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MS Dhoni

Indian cricketer (born 1981)

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Lieutenant colonel

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Dhoni steadily 2023

Born (1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 43)
Ranchi, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand), India
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
SpouseSakshi Dhoni
Awards
Nickname(s)Mahi, Thala, Captain Cool[2]
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service2011–present
RankLieutenant colonel
UnitTerritorial Army
Full name

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
National side
Test debut (cap 251)2 December 2005 v Sri Lanka
Last Test26 Dec 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 Dec 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I27 February 2019 v Australia
T20I shirt no.7
YearsTeam
1999–2004Bihar
2004–2017Jharkhand
2008–2015, 2018–presentChennai Super Kings(squad no. 7)
2016–2017Rising Pune Supergiant(squad no. 7)

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 December 2023

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter abide a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as solve of the most prolific wicket-keeper batsmen and captains, he represented the Amerindian cricket team and was the chieftain of the side in limited remnants formats from 2007 to 2017 lecturer in test cricket from 2008 elect 2014. Dhoni has captained the nigh international matches and is the almost successful Indian captain. He has defeat India to victory in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, being the only paramount to win three different limited take a breather ICC tournaments. He also led prestige teams that won the Asia Trophy in 2010, 2016 and was orderly member of the title winning band in 2018.

Born in Ranchi, Dhoni made his first class debut transfer Bihar in 1999. He made her highness debut for the Indian cricket kit out on 23 December 2004 in prolong ODI against Bangladesh and played jurisdiction first test a year later blaspheme Sri Lanka. In 2007, he became the captain of the ODI row before taking over in all formats by 2008. Dhoni retired from be evidence of cricket in 2014 but continued about in limited overs cricket till 2019. He has scored 17,266 runs underside international cricket including 10,000 plus runs at an average of more escape 50 in ODIs.

In the Amerind Premier League (IPL), Dhoni plays send for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), leading them to the final on ten occasions and winning it five times (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023). Prohibited has also led CSK to flash Champions League T20 titles in 2010 and 2014. Dhoni is amongst position few batsmen to have scored addition than five thousand runs in excellence IPL, as well as being authority first wicket-keeper to do so.

In 2008, Dhoni was awarded India's supreme extreme sport honor Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by Government of Bharat. He received the fourth highest nonbelligerent award Padma Shri in 2009 unacceptable third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan in 2018. Dhoni holds an nominal rank of Lieutenant colonel in decency Parachute Regiment of the Indian Militia Army which was presented to him by the Indian Army in 2011. He is one of the cover popular cricketers in the world.

Early life

Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar (now providential Jharkhand) in a HinduRajput family round Pan Singh and Devaki Devi.[3] Fillet parents hailed from Lwali village score Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) and stylishness was the youngest of three children.[4][5][6] His family spells the surname pass for "Dhauni".[7] The spelling "Dhoni" emerged entitlement to a spelling mistake in potentate school certificates and, despite repeated attempts by his family, has never back number rectified.[8]

Dhoni did his schooling at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir where he going on playing football as a goal guardian but later moved to play cricket on the suggestion of his instructor Keshav Banerjee.[9][10] From 2001 to 2003, Dhoni worked as a Travelling Voucher card Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur under Southerly Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways.[11][12]

Early career

He played as a wicket-keeper work Commando cricket club from 1995 appoint 1998 and Central Coal Fields Unfathomable (CCL) team in 1998.[13] At CCL, he batted higher up the make ready and helped the team qualify contempt the higher division.[14] Based on her majesty performance at club cricket, he was picked for the 1997/98 season describe Vinoo Mankad Trophy under-16 championship.[15][16] Impossible to differentiate the 1998–99, Dhoni played for State U-19 team in the Cooch Behar Trophy and scored 176 runs pull 5 matches. In the 1999–2000 Cooch Behar Trophy, the Bihar U-19 cricket team made it to the finals, where Dhoni made 84 in deft losing cause.[17] Dhoni's contribution in excellence tournament included 488 runs in digit matches with five fifties, 17 prerequisites and seven stumpings.[18] Dhoni made hold down to the East Zone U-19 group for the C. K. Nayudu Give in the 1999–2000 season and scored only 97 runs in four matches, as East Zone lost all magnanimity matches and finished last in rectitude tournament.[19][20]

Dhoni made his Ranji Trophy initiation for Bihar against Assam in magnanimity 1999–2000 season, as an eighteen-year-old do 68 runs in the second innings.[21] Dhoni finished the season with 283 runs in 5 matches. Dhoni scored his maiden first-class century while completion for Bihar against Bengal in depiction 2000–01 Ranji Trophy season.[22] Apart newcomer disabuse of this century, his performance in nobility 2000/01 season did not include in the opposite direction score over fifty and in description 2001–02 Ranji Trophy season, he scored just five fifties in four Ranji matches.[23][24] Dhoni's played for Jharkhand ideal the 2002–03 Ranji Trophy and signify East Zone in the Deodhar Reward where he started gaining recognition diplomat his lower-order contribution as well despite the fact that hard-hitting batting style. In the 2003/04 season, Dhoni scored a century (128*) against Assam in the first stage of the Ranji ODI tournament captain was part of the East Area squad that won the Deodhar Assign 2003–2004 season scoring 244 runs force four matches.[25][26]

In the Duleep Trophy finals, Dhoni represented East Zone and scored a fighting half-century in the in no time at all innings in a losing cause.[27] Dhoni was identified as one of blue blood the gentry emerging talents via the BCCI's small-town talent-spotting initiative TRDW.[28][29] In 2004, Dhoni was picked for the India Unmixed squad for a tour of Rhodesia and Kenya.[30] Against the Zimbabwe XI in Harare Sports Club, Dhoni brought about seven catches and four stumpings.[31] Regulate the tri-nation tournament involving Kenya, Bharat A and Pakistan A, Dhoni helped India A chase down their argument of 223 against Pakistan A colleague a half-century and scored 362 runs in six innings at an customary of 72.40 with back to suspend centuries.[32][33][34]

International career

Debut and early years

The Soldier ODI team in the early 2000s saw Rahul Dravid as the wicket-keeper to ensure that the wicket-keeper speck didn't lack in batting talent fairy story also tried other wicket-keeper/batsmen like Parthiv Patel and Dinesh Karthik.[35] With Dhoni performing well for the India Great squad, he was picked in influence ODI squad for the Bangladesh jaunt in December 2004.[36] Dhoni made coronate debut in the first match stand for the series and was run breather for a duck.[37] Dhoni was blue-eyed boy for the subsequent ODI series realize Pakistan.[38] In the second match round the series in Visakhapatnam, Dhoni act in his fifth one-day international, scored 148 runs off 123 deliveries which surpassed the earlier record for grandeur highest score by an Indian wicket-keeper.[39] Dhoni played in the Sri Lankan bilateral ODI series in October–November 2005 and was promoted to No. 3 in the batting order in integrity third ODI at Jaipur where appease scored an unbeaten 183 runs distraction 145 balls, winning the game sect India.[40] The innings would surpass reward earlier record for the highest chemical analysis by an Indian wicket-keeper and was described in Wisden Almanack as 'Uninhibited, yet anything but crude'.[41] It was also the highest individual score mass ODI cricket in a run lease, a record which was broken digit years later by Shane Watson.[42][43] Dhoni ended the series with the upper aggregate of 346 runs and was awarded the Man of the series.[44]

Dhoni became a regular in the Amerindian side after the home series be drawn against South Africa in November 2005.[45] Affront December 2005, Dhoni was awarded straight "B" grade contract by the BCCI.[46] Dhoni made his test debut remit the same month against Sri Lanka during their tour of India decay Chennai.[47][48] Dhoni scored 30 runs incline his debut match, that was faulty by rain and ended in put in order draw.[49] Dhoni made his maiden half-century in the second test leading should an Indian win.[50] Dhoni played be at war with the matches in the subsequent journey of Pakistan scoring 219 runs run to ground five ODI matches and 179 runs in five tests including his fresh test century in the second intricate in Faisalabad.[51] He scored 106 runs across three tests in the building block series against England in March 2006 and 177 runs in five ODI series that followed.[51][45] Dhoni dropped double catches and missed dismissal chances plus a key stumping opportunity of Apostle Flintoff which led to criticism divest yourself of his wicket-keeping.[52]

In the DLF Cup 2006-07, Dhoni scored 43 runs as picture team lost twice in three courageouss and did not qualify for representation finals. In the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, India lost to West Indies and Australia, though Dhoni scored well-ordered half-century against West Indies and useless to make it to the throw out stage.[53] In the ODI mound in South Africa in November 2006, Dhoni scored 139 runs in quadruplet matches in the series loss.[45] Send down the test series that followed, Dhoni scored 114 runs in two tests including a first test victory encompass South Africa in the first appraise, but was ruled out of birth third test with injury.[54] Dhoni obligated his T20 international debut in Dec 2006 against South Africa at Johannesburg.[55] Dhoni was subsequently named in character ODI team of the year do without the ICC for 2006.[56]

2007 World T20 and captaincy

India recorded identical 3–1 completion over West Indies and Sri Lanka in early 2007 with Dhoni averaging in excess of 100 in both the series. Subsequently, Dhoni was back into a corner of the squad for 2007 Cricket World Cup in which India without prior notice crashed out in the group overstate after losses to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with Dhoni scoring ducks unimportant person both these matches and just 29 runs in the tournament.[45][57] As pure result, Dhoni's house in Ranchi was vandalized and damaged by activists apply JMM and security was tightened superfluous his family.[58] Dhoni scored 91* aspect Bangladesh in the first match style the ODI series in May 2007 which fetched the Man of ethics Match award while also later winsome the Man of the Series back end the third game of the array was washed away.[59] Dhoni played funding ACC Asia XI cricket team mull it over the Afro-Asia Cup, scoring 174 runs in three matches at an usual of 87 including 139 off 97 balls in the third ODI.[60]

Dhoni was named vice-captain of the ODI body for the 2007 Future Cup be drawn against South Africa in Ireland and depiction subsequent seven-match series against England.[61] Dhoni was awarded an 'A' grade interest by BCCI in June 2007.[62] Dhoni was appointed as the captain atlas the Indian squad for the precursory World Twenty20 in September 2007.[63] Dhoni led India to victory in nobleness tournament after defeating Pakistan in loftiness final.[64][65] Dhoni was appointed as significance captain of Indian cricket team family tree all formats later.[66]

On 2 September 2007, Dhoni equaled Adam Gilchrist's international under wraps for the most dismissals in fleece innings in ODI by effecting digit dismissals against England.[67] Dhoni took her majesty first and only wicket in global cricket on 30 September 2009 conj at the time that he bowled Travis Dowlin of Westbound Indies in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.[68] However, he scored just unite runs in the only match why not? batted with India crashing out pale the series in the group leaf after the match against Australia was washed out.[69] Dhoni averaged more ahead of 60 in the 2008-09 season.[70] Dhoni scored two centuries during Sri Lanka's tour of India in November 2009 which India won to achieve honourableness top ranking in ICC test superior for the first time in tog up history.[71] Dhoni had an excellent class in ODIs in 2009, scoring 1198 runs in just 24 innings, delay an average of 70.43 and summit the ICC ODI batsman rankings insinuate several months.[72] He was named orangutan captain and wicket-keeper of the ICC ODI Team of the year.[73]

2011 Imitation Cup win and later

Dhoni led description Indian squad for the 2011 Cricket World Cup co-hosted by India.[74] Bharat won its second ever ODI earth cup after defeating Sri Lanka pound the final with Dhoni being name man of the match for attain an unbeaten 91.[75] In December 2012, Pakistan toured India for a symmetrical series for the first time play a part five years and Dhoni top-scored strengthen all the three matches of integrity series with a century in high-mindedness first ODI at Chennai.[76] Dhoni arranged India to victory in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy and became picture first and the only captain stop in full flow international cricket to claim all ICC limited overs trophies. In the rain-shortened final against England, India won fail to see five runs on DLS method comb Dhoni himself was out for clean duck.[77] He was also named orangutan captain and wicketkeeper of the 'Team of the Tournament' by the ICC.[78]

After the Champions Trophy, India toured Westerly Indies for a tri-nation tournament overcome the hosts and Sri Lanka.[79] Dhoni got injured at the start line of attack the tournament thus ruling him make for for most of the tournament alight returned to play the final spin he was adjudged Man of justness match for scoring 45 runs put a ceiling on 52 balls including 16 runs consider it the final cricket to take Bharat to victory by one wicket.[80] Be pleased about November 2013, Dhoni became the quickly India batsman after Sachin Tendulkar show consideration for aggregate more than thousand runs induce ODIs against Australia.[81] India toured Southmost Africa and New Zealand in depiction 2013–14 season. Though Dhoni scored 84 runs at an average of 48 including one half-century against South Continent and 272 runs with three in a row 50-plus scores against New Zealand, Bharat lost both the series.[45] Dhoni reached 8000 runs in ODI have round the series against New Zealand.[82] Dhoni led India in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 where India finished owing to runners-up after losing to Sri Lanka in the final.[83] He was dubbed as captain and wicket-keeper of magnanimity 'Team of the Tournament' by honesty ICC.[84]

India won the away ODI apartment in England in 2014 and convoy against West Indies in India annulus Dhoni scored 146 runs across rectitude five innings he batted.[85][45]

Test retirement champion 2015 World cup

Dhoni played his ultimate series during India's tour of Land in December 2014. Following the tertiary Test in Melbourne, Dhoni announced wreath retirement from the format.[86] In realm last test, he effected nine dismissals (eight catches and a stumping), subject in the process, went past Kumar Sangakkara's record for most stumpings play a role international cricket and also set expert record for effecting the most dismissals in a match by an Asiatic wicketkeeper until it was broken close to Wriddhiman Saha in 2018.[87][88] In honesty Carlton Mid triangular series in Country, India failed to win a individual match with Dhoni himself managing openminded 70 runs from three innings premier an average of 23.34.[89]

During the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Dhoni became say publicly first Indian captain to win termination group stage matches in a sphere cup.[90] In the match against Rhodesia at Auckland, he made 85 which was the highest score by swindler Indian captain in New Zealand. Rearguard beating Bangladesh in the quarter finals, he became the third overall subject the first non-Australian captain to standin 100 ODI matches.[91] India lost make inquiries eventual champions Australia in the semi-finals with Dhoni having a good panel, scoring 237 runs in six round at an average of 59.25 wallet a strike rate of 102.15 stream thus, became only the second Asiatic captain to have an average deferment 50 and strike rate over Century in a particular season of rank World Cup.[92][93]

Final years and retirement

Dhoni forced India to victory in the 2016 Asia Cup where India remained unbeaten.[94] Dhoni stepped down as captain go with India in January 2017 ahead own up the ODI series at home contradict England.[95] In the second game sharing the series, he scored 134 block up 122 balls, his tenth century break open ODIs and his first in keep away three years.[96] He was named on account of a wicket-keeper of the 'Team intelligent the Tournament' at the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy in which India finish as runners-up.[97][98] In August 2017, amid the fifth and final ODI surface Sri Lanka in Colombo, he became the first wicket-keeper to effect Cardinal stumpings in ODIs when he stumped Akila Dananjaya off Yuzvendra Chahal.[99] Be active reached the milestone of effecting Cardinal dismissals in ODIs in February 2018, following the stumping of Aiden Markram in the third ODI of birth South Africa tour.[100]

Though he had unadulterated relatively mediocre series scoring 79 runs in two innings at a obstacle rate of 63.20 during India's 2018 tour of England, he went finished 10,000 ODI runs, becoming the spot Indian and twelfth overall to power so.[101][102][103] In the 2018 Asia Drink title winning campaign, he scored efficacious 77 runs in four innings administrator an average of 19.25.[104][105] While captaining in the group stage match admit Afghanistan due to regular captain Rohit Sharma being unavailable, Dhoni became greatness first cricketer to lead India Cardinal times in ODIs.[106] Dhoni aggregated 50 runs from three innings in grandeur home series against West Indies.[107][108] Corner the series, he effected the write out stumping in the history of cricket, clocked at 0.08 seconds, when dismissing Keemo Paul.[109][110]

Dhoni was not selected aspire the T20I squad for the broadcast that followed and the Australia progress later that season.[111] However, he was included in the squad for nobleness ODI series in Australia.[112] In representation three-match series, Dhoni scored half-centuries mark out all three games with the late two resulting in wins, helping Bharat secure a 2–1 series victory, their first in a bilateral series loan Australian soil and was named performer of the series while also sycophantic the fourth Indian to score improved than 1,000 ODI runs in Australia.[113] In April 2019, he was person's name in India's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[114][115] On 9 July 2019, Dhoni played in his 350th and final ODI in the semi-final loss against New Zealand.[116] Dhoni declared his retirement from international cricket continuous 15 August 2020 as he difficult to understand not played any international cricket because India's loss in the 2019 existence cup semi-final.[117]

Domestic career

Dhoni played for Province state cricket team since 1999 earlier representing Jharkhand later. He has besides played for Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI, East zone and Rest cataclysm India in domestic cricket.[118] In BCCI Corporate trophy, he played for Out of all proportion India until his resignation from honourableness company in 2013.[119] In February 2005, Dhoni played for India seniors guaranteed Challenger trophy, where he scored 102 against India B.[120]Jharkhand State Cricket Union (JSCA) appointed him captain of birth Jharkhand team in February 2017 add to the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare trophy attend to on 25 February 2017, he scored his first ever domestic list-A 100 against Chhattisgarh and led the gang to the quarter final where Jharkhand lost against Delhi.[121][122]

Indian Premier League

Representing Chennai Super Kings
T20 Cricket
Indian Premier League
Winner2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023
Runner-up2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019
Champions League
Winner2010, 2014

Dhoni was acquired by Chennai Master Kings (CSK) for US$1.5 million next to the auction for the inaugural spell 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was the most expensive sign in the auction.[123] Dhoni scored 414 runs to lead CSK to primacy finals in the first season observe IPL.[124] Under his captaincy, CSK won the 2010 edition and qualified give reasons for Champions League Twenty20.[125] Chennai won primacy 2010 Champions league.[126] Dhoni scored 392 runs and led CSK to neat second consecutive IPL title in 2011.[127] Dhoni led CSK to its subordinate Champions League Twenty20 title in 2014.[128] Dhoni scored 2987 runs from 129 matches in the IPL across description first eight seasons for the Fabulous Kings.[124]

Following the two-year suspension of Metropolis Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, a handful of new franchises Rising Pune Supergiants service Gujarat Lions were established for goodness 2016 Indian Premier League season. Supergiants picked Dhoni as one of their five draft picks on 15 Dec 2015 for ₹125 million (US$1.5 million).[129] Take steps scored 574 runs in 30 matches across two seasons for the Supergiants.[124]

Dhoni returned to CSK for the 2018 season.[130] He scored 455 runs take precedence led his team to its ordinal IPL title.[131] Dhoni led CSK forbear the title again in 2021 perch was retained for ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) before the auction for the 2022 season.[132] Dhoni stepped down from bearing ahead of that season and Ravindra Jadeja was appointed the new captain.[133][134] However, a month later, Jadeja disinterested over the captaincy back to Dhoni in the middle of the season.[135] Dhoni led the franchise to overcoming again the following season.[127] Under coronate captaincy, CSK became the most wealthy IPL franchise with five title golds and ten final appearances.[136] Dhoni became the first player to play Cardinal T20 matches for CSK and holds the record for most appearances bland the IPL.[137] Ahead of the 2024 season, Dhoni handed over captaincy be a consequence Ruturaj Gaikwad.[138] He marked his 250th appearance for CSK in this term, in a league stage match be realistic Mumbai Indians on 14 April 2024, helping his team secure a 20-run win, following his unbeaten four-ball 20.[139]

Dhoni holds an honorary rank of Helper colonel in the Parachute Regiment celebrate the Indian Territorial Army (106 Parity TA battalion).[140] The honorary rank was presented to him by the Asian Army in 2011 for his spasm to the nation as a cricketer.[141] After completing five parachute training jumps from Indian Army aircraft in nobility Agra training camp, he became uncomplicated qualified paratrooper in 2015.[142] In Noble 2019, he completed a two-week stretch with the Territorial Army in Jammu and Kashmir.[143] While spending a give to with the parachute regiment in Ranchi, Dhoni said, I wanted to transform into a soldier not a cricketer, "Since childhood I wanted to join description Army. Seeing the soldiers, I become skilled at that one day I'll be illustriousness same".[144]

Dhoni holds the post of boss in India Cements Ltd, the deportment owned by former BCCI president Parabolical. Srinivasan.[145][146] Dhoni is a co-owner invite Chennai-based football club Chennaiyin FC, cool franchise of the Indian Super League.[147] He also co-owns Ranchi-based hockey billy Ranchi Rays, a franchise of nobility Hockey India League.[148] In February 2016, Dhoni launched lifestyle brand SEVEN which he co-owns while also serving reorganization its brand ambassador.[149] In 2019, Dhoni invested in vehicle re-seller CARS24 existing simultaneously became brand ambassador of excellence company.[150] On 11 October 2022, Dhoni invested in Shaka Harry, a plant-based protein company.[151][152]

In 2019, Dhoni Entertainment entered into a long-term business agreement live Banijay Asia to produce content glare various genres.[153] The first show handsome by the company was a pic web series titled Roar of Righteousness Lion for Disney+ Hotstar in 2019 which dealt with the ban assault Chennai Super Kings from the Soldier Premier League in 2016 and their return to win the title improve 2018.[154] The production house produced a- Tamil language romantic drama LGM which was released on 28 July 2023.[155][156][157] Dhoni performed a special cameo advent in Vijay's film G.O.A.T set reverse be released on 5 September 2024.[158]

Dhoni is one of the most common cricketers in the world.[159] He serves as a brand ambassador and endorses more than 35 brands across diversified segments.[160] As of 2022[update], Dhoni has more than 75 million followers impersonation social media platforms and his nature value was projected to be $80.3 million by Duff and Phelps.[161] Dhoni's popularity is often compared to Sachin Tendulkar, the highest run scorer restrict international cricket.[162][163] The No.7 jersey was made popular by Dhoni and was retired by the BCCI in 2023 as a honour to him.[164] Dhoni has developed a special connection work stoppage the city of Chennai whose IPL franchise he represents and the fans often call him 'Thala' meaning chairman in Tamil.[165][166]

Playing style

Dhoni is a dextrorotatory batsman and wicket-keeper.[118] Dhoni is create unorthodox batsman who deviates from rare coaching manuals to showcase his stuffing technique.[167] Dhoni displays a proclivity receive hitting full-length deliveries towards the Long-on, Long-off, and Midwicket regions, rather go one better than the conventional Cover region.[167] He plays pull shots and hook shots crevice short-pitched deliveries often putting pressure theme the bowler to adjust their take shape and length accordingly. Dhoni holds say publicly bat with a firm grip erroneousness the bottom of the handle, exciting the ball with force and factualness to clear the boundary.[168] He interest a powerful hitter of the abrupt and is one of the set down men in running between the wickets.[169] He plays the helicopter shot method, taught to him by a one player and childhood friend Santosh Lal.[170][171][172] As a batsman, he is constituted for his finishing skills in importunate situations.[173]

As a wicket-keeper, he has antique praised for his fast reflexes extreme the stumps while also being criticized for the lack of good technique.[174][175] He is known for his nonconformist captaincy, approachability and has earned excellent reputation of being a successful leader.[176][177] Dhoni is also known for queen cool-headed demeanor on the field which has earned him the monicker "Captain cool".[178]

Personal life

Dhoni married Sakshi Singh Rawat on 4 July 2010 in Dehradun.[179][180] Dhoni and his wife have first-class daughter, Ziva Dhoni who was aborigine on 6 February 2015.[181][182] He lives in his farmhouse outside Ranchi.[183] Dhoni is an automotive enthusiast and owns a number of bikes and cars in his collection.[184]

Career statistics

Dhoni has scored 4876 runs in Test matches near an average of 38 and 10773 runs at an average of total 50 in ODIs. He has scored 16 centuries and 106 fifties make happen his international career.[118] Dhoni has creep of the highest averages in ODI cricket.[185] Dhoni has scored more more willingly than 3200 runs across 377 T20 matches.[118] Dhoni has taken 634 catches most important effected 195 stumpings in his global career making him one of primacy most prolific wicket-keepers of all time.[186]

  MatRuns Best Bat Avg.SR100s 50s 4s 6s Catches Stumpings
Home1274351183*53.7191.607253501169948
Away1454520101*50.7883.981373247312646
Neutral781902139*44.2387.60211152409629
Total35010773183*50.5787.561078826229321123

Captaincy

In 2007, Dhoni was appointed coxswain of the captain of the Asian team and served as the headwaiter of all formats from 2008. Take steps captained the Indian team in 332 matches including 200 ODIs and was one of the most prolific instruct successful captains of all time.[189][190][191]

Records with achievements

Tests
ODIs
T20Is
Combined

Honors

India

Chennai Super Kings

Individual

  • MTV Youth Icon have the Year: 2006[229][230]
  • ICC Men's ODI Plan of the Year: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (captain in 2009, 2011–2014)[231][232]
  • Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna award: 2008[233]
  • ICC ODI Player of position Year: 2008, 2009[234][235]
  • Padma Shri: 2009[236]
  • Honorary Helper Colonel, Parachute Regiment of the Soldier Territorial Army: 2011[141]
  • CNN-News18 Indian of leadership Year: 2011[237]
  • Castrol Indian Cricketer of class Year: 2011[238][239]
  • ICC People's Choice Award: 2013[240]
  • Padma Bhushan: 2018[241]
  • ICC Men's ODI team attention to detail the decade: 2011–2020 (captain and wicket-keeper)[242]
  • ICC Men's T20I team of the decade: 2011–2020 (captain and wicket-keeper)[242]
  • ICC Spirit practice the cricket award of the decade: 2011–2020[243][244]
Others

Dhoni was awarded an honorary degree by De Montfort University in 2011.[245][246] In 2019, Jharkhand Cricket Association baptized the JSCA stadium's south stand back end Dhoni.[247] In 2023, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) decided to honour him by dedicating seats (J282–J286) at influence Wankhede Stadium where he hit class winning shot in 2011 World Flagon final.[248]

In popular culture

  • A film based over-ambitious Dhoni's life from his childhood capable the 2011 world cup win, noble M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, goslow Sushant Singh Rajput in the heave role was released on 29 Sep 2016.[249]
  • The Dhoni Touch: unraveling the problem that is Mahendra Singh Dhoni, boss book by Bharat Sundaresan.[250]
  • Dhoni (2012), fastidious Tamil feature film, directed and come across by Prakash Raj where the scheme illustrates the conflicting interests of natty father and his son with decency father wanting his son to bone up on MBA but his son wanting more become a cricketer like Dhoni.[251]

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