Indore, Nov 16 : Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that after thrashing England by 158 runs in the first match in Rajkot, his team would have to guard against complacency when they take on the tourists in the second cricket one-dayer here tomorrow.

“We are always wary of becoming complacent because if we lose then we will be criticised that we were overconfident. We are always focused on what needs to be done,” Dhoni said while speaking to reporters here this afternoon.

Dhoni felt the wicket prepared for the tie at the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association''s Stadium would not be a shirt-front like the one on which the Indian batsmen feasted on the hapless England attack.

Nagpur, Nov. 5 : New Indian cricket captain Mahendra Dhoni continues to maintain that there is a possibility for opener Gautam Gambhir to still play in the final Test against Australia here, in spite of his appeal against a one match ban being rejected.

Dhoni said he was "almost sure" that Gambhir would be replaced by debutant Murali Vijay, but left the tiniest bit of room for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to take the law into their own hands following the overnight assertion that they would not recognise the verdict of the ICC appeals commissioner, South African justice Albie Sachs.

Bangalore, Nov 4 : Former Indian Test skipper Anil Kumble sees a bright future for Indian cricket under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who succeeded him.

"Dhoni has done exceptionally well and we have a very able leader in him,” Kumble told a news conference in Bangalore, his hometown, on Monday.

“I think the time was right for me to move on and the Indian cricket is definitely in good hands and the team looks pretty set to become number one in all forms of the game," added Kumble.

The India coach, Gary Kirsten recently praised Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and said that the man is ready to become the captain of the Indian cricket team from all forms.

However, he also confirmed that since Anil Kumble is doing a terrific job as a captain and leading the Test side, there was no immediate need to post Dhoni as the Captain presently. 

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has again gained top place in the latest ICC ODI batsmen ranking.

He defeated South African player, Greame Smith in this race. He is ranked first following his consistent performance in the various matches. He has now 803 rating points. African player, Greame Smith lagged behind him by 27 points.

Greame Smith achieved second place in ICC ODI batsmen ranking. Dhoni was also number 1 player in a brief period in 2006.

Australian player, Ricky Ponting got third place in the ICC ranking followed by Michael Hussey and England skipper Kevin Pietersen. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar gained 9th place while Yuvraj Singh gained 18th place.

Due to the ongoing one-day series in Sri Lanka, the Indian ODI and Twenty-Twenty captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will miss the exalted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award ceremony in the capital on Friday.

This once again proves that Mahi gives more importance towards his game as compared to that of award ceremonies.

Speaking with media people Ratnakar Shetty, chief administrative officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India told that since Mahi is in Sri Lanka therefore Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award will be presented to Mahi’s father by the Honourable President of India.