Kumble commands respect, Dhoni reminds him of Cronje

Chennai Super Kings and Indian ODI/Twenty20 skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been likened to late South African skipper Hansie Cronje by Cronje’s former colleague and Indian team coach Gary Kirsten. Gary Kirsten said while Test skipper Anil Kumble had earned the respect of team mates, ODI and Twenty20 skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was able to [...]

Dhoni takes on Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid; justifies his youth policy

The Indian ODI & Twenty20 captain does not hide his aversion for Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, who have both scored more than 10,000 runs each in one-day cricket Indian Team’s one-day and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) has justified his decision to exclude Sourav Ganguly (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Rahul Dravid [...]

Chennai Super Kings IPL wanted MS Dhoni at any cost; Vijay is star ambassador

DLF IPL’s Chennai Super Kings, which made the highest bid in the player auction for India’s Twenty 20 and ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, said the team’s strategy was to form the most competitive bunch of players for the tournament. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was bagged by Chennai Super Kings for $1.5 million. Meanwhile Tamil film [...]

DLF IPL’s 2nd player auction next week

The Indian Premier League (IPL) will conduct its second auction next week, in a move aimed to give room for franchises which have still money left. Franchises can spend a maximum of $5 and a minimum of $3.3 millionfor buying players. The first IPL auction was held in Mumbai’s Hilton Hotel on February 20th. IPL’s [...]