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MS Dhoni
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Personal information
Full nameMahendra Singh Dhoni
Born (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 45)
Ranchi, Bihar, India (now in Jharkhand)
NicknameMahi, Captain Cool, MSD, Thala[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 251)2 December 2005 v Sri Lanka
Last Test26 December 2014 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 158)23 December 2004 v Bangladesh
Last ODI9 July 2019 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.7
T20I debut (cap 2)1 December 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I27 February 2019 v Australia
T20I shirt no.7
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999–2004Bihar cricket team
2004/05–presentJharkhand
2008–2015
2018–present		Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 7)
2016–2017Rising Pune Supergiant (squad no. 7)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 90 350 98
Runs scored 4,876 10,773 1,617
Batting average 38.09 50.53 37.60
100s/50s 6/33 10/73 0/2
Top score 224 183* 56
Balls bowled 96 36 –
Wickets 0 1 –
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
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 August 2020

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (About this soundpronunciation (help·info) born 7 July 1981), is a former Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Under his captaincy, India won the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. A right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, Dhoni is one of the highest run scorers in One Day Internationals (ODIs) with more than 10,000 runs scored and is considered an effective "finisher" in limited-overs formats.[2][3][4] He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keeper batsmen and captains in the history of the game.[5] He was also the first wicket-keeper to effect 100 stumpings in ODI cricket.[6]

Dhoni made his ODI debut on 23 December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka. He has been the recipient of many awards, including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first player to win the award twice), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007, the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, in 2018.[7] Dhoni was named as the captain of the ICC World Test XI in 2009, 2010 and 2013. He has also been selected a record 8 times in ICC World ODI XI teams, 5 times as captain. The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel[8] to Dhoni on 1 November 2011. He is the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to receive this honour.

Dhoni also holds numerous captaincy records such as the most wins by an Indian captain in ODIs and T20Is, and most back-to-back wins by an Indian captain in ODIs. He took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid in 2007 and led the team to its first-ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. In June 2013, when India defeated England in the final of the Champions Trophy in England, Dhoni became the first captain to win all three ICC limited-overs trophies (World Cup, Champions Trophy and the World Twenty20). After taking up the Test captaincy in 2008, he led the team to series wins in New Zealand and the West Indies, and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2008, 2010 and 2013. In 2009, Dhoni also led the Indian team to number one position for the first time in the ICC Test rankings.

In 2013, under Dhoni's captaincy, India became the first team in more than 40 years to whitewash Australia in a Test series. In the Indian Premier League, he captained the Chennai Super Kings to victory at the 2010, 2011 and 2018 seasons, along with wins in the 2010 and 2014 editions of Champions League Twenty20. In 2011, Time magazine included Dhoni in its annual Time 100 list as one of the "Most Influential People in the World."[9] Dhoni holds the post of Vice-President of India Cements Ltd., after resigning from Air India. India Cements is the owner of the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings, and Dhoni has been its captain since the first IPL season.[10][11] He announced his retirement from Tests on 30 December 2014.[12]

In 2012, SportsPro rated Dhoni as the sixteenth most marketable athlete in the world.[13] He is the co-owner of Indian Super League team Chennaiyin FC.[14] In June 2015, Forbes ranked Dhoni at 23rd in the list of highest paid athletes in the world, estimating his earnings at US$31 million.[15] In 2016, a biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story was made on his life and his cricket career up to the Indian team's win at the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on 15 August 2020.[16][17][18]

Early life and background

Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand),[19] and he hails from a Hindu Rajput family.[20] His paternal village Lwali is in the Lamgara block of the Almora District of Uttarakhand. Dhoni's parents moved from Uttarakhand to Ranchi, where his father Pan Singh worked in junior management positions in MECON. Dhoni has a sister Jayanti Gupta and a brother Narendra Singh Dhoni.[21][22] Dhoni is a fan of Adam Gilchrist, and his childhood idols were cricket teammate Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and singer Lata Mangeshkar[23][24]

Dhoni studied at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, Ranchi, Jharkhand where he initially excelled in badminton and football and was selected at district and club level in these sports. Dhoni was a goalkeeper for his football team and was sent to play cricket for a local cricket club by his football coach. Though he had not played cricket, Dhoni impressed with his wicket-keeping skills and became the regular wicketkeeper at the Commando cricket club (1995–1998). Based on his performance at club cricket, he was picked for the 1997/98 season Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship and he performed well.[22] Dhoni focused on cricket after his 10th standard.[25] He was a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur railway station from 2001 to 2003, under South Eastern Railway in Midnapore (W), a district in West Bengal.[26][27][28] His colleagues remember him as a very honest, straightforward employee of the Indian Railways. But Dhoni also had a mischievous side to his personality. Once, while staying at the railway quarters, Dhoni and a couple of his friends covered themselves in white bedsheets and walked around in the complex late in the night. The night guards were fooled into believing that there were ghosts moving around in the complex. The story made big news on the next day.[29][30][31]

Playing style

MS Dhoni is a right-handed batsman and also plays the role of a wicket-keeper. He mostly plays shots in the back foot, that is, he plays shots shifting his body weight on the right leg. He has his own famous cricket shot, called the "Helicopter", that can pick balls and send them in the galleries for six runs.[32]

References

  1. ↑ Sen, Rohan. "MS Dhoni pays tribute to CSK fans: Thala is a big nickname they have given me". India Today. Living Media. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Dhoni is best finisher I have ever seen: Vengsarkar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "MS Dhoni, a fantastic finisher". DNA India. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Experts feel Dhoni is the best finisher". Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Snehal Pradhan (12 June 2016). "MS Dhoni and the art of wicketkeeping: Overshadowed by the bat, his glovework is just as inventive". Firstpost. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dhoni, Bindra conferred Lt. Col. rank". The Hindu (New Delhi ed.). Chennai, India. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "The 2011 Time 100". Time. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "MS Dhoni joins BCCI boss' company as vice-president". The Times of India. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013.
  11. ↑ Jagannathan, K. T. (2 February 2013). "India Cements appoints Dhoni as Vice-President". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  12. ↑ "Dhoni retires from Test cricket". ESPNcricinfo.com. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "MS Dhoni, Mary Kom world's 16th, 38th most marketable athletes". The Times of India. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Dhoni becomes ISL team Chennaiyin FC co-owner". 6 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Mahendra Singh Dhoni". Forbes. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "MS Dhoni retires from all international cricket". International Cricket Council. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "MS Dhoni retirement: Tributes pour in on social media". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  18. ↑ "MS Dhoni announces retirement from international cricket". Hindustan Times. 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  19. ↑ "Players and Officials – MS Dhoni". Cricinfo.
  20. ↑ Dinakar, S. (9 December 2005). "Interview – M. S. Dhoni". Sportstar. The Hindu. Vol. 28, no. 49. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  21. ↑ MS Dhoni's sister to convey school's best wishes | India vs England 2012 – News | NDTVSports.com. Sports.ndtv.com (17 January 2013). Retrieved on 23 December 2013.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Ranchi rocker". The Tribune. India. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
  23. ↑ "SAD, senility and nudes". Cricinfo. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
  24. ↑ "Besides mane matters..." The Hindu. India. 5 August 2005. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
  25. ↑ "The cameras used to pass by, now they stop for me". Cricinfo. 4 May 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
  26. ↑ "Dhoni: The Kharagpur story". www.telegraphindia.com.
  27. ↑ "Error". epaper.timesofindia.com.
  28. ↑ "The Dhoni files". Ahmedabad Mirror.
  29. ↑ "Mahendra Singh Dhoni: From a 'ticket collector' to Team India 'World Cup winning' captain". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  30. ↑ "Mahi of Midnapore". Archived from the original on 31 October 2011.
  31. ↑ Chandan Banerjee. "Indian Railway keeps Dhoni, Dola waiting". Express India. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  32. ↑ "IPL 2013:Skills and Innovations: Helicopter shot". specials.cricbuzz.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-11-24.

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