Wishes pour in as ‘unstoppable Dada’ Sourav Ganguly turns 52
Former captain Sourav Ganguly, famously known as 'Dada of Indian cricket' is celebrating his 52nd birthday on Monday.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly, famously known as 'Dada of Indian cricket' is celebrating his 52nd birthday on Monday.
Legendary India cricketer and one of the nation's finest-ever captains across formats, MS Dhoni, on Sunday turned 43.
MS Dhoni, a name synonymous with calmness in world cricket since he made his debut in 2004 for India, is celberating his 43rd birthday on Sunday.
Recalling his interaction with Gambhir during his first full Test series for India in 2012, Ashwin revealed that the opening batter was one of the very few from outside his home state of Tamil Nadu to give him a lot of confidence as a new-comer.
Thursday’s washout in Hyderabad meant that Sunrisers Hyderabad joined Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals as the three confirmed teams for the playoffs and the race is now for only one spot with two teams in fray -- CSK and RCB.
Fans neither saw his 'helicopter shots' on the crease of cricket pitch nor his Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team could win against Rajasthan Royals (RR) last night.
Apart from Dhoni, all eyes will be also on all-rounder Shivam Dube, who set the stage on fire with his towering sixes against Bangalore at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium.
Dhoni is arguably one of the most successful captains in world cricket, winning the ODI World Cup in 2011, T20 World Cup (2007), and the Champions Trophy in 2013 while Morgan helped England clinch their maiden ODI World Cup in 2019.
MS Dhoni will be leading CSK for the 200th time in the IPL when he takes the field against RR at the home arena of MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Dhoni is also a highly successful leader at the franchise cricket level, having led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to Indian Premier League (IPL) titles in 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021.
