Here is what Virat Kohli said on MS Dhoni’s Omission from T20I Squad against Windies and Australia

The MSK Prasad who led selection panel had announced the squads for the T20Is against West Indies and Australia and MS Dhoni has been excluded from the two squads which raised several questions. In the squad young wicket-keeper-batsman, Rishabh Pant has been included in the two squads, with Dinesh Karthik acting as his back-up.

On MS Dhoni’s omission from the three-match Twenty20 International series against the Windies and Australia. Captain Virat Kohli explains the decision and says former captain felt Rishabh Pant should get more chances.

On MS Dhoni's T20I career coming to an end, India skipper Virat Kohli said that the former captain remains an integral member of the Indian team in limited-overs cricket.

After Team India's victory over West Indies by 9 wickets in the fifth One Day International in Thiruvananthapuram, Kohli told that he was not part of that conversation and it is what the selectors explained. He thinks people are putting too many variables into the situation, which is not the case he can assure that. He said that he is still a very integral part of this team and he just feels that in the T20 format, someone like Rishabh Pant can get more chances.

Kohli further told that the selector felt that in T20 format, Rishabh Pant can be given a chance and Dhoni anyway plays ODIs for them regularly. It was about giving chances to a youngster and it has nothing to do with what people are thinking and he as a captain can certainly assure you that.

India will take the West Indies in the 3-T20I series starting on November 4 in Kolkata. The second T20I will take place on 6 November in Lucknow and third T20Is will take place on 11 November in Chennai. Virat Kohli has been rested for the series and Rohit Sharma will be leading the Men in Blue.

MS Dhoni out of Top 5 Players who scored fastest 10000 ODI Runs after Virat’s mind-blowing performance in Second ODI against Windies

Virat Kohli became the latest to join the elite club of batsmen who have achieved 10000 ODI runs. While batting in the 2nd ODI against West Indies at Visakhapatnam out of the five-match ODI series.

The second One Day International ended in a tie but is memorable for Virat Kohli. Before the match started Virat was just 81 runs away to become the fifth Indian batsman and 13th player to join the 10000 runs in ODIclub.

Virat scored 157 runs off 129 balls for India and became the latest to join the elite club of batsmen who have achieved 10000 ODI runs. He also broke the record of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Virat took 205 innings to reach the landmark. The Master Blaster did it in 259 innings.

India’s wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni while batting in the 2nd ODI against England at Lord’s in the month of July became the fifth fastest to 10000 ODI runs but as Virat moved to No. 1, Position of all others moved a place down.

Following Virat Kohli at No.1 and Sachin Tendulkar at No.2, the third spot in fastest 10000 runs in ODI is hold by Sourav Ganguly, he took 263 innings to score 10000 plus runs in ODI. Australian Cricketer Ricky Ponting holds fourth place by achieving the landmark in 266 innings.

South African batsmen Jacques Kallis stands at No. 5. He took 272 innings to score 10k runs. Then former Indian Captain MS Dhoni stands at position six as he took 273 innings to achieve the target. You can read MS Dhoni Biography to know more about the best Indian Captain.

Following MS Dhoni at No. 6, the list further includes players like West Indies Cricketer Brian Lara, Indian Cricketer Rahul Dravid, Sri Lankan Cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan, and Kumar Sangakkara.

Apart from them, the list features Pakistan Player Inzamam-Ul-Haq, Sri Lankan Player Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene who took 333 innings to achieve the landmark.

Players like Rohit Sharma and Hashim Amla may become the next to join the 10K ODI Runs Club.

As per Reports MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir likely to be BJP Candidates in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

As per Report Ruling party, BJP is in talks with both the Cricketers Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni to contest polls from their respective state in 2019 elections. Dhoni and Gambhir may likely contest from their respective states.

Gautam Gambhir's name is linked with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with reports claiming that the veteran cricketer will contest in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from his home state.

Another name which is being linked with the BJP is of former Indian captain and wicket-keeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni. As per reports, BJP is in talks with Dhoni to contest polls from Jharkhand.

The BJP leader once said, "Both players have wide acceptability, respect, and credibility across the country and are regarded as leaders by all sections of society. They are not only leaders from their respective states but also leaders of the country. Dhoni is currently the captain of the Chennai Super Kings team playing at the IPL (Indian Premier League) and thus has reach and mass base even in the southern parts of India. Both these players joining the party will be an asset for us,”.

Gautam Gambhir had last played for India in November 2016. He is currently the captain of Delhi. He helped them to reach the final of the recently-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018.

Gambhir is yet to announce his retirement from competitive cricket and he may enter politics as he had popularity and massive fan following all over the nation.

As per a report, the BJP is likely to replace Meenakshi Lekhi, who is a Member of Parliament from Delhi with Gambhir.

The reason given by the senior BJP leader for replacing Lekhi was that the reports about Meenakshi Lekhi’s work are not good. People from her constituency are not happy with her work. So the BJP has decided that she will not be repeated this time as a candidate from New Delhi.

On the other hand, Gautam Gambhir had wide acceptability and is known for his social work. He is most likely to be the party’s candidate from the same seat. “ He is a Delhiite and will do his best for the people of Delhi," a senior BJP leader quoted.

If you had read MS Dhoni biography or know about him, BJP would have the advantage over other parties if they convince MS Dhoni for the 2019 elections.

Youngest Indian Cricketer Khaleel Ahmed

Khaleel Ahmed, the left-arm fast bowler had performed brilliantly in Asia Cup 2018. In an interview, he said that he had a dream of playing under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and when MS Dhoni captained for a match in Asia Cup 2018, his dream came true.

When Dhoni left the captaincy, Khaleel Ahmed thought that he will never get a chance to play under the captaincy of Dhoni. At that time, he thought that his dream of playing under Dhoni’s captaincy will never come true.

When in a match of Asia Cup 2018 against Afghanistan, Captain Rohit Sharma and Vice Captain Shikhar Dhawan was at rest, Dhoni captained for the team.

Khaleel is very happy that his dream came true and he said that it was his destiny that MS Dhoni captained for the one match. It was the 2nd International match for Khaleel Ahmed and Dhoni gave him the chance to bowl in first over.

Khaleel also talked about his aim, he wants to be the main baller of the team. He said that he wants to be the baller whose name strikes first in the Captain’s mind whenever there is a need to clear out the opposite side.

Another thing that relates well with this match is as a captain it was the 200th match for MS Dhoni. The result of this interesting match was a tie but this match made Khaleel’s dream became reality.

Khaleel also got emotional when India won the Asia Cup 2018 Final against Bangladesh and MS Dhoni, the man of hearts, requested the captain Rohit Sharma to let the new player in the team hold the Asia Cup 2018 trophy. This gesture of MS Dhoni won many hearts and was very much appreciated by all.

MS Dhoni always gives chance to the young players to be in the limelight whenever his team won the match. MS Dhoni is one of the best captains of all the times.

Unknown facts about Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the best captain of the Indian Cricket team. His attitude made him the coolest captain. MS Dhoni is the one whose name shines in every match.


Recently in Asia Cup 2018, after India defeated Bangladesh and won the trophy, MS Dhoni gesture for debutant Khaleel Ahmed was heart touching and is very much appreciated. MS Dhoni walked to Rohit Sharma, who captained Indian Cricket Team in absence of Virat Kohli, and asked Rohit to let the new player hold the trophy.

But there are some unknown facts about Dhoni which every MS Dhoni fan should know. MS Dhoni made his ODI debut in the year 2004 and was run out on the first ball. Dhoni made his Ranji Trophy debut when he was just 18 years old.

Dhoni loved to play football and badminton too. He was a goalkeeper for his school’s football team. MS Dhoni learned his signature shot from the former Jharkhand Cricketer Santhosh Lal.

MS Dhoni holds many records. He scored most number of sixes as a captain in international cricket. As a wicketkeeper, he has the highest score in ODI. He is the first Indian wicketkeeper to score 4000 Test runs.


Dhoni has won the ICC player of the year twice. Dhoni also co-owns a racing team. Recently Dhoni made a record for 200 matches as captain and 800 dismisles behind the stumps.


Dhoni shares a great bond with every cricketer. He guides his juniors on and off the field. Dhoni’s senior also praises him for his efforts.


Sourav Ganguly was impressed with Mahendra Singh Dhoni from the very first day. He said in his autobiography named A Century is Not Enough, "Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who came to my notice in 2004, was a natural progression of this thought." Ganguly later added, "I was impressed with MS Dhoni from day one,".


Rohit Sharma , the man who led Indian Cricket Team in Asia Cup 2018, credits the MS Dhoni for his career-changing decision to open. He is India’s most dependable batsman. Rohit first opened in 2013 against England scoring 80 odd runs. The decision of former captain was the career-changing move for Rohit.


MS Dhoni is thus the best mentor for his juniors and as a person too he stands out from others.

All you want to know about Cricket World Cup 2019

World Cup trophy is the dream of every Cricketing Country. Opportunity to win World Cup comes to every cricket playing nation in once every four years. International Cricket Council (ICC) is a body that organizes Cricket World Cup. The World Cup is organized at various venues every time.

England had hosted most number of World Cups so far. Apart from England, nations, where Cricket is a popular sport like India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, etc. had also hosted ICC Cricket World Cup.

The upcoming cricket world cup tournament will be hosted by England in the coming year. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is scheduled to be held from 30 May 2019 to 15 July 2019. 

Cricket lovers all over the world are eagerly waiting for the Cricket World Cup 2019. This World Cup will have only 10 teams as compared to previous World Cup that had 12 teams.

ICC Cricket World Cup Teams include India, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, England, Afghanistan, West Indies, and Bangladesh. The Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule had already been declared and there would be a total of 9 matches each team will be playing.

The match between India and Pakistan will be held on 16th June 2019 at Old Trafford, Manchester. The match between India and Pakistan is one of the most popular cricket matches of the World Cup 2019.

ICC had received many applications for the India vs Pakistan match. Over One Million people had applied for the tickets for this exciting match.

Team India is ready for the World Cup 2019 and is working hard to win the game for the third time. As predicted The Indian Cricket team will be led by captain Virat Kohli with the support of former captain MS Dhoni. Rohit Sharma will be the Vice Captain for the team.

India is considered as a strong team, after being Champions two times in ICC Cricket World Cup 1983 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. India had also been the Runner Up of ICC Cricket World Cup 2003. Every Indian cricket fan hopes that India will hold the trophy for the third time.

Once a Captain, Always a captain: MSD

Mahendra Singh Dhoni justifies the statement, Once a Captain, Always a Captain. MS Dhoni the former Indian Cricket Team Captain, will always remain a captain for the team India.

Virat Kohli once said, "Dhoni will always remain my captain". Dhoni will be the leader for the Indian Cricket Team. The bond between Virat and Dhoni has become stronger with the passing time.

Recently, The Men in Blue after defeating team Bangladesh won Asia Cup 2018 trophy, Dhoni walked to Rohit Sharma, who led the Indian Cricket team in Asia Cup 2018 and asked him to give Khaleel Ahmed a chance to hold the trophy. Khaleel Ahmed is the youngest member of the squad.

Dhoni’s decision of making the newest team member hold the trophy won many hearts. The young player was speechless when Dhoni and Rohit asked him to hold the trophy. It was Khaleel’s debut series and it was a memorable experience for him.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni had always been the best and he stands out of the crowd. His cool attitude on the field made him the coolest captain. He holds the record for scoring fifth fastest 10000 runs in ODI and the first batsmen to enter the 10K runs club with 50+ average.

Ajit Agarkar wants Rishabh Pant to replace Dhoni in ODIs. Agarkar prefers Rishabh Pant over the best wicket-keeper. Ajit Agarkar wants MS Dhoni should be rested for Rishabh Pant in the ODI series against West Indies.

Dhoni’s batting has been criticized by cricketing experts. As per Agarkar, the World Cup 2019 Schedule is already out and there is not much time left for Dhoni to regain his form, and the management has to take a bold decision.

As per the Cricket World Cup Schedule, the match between India vs Pakistan is scheduled on 16th June 2019 at Old Trafford, Manchester. The match between India and Pakistan is one of the most popular matches and everyone is excited about it.

During the 2011 World Cup, the final match between India vs Sri Lanka, Dhoni’s six at the last ball is one of the epic shot that leads India to win the World Cup. This time now in 2019 World Cup, Dhoni’s fans are excited to see him in 2019 World Cup as this may be the last match before 37-year-old player retirement.

MS Dhoni in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

MS Dhoni, the former Indian Cricket Captain is all set for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The Indian team is in full form in terms of playing. The Indian Squad is all set to win ICC World Cup Trophy for the third time.

The ICC Cricket World Cup is starting from 30 May 2019, and everyone is excited about it. There is a long schedule of two months for the World Cup. For various interesting matches between various teams, get updated with the Cricket World Cup 2019 schedule so that you’ll never miss your favorite match.

There is huge excitement among cricket fans for this World Cup as it could be the last World Cup of our Captain Cool. The media is revolving around MS Dhoni as after the World Cup he may take retirement from the International cricket. MS Dhoni has always been an imperative part of the Indian Cricket Team throughout his career.

If you read MS Dhoni biography, you’ll come to know various details about the Great Indian Cricket Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, his early life, family and various awards won by him.

The Major MS Dhoni Awards includes Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award which he received in the year 2007. Recently, Virat Kohli, the current Indian Cricket Team Captain also received Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

Hence, Dhoni as an experienced captain and a role model for various players will support Virat Kohli in his captaincy in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. It would be great to watch MS Dhoni in the Cricket World Cup 2019.