Dhoni, the Indian cricketer, His captaincy led India to victory in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. A prolific wicket-keeper-batsman, he retired after 331 international matches.
Born : Mahendra Singh Dhoni
7 July 1981 (age 42)
Ranchi, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand), India
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Spouse Sakshi Dhoni[1]
Nickname(s) Mahi, Thala, Captain Cool
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service 2011–present
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Unit Territorial Army
Awards
Padma Bhushan (2018)
Padma Shri (2009)
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
About Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (born July 7, 1981) is an Indian professional cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. Widely known as one of the most prolific wicketkeeper-batsman and captain, he represented the Indian cricket team in the limited overs format from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.
He served as the team captain. He was the captain, played the most international matches and was the most successful Indian captain. He led India to victory in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2007 he ICC World Twenty20, 2013 he ICC Champions his trophy and won three different limited overs his tournaments. He was the only captain to do so. He also coached the teams that won the Asian Cup in 2010 and 2016, and was a member of the title-winning team in 2018. Born in
Ranchi, Dhoni made his first-class debut for Bihar in 1999. He made his debut as an Indian cricketer when he joined the team in an ODI against Bangladesh on 23 December 2004 and appeared in his first Test play a year later against Sri Lanka. In 2007 he became the captain of his team in ODIs and took over all formats in 2008. He retired from Test cricket in 2014 but continued to play limited overs cricket until 2019. He has scored 17,266 runs in international cricket, including over 10,000 runs in ODIs at an average of over 50.
Dhoni He plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL and has led them to the finals 10 times and won it five times (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023). He also led CSK to two Champions League T20 titles in 2010 and 2014. He is one of the few batsmen to have scored over 5,000 runs in the IPL and is also the first wicketkeeper to achieve that.
In 2008, Dhoni was awarded India’s highest sporting honor, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, by the Government of India. He was awarded the Padma Shri, his fourth highest civilian award, in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan award, his third highest civilian award, in 2018. He was awarded the rank of honorary lieutenant colonel in the Indian Territorial Army Parachute Regiment by the Indian Army in 2011. He is one of the most popular cricket players in the world.
Early Life of Dhoni
Dhoni was born on July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand) into a Hindu Rajput family to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi. His parents were from Luwari village in Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand), and he was the youngest of three children.[5][6][7] His family writes his last name as “Dauni”.
He was a member of DAV Jawahar. He completed his training at Vidya’s Mandir, where he started playing football as a goalkeeper, but later coach Keshav he turned to cricket at Banerjee’s recommendation. From 2001 to 2003, He worked as a Traveling Ticket Examiner (TTE) in Kharagpur, South East Railway Zone, Indian Railways.
Early Career of Dhoni
Dhoni played as a wicketkeeper for Commando Cricket Club from 1995 to 1998 and for the Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL) team in 1998. He struggled at the top of the rankings in the CCL and contributed to the team’s qualification to participate in the higher leagues. In recognition of his performances in club cricket, he was selected in the squad for the 1997–1998 Vinoo Mankad Trophy U-16 Championship season.
In the 1998-99 season, Dhoni played for the Bihar U-19 team in the Cooch Behar Trophy, scoring 176 runs in five matches. From 1999 to 2000 he played in the Behar Trophy, where his Bihar U-19 cricket team reached the final and lost with he scoring his 84th run. His contribution to the tournament included 488 runs (five fifties), 17 catches and seven stumpings in nine matches. He was selected to represent CK East Zone U-19. In the 1999-2000 season Nayudu Trophy, East Zone only scored 97 runs in four matches as they lost all their matches and finished bottom in the tournament.
Dhoni made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar against Assam in his 1999-2000 season and at the age of 18 he scored his 68 runs in two innings. He finished the season with 283 runs in 5 matches. Dhoni scored his first first-class century for Bihar against Bengal in the 2000-01 Ranji Trophy season. Apart from this century, he never scored more than 50 runs in the 2000-01 season and in the 2001-02 Ranji Trophy season, he only scored five fifties in four matches for Ranji.
He played for Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy in 2002-2003 and represented the East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy, where he was praised for his contributions in the lower order and his strong-hitting batting style. In the 2003-04 season, He scored a century (128*) against Assam in the first match of the Ranji ODI tournament, and in the 2003-2004 Deodhar Trophy season he won as part of the East Zone team, scoring 244 in four matches. Scored a run.
In his Duleep Trophy final, Dhoni represented East Zone and scored a belligerent half-century in the second innings of the losing innings. Dhoni was recognized as one of his rising talents by BCCI’s small town talent discovery initiative TRDW. In 2004, He was selected as part of the Indian national team to tour Zimbabwe and Kenya. Against the Zimbabwean side at Harare Sports Club, He took seven catches and four stumpings. In the Tri-Nations tournament involving Kenya, India A and Pakistan A, He helped India A achieve a target of 223 runs against Pakistan A within half a century, scoring 362 runs at an average of 72.40 in six innings. He scored several centuries in a row.
International career of Dhoni
Debut and early years
To ensure that the wicketkeeper did not lack batting talent, the Indian ODI team considered Rahul Dravid as a wicketkeeper in the early 2000s, along with other wicketkeepers such as Parthiv Patel and Dinesh Karthik/ The batter also tried it. Dhoni performed well for India’s A team and was included in the ODI squad for the tour of Bangladesh in December 2004. Dhoni made his debut in the first match of the series, but he was dismissed for a duck. He was selected for the subsequent ODI series against Pakistan.
In the second match of the series in Visakhapatnam, he scored 148 runs in 123 deliveries in his fifth one-day international, surpassing the previous record for most runs by an Indian wicketkeeper. He played in the bilateral ODI series for Sri Lanka in October-November 2005 and emerged as number three in the batting order in the third ODI in Jaipur, scoring an unbeaten 183 runs off 145 balls.
We won against India. The innings surpassed the previous highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper and was described by the Wisden Almanac as “uninhibited but far from rough”. This was also the highest individual score in an ODI cricket chase, a record broken seven years later by Shane Watson. He finished the series with the highest total of 346 runs and was named the Man of the Series.
Dhoni became a regular in his India team after his home series against South Africa in November 2005. In December 2005, Dhoni was given a ‘B’ category contract by the BCCI. Dhoni made his Test debut in the same month during his tour of India against Sri Lanka in Chennai. He scored 30 runs on his debut, but the match ended in a draw due to rain.
Dhoni made his maiden half-century in the second Test, leading to India’s victory. Dhoni played in all the matches of the subsequent tour of Pakistan, scoring 219 runs in five ODI matches and 179 runs in five Tests, including his first Test century in the second Test at Faisalabad. He scored 106 runs in three Tests in the home series against England in March 2006 and 177 runs in the subsequent five ODI series. Dhoni dropped several catches, including a clear chance to hit Andrew Flintoff, and missed chances to get sent off, leading to criticism of his wicket-keeping.
Dhoni scored 43 runs in the 2006-07 DLF Cup, where the team lost two out of three matches and missed out on making it to the finals. In the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, India lost to West Indies and Australia, He scored a half-century against West Indies but failed to qualify for the final tournament. In the ODI series played in South Africa in November 2006,
Dhoni scored 139 runs in four matches in a series loss. In the ensuing Test series, Dhoni scored 114 runs in two Tests, including his maiden Test win in South Africa in his first Test, but was ruled out for the third Test due to injury. Dhoni made his T20 debut in December 2006 against South Africa in Johannesburg. Dhoni was subsequently named in the 2006 ODI Team of the Year by the ICC.
The captain of the 2007 World T20
India his 3–1 wins against the West Indies and Sri Lanka in early 2007, and Dhoni averaged over 100 runs in both matches of the series. Ta. Dhoni was then part of the squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, but India were unexpectedly eliminated from the group stage with losses to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He scored ducks in both matches and scored just 29 runs in the tournament.
As a result, Dhoni’s house in Ranchi was vandalized and damaged by JMM activists and security for his family was increased. He scored his 91* against Bangladesh in the first match of his ODI series in May 2007 and won the Man of the Match award. He then won the Man of the Series award even after losing Game 3 of the series. He played for the ACC Asia XI cricket team in the Afro-Asia Cup, scoring 174 runs in three matches at an average of 87, including scoring 139 off 97 balls in the third ODI.
Dhoni was named vice-captain of the ODI team for the 2007 Future Cup match against South Africa in Ireland and the subsequent seven consecutive matches against England. He was given a grade ‘A’ contract by the BCCI in June 2007. Dhoni played for the first World Twenty20 in September 2007. Dhoni led India to victory by defeating Pakistan in the final. Dhoni was later appointed as the captain of the Indian all-format cricket team.
On 2 September 2007, Dhoni achieved six dismissals against England, equaling Adam Gilchrist’s international record for most dismissals in an ODI innings. Dhoni took his first and only wicket in international cricket on 30 September 2009, when he played against West Indies’ Travis Dowlin in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. However, in the only match he batted, he scored only three runs as India lost the match against Australia and were eliminated from the series in the group stage.
Dhoni averaged over 60 runs in his season 2008-09 and during Sri Lanka’s tour of India in November 2009 he scored two centuries which helped India win and take the top spot in the ICC Test rankings for the first time ever. Obtained. Dhoni had a great year in ODIs in 2009, scoring 1198 runs at an average of 70.43 in just 24 innings and topped the ICC ODI batsmen’s rankings for several months. He was named captain and wicketkeeper of the ICC ODI Team of the Year.
2011 World Cup win and later
Dhoni led the Indian team in the 2011 Cricket World Cup which was co-hosted with India. India defeated Sri Lanka in the final to win the ODI World Cup for the second time and Dhoni was named Man of the Match with an unbeaten 91. In December 2012, Pakistan visited India for the first time in five years for a bilateral series, and he became the top scorer in the first ODI in Chennai, scoring in all three matches of the series for the first time in a century.
Dhoni led India to victory in his ICC Champions Trophy in 2013, becoming the first and only captain in international cricket to win his trophy over all ICC Limited. In the rain-shortened final against England, India used the DLS format and won by five runs, although Dhoni himself was ruled out. He was also named captain and wicketkeeper of the ‘Team of the Tournament’ by his ICC.
After the Champions Trophy, India headed to the West Indies to play in the Tri-Nations tournament against the hosts and Sri Lanka. Dhoni suffered an injury at the beginning of the tournament and missed most of the tournament. He returned for the final, scoring 45 runs including 16 off 52 balls in the final cricket, helping India win by one wicket, and was named Man of the Match.
In November 2013, Dhoni became the second Indian batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to score over 1000 runs in ODIs against Australia.[81] India toured South Africa and New Zealand in the 2013-14 season. He scored 84 runs, including a half-century, at an average of 48 against South Africa, and against New Zealand he scored 272 runs, scoring three consecutive 50-plus runs, but India lost both series. Dhoni himself achieved his 8000th ODI run in the series against New Zealand.
Dhoni led India in the ICC World Twenty20 in 2014, where they ended up losing to Sri Lanka as runners-up. He was named captain and wicketkeeper of the ‘Team of the Tournament’ by his ICC.
Test Retirement and His 2015 World Cup
Dhoni played his last series during India’s tour of Australia in December 2014. After his third Test in Melbourne, Dhoni announced his retirement from the format. In the last Test, he recorded nine dismissals (eight catches and one stumping), surpassing Kumar Sangakkara’s record for most dismissals in international cricket, and the highest by an Indian player until Wriddhiman Saha broke the record in 2018.
He also set a record for the most dismissals in a match by a wicketkeeper. In the Carlton Mid-Triangle series held in Australia, Dhoni himself conceded 70 runs in three innings at an average of 23.34, and India failed to win a single match.
During the 2015 Cricket World Cup, He became the first Indian captain to win all group stage matches of a World Cup.[90] He scored 85 runs against Zimbabwe in Auckland, the highest score by an Indian captain for New Zealand. After defeating Bangladesh in the quarter-finals, he finished third overall and became the first non-Australian captain to win 100 ODI matches.
India lost to eventual champions Australia in the semi-finals, but Dhoni had a good series, scoring 237 runs in six innings at an average of 59.25 and a strike rate of 102.15. He became the second Indian captain to average more than 50 hits and strike rate of more than 100 in a particular World Cup season.
Final years and retirement
Dhoni led India to victory in the 2016 Asia Cup, where India remained unbeaten. Dhoni resigned as India’s captain in January 2017 ahead of the ODI series against England at home. In the second match of the series, he scored 134 off 122 balls, his 10th ODI century and his first in over three years. He was named wicketkeeper in the ‘Team of the Tournament’ in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, where India finished as runners-up.
In August 2017, he became the first wicketkeeper to reach 100 stamps in ODIs by defeating Akila Dhananjaya from Yuzvendra Chahal in the fifth and final ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo. In February 2018, he achieved the milestone of 400 ODI dismissals by defeating Aiden Markram in his third ODI on the South African tour.
During his India team’s 2018 tour of England, he became the fourth Indian to score over 10,000 ODI runs despite a relatively mediocre series of 79 runs in two innings at a strike rate of 63.20. , making him the 12th person overall. When winning the 2018 Asia Cup title, he scored just 77 runs in four innings at an average of 19.25.
Dhoni became the first cricketer to lead India to 200 ODIs, although he took over the role of captain in the group stage match against Afghanistan in the absence of regular captain Rohit Sharma. He scored 50 runs from three innings in the home series against West Indies. Dhoni was not selected in the T20I squad for the next series and the tour of Australia later that season. However, he was included in the squad for the ODI series in Australia. In the trifecta,
Dhoni scored half-centuries in all three matches and won the last two matches, contributing to India’s 2-1 series victory, his first in a bilateral series on Australian soil. He became an Indian player. Upon being named for the series, he also became the fourth Indian player to score over 1,000 ODI runs for Australia. In April 2019, he was selected to represent India for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. On 9 July 2019,
Dhoni played his 350th and last ODI in the semi-final loss to New Zealand. Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on August 15, 2020, as he had not played international cricket since India’s defeat in the 2019 World Cup semi-finals.
Domestic Career
Dhoni made his debut in first-class and List A cricket for Bihar in the 1999-2000 season. He has also played for the Rajasthan State Cricket Association President’s Eleven in domestic cricket, East Zone and other parts of India. He played in the BCCI Air India Corporate Trophy until his retirement in 2013. In February 2005,
Dhoni played in the Challenger Trophy for India Senior and scored 102 runs against India B. The Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) appointed him as the captain of the Jharkhand team in February.
In 2017, he played in the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare Trophy and on February 25, 2017, he scored his first goal in a domestic List A century against Chhattisgarh, leading the team to the quarter-finals, but he lost to Jharkhand. lost to Delhi.
Indian Premier League
Dhoni was acquired by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for his $1.5 million during the auction for the first season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It was the most expensive new item at auction. He scored 414 runs in the first season of IPL and led CSK to the final. Under his captaincy, CSK won his 2010 season and qualified for the Champions League Twenty20.
Chennai won the Champions League in 2010 and Dhoni scored 392 runs and led CSK to their second consecutive IPL title in 2011. Dhoni led CSK to their second Champions League Twenty20 title in 2014. Dhoni played 129 IPL matches and scored 2987 runs in the first eight seasons for the Super Kings.
Two new franchises – Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions – launched for the 2016 Indian Premier League season after Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two years. . On December 15, 2015, the Supergiants selected Dhoni as one of their five draft picks for 125 million rupees (US$1.6 million). He had 574 RBIs in 30 games over two seasons with the Supergiants.
Dhoni returned to Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 season. He scored 455 runs in the season and led CSK to their third IPL title. Dhoni led CSK to another title in 2021 and was acquired by CSK for 12 billion yen ($1.5 million) ahead of the 2022 season auction. On March 24, 2022, Ravindra Jadeja was appointed as the new captain of CSK.
However, on April 30, 2022, midway through the season, Jadeja handed back the captaincy to Dhoni. Dhoni led the franchise to victory in the 2023 IPL season. Under his captaincy, CSK became the most successful IPL franchise, winning five titles and appearing in ten finals. MS Dhoni holds the record for most appearances in the IPL, making him the first player to play 200 T20 matches for the Super Kings.
Outside Cricket
Chief of Army Staff, General V.K. Singh, confers the rank of Lieutenant Colonel on Dhoni
Dhoni holds the rank of Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army Parachute Regiment (106 Para TA Battalion). He was awarded an honorary rank by the Indian Army in 2011 in recognition of his contribution to the nation as a cricketer. He qualified as a paratrooper in 2015 after completing five parachute training jumps with Indian Army aircraft at Agra Training Camp.
In August 2019, he completed a two-week deployment with the Jammu and Kashmir Army. Dhoni said that when he spent a day with the Parachute Regiment in Ranchi, he wanted to be a soldier and not a cricketer. When he saw the soldiers, he thought that one day he would be like them. ”
Dhoni is vice president of India Cements Ltd., owned by former BCCI chairman N. Srinivasan. Mr. Dhoni is a co-owner of Chennaiyin FC, a Chennai-based football club that is an Indian Super League franchise. He is also a co-owner of the Ranchi-based hockey club, Ranchi Rays, which is a franchise of Hockey India’s league. In February 2016,
Dhoni founded the lifestyle brand SEVEN, of which he is the co-owner and the brand ambassador. In 2019, Dhoni invested in car retailer CARS24 while also becoming the company’s brand ambassador.[145] On October 11, 2022, Dhoni invested in Shaka, a plant-based protein company.
In 2019, Dhoni Entertainment signed a long-term business agreement with Banijay Asia to produce content across various genres. The first show developed by the company is a documentary titled ‘Roar of The Lion’ starring MS Dhoni and depicting the revival of his Super Kings in Chennai to win the 2018 Indian Premier League. did. The production company produced the Tamil romantic drama LGM, which was released on July 28, 2023.
Dhoni is one of the most popular cricket players in the world. He is a brand ambassador and endorses over 35 brands across various segments. As of 2022, Dhoni has over 75 million followers across social media platforms and his brand value by Duff and Phelps is estimated at $80.3 million. Dhoni’s popularity is often compared to Sachin Tendulkar, the leading scorer in international cricket.
Dhoni is worshiped as a god-like figure in India. Number 7 was popularized by Dhoni, but the BCCI retired it in 2023. Dhoni has forged a special bond with his IPL franchise Chennai City, which he represents. Fans call him ‘Tala’, which means ‘leader’ in Tamil.
Playing Style
Dhoni is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. Dhoni is an unconventional batsman who deviates from the traditional teaching manual to showcase his batting technique. Dhoni tends to play full-length deliveries into his region, long-on, long-off, midwicket, rather than the traditional cover-his region. He plays pull shots and hook shots from short balls, often putting pressure on the bowler to adjust his line and length accordingly.
Holding the bat with a firm grip on the bottom of his handle, Dhoni hits the ball with force and precision to clear boundaries. He is a powerful ball striker and one of the fastest players to run between the wickets. He shows off the helicopter shooting techniques he learned from his teammate and childhood friend Santosh Lal. As a batsman, he is known for his finishing skills in pressure situations.
He was also praised for his lightning glovework behind the stumps, but was also criticized for his lack of good technique. He is known for his unconventional captaincy and approachability, and has earned a reputation as a successful leader. He is also known for his cool demeanor on the field, which earned him the nickname ‘Captain Cool’.
Personal life
Dhoni married Sakshi Singh Rawat on July 4, 2010 in Dehradun. Dhoni and his wife have a daughter, Jeeva. He lives in a farmhouse on the outskirts of Ranchi. Dhoni has a large collection of bikes and cars.
Career Statistics
Dhoni scored 4876 runs at an average of 38 in Test matches and he scored 10773 runs at an average of over 50 in ODIs. In his international career he scored 16 centuries and 106 fifties. He is one of the players with the highest average in ODI cricket. he has scored over 3,200 runs in 377 T20 matches. Dhoni has recorded 634 catches and 195 stumps in his international career, making him one of the most prolific wicketkeepers of all time.
Captaincy
In 2007, Dhoni was appointed the captain of his Indian team and from 2008 onwards he captained them in all formats. He captained the Indian team in 332 matches, including 200 ODIs, and was one of the most productive and successful captains in the history of the Indian team. records and honors.
India
- ICC World T20: 2007
- Asia Cup: 2010, 2016, 2018
- Cricket World Cup: 2011
- ICC Champions Trophy: 2013
Chennai Super Kings
- Indian Premier League: 2010 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023
- Champions League: 2010, 2014
Individual
Dhoni receiving the Padma Bhushan award from then President of India Ram Nath Kovind in April 2018
- MTV Youth Icon of the Year: 2006
- Honorary doctorate degree by De Montfort University: 2011
- CNN-News18 Indian of the Year: 2011
- Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna award: 2008
- Padma Shri: 2009
- Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, Parachute Regiment of the Indian Territorial Army: 2011
- Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year: 2011
- ICC People’s Choice Award: 2013
- Padma Bhushan: 2018
• ICC ODI Player of the Year: 2008, 2009
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