MS Dhoni - The most successful captain of India

**Kalyasi** · 11th July 2010, 08:31 AM

Tamilnadu Citizen MSD Vaazhga!!

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**sathya_1979** · 11th July 2010, 09:49 AM

Happy Birthday MSD aka Mr. Cool! Teamkku pala kOppaigaL mattrum thodargaL vendru saadhanai padaikka vaazhththukkaL!

**Siv.S** · 11th July 2010, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by Sourav

Dhoni honoured with Madras Cricket Club membership

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Madras Cricket Club conferred Indian captain MS Dhoni with an honorary membership for his contribution to the Indian cricket and accepting the honour, Dhoni said he was proud of being associated with the 146-year-old club, rich in heritage.

"I am extremely happy and privileged to be a member of this historic age-old club, which has an history of supporting games and sport. I cherish happy memories of this venue (Chepauk Stadium) where I made my Test debut in 2005.

"I am privileged to be amongst many stalwarts who have shone in Indian sports, including cricket," said Dhoni.

The charismatic wicketkeeper batsman joined a glittering list of sportspersons like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupati, Vishwanathan Anand and Chennai born former England skipper Nasser Hussain, who have the honour bestowed upon them.

http://content.cricketnirvana.com/ne...00710-152.html

Originally Posted by Sourav

csk/dhoni fans yaarum intha news paakalaiya....

Thanks for sharing it,Guru.

**Plum** · 11th July 2010, 10:36 AM

Times/Mirror anointed Dhoni as the third biggest star in TN after Rajni and Kamal(Bye bye Ajith/Vijay/Surya

) - yaarumE pArkaliyA?

**leosimha** · 12th July 2010, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by Plum

Times/Mirror anointed Dhoni as the third biggest star in TN after Rajni and Kamal(Bye bye Ajith/Vijay/Surya

) - yaarumE pArkaliyA?

//digg
Vikram/Prashanth?

//end digg

by the way, share the news link.

**Plum** · 12th July 2010, 03:10 PM

I couldnt get the link - print-la pArthadhu. inge yaaravadhu thillaalangadi share paNnuvAngannu pArthEn

**ajithfederer** · 12th July 2010, 09:25 PM

When was Ajith there in the first place?

Your penchance for digression is what brings you trouble like the one you faced in tfm section recently.

Originally Posted by Plum

Times/Mirror anointed Dhoni as the third biggest star in TN after Rajni and Kamal(Bye bye Ajith/Vijay/Surya

) - yaarumE pArkaliyA?

**leosimha** · 13th July 2010, 02:49 PM

India captain signs 42-million-dollar deal: report
(AFP) – 1 hour ago

NEW DELHI — Newly-married Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has signed a marketing deal worth 42 million dollars over two years, a report said on Tuesday.
Dhoni, 29, has signed up with an Indian sports management company Rhiti, which will handle his endorsements, merchandise, corporate profile, patents and digital rights, as well as visibility on social networking sites.
"We have entered into a two-year contract with Dhoni for 2,000 million rupees (42 million dollars)," Rhiti general manager Sanjay Pandey told the Press Trust of India news agency.
"We signed the contract a week back. From now onwards we will be handling Dhoni's endorsements."
The deal, the richest in Indian cricket history, surpasses batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar's 40-million three-year contract with sports management firm Iconix in 2006.
Dhoni, often described as India's most eligible bachelor, married childhood sweetheart and hotel management student Sakshi Singh Rawat at a private ceremony outside the northern town of Dehra Dun last week.
Dhoni is reported to currently endorse 22 leading brands, including Pepsi, Reebok, Aircel, Godrej and Hersheys.
A Forbes study last year on the world's richest cricketers put him at the top with an annual earning of 10 million dollars, followed by Tendulkar at eight million dollars.
Two other Indian cricketers, Yuvraj Singh (5.5 million dollars) and Rahul Dravid (five million dollars), were ranked third and fourth, while England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was in fifth place with four million dollars, Forbes said.
Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting was in sixth place with 3.5 million dollars a year, the magazine said, adding the figures included club and national team salaries and commercial endorsements.

Link - http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...k9oqYzCRF8Av6g

**leosimha** · 13th July 2010, 02:50 PM

MS Dhoni signs Rs 200-cr endorsement deal
Press Trust of India
13 July 2010 (New Delhi)

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has signed a whopping Rs 200 crore endorsement deal with a talent management company, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar in the corporate contract sweepstakes.

Dhoni has entered into a three-year deal with Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes, which will manage the Indian skipper's long list of endorsements and brand associations, corporate profile, patents and digital rights, images, visibility on social networking sites and merchandise through a joint venture.

Tendulkar's three-year deal with sports management firm Iconix, signed in 2006, was worth Rs 180 crore.

Confirming the development, Rhiti Sports General Manager (Operations) Sanjay Pandey said as per the agreement, the company will be looking after Dhoni's entire spectrum of endorsements.

"Yes, we have entered into a two-year contract with Dhoni for Rs 200 crore. We have signed the contract a week back. From now onwards we will be handling Dhoni's endorsements," Pandey told PTI.

Apart from Dhoni, Rhiti Sports also manages his teammates RP Singh and Harbhajan Singh.

Currently, Dhoni is the country's most expensive sportsperson and is associated with 22 brands such as PepsiCo, Reebok, Aircel, Godrej and Hersheys.

Read more at: http://cricket.ndtv.com/storypage.as...20100146396&cp

Link - http://cricket.ndtv.com/storypage.as...OEN20100146396