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Hijam Raju Singh | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

The symbiotic rise of MS Dhoni and the Indian Premier League

MS Dhoni Mahendra Singh Dhoni CSK IPL MI India Mumbai Indians Rohit Sharma Chennai Super Kings Rajasthan Royals

The popularity of T20 cricket, especially in India, can be attributed to a particular Indian team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who returned as World champions of the format in its inaugural global competition in 2007. And a year later, the advent of the Indian Premier League (IPL) coincided with the transformation of Dhoni into the beloved 'Captain Cool'.

A leader par excellence, Dhoni has donned the captaincy role for two IPL teams - Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS), since the beginning of the league in 2008. IPL, arguably the world's most popular T20 cricket league, and its most famous skipper, Dhoni, have grown by leaps and bounds in their decade-and-half long symbiotic coexistence.

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