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Mahendra Singh Dhoni


Mahendra Singh Dhoni ( commonly known as MS Dhoni; born 7 July 1981), is an Indian cricketer who 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.[2][3][4][5] He is also regarded as one of the best wicket-keepers in world cricket and is known to have very fast hands.He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.
Personal information
Full nameMahendra Singh Dhoni
Born7 July 1981 (age 36)
Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India
NicknameMahi, MSD, Captain Cool[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper batsman
Dhoni 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, He 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 Colone to Dhoni on 1 November 2011. He is the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to receive this honour.





Early life and background

Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand),[17] and he identifies as a Hindu Rajput.[18] His paternal village Lvali is in the Lamgarha 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.[19][20] Dhoni is a fan of Adam Gilchrist, and his childhood idols were cricket teammate Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchanand singer Lata Mangeshkar[21][22]
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.[20] Dhoni focused on cricket after his 10th standard.[23] Dhoni 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.[24][25][26] His colleagues remember him as a very honest, straightforward employee of the Indian Railways. But he 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.

International records

Test cricket


  • Under Dhoni's captaincy, India topped the Test cricket rankings for the first time, in 2009.[119]
  • As captain, Dhoni holds the record for longest unbeaten run in Tests from his debut with 11 (8 wins and 3 draws) beating former Australian captain Warwick Armstrong's 10. In his streak, however, there was a period of injury in which Virender Sehwag led the side (for 3 draws). So India's unbeaten streak was for 14 tests, of which 11 were Dhoni's.[120]
  • Dhoni is the first Indian wicket-keeper to complete 4,000 Test runs.[121]
  • Dhoni is the most successful Indian Test captain with 27 Test wins, eclipsing Sourav Ganguly's record of 21.[103]
  • Dhoni has the erratic distinction of an Indian captain with most Test defeats overseas with 15.[122][123][124]
  • Dhoni's maiden century against Pakistan in Faisalabad (148) is the fastest century scored by an Indian wicket-keeper, and fourth overall.[125]
  • After hitting a six in third Test against England in Southampton, Dhoni completed 50 sixes as a captain, an Indian record.[126]
  • Dhoni shares the record for most dismissals in an innings (6, with Syed Kirmani) and in a match (9) by an Indian wicket-keeper.
  • Dhoni, with 294 dismissals in his career, ranks first in the all-time dismissals list by Indian wicket-keepers.
  • Dhoni is the second wicket-keeper to have effected 6 dismissals in an innings apart from a fifty in each inning of a Test after Denis Lindsay of South Africa.
  • Dhoni's 224 against Australia in Chennai is the third highest score by an Indian captain.[127] En route to 224, Dhoni registered the highest Test score by an Indian wicket-keeper when he was on 193, beating Budhi Kunderan's 192. It was also the highest score by a wicket-keeper–captain beating Englishman Alec Stewart's 164.

ODI cricket

  • Dhoni is the first non-Australian captain and third overall to win 100 games.[111]
  • Dhoni's 183* against Sri Lanka in 2005 is the highest score by a wicket-keeper.[128]
  • Dhoni has the fifth highest batting average (50.96), among cricketers with more than 5,000 runs.[129] It is also the highest among wicket-keepers.
  • Dhoni holds the records of the most dismissals in an innings (6) and career (357) by an Indian wicket-keeper.[130]
  • Dhoni's 113 against Pakistan in Chennai in 2012 is the highest by a captain batting at number 7.
  • First Indian and fifth overall to hit 200 sixes in ODIs.
  • Holds the record for playing the most number of matches in ODI history as captain who has also served as a wicketkeeper(199)[131]
  • Most career runs in ODI history when batting at number 6 position(3613)[132][133]
  • Most career hundreds in ODI cricket when batting at number 7 position or lower(2)[134]
  • Most number (120) of unbeaten knock in international cricket history. He surpassed Muttiah Muralitharan who had remained not-out on 119 occasions.
  • Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were involved in a partnership of 100 not out which is India's highest eighth wicket partnership vs Sri Lanka in ODIs.
  • Most unbeaten innings and highest average in successful ODI run-chases.[135]
  • First wicket-keeper in the world to effect in 100 ODI stumpings.[136]

T20I Cricket

  • He holds the record for playing the most T20I innings before scoring a fifty (56)[137]
  • First player to score 1000 runs in T20Is without even scoring a career half-century; also holds the record for scoring the most career runs in T20I history before first fifty (1153)[138][139]
  • Holds the record for playing the most number of matches in T20I history as captain who has also served as a wicketkeeper (72)[140]
  • Most matches as captain in T20I history(72)[141]
  • Holds the record for the most dismissals as wicketkeeper in T20Is (76)[142]
  • Most catches as wicketkeeper in T20 Internationals (47)[143]
  • Holds the joint record for taking the most catches as wicketkeeper in a T20I innings (4)[144]
  • Holds the record for playing the most consecutive T20I innings without a duck(65)[145]
  • Set the record for winning the most T20I matches as captain (41)

International records (combined ODI, Test and T20I)

  • Dhoni is the first wicket-keeper to effect 150 stumping dismissals in three forms of the game. In fact, he holds the record to effect most international stumpings (161)[146][147]
  • He has played the most number of international matches as captain (331)[148]
  • Has hit the most international sixes as captain (204)
  • Most times bowled in international cricket while playing as a wicket-keeper (9)
Dhoni's results in international matches
MatchesWonLostDrawnTiedNo result
Test[149][150]903624300–
ODI[151]312177116-415
T20I[152]865132–12

Captaincy record

Dhoni is the only captain to win all ICC tournament cups- World T20 (2007), Cricket World Cup (2011) and Champions Trophy (2013).
Captaincy record in Test matches
VenueSpanMatchesWonLostTiedDraw
At home venues2008–20133021306[153]
At away venues2009–20143061509[154]
Total2008–2014602718015[155]
Captaincy record in One Day Internationals
VenueSpanMatchesWonLostTiedN/R
In India (at home venues)2007–201673432613[156]
At away and neutral venues2008–2016126674838[157]
Total2007–201619911074411[158]
Captaincy record in Twenty20 Internationals
VenueSpanMatchesWonLostTiedN/R
In India (at home venues)2007–201620101000[159]
At away venues2007–201623131000[160]
At neutral venues2007–20162918812[161]
Total2007–201672412812[162]
Note – In the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, India played a Super 8 Match against West Indies. This match comes under the List of Matches played in Away Venues as the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 was being hosted in the West Indies.



















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