Mahendra Singh Dhoni, popularly known as MS Dhoni or Mahi, made his test debut five years ago in 2005 but has already been rated as one of the most successful captains in the history of Indian cricket and a stylish and explosive batsman at any batting position.

The wicketkeeper batsman, born on 7th July 1981 at Ranchi, has already topped the list of world’s top 10 earning cricketers compiled by Forbes and his captaincy skills were appreciated by all when he led Indian to emphatic victories in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, CB Series of 2007–08, and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008. Dhoni also led Chennai Super Kings to a win in the IPL3 final against Mumbai Indians led by Sachin Tendulkar.

Dhoni holds the record for the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper ever since he scored 183 off 145 balls against Sri Lanka in the third ODI at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Named as the captain of ICC World Test and ICC ODI teams for 2009, MS Dhoni has not disappointed the Indian team selectors ever since they appointed him as the ODI captain in 2007 and test captain in 2008.

MS Dhoni has scored 2,556 runs in 46 test matches and 5,733 runs in one day internationals with averages of 41.90 and 50.73, respectively. With 119 catches and 20 stumpings in tests and 170 catches and 55 stumpings in ODI, Dhoni is also one of the safest wicketkeepers in the game of cricket.

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Yuvraj Singh, suffering from acute back pain may have sit back for the second one-day match against England. This left hand batsman on Monday had lead the Indian side to a glorious victory. Yuvraj complained of back stress during Friday’s first limited-overs international and had to use a runner. He scored an unbeaten 138 that helped India clinch a 158-run victory in the first match. But India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that Yuvraj is improving. But Dhoni however was not ready to say whether he will bat for the second one-dayer at the central Indian city of Indore. According to Dhoni, the decision will be taken only by Monday morning.

“There’s considerable improvement in Yuvraj’s condition, but we’ll take a final call on him just before the start of play,” said Dhoni at Indore to the reporters on Sunday.

Indian captain has said that Indian side will come to the field without pace spearhead Ishant Sharma. Sharma has also missed the opening limited-overs international in Rajkot. He is suffering from an ankle sprain that got him during the final test match against Australia.

Ishant Sharma was named player of the four-test series against Australia, in which India made a magnificent victory of 2-0. This series win has boosted the confidence of the Indian side. According to Dhoni, Ishant is virtually out of this match. Dhoni wants his players to guard against complacency after making a big win in the first match. He feels that England is a small team and should not be taken lightly.

Dhoni added that Indian team is always wary of becoming complacent. He said that ,” the current England bowling attack is superior to the one that visited India two years ago.

During the last English visit to India in 2006, the Test series had ended in a 1-1 draw, but Indian had posted a series win in the limited-overs internationals by 5-1.

“England’s a good side. It has a very good attack and we’re not taking it lightly,” Dhoni said.

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