Mahendra Singh Dhoni has proved it on several occasions that for him it is India first. During the third T20I against New Zealand, a fan carrying an Indian flag breached security, ran towards Dhoni and touched his feets.

MS Dhoni on Sunday stumped Tim Seifert off the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav during the third and final Twenty20 International against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday.

Ever since chairman of national cricket selectors Mannava Sri Kanth Prasad said a year and half ago that his committee will start looking at alternatives to Mahendra Singh Dhoni only if the former captain fails to perform, both have been constantly under the scrutiny of the twitterati.

With just a handful of ODIs to be played ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup, the No.4 slot in the Indian batting order is still up for grabs and with former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni staking a strong claim with a hat-trick of half-centuries against Australia, it will be interesting to see if the team management persists with him in the quadrennial event.

India rode a third consecutive half-century by former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to defeat Australia by seven wickets in the third One-Day International (ODI) here on Friday.

India rode skipper Virat Kohli's magnificent century followed by stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's unbeaten half-century as India defeated Australia by six wickets to level the three-match rubber 1-1 at the Adelaide Oval here on Tuesday.

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said that Ambati Rayudu may solve India's hunt for a good batsman at No. 4 position, which has been under debate for over 15 months.

Former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday became the fifth Indian to reach the elusive 10,000-run mark in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for the country.

A fan page of Mahendra Singh Dhoni shared an adorable video of the family. In the video, CSK captain can be seen chilling at the beach with baby Ziva while wife Sakshi recorded their adorable moment.

Former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Monday recalled to India's T20I squad that will play a three-match rubber in New Zealand.