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Mahendra Singh Dhoni
MS Dhoni in 2016
Personal details
Born
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 42) Ranchi, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand), India
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Spouse
Sakshi Dhoni[1]
Awards
Padma Bhushan (2018)
Padma Shri (2009)
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (2008)
Nickname(s)
Mahi, Thala, Captain Cool[2]
Military service
Allegiance
India
Branch/service
Indian Army
Years of service
2011–present
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel[3]
Unit
Territorial Army
Cricket information
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Role
Wicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
India (2004–2019)
Test debut (cap 251)
2 December 2005 v Sri Lanka
Last Test
26 December 2014 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 158)
23 December 2004 v Bangladesh
Last ODI
9 July 2019 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.
7
T20I debut (cap 2)
1 December 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I
27 February 2019 v Australia
T20I shirt no.
7
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1999–2004
Bihar
2004–2017
Jharkhand
2008–2015, 2018–present
Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 7)
2016–2017
Rising Pune Supergiant (squad no. 7)
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
T20I
T20
Matches
90
350
98
377
Runs scored
4,876
10,773
1,617
7,271
Batting average
38.09
50.53
37.60
37.86
100s/50s
6/33
10/73
0/2
0/28
Top score
224
183*
56
85*
Balls bowled
96
36
–
12
Wickets
0
1
–
0
Bowling average
–
31.00
–
–
5 wickets in innings
–
0
–
–
10 wickets in match
–
0
–
–
Best bowling
–
1/14
–
–
Catches/stumpings
256/38
321/123
57/34
214/87
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner
2011 India–Bangladesh–Sri Lanka
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner
2007 South Africa
Runner-up
2014 Bangladesh
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner
2013 England and Wales
Runner-up
2017 England and Wales
ACC Asia Cup
Winner
2010 Sri Lanka
Winner
2016 Bangladesh
Winner
2018 UAE
Runner-up
2008 Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 December 2023
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (/məˈheɪndrəˈsɪŋdhæˈnɪ/ⓘ; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer. He is a right handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper-batsmen and captains, he represented the Indian cricket team and was the captain of the side in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Dhoni has captained the most international matches and is the most successful Indian captain. He has led India to victory in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, the only captain to win three different limited overs tournaments. He also led the teams that won the Asia Cup in 2010, 2016 and was a member of the title winning squad in 2018.
Born in Ranchi, Dhoni made his first class debut for Bihar in 1999. He made his debut for the Indian cricket team on 23 December 2004 in an ODI against Bangladesh and played his first test a year later against Sri Lanka. In 2007, he became the captain of the ODI side before taking over in all formats by 2008. Dhoni retired from test cricket in 2014, but continued playing in limited overs cricket till 2019. He has scored 17,266 runs in international cricket including 10,000 plus runs at an average of more than 50 in ODIs.
In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Dhoni plays for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), leading them to the final on ten occasions and winning it five times (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023). He has also led CSK to two Champions League T20 titles in 2010 and 2014. Dhoni is amongst the few batsmen to have scored more than five thousand runs in the IPL, as well as being the first wicket-keeper to do so.
In 2008, Dhoni was awarded India's highest sport honor Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by Government of India. He received the fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2009 and third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan in 2018. Dhoni holds an honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Parachute Regiment of the Indian Territorial Army which was presented to him by the Indian Army in 2011. He is one of the most popular cricketers in the world.
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni (/məˈheɪndrə ˈsɪŋ dhæˈnɪ/ ; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer. He is a right handed batter and a wicket-keeper...
2024. "MSDhoni becomes first wicketkeeper to complete 300 dismissals in T20 cricket". ANI News. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024. "MSDhoni becomes...
player auctions for the inaugural IPL season was conducted in January 2008. MSDhoni, who was the captain of the Indian team was bought by the Super Kings for...
comparisons with Indian cricket legend MSDhoni were often brought up. There were instances of the crowd chanting "Dhoni! Dhoni!" when Pant made a mistake on the...
Khan, written by Amardeep Galsin and directed by Amir Rizvi, starring MSDhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo with Faf du...
Chennai Super Kings IPL franchise, for the 2022 IPL season, succeeding MSDhoni. He however stepped down in the middle of the season. Jadeja was born on...
the intervention of MSDhoni for the 2022 season and Pathirana went onto flourish under the leadership of Dhoni. In 2021, Dhoni apparently watched the...
directing in 2016 helming the biopic movie M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story based on Indian cricketer M.S.Dhoni which fared well critically and commercially...
film Loafer (2015), and had her first Hindi film release with the biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), for which she won the IIFA Award for Star Debut...
rain-affected 2023 Indian Premier League final. Ahead of 2024 season, MSDhoni handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Source: Official website...
in 15 overs before the latter got out in the 22nd over. India captain MSDhoni, promoting himself up the order, joined Gambhir and they both added 109...
fourth match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in January 2012 in place of MSDhoni, who was banned for slow over rate, where he made 35 runs in the first...
He starred in a number of commercially successful Hindi films such as M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), Kedarnath (2018) and Chhichhore (2019). He received...
in IPL for Chennai Super Kings during the absence of the main captain, MSDhoni. He played for Uttar Pradesh (UP) in domestic cricket circuit. He is an...
23 runs from the last over which was bowled by Axar Patel with captain MSDhoni on the crease. After a wide, four, six and two dot balls, RPS were left...
"MSDhoni matches Virat Kohli, becomes second to play 250 T20 matches for single team". India Today. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024. "MSDhoni...
debut in the comedy film Fugly (2014), she played MSDhoni's wife in the sports biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). She gained appreciation for...
ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2020. "Dhoni leads ODI team of the year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2020. "Dhoni leads ICC ODI team of the year". Indian...
youngest wicket-keeper to represent a country in Tests. With the emergence of MSDhoni as wicketkeeper-batsman, Parthiv Patel's chance of becoming the first choice...
of the dominant side of the sport, followed by the superb captaincy of MSDhoni under whom India won its second World Cup in 2011, the inaugural T20 World...
"msdhoni retires only international captain to win 3 icc trophies". Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022. "Dhoni retires:...
matches for Jharkhand between 2004 and 2008. He was a childhood friend of MSDhoni, whom he taught how to play the helicopter shot. Lal died of pancreatitis...
season as the team's batting coach. Kings retained their former skipper MSDhoni, Suresh Raina and all rounder Ravindra Jadeja from their IPL 2015 squad...
League 2019 predictions". The National. Retrieved 9 July 2020. "IPL 2019: MSDhoni-led Chennai Super Kings will feel the pressure of following up last year's...
Global Information
India
Indian Army
Lieutenant Colonel[3]
Territorial Army