Mahendra Singh Dhoni
MSD -
Full name | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
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Born | 7 July 1981 Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India |
Nickname | Mahi, MSD, Captain Cool |

Career- Indian cricketerwho captained the Indian team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket.He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.
Dhoni 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. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the CB Series of 2007–08, the 2010 Asia Cup, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.In the final of the 2011 World Cup, Dhoni scored 91 not out off 79 balls handing India the victory for which he was awarded the Man of the Match.
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 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.
After taking up the Test captaincy in 2008, he led the team to series wins in New Zealand and 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 2011, Time magazine included Dhoni in its annual Time 100 list as one of the "Most Influential People in the World." In 2012, SportsPro rated Dhoni as the sixteenth most marketable athlete in the world. 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.
A biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story was made about him.
Dhoni holds the post of Vice-President of India Cements Ltd., after resigning from Air India. India Cements is the owner of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings, and Dhoni has been its captain since the first IPL season. Dhoni is the co-owner of Indian Super League team Chennaiyin FC.
Career statistics-
Competition | Test | ODI | FC | T20Is |
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Matches | 90 | 316 | 131 | 86 |
Runs scored | 4,876 | 9,954 | 7,038 | 1,364 |
Batting average | 38.09 | 52.04 | 36.84 | 36.86 |
100s/50s | 6/33 | 10/67 | 9/47 | 0/1 |
Top score | 224 | 183* | 224 | 56 |
Balls bowled | 96 | 36 | 126 | – |
Wickets | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Bowling average | – | 31.00 | – | – |
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Best bowling | – | 1/14 | – | – |
Catches/stumpings | 256/38 | 293/105 | 364/57 | 47/29 |
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