MS Dhoni is an iconic cricket captain. Recently, a video of Gautam Gambhir went viral in which he stated that Dhoni will remain the most successful captain of the Indian cricket team. The former star has good reason for saying that. No other captain has won the ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy and led his team to the top spot in Tests. From 2007 onwards, MS Dhoni’s charisma on the field meant that the Indian cricket team was an indomitable force.

While MS Dhoni has won many honours, one lasting image left behind by the great is his six-wicket dismissal of Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Ku in the final of the 2011 ODI World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Nuwan Kulasekara won this grand event for India. He remained unbeaten on 91 runs and helped India win their second ODI World Cup title. That was the last time India won the ODI World Cup.

MS DHoni is back at the Wankhede Stadium. This time, he will represent the Chennai Super Kings against the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. The image of MS Dhoni coming face to face with the 2011 World Cup trophy went viral ahead of the match on Saturday. Some have called it the “Picture of the Year.”

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MS Dhoni with the iconic 2011 World Cup trophy

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MS Dhoni World Cup Trophy

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The IPL 2024 season kicked off with Dhoni resigning as CSK captain ahead of the match and Ruturaj Gaikwad taking over the role. Ravindra Jadeja had earlier tried unsuccessfully to replace Dhoni as CSK captain in 2022 but the support from fans and team management made one thing clear Thing – Gaikwad is the choice for the future and this time the entire “yellow army” is supporting him.

However, the discussion about how much impact Dhoni will have on the field has not stopped. Dhoni is known as one of the master tacticians of the game and he has proven in the past that he has the ability to change any game with his acumen alone. As a result, the talk never stopped, even leading some pundits to loudly question the extent to which Gaikwad will be able to exercise control over the team.