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M.S. Dhoni. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Madras High Court, on Monday (August 11, 2025), ordered the commencement of trial in a 10-year-old defamation suit filed by former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni seeking ₹100 crore in damages from Zee Media Corporation, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, retired Indian Police Service (IPS)…
Even before November 1999, a host of exceptional wicketkeeper-batters had graced the international scene, not least India’s own Farokh Engineer and the wonderful Andy Flower from Zimbabwe. But from the time a left-hander from Western Australia stormed the Test firmament at the Gabba in Brisbane nearly 27 years back with a bruising 81 on debut,…
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When Mahendra Singh Dhoni was starting out as an India player, he had a favour to ask of the media. Please don’t rush to my parents’ house every time I score some runs, he pleaded. It is difficult to say which comes first, the public’s obsessive interest in a player or the media’s creation of…
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Dhoni during CSK’s practice session ahead of their IPL match against SRH, at Chepauk in Chennai on May 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam In 2021, after guiding Chennai Super Kings to a fourth IPL title, M.S. Dhoni, speaking at a celebration event in the city, remarked, “Hopefully, my last T20 will be in Chennai. Whether it’s…
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MS Dhoni with AR Rahman during the Roar 26 event held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 22, 2026 | Photo Credit: Chennai Super Kings/YouTube What did MS Dhoni tell AR Rahman at Chepauk? That’s the big question in the minds of fans of Chennai Super Kings, who were treated to a…
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If there was an award for ‘Most Animated Coach of the Year’, Ashish Nehra would definitely be in the running. For, much like football’s Pep Guardiola of Manchester City, Nehra, currently the coach of Gujarat Titans, patrols the boundaries during IPL matches, constantly chatting and interacting with his players on cricket strategies. It is a…
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Watch: Ravichandran Ashwin interview: On his book, an ode to Chennai gully cricket, and why 3 Idiots was a turning point Ravichandran Ashwin has just hit a pull shot and the ball has landed in a temple next door. On the streets of Ramakrishnapuram in Chennai’s West Mambalam, street cricket came alive between four and…
Ambati Rayudu interview: On IPL 2024, his stint at CSK and dabbling in politics A lot can change in a year; Ambati Rayudu knows that. Last May, he was jumping with joy at the Chennai Super Kings’ dugout in Ahmedabad, having contributed to one of IPL’s most memorable finals that the men in yellow won…
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Chennai Super Kings M.S. Dhoni gestures during an IPL 2024 match. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Former India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain M.S. Dhoni said that even though he does not play cricket throughout the year, there is no “discount for age” when he plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The…
Security personnel tussle with a pitch invader who embraces Chennai Super Kings’ MS Dhoni during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A 21-year-old man has been arrested for criminal trespass after…
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