An admirer of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy, former Australian pacer Andy Bichel says India needed a leader like him for a very long time as he has the ability to get consistent performances from his teammates.

As Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 30 today, MiD DAY provides you with the same number of accolades from people who have admired the skipper over the years

India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who led the team to a World Cup win after 28 years, turned 30 on Thursday.

Team India have a "Save Dhoni" campaign ahead of them if they want to pre-empt a ban on their skipper in the Lord's Test against England, beginning July 21.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was all praise for Ishant Sharma, who took 10 wickets in the second cricket Test against the West Indies.

The host broadcaster for the India-West Indies Test series, IMG Media apologised for showing the wrong replay to third umpire Gregory Brathwaite when it came to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's dismissal on Day One of the second Test in Barbados.

The ICC on Thursday confirmed that an error by the host broadcaster during first day's play in the second Test between the West Indies and India in Barbados led to the wrong replay being shown to the third umpire that led to Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's dismissal.

Star Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will soon don the flying suits, with the Defence Ministry clearing their flights in Indian Air Force's mighty Su-30 MKI fighter jets.

The controversy over poor umpiring in the ongoing Test series between India and the West Indies has taken a new twist as it has now emerged that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was given out off a no ball on the first day of the second match in Barbados.

Indian bowlers will have to adjust their line and length on a bouncy Kensington Oval pitch, said skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, insisting that adapting to conditions would be the key to winning the second Test against West Indies.