Mahendra Singh Dhoni has arrived to Chennai which is considered as his last season. IPL took birth in 2008 and Ms Dhoni was acquired by Chennai Super Kings and was choosen as captain of the team. From then till now the legacy of him speaks its volume. Dhoni emerged as captain of India in 2007 inaugral T20 World Cup and went on to win the title too. 

 Since IPL inception CSK has been a consistent team under the leadership of Ms Dhoni. His absolute calmness in the field though how tough the situation be, he has always been spot on based on his skills. In his first IPL itself he led his team to final though Rajasthan had the better hand and they super kings emerged as runner up. 

Dhoni Legacy In IPL

Dhoni ultimate claim of IPL trophy started from 2010 where Chennai Super Kings beats Mumbai Indians and claimed its first trophy. Retaining it back in 2011 by beating Royal Challengers Banglore. But after that they didn't able to win the trophy yet the consistency in reaching in final and play offs been the same. 

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MS As Captain Stats

Matches as Captain: 204 (as of 2023)

Wins: 130

Losses: 72

Win Percentage: 63.74%

Titles Won: 5 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021,2023)

Runners-up: 5 (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019)

Playoffs Appearances: 11 (as of 2023)

Highest Win Total in a Season: 10 (2021)

 The stats clearly depicts how good captain Ms Dhoni was. Though Dhoni and Csk had to face the dark side too where Super Kings was banned due to betting issues. As a result two teams Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings were banned for 2 years. 

Every Tale Has A Hard Ending

TThe come back after two years were so special for Dhoni and co where he was seen emotional too on addressing the meeting. On that very year Chennai claimed their third title after 6 years of wait beating Sunrises Hyderabad. On building the next phase of Csk, Dhoni stepped down as Captain and Jaddu was tried as captain too but it didn't work on that well. Jadeja is an exceptional all rounder but captaincy was quite hard chapter for him. 

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Then once again Dhoni was appointed as captain of Chennai and they won the trophy in 2021 for the fourth time. Still the process was on, after a year gap Csk became the second team to win the 5 titles after Mumbai Indians and that 2023 final was absolute drama where jadeja fighted as the lone warrior of the team and snatched the victory from Gujrat Titans. After that Dhoni stepped down from captaincy and young Ruturaj was appointed as captain. Dhoni retirement rumours have always created a buzz over these years. 

Now he has arrived Chennai for the IPL and he had wore a black dress with a lipi writing on it. Which was later decoded that one last dance. Now it's been sensed that it might be Dhoni last season but things are yet to be finalised. Anytime may it be but the aura and legacy created by Ms Dhoni is really un matchable. 

In a high-pressure ICC Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium, Hardik Pandya made history with his outstanding bowling performance. After Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat, the Indian all-rounder made an impact by taking the key wickets of Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel, becoming the highest wicket-taker against Pakistan in ICC tournaments.

🚨 𝑴𝑰𝑳𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑵𝑬 🚨

Indian star all-rounder Hardik Pandya joins the 200 wickets club in International cricket 🇮🇳🤝

One of the top class all-rounder! 💙🔥#HardikPandya #India #Tests #ODIs #T20Is pic.twitter.com/CX9TfTKWDb

— Harkishan Mahedele (@mahedele20181) February 23, 2025

Hardik now has 15 wickets against Pakistan in ICC matches, Passing Mitchell Starc (11 wickets), Ashish Nehra (10 wickets), and Ravindra Jadeja (10 wickets). His ability to perform in big games against Pakistan has made him one of India’s most reliable players in ICC tournaments.

Most Wickets vs Pakistan in ICC Matches

Hardik Pandya - 15 wickets

 
Mitchell Starc - 11 wickets  

Ashish Nehra - 10 wickets  

Ravindra Jadeja - 10 wickets  

Irfan Pathan - 9 wickets

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Hardik Pandya Known for his aggressive bowling and ability to break partnerships in the tough times, Hardik has become India's go-to bowler in crucial matches. His 15 wickets in ICC tournaments show his consistency and success against Pakistan. With his all-round skills and calmness under pressure, Hardik remains a key player in India's ICC trophies.

Ravindra Jadeja says playing domestic cricket helps a lot for his form, especially for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy, Which helped him stay in touch after a long break from ODIs. Before this series, his last ODI was in the 2023 World Cup. In the second ODI against England at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday, he bowled very accurately, and he played a major role in winning the match. His tight lengths and important overs in the middle order gave the team balance and his form is very crucial for India to win the ICC Champions Trophy.

The 36-year-old Jadeja returned to India's ODI team after his injury setback; after that, he played for Saurashtra in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy and he did really well in that match and his form continues from there. He did well against Delhi, taking 12 wickets and helping Saurashtra win by 10 wickets. he played against Assam and he didn't bowl in that match and he focused on batting.

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After the second match against England, Jadeja spoke about his form and how domestic cricket helped him with his consistency and form to bowl very crucial overs. "It feels really good, especially after almost two years since the World Cup. Coming back to this format isn’t easy, but playing domestic matches helped me a lot," he said. "In those games, I bowled more than 30 overs, which kept my rhythm and form going. Even in Tests, I tried to bowl to the same line and length in ODIs. Since the break wasn’t too long, I didn’t feel out of touch. Playing domestic cricket helped me stay sharp," he added. Jadeja’s words show how important domestic cricket is for players to stay in good form before big international matches.

Hosts India won the Cuttack ODI comfortably by four wickets to secure the three-match ODI series against the visitors England as they are leading it 2-0 with one match to go. After the Indian bowlers controlled the English batters, Indian captain Rohit Sharma's powerful century destroyed English hope. 

While England were trailing the ODI series by 1-0 before the Cuttack ODI, English captain Jos Buttler once again chose to bat first. England scored 304 all out in 49.5 overs, and India chased the target in 44.3 overs after losing six wickets. 

England batters lost wickets at key moments, Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill were outstanding 

English openers once again provided a great as Phil Salt and Ben Duckett put up an 81-run partnership for the first wicket. Salt was dropped early by Axar Patel at deep point, while Duckett was in great touch in the powerplay. Duckett completed his 50 runs in 36 balls during the powerplay. Meanwhile, despite two fours and one six, Salt scored 26 off 29 balls before he lost his wicket to the ODI debutant Varun Chakravarthy, as the leg-spinner took the wicket in the first over of the second powerplay. 

After scoring 65 off 56 balls with the help of 10 fours, Ben Duckett lost his wicket in Ravindra Jadeja's first over of the match. In the second powerplay, Indian bowlers restricted boundaries with disciplined bowling, and it proved as a game-changer. 

Harry Brook and Joe Root had a 66-run partnership for the third wicket before Harshit Rana brought the breakthrough after dismissing Brook for 31 runs after Shubman Gill took an outstanding catch. 

Captain Jos Buttler and Joe Root set up another 51-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Root completed his half-century in 62 balls, while Buttler scored 34 runs before Hardik Pandya dismissed him after Gill's another incredible catch. In the key moment, Root lost his wicket to Jadeja after scoring 69 off 72 balls with six fours. 

Liam Livingston played a useful cameo of 41 off 32 balls (two fours and two sixes), but he hardly got support apart from Adil Rashid's 14 off five balls with three fours. 

Among the Indian bowlers, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja was outstanding with bowling figures 10-1-35-3. Mohammed Shami (1/66), Harshit Rana (1/62), Hardik Pandya (1/53), and Varun Chakravarthy (1/54) also took one wicket each while the wicket-less Axar Patel also played a useful role with the ball in his six overs (0/32).

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Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill century partnership; Rohit Sharma's stormy century

Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill provided a positive start as they set a strong tone in the challenging chasing. Rohit smashed every English bowler right from the second over of the innings, while Gill continued his natural confident batting. In the 6.1 overs, while India were batting at 48/0, floodlight failure stopped the game and took almost 35 minutes before resuming the game. 

The stoppage didn't make any difference as Rohit maintained his familiar aggressive form with the bat. Rohit completed his 50 in just 30 balls with four fours and six sixes, Gill scored 50 runs in 45 balls with seven fours and one six, and they had a strong 100-run partnership for the first wicket.

After their 136-run opening partnership, Jamie Overton bowled Gill with an outstanding yorker. Before that dismissal, Gill scored a fine 60 off 52 balls. Former Indian captain Virat Kohli returned to the game but failed to impress as he was caught behind in Adil Rashid's over after scoring only five runs.

However, Rohit Sharma maintained his firing approach, and Shreyas Iyer provided solid support. They had a 70-run partnership, where Rohit completed his 32nd ODI century in 76 balls with nine fours and seven sixes. After scoring 119 off 90 balls with 12 fours and seven sixes, the right-handed batter was dismissed by Liam Livingstone. 

Iyer and Axar Patel were comfortably guiding the hosts to the target but a big mix-up forced Iyer to get run out for 44 off 47 balls with three fours and one six. Although KL Rahul (10) and Hardik Pandya's (10) cheap dismissals could be called a little hiccup in the Indian team, it wasn't an issue as Patel and Ravindra Jadeja easily comfortably guided the team to the target. Patel scored 41 not out off 43 balls and Jadeja scored 11 not out off seven balls.

Among the English bowlers, only Jamie Overton managed to pick more than one wicket as he had the bowling figures of 5-0-27-2. Once again, the English bowling line-up failed to showcase any confidence.

Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja went into Rapid-fire mode against England in the second ODI of 2025 at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, on Sunday, bowling an over in less than 75 seconds. It happened in the 24th over of England’s first innings when Harry Brook was on strike. Jadeja kept it full and straight around the middle and leg stump, forcing Brook to defend five deliveries on the front foot before flicking the last one to mid-wicket.

Ravindra Jadeja bowled the 24th over in just 73 seconds. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/nFDZz0SbqU

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 9, 2025

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From the live broadcast, Jadeja took about 73 seconds to bowl his over, and even the commentators mentioned it. It was also the first maiden over of the innings. Fans on social media quickly saw it and appreciated Jadeja for his impressive skills. This isn’t the first time Jadeja has grabbed attention for his bowling . Jadeja’s smooth action, and ability to bowl dot balls consistently make him naturally fast. This also helps India by putting pressure on the batters.

Jadeja is also a part of India’s squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, from February 19 to March 9. In the second ODI, he played a crucial role in breaking England’s opening partnership by taking Philip Salt wicket, giving India the much-needed wicket at a critical moment. With his consistency of all round performance, Jadeja continues to be a big performer for the Indian cricket team, proving his skills in limited-overs cricket once again.

Hosts India recorded a comfortable victory to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against England in Nagpur.

England captain Jos Buttler chose to bat first after winning the toss. Despite a firing start, England were all out for 248 runs in 47.4 overs. In reply, India chased down the target in 38.4 overs after losing six wickets. 

Salt and Duckett set a strong start before the Indian bowlers' dominance

English opener Phil Salt and Ben Duckett put in a 75-run partnership for the first wicket in nine overs before a poor mix-up cost fine-form Salt’s wicket in a run out. Salt was dismissed for 43 off 26 balls (five fours and three sixes), while he hit 26 runs in an over to the ODI debutant Harshit Rana.

In the next over of Salt's run out, which was the last over of the first powerplay in the innings, Rana made a great comeback with two important wickets as Duckett (32 off 29 balls; six fours) and Harry Brook (0) were dismissed after Yashasvi Jaiswal and wicketkeeper KL Rahul took superb catches, respectively. 

Joe Root returned to the format after more than a year, but Ravindra Jadeja dismissed him for 19 runs, as England were struggling at 111/4.

Captain Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell provided some solid knocks, but those didn’t hurt the hosts. Bethell started very slow, while Buttler scored 52 off 67 balls (four fours) before he threw his wicket surprisingly against Axar Patel’s half-tracker, which found his top edge. 

Meanwhile, Bethell scored 51 off 64 balls (three fours and one six), but Jadeja dismissed him before he became dangerous in the slog overs. Jofra Archer (21 not out off 18 balls) added some crucial runs, but those were far from enough. 

Among the Indian bowlers, debutant fast bowler Harshit Rana (3/53) and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (3/26) bagged three wickets each. Also, Mohammed Shami (1/38), Axar Patel (1/38), and Kuldeep Yadav (1/53) were mostly in control with one wicket each, and the wicketless Hardik Pandya (0/37) also impressed with his strong bowling performance. 

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India were 19/2 by losing both openers early

Indian openers failed in the chase as Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed by Jofra Archer by 15 runs, and the skipper Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Saqib Mahmood by only two runs. 

Shreyas Iyer set a counter-attack, valuable scores from Shubman Gill and Axar Patel

Struggling at 19/2, Shreyas Iyer produced a counterattack to quickly spoil the English bowlers’ party. Vice-captain Shubman Gill and Iyer produced a solid partnership to put control in the game. 

Iyer completed his half-century in 30 balls and scored 59 off 36 balls with the help of nine fours and two sixes before Jacob Bethell dismissed him through an lbw. However, the third-wicket partnership between Gill and Iyer added 94 runs. 

Then, Gill had another strong partnership with Axar Patel for the fourth wicket. Gill scored a 60-ball half-century, while Patel utilised his batting promotion with a 46-ball half-century. 

Patel scored 52 off 47 balls (six fours and one six) before Adil Rashid’s brilliant delivery bowled him. Patel and Gill had a 108-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Gill missed his century but scored valuable 87 runs off 96 balls with the help of nine fours.

Although there was a little hiccup in the Indian innings lately, where India lost three quick wickets, including Patel, KL Rahul (2), and Gill, the hosts comfortably chased the target. 

Among the English bowlers, Adil Rashid (2/49) and Saqib Mahmood (2/47) bagged two wickets each.

India is proud of another milestone achieved in international cricket from one of India's most brilliant all-rounders, Ravindra Jadeja. He will be an Indian spinner ever to have a total of 600 wickets and more than 6,000 runs, across all forms of the game.With his wonderful left-arm orthodox spin, Jadeja has emerged as a top performer for India in all forms of the game – Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.
His journey has been nothing but phenomenal. He is an excellent bowler and, at the same time, contributes with his bat. Thus, Jadeja is a rich asset for Indian cricket. Whether it's his contribution with the ball, or fielding in a crucial game. he has played his role in most of India's victories.

🚨 SIR RAVINDRA JADEJA - ONLY INDIAN SPINNER TO HAVE 6,000 RUNS WITH 600 WICKETS...!!! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/4DVYmIObLF

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 6, 2025

List of bowlers with 6000 runs and 600 wickets :

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• Kapil Dev – Right-arm Fast-Medium , India
• Wasim Akram – Left-arm Fast , Pakistan
• Shaun Pollock – Right-arm Fast-Medium, South Africa
• Daniel Vettori – Left-arm Orthodox Spin, New Zealand
• Shakib Al Hasan – Left-arm Orthodox Spin, Bangladesh
• Ravindra Jadeja – Left-arm Orthodox Spin, India

The cricketers who have earned more than 6,000 runs and grabbed more than 600 wickets are true legends, showing very high skill along with dedication. Players like Kapil Dev, Shakib Al Hasan, and Ravindra Jadeja give endurance as the biggest success factors of cricket. Because their ability in batting and bowling has inspired all generations, telling that hard work, resilience, and consistency are the  key factors for great success in the game.

While the time is coming closure for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the focus is shifting to the ODI format. There is a concern about the fitness of the Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who is in the squad for the upcoming home ODI series against England and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, didn’t bowl both innings of the latest Ranji Trophy match. His Ranji team member revealed the reason for Jadeja’s absence in bowling. 

In the last round of the group stage in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25, Saurashtra faced Assam. After Saurashtra scored 474 runs, Assam were all out for 164 and 166 runs, respectively, as Saurashtra won the match by an innings and 144 runs. 

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Ravindra Jadeja scored 19 runs

During the first innings of the match, while the openers Harvik Desai scored 130 and Chirag Jani scored 80, the no.3 batter Cheteshwar Pujara scored 99, Sheldon Jackson scored 48, and Sammar Gajjar scored 60 runs. Ravindra Jadeja came to bat at no.9, where the left-handed batter scored 19 off 28 balls with two fours. 

Ravindra Jadeja didn't bowl both innings

However, the left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja didn’t bowl both the innings, while Saurashtra claimed a comfortable win. In fact, Vishvarajsinh Jadeja replaced the Indian all-rounder in the field. 

While Jadeja is an important name in the Indian squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the tournament between 19 February and 9 March 2025, concern about his fitness is very much expected.

The reason

Talking about Jadeja’s absence, a Saurashtra team member clarified that the all-rounder was only rested as a precautionary measure for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

A Saurashtra team member said, “He was not injured. We had just rested him on the field as a precautionary measure as he will part of India’s Champions Trophy squad.” 

While Saurashtra beat Delhi in their last game, Ravindra Jadeja won the Player of the Match award for taking 12 wickets, including a fifer and a seven-fer. 

The last round of the group stage of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 is around the corner. While the final round of the league stage will begin on Thursday (January 30), we have some important reports on the availabilities of the national team players. Here, we are going through these reports. 

Virat Kohli is set for Ranji Trophy return

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli is set to serve for Delhi. It will be his first match in the Ranji Trophy in the last 12 years. He last played a Ranji Trophy match in November 2012 against Uttar Pradesh. Kohli is set to train with the Delhi team from Tuesday (January 28).

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KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja are also likely to play

KL Rahul is set to serve for Karnataka, who will face the Elite Group C table-toppers Haryana. He last played a Ranji Trophy match in February 2020. On the other hand, the Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj is set to return to the Ranji Trophy. 

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who just returned to the Ranji Trophy to play against Delhi and won the Player of the Match award after picking up 12 wickets, will continue his service for Saurashtra. 

Rishabh Pant and Mumbai stars are likely to miss

On the other hand, Rishabh Pant, who served for Delhi in their last Ranji Trophy round match against Saurashtra, is unlikely to play the last round.

Indian Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma, who just returned to the Ranji Trophy almost a decade later, will miss out on the forthcoming last round of the group stage along with the Mumbai and national teammates Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer. 

Centurion Shubman Gill likely to unavailable

Punjab cricketer Shubman Gill, the vice-captain of the Indian ODI team, is also reportedly unavailable for the last round of the group stage in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. The right-handed batter scored a century (102) against Karnataka in the latest Ranji Trophy round, where Punjab suffered an innings defeat despite Gill's heroic century.