Varun Kumar

I am a big fan of MSD. Not just of his wicket keeping, batting or leadership, but I am fan of him even as a human being. I have written previously as well in Feb 2012 on MSD in the same blog. Below is the link. https://varun-kr.blogspot.com/2012/02/leadership-dhonis-way.html Recently, I was in a Book Store and show this book and couldn't stop myself from buying it. I completed reading the book same night.  This is a nice book celebrating the coolest and the most successful Indian Cricket captain ever and fans will definitely like to lay their hands on it. Everyone talks about MS Dhoni’s meteoric rise, but few have spent time cataloguing his journey as painstakingly as veteran sports journalist Gulu Ezekiel. The book is at its strongest at the start. Ezekiel has used his extensive network of contacts in the world of cricket, including former players, coaches and administrators, to highlight Dhoni’s humble Ranchi roots like no one else. ‘It must be my power, th...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Jharkhand to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi. His paternal village Lvali is in the Lamgarha block of the Almora District of Uttarakhand. Dhoni's parents moved from Uttarakhand to Ranchi where Pan Singh worked in junior management positions in MECON. Dhoni studied at DAV Shyamali, Jharkhand where he initially excelled in badminton and football and was selected at district and club level in these sports. Dhoni was a goalkeeper for his football team and was sent to play cricket for a local cricket club by his football coach. Though he had not played cricket, Dhoni impressed with his wicket-keeping skills and became the regular wicketkeeper at the Commando cricket club (1995–1998). Based on his performance at club cricket, he was picked for the 1997/98 season Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship and he performed well. Dhoni focused on cricket after his 10th standard. Few had heard of him as a 23-year-old when he savaged a Pakistan A side in Nairo...