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Monday, September 7, 2009

Dhoni earns most: Forbes

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You've seen him running in his Reeboks and quenching his thirst with a Pepsi. And by doing so and playing some cricket matches too Mahendra Singh Dhoni has raked in a cool $10 million (Rs 48 crore) in the past year?

Dhoni tops the Forbes' list of 10 top-earning cricketers in the world, with Sachin Tendulkar coming second with $8 million (Rs 38.4 crore). The list figures three other Indians Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly (see box).

The list was prepared taking into account a cricketer's income from his IPL franchisee, from the national team and from commercial endorsements over the last 12 months.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

India out, Dhoni suddenly uncool

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M.S.Dhoni has apologised but India isn’t placated.

Social networking sites were clogged with messages from fans blaming Dhoni for India’s exit from the T20 World Cup.The Hindustan Times site is full of messages from irate fans. One TV channel ran a poll asking provocatively,“Should Dhoni be forgiven for the T20 debacle?”

Some of the outrage was orchestrated, though. On Monday, Dhoni’s effigy was burnt in hometown Ranchi, but apparently it was ‘arranged’ by two channels.

What Dhoni, 27, and other members of the team could be worried about is a repeat of 2003 when India were struggling in the early stages of the World Cup.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Skipper Dhoni may skip Lanka Test

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni could be the first Indian cricketer to pull out of a tour citing fatigue. The India ODI skipper, it was learnt late on Monday, had conveyed this to the BCCI.

Earlier, asked whether he would opt out of the Sri Lanka tour, where the first of the three-Test series begins on July 23, Dhoni said: "You will get to know it in the next couple of days."

Make what you will of that but remember Dhoni had a similar answer to the question after India were annihilated by Sri Lanka in Sunday's Asia Cup final in Karachi. Also remember that he had, during the Asia Cup, raised the issue of international cricket's gruelling schedule.

On Monday, he also appreciated an earlier statement from the BCCI that a player could rest when he felt the need for it. "In the sub-continent we have a full year of cricket and there's no off-season. It's tough for cricketers. When we want rest we should get it," he said. "The BCCI has said we can take rest whenever we want which, I think, is a very good policy" he said.

The birthday boy - he turned 27 on Monday said he was "100 per cent ht". Playing non-stop since India's ODI series against South Africa in June 2007, it is possible that Dhoni would opt out of the Tests and take over for the five ODIs, beginning August 18.

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