MS Dhoni will be seen in action once again for the upcoming IPL 2024 and will look forward to win back to back titles this year. Recently the Chennai Super Kings captain was seen practicing with a bat,which had a Prime Sports sticker. Prime Sports is a company which is owned by the former India player’s childhood friend Paramjit Singh.

Paramjit had a big role in Dhoni’s early cricket career which helped him in shaping his future. Paramjit’s shop Prime Sports is located in Ranchi and his photos are going viral on social media. Paramjit played a very important role in helping Dhoni get his first bat sponsor. His role in Dhoni’s career was also shown in the film MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.

MS Dhoni is returning to Chennai Super Kings and will once again skipper the side. Chennai defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) in the IPL 2023 final and won by 5 wickets via DLS method. During the match Gujarat Titans posted 214/4 in 20 overs, setting a target of 215 runs. Sai Sudharshan top scored with a knock of 96 of 47 balls.

Matheesha Pathirana took two wickets for Chennai Super Kings. Due to DLS method, CSK were set a target of 171 and scored 171/5 in 15 overs courtesy of an unbeaten 32* off 21 balls by Shivam Dubey. For Gujarat Titans bowling department, Mohit Sharma took three important wickets.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is widely considered as one of the greatest captains in cricket history. Dhoni led the Indian team in limited overs formats from 2007 to 2017, and in Tests from 2008 to 2014. He led the Indian team to victory in the 2011 World Cup, 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He is the only captain to win three different limited overs tournaments.

In the most recent ICC Men’s Test Bowler rankings, India bowler Jasprit Bumrah has taken the top spot thanks to his performances in the Vizag Test. It’s the first time an Indian pacer has risen to the top of the Test bowler rankings.

Bumrah, who recently made history by becoming the fastest Indian speedster to reach 150 Test wickets, jumped to the top of the rankings for the first time when his side defeated England by 106 runs in the second Test in Vizag, thanks to his outstanding match statistics of 9/91.

With his nine-wicket haul in the second Test, Bumrah was named Player of the Match. He also moved up three spots in the most recent Test bowler rankings, unseating teammate Ravichandran Ashwin.

After taking just three wickets for India in that match, Ashwin, who has been ranked number one since March of last year, slips to third place in the latest Test bowling rankings. Kagiso Rabada, the speed spearhead from South Africa, is still in second position after missing the Proteas’ Test series in New Zealand.

In 34 Test match outings, Bumrah has taken 10 five-wicket hauls for India, but this is the first time, a the 30-year-old has finished higher than third. With figures of 6/61 against South Africa in Cape Town at the beginning of the year and an equally impressive 6/45 in his most recent match against England, Bumrah has amassed two five-wicket hauls in Test matches in 2024.

Prabath Jayasuriya, a spinner from Sri Lanka, shot up to No. 6 after taking five wickets in the final Test match against Afghanistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.

Nathan Lyon rose two spots to No. 8 in the rankings as he achieved the milestone of 500 Test wickets during the series against Pakistan. In the bowling rankings, Ollie Robinson and Ravindra Jadeja fell two spots to No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.

Joe Root, who struggled in the first two Test matches against India, fell one spot to No. 3. In the all-rounders’ rankings, Ben Stokes and Axar Patel also moved up one spot to No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

After recovering from a severe car accident in December 2022, there is still much to be excited and uncertain about Rishabh Pant’s comeback to cricket, especially for the Delhi Capitals in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting, has given insights into Pant’s current condition, emphasising the cricketer’s resilience and confidence despite persistent doubts about his fitness.

Pant is excited to play in the IPL, Ponting said, who also mentioned that Pantt is confident that he will be fit for the entire tournament. Nevertheless, considering Pant’s prolonged recuperation process, Ponting is still hesitant to use him as captain and wicketkeeper.

Even though Pant has been working hard to recover and train, the coach admits there is some doubt about his ability to play these key roles throughout the season.

During a press conference at Ponting said, Rishabh is very confident that he’s going to be right to play. However, they are not exactly sure what role he will playin the upcoming IPL. The head coach said he is  doing well as you would have noticed on social media. That being said, the first match will be here in just six weeks. Therefore, ther are not sure if he’ll be able for wicketkeeping this year, he added.

Ponting continued saying, but he can assure that if he goes and ask Pant right now, he’ll respond, ‘I’m batting at No. 4, I’m playing every game, and I’m keeping every game. He’s just that way; but they’ll keep their fingers cross.

On being questioned about Pant’s captainship, the DC head coach said, he’s such a dynamic player. He’s obviously our captain. He also mentioned that they missed him incredibly last year.

Ricky Ponting also said, in the event that Pant is unable to carry out the captaincy, David Warner will take over. He exuded confidence that this could be the year for the Capitals and expressed confidence with the team.