On dhoni

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK: On the 44th birthday of former India captain MS Dhoni, South Africa legend AB de Villiers recalled him as an 'intimidating player to play against' while adding that he had a 'fantastic career'.

Dhoni's international career highlight was his three coveted ICC titles - 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy - as captain along with other bilateral and continental achievements.

“It was very difficult to plan for MS Dhoni. When he was on song, nothing worked. Later on, we discovered that sometimes you could get away with wide deliveries with the seam, especially in the back end of his innings. We tried it. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t.