The video shows Dhoni and Ziva showing their pet a lot of love and affection. Ziva helped Dhoni to brush the dog’s fur, which resulted in a scene that shows love and family unity. In contrast to his calm behaviour on cricket field, this moment bought out Dhoni’s hearty side.

Millions of people around the world have come to appreciate Dhoni even more as this heartfelt gesture has confirmed his affection for animals and his role as a loving father. The video was shared on the official X account of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), as they captioned it, “Therapawtic!”

Therapawtic!💛

📹 : ziva singh dhoni pic.twitter.com/Qs4yoybB60

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) January 8, 2025

Dhoni had assisted India in winning three ICC championships between 2007 and 2013. Dhoni made his debut in 2004 and saw social media emerging on, but felt that if he performs well no publicity would be needed for him.

Now the captain cool will be seen in action as he takes part in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He got retained by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for INR 4 crore.

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While the Indian head coach Gambhir was one of the main deciders in leaving Rohit out of the playing XI, he set this incident during his own playing days. In the 2018edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Gambhir came to Delhi Capitals (Delhi Daredevils at that time) and got named the franchise’s captain.

However, he struggled to make runs, as he had scored 85 runs in six innings and could not bring out expected results for the team. During his tenure, Delhi Capitals won just one of their six matches.

Between the team’s poor results and him struggling himself, Gambhir gave the captaincy to Shreyas Iyer and refused to play any more matches that season. That season also was the last time he played as an IPL player.

“I didn’t make any call to be honest. It wasn’t my decision to drop him. He himself decided to sit out, which was really courageous decision with him being the captain in the previous matches,” Shreyas Iyer said in the media interaction when Gambhir decided to sit out.

“The respect for him has gone really high. It’s really [good to] see when a captain if he’s not playing well, he backs out. Colin [Munro] came in and gave us the desired start,” he added.

According to media reports in 2018, Gambhir had even decided to let go of his salary of Rs. 2.8 crore from Delhi Capitals.

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Soon after Ashwin’s retirement, reports came out suggesting that head coach Gautam Gambhir is responsible for this sudden retirement decision by the veteran spinner, especially when there were some conversations between the two before he bid farewell to international cricket.

Ashwin, who has travelled back to India as of now, said that the decision to retire was completely his own decision, and only marked the end of his international cricket journey.

“I quit this part of my life. It was a full stop to that part of my life. I can talk cricket, I do YouTube, I love coaching. I can keep myself happy around cricket. I will stay connected with cricket,” Ashwin said during a conversation with television presenter Gobinath on a YouTube show.

“I don’t have any regrets; I am not angry at anyone. I didn’t cry even one bit. No one else is responsible for my retirement. If there’s someone, I am not aware of it,” he added.

Ashwin will now be seen playing with players such as MS Dhoni in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has bought him in the mega auctions that took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Gibbs is Rohit’s former Indian Premier League (IPL) teammate, and has backed Cullinan’s comments saying that everything is clearly visible on TV and that he does not need to mention any names.

“I don’t need to mention any names. You can see everything on TV. Those guys that are unfit and carrying a little bit extra, I mean, the whole world is there to see. I think it’s up to the individual. I was only a batter. Rohit doesn’t bowl. It’s up to the individual for me with regards to how much they want to contribute, not only in their own specific skill. If you’re a bowler or a batter, your duty is still to be fit and to try and make a contribution in the field,” Gibbs told InsideSport.

Gibbs also said that the players carry a little bit extra and suggested that the mindset for some of the specific tournaments comes out with how much the players want to contribute to the team.

“Those guys that are unfit and carrying a little bit extra, I mean, the whole world is there to see. I don’t need to mention any names. The mindset should be, especially with a lot of T20 cricket and obviously with the Champions Trophy coming up, how much you want to contribute and make a difference for your team,” he added.

With the series currently levelled at 1-1, Indian team is preparing for the fourth Test against Australia, set to take place in Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from December 26.

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Months ahead of the 2025 edition of the tournament, RR skipper Sanju Samson revealed that the decision-making group saw him playing against Australia in the Chennai U-19 Test. Vaibhav had even broken the record for the fastest century by an Indian in the U19 level, where he played only 58 balls for the feat.

In a conversation with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) legend Ab d Villiers, Sanju Samson shared that RR has a history of supporting youngsters. He even gave examples of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, and Dhruv Jurel to further solidify his statement.

“I have seen his highlights. All of the people in the Rajasthan decision-making group saw him bat at the U19 Test match vs Australia in Chennai, where he scored a hundred of 60-70 balls. The shots that he played there, it felt like, that’s something special and we felt like we have to have those kind of individuals in the side and see where they go,” Sanju Samson told AB de Villiers in an interview.

“But Rajasthan Royals have a history of doing this. They find out talents and make them champions. For example, there is a Yashasvi Jaiswal who came to RR as a youngster and now is a rockstar of the Indian team. There is Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel – they all fall under that line. I think RR loves that kind of thing – yes, we want to win the IPL, but we also want to make sure that we are giving enough champions to Indian cricket. It will be exciting to meet him,” the wicketkeeper-batter added.

Vaibhav was the part of India’s Under-19 Asia Cup 2024 team, where he scored 2 half-centuries in that tournament. He has played five first-class, one List , and one T20 match so far. He has 100 runs from 10 innings in Test cricket.

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi has become the youngest Indian player to have participated in List A cricket as of now. He broke Ali Akbar’s record as he is currently 13 years and 269 days old. In the 1999-2000 season, Ali made his debut in List A cricket at the age of 14 years and 51 days.

Vaibhav is currently the youngest Indian who has represented India at the U-19 level and compete in the Ranji Trophy and List A cricket match. He has also created history as he became the youngest player to have been taken by an Indian premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals (RR), with an amount of Rs. 1.10 crore in the 2025 IPL mega-auction.

If Vaibhav goes on to play for Rajasthan Royals in the 2025 edition of the IPL, he will also become the youngest player to have ever made a debut in the history of the tournament till now.

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The first dig was when he mentioned someone from RCB switching off his mic, and the second one was when he was sharing his memorable moment from when he made his IPL captaincy debut for CSK.
The dig was when he stated that CSK had defeated RCB in that game.

The first incident happened where Ruturaj was on stage and checking his mic by saying what looked like a ‘hello’. The mic was clearly off and when the mic got turned on, he did not waste any time and said “might be someone from RCB“. Everyone got a good laugh and the event continued.

The mic guy had turned off Rutu's mic by mistake and the presenter said "How can you turn off Ruturaj's mic"

Rutu – "Might be someone from RCB" 😭pic.twitter.com/o2ZljBs9BO

— Yash (@CSKYash_) December 19, 2024

The second instance happened when Ruturaj was asked about one memorable moment that happened in the CSK dressing room. He replied by saying, “my first match as an IPL captain was against RCB, and we have won that match.”

One memorable moment of Ruturaj – "To Captain CSK's 1st match and to win that too against RCB" 😎💥 nd To Captain Dhoni 🐐 pic.twitter.com/VRs63jv0BR

— Vaibhav' (@WhyyySoMuch) December 19, 2024

The 2025 season of the IPL is now set to begin March 14. Kolkata Knight Riders will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the season opener. The final match of the T20 League Tournament will be played on May 25.

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A few months before the next IPL edition, Rinku has been named the captain of Uttar Pradesh for the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. However, Rinku is not thinking very far ahead of the time, and just wants to focus on the domestic competition.

“I am not overthinking about the captaincy of KKR in the new IPL season,” he told ESPNCricinfo.

“I am focused on my plans for Uttar Pradesh, as I want my team to regain the trophy we had won for the first time in 2015-16,” he added.

Rinku recently captained Meerut Mavericks and led them to the Uttar Pradesh T20 (UPT20) League title. He has bowled one over reach in ODIs, t20Is, and has taken three wickets.

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On Wednesday, Ashwin shockingly announced his retirement midway through the crucial Test series against Australia which is currently level on 1-1 after 3 matches. The veteran cricketer also confirmed that he will continue to feature in club cricket and IPL.

“I do feel there is bit of punch left in me as a cricketer but I would like to showcase that in club level cricket,” Ashwin said at the post-match press conference.

“The cricketer in me, the Indian cricketer, international cricketer might have come to an end, but the cricket nut in me will never come to an end,” Ashwin told the Indian dressing room in a video shared by BCCI.

The 38-year-old is one of the finest bowlers to ever play for India, taking 765 wickets in his illustrious career and playing crucial roles in multiple international tournaments for the Men in Blue. He is definitely among one of the modern day greats of the game.

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.In am exciting match, Mumbai beat Madhya Pradesh by 5 wickets at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. To add to the won, the team even had 13 balls to spare. the knock of 80 runs in 41 balls by Rajat Patidar caused no good, as Ajinkya Rahane (37 off 30), Suryakumar Yadav (48 off 35), and Suryansh Shedge (36 off 15) made way for the team towards their second title.

Shreyas Iyer scripts history
Shreyas Iyer has secured his name in books of history as he has become the first captain in history who has won both the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). trophies. Shreyas even had a remarkable coincidence, as he won both these titles in the same year.

Shreyas came out as the fourth-highest run-scorer in the tournament, as he scored 345 runs at an average of 49.28, along with scoring a century.

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