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“MS Dhoni Is The God Of…”: Ex-India Star’s Massive Claim About Legendary Captain

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File photo of MS Dhoni.© AFP Saurabh Tiwary was all praise for India’s legendary captain MS Dhoni. He stated that the Ranchi-born is the “God of Jharkhand cricket”. It is worth noting that Dhoni is the only captain to win all three major ICC white-ball tournaments — T20 World Cup (in 2007), ODI World Cup (in 2011) and Champions Trophy (2013). Tiwary said that people came to know about Jharkhand due to the former India captain. Besides this, Tiwary also talked about how Dhoni instills confidence in players of his team and stands by his teammates. “MS Dhoni is the God of Jharkhand cricket. Ever since he started playing for India, people started knowing us as a team. They came to know where Jharkhand is. MS Dhoni gave us confidence and whenever he is around or in the town, he comes to attend our practice sessions. Sometimes, he takes part in the warm-up games also. His support is everything for us,” Saurabh Tiwary told Sports Now. “Dhoni bhaiya gives a lot of freedom when he …

Once Compared To MS Dhoni, Retired India Star Reveals His Unfulfilled Dream

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India batter Saurabh Tiwary revealed that winning the Ranji Trophy was one dream he was unable to achieve after Jharkhand ended their Ranji Trophy campaign with an 89-run victory over Rajasthan. On Monday, Tiwary a popular figure in Jharkhand drew curtains on his professional cricket career. When he came out to bat in the second innings, Rajasthan players lined up to give him a guard of honour. Tiwary led the team and struck 42 in the first innings in his farewell game and after the conclusion of his professional cricket he talked about his unfulfilled dream of lifting the Ranji Trophy and vowed to help the team to achieve it. “Cricket has taught me two things. One is that you have to fight for everything, and the second is that you need to understand you won’t get everything in life. Some things will remain out of reach. I had a dream that we will win the Ranji Trophy but I couldn’t achieve it. That takes us back to the thing about fighting for …

End Of An Era: Five Domestic Stalwarts Bring Curtains To Illustrious Ranji Trophy Careers

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The ongoing Ranji Trophy season marks the end of an era in domestic cricket with five heavyweights bidding adieu to the game, leaving a huge void to fill. Bengal legend Manoj Tiwary, Jharkhand duo of big-hitting Saurabh Tiwary and express pacer Varun Aaron, Mumbai stalwart Dhawal Kulkarni and Vidrabha’s Ranji Trophy-winning captain Faiz Fazal have decided to bring curtains to their illustrious domestic careers. The reasons for their retirement are varied, ranging from not having anything to play for (IPL contract or national call-up), to embarking on new adventures or focussing on politics. For Aaron, Manoj and Faiz life came a full circle as they said goodbye at the same venue they began their domestic journeys. But needless to say, domestic cricket will be poorer without the quintet turning out. One of the doyen’s of domestic cricket, Bengal’s Manoj Tiwary said goodbye to his “beloved 22 yards” after leading his state to a comprehensive win over Bihar on Monday. Tiwary served his state for over 19 years, the 38-year-old had taken Bengal to …

Ranji Trophy: Ishan Kishan Slams 195 vs Kerala, Arjun Tendulkar Scalps 2 Wickets vs Rajasthan

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Ranji Trophy: Ishan Kishan smashed 195 run against Kerala© Twitter Ishan Kishan continued his imperious run as he smashed a second century in as many matches to script Jharkhand’s fight back against Kerala in their Ranji Trophy Group C match, in Ranchi on Thursday. Less than a week after he blazed away to the fastest ODI double century against Bangladesh, Kishan was a picture of grit and determination in a 195-ball 132 (9×4) as he led Jharkhand’s recovery from being 114/4 to 340 all out. Giving him support was Saurabh Tiwary who missed out on a well-deserved century by just three runs after being cleaned up by Jalaj Saxena. The duo put on 202 runs for the fifth wicket to revive Jharkhand after Basil Thampi (3/55) and Vaisakh Chandran (2/81) rocked the top-order to have them reeling at 56/3. For Kerala, Jalaj Saxena grabbed a splendid 5/75. At close, Kerala were 60/1 with an overall lead of 195 runs as the match hung in balance at the JSCA International Stadium here. Resuming the day on 87 …