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Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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Personal information

Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Born 7 July 1981 (age 29)

Ranchi, Bihar (now inJharkhand), India

Nickname Mahi

Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Batting style Right-hand batsman

Bowling style Right-hand medium

Role Wicket-keeper, India captain

International information

National side India

Test debut (cap 251) 2 December 2005 v Sri Lanka

Last Test 9 October 2010 v Australia

ODI debut (cap 158) 23 December 2004 v Bangladesh

Last ODI 02 April 2011 v Sri Lanka

ODI shirt no. 7

Domestic team information

Years Team

1999/00 – 2004/05 Bihar

2004/05- Jharkhand

2008– Chennai Super Kings

Career statistics

Competition Test ODI FC LA

Matches 54 185 95 241

Runs scored 2,925 5,958 5087 7,960

Batting average 40.06 48.08 37.40 47.95

100s/50s 4/20 7/37 7/34 13/48

Top score 148 183* 148 183*

Balls bowled 12 12 42 39

Wickets 0 1 0 2

Bowling average – 14.00 - 18.00

5 wickets in innings - - - -

10 wickets in match - - - -

Best bowling 0/1 - - 1/14

Catches/stumpings 148/25 180/60 256/44 247/75

Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2011

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: महे�न्द्र सिं�हे धो�नी ) (born July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar)

(now in Jharkhand) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team.

Initially recognized as an extravagantly flamboyant and destructive batsman, Dhoni has come to be regarded

as one of the coolest heads to captain the Indian ODI side. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World

Twenty20, CB Series of 2007–08 , the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2008 and 2010 against Australia 2–0

and 2011 Cricket World Cup in which India beat Sri Lanka. Under his captaincy India acheived numero one

ranking in tests. His Test,ODI record is best among all the Indian captains up to date. He also

captained Chennai Super Kings to victory in the recent IPL 2010 and in the Champions League. He is now

captain of India in all three forms of the game and also led the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins

in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Under Dhoni captaincy India became the first team after a gap of more than 20

Years to clean sweep Australia in Test series. Dhoni also led team India to number one position in ICC

rankings in test cricket for the first time. Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC

ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first Indian player to achieve this feat), the Rajiv Gandhi

Khel Ratna award and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2009. As of January 2010,

Dhoni is the highest ranked ODI batsman on the ICC Rankings List. Dhoni was named as captain of Wisden's

first-ever Dream Test XI Team in 2009 and has topped the list of world’s top 10 earning cricketers compiled

byForbes.[1] He was named as the captain of ICC World Test and ICC ODI teams for 2009. In the final of

the 2011 Cricket World Cup, he hit 91 not out of just 79 balls to lead India to victory. For his oustanding batting

in the final, he was awarded as the man of the match.

Contents

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1 Personal life

2 Playing style

3 Domestic career

o 3.1 Junior cricket

o 3.2 Bihar team

o 3.3 India A team

o 3.4 Indian Premier League

4 ODI career

5 Test career

6 Captain of India

o 6.1 Two-match ban

o 6.2 World Cup

7 Cricket performance

o 7.1 ODI Cricket

o 7.2 ODI records

o 7.3 Man of the Series Awards

o 7.4 Test cricket

o 7.5 Test records

8 Endorsements

9 Notes

10 External links

Personal life

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand) to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi.[2] His

paternal village Lvali is in the Lamgarha block of the Almora District of Uttarakhand. Dhoni's parents, moved

from Uttarakhand to Ranchi where Pan Singh worked in junior management positions in MECON. Dhoni has a

sister Jayanti and a brother Narendra. Dhoni had long hair which he has now shortened; he cut it because he

wanted to look like his favourite film star John Abraham(actor).He likes Bikes A Hummer to add to the four cars

and 23 high-speed motorcycles already parked in his garage in Ranchi.He is endorsing 15 brands from clothes

to cold Drinks. And, he is one of the highest income tax payers in last year [3] Dhoni is a fan ofAdam Gilchrist,

and his childhood idols were cricket teammate Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and

singer Lata Mangeshkar.[4][5]

Dhoni studied at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali,(now the school is known as JVM , Shyamli,Ranchi)

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.[3] Dhoni focused on cricket after his 10th standard.[6]

Dhoni married Sakshi (née Rawat) on July 04, 2010. Sakshi Dhoni, a Kolkata girl, is studying hotel

management and was working as a trainee at the Taj Bengal when the two of them met two years ago. The

wedding stumped the media and the fans as it took place only a day after the couple got engaged.[7]

[8] Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, a close friend of Dhoni, was quick to inform the media that the wedding

was planned for months and was not a spur of the moment decision.[9]

Playing style

Dhoni is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Dhoni is one of the number of wicket-keepers who have

come through the ranks of junior and India A cricket teams to represent the national team — Parthiv Patel, Ajay

Ratra and Dinesh Karthik also followed this route. Dhoni, referred to as 'Mahi' by his friends, debuted in

the Bihar cricket team during the 1998/99 cricket season and was selected to represent India-A for a tour

to Kenya in 2004. Along with Gautam Gambhir, Dhoni made multiple centuries against the Pakistan-A team in

a tri-nation series and was selected in the Indian national team later in that year.[citation needed]

Mahendra Singh Dhoni breaks the stumps of a South African batsman during a match in Chennai in 2008.

Dhoni tends to play mostly from the back foot with a pronounced bottom hand grip. He has a very fast hand

speed through the ball which often results in the ball racing across the ground. From this initial stance his feet

do not show much movement which sometimes results in chasing balls while not coming to the pitch of the ball

or inside edging a lot of balls.

Dhoni scored 148 against Pakistan in his fifth ODI match in 2005 — then the highest score by an Indian

wicketkeeper. Later in the year, he broke his own record as well as set the current world record for the highest

score in the second innings in ODI matches as he scored 183* against Sri Lanka. Dhoni's success in the

limited overs format secured him a place in the test team. Consistent performances in ODI cricket through the

end of the 2005/06 season saw Dhoni briefly ranked as the No. 1 batsman in the ICC ODI ratings.[3] The shot

that he plays are fondly called "The Helicopter Shot".

Dhoni's form dipped through 2006 as India lost matches at the ICC Champions trophy, DLF Cup, away bilateral

series against West Indies and South Africa. A return to form in the home series against West Indies and Sri

Lanka in early 2007 proved to be an inaccurate indicator of Dhoni's form as India crashed out of the first round

in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Dhoni was out for a duck in both India's losses. After the World Cup, Dhoni won

the Man of the series award in the bilateral ODI tournament against Bangladesh. For the tour of England,

Dhoni was named the ODI team vice-captain.[10]

Domestic career

Junior cricket

Dhoni was included in the Bihar U-19 squad for the 1998/99 season and scored 176 runs in 5 matches (7

innings) as the team finished fourth in the group of six and did not make it to the quarter finals. Dhoni was not

picked for the East Zone U-19 squad (CK Nayudu Trophy) and Rest of India squad (MA Chidambaram Trophy

and Vinoo Mankad Trophy). Bihar U-19 cricket team advanced to the finals of the 1999–2000 Cooch Behar

Trophy where Dhoni made 84 to help Bihar post a total of 357. Bihar's efforts were dwarfed by Punjab U-

19's 839 with Dhoni's future national squad teammate Yuvraj Singh making 358.[11] Dhoni's contribution for the

tournament included 488 runs (9 matches, 12 innings), 5 fifties, 17 catches and 7 stumpings.[12] MS Dhoni

made it to the East Zone U-19 squad for the CK Nayudu trophy but scored only 97 runs in four matches as

East Zone lost all four matches and finished last in the tournament.

Bihar team

Dhoni made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar in the 1999–2000 season as an eighteen year old. He made a half

century in his debut match scoring 68* in the second innings against Assam cricket team.[13] Dhoni finished the

season with 283 runs in 5 matches. Dhoni scored his maiden first-class century against Bengal in the 2000/01

season in a losing cause.[14] Apart from the century, his performance in the 2000/01[15] did not include another

score over fifty and in 2001/02 season he scored just five fifty in each season in four Ranji matches.[16] Dhoni's

performance for the 2002/03 season in the Ranji Trophy included three half centuries in the Ranji Trophy and a

couple of half-centuries in the Deodhar Trophy competition as he started winning recognition for his lower-order

run contribution as well as hard hitting batting style.

In the 2003/04 season, Dhoni scored a century (128*) against Assam in the first match of the Ranji ODI trophy.

He was part of the East Zone squad that won the Deodhar Trophy for the year and contributed with 244 runs in

4 matches. In the Duleep Trophy finals, Dhoni was picked over International cricketer Deep Dasgupta to

represent East zone.[17] He scored a fighting half century in the second innings in a losing cause.[18]

The future captain was discovered via the BCCI's small-town talent-spotting initiative TRDW. Dhoni was

discovered by TRDO PC Podar, captain of Bengal in the 1960s, when he saw Dhoni play for Jharkhand at a

match in Jamshedpur in 2003, and sent a report to the National Cricket Academy.[19]

India A team

He was recognized for his efforts in the 2003/04 season, especially in the ODI format and was picked for the

India A squad for a tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya.[20] Against the Zimbabwe XI in Harare Sports Club, Dhoni had

his best wicket-keeping effort with 7 catches and 4 stumpings in the match.[21] In the tri-nation tournament

involving Kenya, India 'A' and Pakistan 'A', Dhoni helped India 'A' chase their target of 223 against Pakistan 'A'

with a half-century.[22] Stressing on his performance, he scored back to back centuries – 120[23] and

119*[24] against the same squad. Dhoni scored 362 runs in 7 matches (6 innings, Ave:72.40), and his

performance in the series received attention from the then captain – Sourav Ganguly[25] and Ravi Shastri

amongst others. However, the India 'A' team coach Sandeep Patil recommended Karthik for a place in the

Indian squad as wicket-keeper/batsman.[26]

Indian Premier League

M.S.Dhoni was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings for 1.5 Million USD. This made him the most expensive

player in the IPL for the first season Auctions which was closely followed by Andrew Symonds. Dhoni is the

present captain of the Chennai Super Kings team.

ODI career

ODI Career of Dhoni. Brown line indicates 10 match average while the orange line indicates career average progression.

The Indian team in the 2000s saw the use of Rahul Dravid as the wicket-keeper to ensure that the wicket-

keeper spot didn't lack in batting talent.[25] The Indian cricket establishment also saw the entry of wicket-

keeper/batsmen from the junior ranks with talents like Parthiv Patel and Dinesh Karthik – both India U-19

Captains in the test squads.[25] With Dhoni making a mark in the India-A squad, he was picked in the ODI squad

for the Bangladesh tour in 2004/05.[27] Dhoni did not have a great start to his ODI career, getting run out for a

duck on debut.[28] In spite of an average series against Bangladesh, Dhoni was picked for the Pakistan ODI

series.[29] In the second match of the series, Dhoni in his fifth one-day international, scored 148

in Vishakapatnam off only 123 deliveries. Dhoni's 148 erased the earlier record for the highest score by an

Indian wicketkeeper,[30] a record that he would re-write before the end of the year.

Dhoni had few batting opportunities in the first two games of the Sri Lankan bilateral ODI series (October–

November 2005) and was promoted to No. 3 in the third ODI at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur). Sri Lanka

had set India a target of 299 after a Kumar Sangakkara century and in reply, India lost Tendulkar early. Dhoni

was promoted to accelerate the scoring and ended the game with an unbeaten 183 off 145 balls, winning the

game for India[31] – an innings described in Wisden Almanack (2006) as 'Uninhibited, yet anything but crude'.

[32] The innings set variousrecords including the highest Individual score in ODI cricket in the second innings,

[33] a record that still stands. Dhoni ended the series with the highest run aggregate (346)[34] and was awarded

the Man of the series award for his efforts. In December 2005, Dhoni was signed by BCCI to a B-grade

contract, skipping the initial C-grade level due to his performance on the cricketing field.[35]

Dhoni bowling in the nets. He rarely bowls at international level.

India scored 328 in 50 overs with Dhoni contributing 68 in their first match of 2006 against Pakistan. However

the team finished poorly, scoring just 43 runs in the last eight overs and lost the match due to Duckworth-Lewis

method.[36] In the third match of the series, Dhoni came in with India in a precarious situation and scored 72

runs off just 46 balls that included 13 boundaries to help India take a 2–1 lead in the series.[37][38] The final

match of the series had a repeat performance as Dhoni scored 77 runs off 56 balls to enable India win the

series 4–1.[39] In recognition of his consistent ODI performances, Dhoni overtook Ricky Ponting as number one

in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen on 20 April 2006.[40] His reign lasted just a week as Adam Gilchrist's

performance against Bangladesh moved him to the top spot.[41]

Two canceled series in Sri Lanka, one due to the withdrawal of South Africa from the Unitech Cup due to

security concerns[42] and the replacement 3-match ODI bilateral series against Sri Lanka washed due to rain,

[43] was India's prelude to another disappointing tournament – DLF Cup 2006-07. Dhoni scored 43 runs as the

team lost twice in three games and did not qualify for the finals. India's lack of preparation showed in the 2006

ICC Champions Trophy as they lost to West Indies and Australia, though Dhoni scored a half-century against

West Indies. The story of the ODI series inSouth Africa was the same for both Dhoni and India as Dhoni scored

139 runs in 4 matches and India lost the series 4–0. From the start of the WI ODI series, Dhoni had played 16

matches, hit just two fifties and averaged 25.93. Dhoni received criticism on his wicket keeping technique from

former wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani.[44]

Preparations for the 2007 Cricket World Cup improved as India recorded identical 3–1 victories over West

Indies and Sri Lanka and Dhoni had averages in excess of 100 in both these series. However, India

unexpectedly crashed out the World Cup after losses to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Dhoni was out for a duck in

both these matches and scored 29 runs in the tournament. After the loss toBangladesh in 2007 Cricket World

Cup, the house that Dhoni was constructing in his home-town Ranchi was vandalized and damaged by political

activists of JMM.[45] The local police arranged for security for his family as India exited the World cup in the first

round.[46]

Dhoni put behind his disappointment in the World cup by scoring 91* against Bangladesh after India were left in

a tight spot earlier in the run-chase. Dhoni was declared the man of the match for his performance, his fourth in

ODI cricket. He was also later adjudged the man of the series after the third game of the series was washed

away. Dhoni had a good Afro-Asia Cup, getting 174 runs in 3 matches at an average of 87.00, with a blitzkrieg

139 not out of 97 balls, a Man Of The Match innings, in the 3rd ODI.

Dhoni was nominated as the vice-captain of the ODI team for the series against South Africa in Ireland and the

subsequent India-England 7-match ODI series.[10] Dhoni, who received a 'B' grade contract in December 2005,

was awarded an 'A' grade contract in June 2007. And also he was elected as captain of Indian Twenty-20

Cricket Team for the World Twenty20 in September 2007. On 2 September 2007 Mahendra Singh Dhoni

equalled his idol Adam Gilchrist's international record for the most dismissals in an innings in ODI by catching 5

English players and stumping one.[47] He led India to the ICC World Twenty 20 trophy in South Africa with a

victory over arch rivals Pakistan in an intensely fought final on 24 September 2007, and became the second

Indian captain to have won a World cup in any form of cricket, after Kapil Dev. Dhoni took his first wicket and

ODI wicket on 30 September 2009. He bowled Travis Dowlin from the West Indies. During the series between

India and Australia, Dhoni hit an aggressive 124 runs in just 107 balls, in the second ODI, and a measured

knock of 71 runs in 95 balls, along with Yuvraj Singh, saw India home by 6 wickets, in the third ODI.

Dhoni topped the ICC ODI Batsman rankings for several months continuously in 2009, it was Hussy from

Australia who replaced him for the top spot in the beginning of 2010.

Dhoni had an excellent year in ODIs in 2009 scoring 1198 runs in just 24 innings at an astonishing average of

70.43. Dhoni was also the joint top-scorer in ODIs in 2009 along with Ricky Ponting, but the latter having

played in 30 innings.

Test career

Test Career of Dhoni. Brown line indicates 10 innings average while the orange line indicates career average progression.

Following his good one-day form against Sri Lanka, Dhoni replaced Dinesh Karthik in December 2005 as the

Indian Test wicket-keeper.[48] Dhoni scored 30 runs in his debut match that was marred by rain. Dhoni came to

the crease when the team was struggling at 109/5 and as wickets kept falling around him, he played an

aggressive innings and was the last man dismissed.[49]Dhoni made his maiden half-century in the second Test

and his quick scoring rate (half century came off 51 balls) aided India to set a target of 436 and the Sri Lankans

were bowled out for 247.[50]

India toured Pakistan in January/February 2006 and Dhoni scored his maiden century in the second Test at

Faisalabad. India were left in a tight spot as Dhoni was joined by Irfan Pathan with the team still 107 away from

avoiding follow-on. Dhoni played his typical aggressive innings as he scored his maiden test century in just 93

balls after scoring his first fifty in just 34 deliveries.[51]

Dhoni at fielding practice.

Dhoni followed his maiden test century with some prosaic batting performances over the next three matches,

one against Pakistan that India lost and two against England that had India holding a 1–0 lead going into the

test match. Dhoni was the top scorer in India's first innings in the third test atWankhede Stadium as his 64

aided India post a respectable 279 in reply to England's 400. However Dhoni and the Indian fielders dropped

too many catches and missed many dismissal chances including a key stumping opportunity of Andrew

Flintoff (14).[52] Dhoni failed to collect the Harbhajan Singh delivery cleanly as Flintoff went on to make 36 more

runs as England set a target of 313 for the home team, a target that India were never in the reckoning. A

batting collapse saw the team being dismissed for 100 and Dhoni scored just 5 runs and faced criticism for his

wicket-keeping lapses as well as his shot selections.

On the West Indies tour in 2006, Dhoni scored a quick and aggressive 69 in the first Test at Antigua. The rest

of the series was unremarkable for Dhoni as he scored 99 runs in the remaining 6 innings but his wicket-

keeping skills improved and Dhoni finished the series with 13 catches and 4 stumpings. In the test series in

South Africa, Dhoni's scores of 34 and 47 were not sufficient to save the second test against the Proteas as

India lost the test series 2–1, squandering the chance to build on their first ever Test victory in South Africa

(achieved in the first Test match). Dhoni's bruised hands ruled him out of the third test match.[53]

On the fourth day of the first Test match at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua during India's tour of

West Indies, 2006, Dhoni's flick off Dave Mohammed to the midwicket region was caught by Daren Ganga. As

the batsman started to walk back, captain Dravid declared the innings when confusion started as the umpires

were not certain if the fielder stepped on the ropes and Dhoni stayed for the umpire's verdict. While the replays

were inconclusive, the captain of the West Indies side, Brian Lara, wanted Dhoni to walk-off based on the

fielder's assertion of the catch. The impasse continued for more than 15 minutes and Lara's temper was on

display with finger wagging against the umpires and snatching the ball from umpire Asad Rauf. Ultimately,

Dhoni walked-off and Dravid's declaration was effected but the game was delayed, and Lara's action was

criticized by the commentators and former players. Lara was called by the match referee for explanation of his

actions but was not fined by the match referee.[54]

Dhoni scored two centuries in Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2009, a series of 3 matches in which he led India to a

2–0 victory. With this feat, India soared up to the number 1 position in Test cricket for the first time in history.

India scored 726–9 (decl) in the third match of this series, which is their highest test total ever.[55]

Captain of India

Dhoni was named the captain of India Twenty 20 squad for the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 held in South

Africa in September 2007.[56] India were crowned champions as Dhoni led the team to victory

against Pakistan in a thrilling contest.[57] He, then went on to become the ODI captain of the Indian team for the

seven-match ODI series against Australia in September 2007.[58] He made his debut as full-time Test captain of

India during the fourth and final test against Australia at Nagpur in November 2008 replacing Anil Kumble who

got injured in the third test and then announced his retirement. Dhoni was vice-captain in this series till that

point.[59] India eventually won that Test thus clinching the series 2–0 and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

[60] Dhoni had previously captained India on a stand-in basis against South Africa and Australia in 2008 and

2009 respectively.

It was under his captaincy that India climbed to No. 1 in the ICC Test Rankings in December 2009. After that he

managed to lead India in a series leveling world championship of Test against the South Africans in Feb 2010.

As a result India managed No. 1 spot in the ICC Test Rankings.

After winning the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup for India against Sri Lanka on 2nd April 2011 with his match

winning knock of unbeaten 91, Tendulkar heaped praises on Dhoni, claiming him to be the best captain he has

played under. Tendulkar mentioned that it was Dhoni's calm influence that was rubbing on all his team-mates

and even under such extreme pressure from every corner the way Dhoni handles it and brings the best out of

him was just incredible. Saurav Ganguly also said in an interview to news channel that Dhoni is the all time

greatest captain of India and he has a great record to support his credential.

Two-match ban

Dhoni was handed a two-match ban from playing in the ODI series against Sri Lanka for the team's slow over-

rate during the second one-dayer in Nagpur (18 December 2009) by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe.[61]

World Cup

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup against Sri Lanka. In the final, chasing 275

under extreme pressure, Dhoni promoted himself up the batting order, coming before Yuvraj Singh. When he

came to bat, the situation was very demanding, with India needing more than six runs per over and three top

order batsmen already dismissed. He started building a good partnership with his former India 'A'

teammate Gautam Gambhir and ran quick singles and twos. Due to good strokeplay and active running

between wickets, they kept up with the required run rate. Dhoni was on 60 off 60 balls, but later accelerated

with a greater flow of boundaries, ending with 91 not out off 79 balls. Befitting the occasion, he finished the

match with a huge six over long-on off bowler Nuwan Kulasekara.

Later he admitted in the post match presentation that he came up the order so as to counter

the Muralitharan spin threat as he was very familiar with Murali's bowling, being his team-mate in the Indian

Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings. He had come after the dismissal of Virat Kohli, also a

right-handed batsman. By partnering with the left-handed Gambhir, he ensured a right-left combination at the

crease that makes it difficult for bowlers to settle into a rhythm. Yuvraj is left-handed, and would not have

formed this combination with Gambhir.

Through this victory, India became only the third team after West Indies and Australia to have won the World

Cup more than once. Over the course of their world cup campaign, they defeated every previous world

champion (West Indies in the league stage, and Australia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in the knockout rounds).

Cricket performance

ODI Cricket

ODI career records by opposition

# Opponent Matches Runs Average High Score 100s

1 Africa XI[62] 3 174 87.00 139* 1

2 Australia 23 690 43.12 124 1

3 Bangladesh 9 247 61.75 101* 1

4 Bermuda 1 29 29.00 29 0

5 England 18 501 33.40 96 0

6 Hong Kong 1 109 - 109* 1

7 New Zealand 9 269 67.25 84* 0

8 Pakistan 23 920 54.11 148 1

9 Scotland 1 - - - -

10 South Africa 10 196 24.50 107 0

11 Sri Lanka 38 1514 63.08 183* 2

12 West Indies 18 499 49.90 95 0

13 Zimbabwe 2 123 123.00 67* 0

Total 156 5271 51.67 183* 7

ODI Centuries:

ODI centuries

# Runs Match Against Stadium

1 148 5 Pakistan ACA-VDCA Stadium Vishakapatnam

2 183* 22 Sri Lanka Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur, India

3 139* 74 Africa XI [62] MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai

4 109* 109 Hong Kong National Stadium Karachi

5 124 143 Australia VCA Stadium Nagpur, India

6 107 152 Sri Lanka VCA Stadium Nagpur, India

7 101* 156 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium Dhaka, Bangladesh

ODI records

On 31 October 2005 Dhoni scored 183* runs of just 145 balls against Sri

Lanka in Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, which is the highest score made

by any batsman in the second innings (surpassing Lara's previous record of

153).[33]

The innings featured 10 Sixes - the most by an Indian in an innings, and

the fourth highest in ODI cricket after the 12 scored by Xavier Marshall of

the West Indies, and 11 scored by both ST Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi.

[63]

He broke Adam Gilchrist's record of 172 for the highest score made by a

wicket keeper.

The innings set the record for the most number of runs scored in

boundaries (120 – 15x4; 10x6) breaking the record held by Saeed Anwar.

However this was later broken by Herschelle Gibbs (126 runs in

boundaries – 21x4; 7x6) against Australia during his knock of 175.

The score of 183* equaled Ganguly's innings during the 1999 Cricket

World Cup as the highest individual score against Sri Lanka.

Among Indian batsmen who have played more than 50 matches, Dhoni has

the highest average.[64] Dhoni's batting average is also the highest amongst

wicketkeepers in ODIs.

In June 2007, Dhoni(139*) and Mahela Jayawardene(107)[62] set a new world

record for the sixth wicket partnership of 218 runs against Africa XI during the

Afro-Asia Cup.[65]

Dhoni passed Shaun Pollock's record for the highest individual score by a

number seven batsman in one-day internationals during his unbeaten

innings of 139.[66] Incidentally, Pollock record stood for just three days as

his score of 130 came in the first match of the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup while

Dhoni's century came in the third and final match of the series.

Dhoni also holds the records of the most dismissals in an innings by an

Indian wicketkeeper and joint International (with Adam Gilchrist) with 6

dismissals (5 catches and one stumping) against England at Headlingly 2

September 2007.

Dhoni holds the Indian record of most dismissals in ODIs. He went

past Nayan Mongia's 154 for India on 14 November 2008 when he

caught Ian Bell off Zaheer Khan at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket

Ground, Rajkot. However including 3 ODIs against Africa XI, his

155th dismissal was TM Dilshan caught off Munaf Patel at R. Premadasa

Stadium, Colombo on 24 August 2008.

Dhoni, when he was on four during his innings of 23 against Sri Lanka at

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Saturday, completed 4,000 runs in ODIs.

Having already effected 165 dismissals (125 catches + 40 stumpings), Dhoni

became the sixth wicketkeeper after Adam Gilchrist, Andy Flower, Alec

Stewart, Mark Boucher and Kumar Sangakkara to complete the "double" of

4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in the history of ODIs. Dhoni’s feat of

completing the "double" of 4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in only 114 innings

is a world record. He is the youngest wicket-keeper batsman to do so (27

years and 208 days).

Man of the Series Awards

S No

Series (Opponents) Season Series Performance

1 Sri Lanka in India ODI Series

2005/06

346 Runs (7 Matches & 5 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 6 Catches & 3 Stumpings

2[67] India in Bangladesh ODI Series

2007127 Runs (2 Matches & 2 Innings, 1x50); 1 Catches & 2 Stumpings

3 India in Sri Lanka ODI Series

2008 193 Runs (5 Matches & 5 Innings, 2x50); 3 Catches & 1

Stumping

4 India in West Indies ODI Series

2009182 Runs (4 Matches & 3 Innings with an average of 91); 4 Catches & 1 Stumping

Man of the Match Awards:

S No

Opponent Venue SeasonMatch

Performance

1 Pakistan Vishakapatnam2004/05

148 (123b, 15x4, 4x6); 2 Catches

2 Sri Lanka Jaipur2005/06

183* (145b, 15x4, 10x6); 1 Catch

3 Pakistan Lahore 2005/06

72 (46b, 12x4); 3 Catches

4 Bangladesh Mirpur 200791* (106b, 7x4); 1 Stumping

5 Africa XI[62] Chennai 2007139* (97b, 15x4, 5x6); 3 Stumpings

6 Australia Chandigarh 200750* ( 35 b, 5x4 1x6); 2 Stumpings

7 Pakistan Guwahati 2007 63, 1 Stumping

8 Sri Lanka Karachi 2008 67, 2 Catches

9 Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 2008 76, 2 Catches

10New Zealand

McLean Park, Napier 200984*, 1 Catch & 1 Stumping

11West Indies

Beausejour Stadium, St. Lucia 200946*, 2 Catches & 1 Stumping

12 Australia Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

2009124, 1 Catches, 1 Stumping & 1 Runout

13 Bangladesh Mirpur 2010 101* (107b, 9x4)

14 Sri LankaWankhede Stadium, Mumbai ICC World Cup FInals

2011 91 Not Out

Test cricket

Test performance:

Test career records by opposition

# Opponents Matches Runs Average High Score 100s

1 Australia 8 448 34.46 92

2 Bangladesh 2 104 104.00 51*

3 England 8 397 33.08 92

4 New Zealand 2 155 77.50 56*

5 Pakistan 5 323 64.60 148

6 South Africa 7 218 27.25 132*

7 Sri Lanka 6 363 60.50 110

8 West Indies 4 168 24.00 69

Total 42 2176 40.29 148

Test centuries:

Test centuries

# Runs Match Against Stadium

1 148 5 Pakistan Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

2 110 38 Sri Lanka Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad

3 100* 40 Sri Lanka Brabourne Stadium Mumbai

4 132* 42 South Africa Eden Gardens Kolkata

Man of the Match Awards:

S No Opponent Venue Season Match Performance

1 Australia Mohali 2008 92 & 68*

Test records

Dhoni's maiden century against Pakistan in Faisalabad (148)

is the fastest century scored by an Indian wicket keeper.

Only three centuries by two players (Kamran

Akmal and Adam Gilchrist – 2) were faster than Dhoni's 93

ball century.[68]

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India defeated Australia by 320

runs on 21st Oct'08, biggest ever win in terms of runs for

India.[69]

Dhoni holds the record for most catches by an Indian player

in an innings. He achieved this feat by taking six catches

during the first innings of the third test against New Zealand

in Wellington in April 2009.

Dhoni also equalled Syed Kirmani's record for most

dismissals in an innings by an Indian wicket-keeper. Syed

Kirmani has effected 6 dismissals (5 catches and 1

stumping) against New Zealand in 1976. Dhoni now has

equalled that record for most dismissals with 6 dismissals (all

6 catches) against New Zealand in 2009.

Dhoni currently ranks third in the all-time dismissals list by

Indian wicket-keepers. With the six dismissals in the first

innings of the Test match against New

Zealand in Auckland,April 2009, Dhoni has now been

involved in 109 dismissals. The following is the list of top five

Indian wicket-keepers, in terms of all-time dismissals in test

matches: Syed Kirmani (198 dismissals), Kiran More (130

dismissals), Dhoni (109 dismissals), Nayan Mongia (107

dismissals) & Farokh Engineer (82 dismissals).

Dhoni is now the second wicketkeeper to have effected 6

dismissals in an innings apart from a fifty in each innings of a

Test match. Denis Lindsay had accomplished the feat for

South Africa against Australia at Johannesburg in December

1966 – 69 & 182 and 6 ct. + 2 ct.

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India reached their highest test

score of 726–9 (decl) during Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2009.

Their 2–0 victory in the series took them to the number 1

ranking in Test cricket for the first time in history.

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India did not lose a test match until

the first test versus South Africa in Nagpur in Feb 2010. As a

captain, he holds a record for longest unbeaten run in tests

from his debut, 11 tests (8 wins and 3 draws). This record

crossed former Australian captain Warwick Armstrong's run

of 10 unbeaten tests (8 wins, 2 draws) from debut. In Dhoni's

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.

Endorsements

MS Dhoni signed with Kolkata-based celebrity management

company Gameplan Sports in April 2005.[70][71] Currently Dhoni

has 20 endorsements, only Shahrukh Khan has more (21).[72] In

2007 Dhoni had 17 endorsements.[73] In July 2010, Dhoni tied up

with Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes and has been

promised a minimum guarantee of Rs 210 crore over the next

three years.[74]

The following is the list of endorsements signed by Dhoni.

2005: Pepsico,[75][76] Reebok,[75][76] Exide,[76] TVS Motors.[77]

2006: Mysore Sandal Soap,[78] Videocon,[79] Reliance

Communications,[80] Reliance Energy,[80] Orient PSPO Fan,

[81] Bharat Petroleum,[82] Titan Sonata,[83] Brylcream,[84] NDTV,

[85] GE Money.[86]

2007: Siyaram.[87]

2008: Fashion at Big Bazaar, Maha Choco, Boost (health

food), Dainik Bhaskar [88]

2009: Dabur Honey, Kolkata Fashion Week.

[89] Aircel communications, Nova Scottia Premium shirts.

2010: Amrapali [90]

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5. ̂ "Besides mane matters...". The Hindu. India. 2005-08-05.


6. ̂ "'The cameras used to pass by, now they stop for

me'". Cricinfo. 2005-05-04. Retrieved 2007-05-12.

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to tie knot on Sunday evening".

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

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Entertainment.oneindia.in. 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-12-

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9. ̂ "Dhoni's wedding was planned".

Bollywoodhungama.com. 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-12-

20.

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05-19. Retrieved 2008-05-23.

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Season". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-05-12.

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Averages". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-05-12.

13. ̂ "Scorecard: Assam v/s Bihar 1999/2000 Ranji Trophy


14. ̂ "Scorecard:Bihar v/s Bengal Ranji Trophy 2000/01


15. ̂ "Statistics: 2000/01 Bihar Squad Ranji Trophy


16. ̂ "Statistics: 2001/02 Bihar Squad Ranji Trophy


17. ̂ "Pitching it right, and some old familiar faces". Cricinfo.

2004-03-04. Retrieved 2007-05-12.

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19. ̂ "Bring back the scouts". Mumbai Mirror. March 30, 2008.

Retrieved 8 April 2011.

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21. ̂ "Scorecard: Zimbabwe Select XI v India A 3 rd Match

Kenya Triangular Tournament 2004 Season". Cricinfo.


22. ̂ "Scorecard:India A v Pakistan A 2004 Season". Cricinfo.


23. ̂ "Scorecard:India A v Pakistan A 6 th Match Kenya

Triangular Tournament 2004 Season". Cricinfo. Retrieved

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25. ^ a b c "Ganguly – 'We can pick up the

momentum'". Cricinfo. 2004-08-16. Retrieved 2007-05-12.

26. ̂ "Sandeep-`I recommended Karthik to the

selectors'". Cricinfo. 2004-09-06. Retrieved 2007-05-12.

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Bangladesh". Cricinfo. 2004-12-02. Retrieved 2007-05-12.

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Season". Cricinfo. 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2007-05-12.

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squad". Cricinfo. 2004-12-02. Retrieved 2007-05-12.

30. ̂ "Highest scores by wicketkeepers". Rediff. 2005-04-06.


31. ̂ "Scorecard:Sri Lanka v/s India 3 rd ODI 2005/06

Season". Cricinfo. 2005-10-31. Retrieved 2007-05-12.

32. ̂ "Wisden Almanack: India v Sri Lanka, 2005–06". Wisden

Almanack. Retrieved 2007-05-13.

33. ^ a b "Dhoni's day in the sun". 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2007-

05-11.

34. ̂ "Sri Lanka in India, 2005–06 One-Day Series


35. ̂ "Pathan elevated to top bracket, Zaheer

demoted". Cricinfo. 2005-12-24. Retrieved 2007-05-12.

36. ̂ "Scorecard – India v/s Pakistan 1 st ODI 2005/06

season". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2007-05-13.

37. ̂ "Scorecard – India v/s Pakistan 3 rd ODI 2005/06


38. ̂ "Dhoni's blitz tears Pakistan asunder". The Sportstar.

2006-02-18. Retrieved 2007-05-19.

39. ̂ "Scorecard – India v/s Pakistan 5 th ODI 2005/06


40. ̂ "Dhoni clinches top spot". Cricinfo. 2006-04-20. Retrieved

2007-05-13.

41. ̂ "Gilchrist replaces Dhoni at the top". Cricinfo. 2006-04-

29. Retrieved 2007-05-13.

42. ̂ "South Africa to fly home". Cricinfo. 2006-08-16.


43. ̂ "India-Sri Lanka one-dayers canceled". Cricinfo. 2006-08-

20. Retrieved 2007-05-13.

44. ̂ "Kirmani stumped by Dhoni's wicket-keeping

technique". Cricinfo. 2006-11-24. Retrieved 2007-05-13.

45. ̂ "Ire over Team India's defeat". The Hindu. India. 2007-

03-19. Retrieved 2007-05-11.

46. ̂ "Dhoni family's security worries Jharkhand MLAs".

Yahoo. 2007-03-19. Archived from the original on 2007-09-

06. Retrieved 2007-05-11.

47. ̂ "Indian board revises list of contracted players". Cricinfo.

2007-06-17. Retrieved 2007-06-19.

48. ̂ "Ganguly included in Test squad". Cricinfo. 2005-11-23.


49. ̂ "Jayawardene and Vaas star in draw". Cricinfo. 2005-12-

06. Retrieved 2007-05-18.

50. ̂ "Scorecard:India v/s Sri Lanka 2 nd Test 2005/06


51. ̂ "Match Report – Pakistan v India, 2005–06 Second

Test". Wisden Almanack. Retrieved 2007-05-18.

52. ̂ "Epidemic of dropped catches". Cricinfo. 2006-03-21.


53. ̂ "Both teams in selection quandary". Cricinfo. 2007-01-01.


54. ̂ "'I think you should walk off', Lara told Dhoni". Cricinfo.

2006-06-11. Retrieved 2007-05-11.

55. ̂ "India beat Sri Lanka by an innings to top Test rankings".

BBC Sport. 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2009-12-08.

56. ̂ "Dhoni Named Captain Of India Twenty20 Squad".

cricketworld.com. 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2009-12-19.[dead link]

57. ̂ "India crowned champion after a pulsating contest". The

Hindu. India. 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2009-12-19.

58. ̂ "India name Dhoni one day Captain". reuters_india.

2007-09-18. Retrieved 2009-12-19.

59. ̂ "Kumble retires, Dhoni named Test captain".

chitramala.com. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2009-12-19.

60. ̂ "Harbhajan and Mishra spin India to victory".

cricketworld.com. 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2009-12-19.

61. ̂ "Dhoni gets two-ODI ban for slow over-rate in Nagpur".

indiatimes.com. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2009-12-19.

62. ^ a b c d Dhoni was representing Asia XI

63. ̂ "Records | One-Day Internationals | Batting records |

Most sixes in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN EMEA

Ltd. Retrieved March 21, 2011.

64. ̂ "Highest averages: India – One-Day Internationals".


65. ̂ "ODIs – Partnership Records". Retrieved 2007-06-11.

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2007-06-11.

67. ̂ "Rain dampens India's celebrations". Rediff. 2007-05-15.


68. ̂ "Harbhajan's nightmare, and a deluge of runs". 2006-01-

25. Retrieved 2007-05-18.

69. ̂ "There's something about Dhoni". 2008-10-21.

70. ̂ "It's Diwali for Dhoni as brands queue up for him". The


71. ̂ "Will Dhoni be next big catch for sponsors?". The Hindu.

India. 2005-04-07. Retrieved 2007-05-11.

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endorsements". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2010-12-

20.

73. ̂ "Billions of Blue Bursting Bubbles". Tehelka. 2007-04-21.


74. ̂ "New entrants shake up celebrity management".

Business Standard. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-03.

75. ^ a b "Brand Sehwag, Harbhajan and Munaf out for England

tour". Cricinfo. 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-06-19.

76. ^ a b c "Now Dhoni to give power to Exide". The Economic

Times. India. 2005-11-27. Retrieved 2007-05-11.[dead link]

77. ̂ "TVS Motor ropes in Dhoni as its brand

ambassador". The Economic Times. India. 2005-12-18.

Retrieved 2007-05-11.[dead link]

78. ̂ "Cricketer Dhoni is brand ambassador for KSDL". The


79. ̂ "Videocon ropes in Dhoni as brand ambassador for Rs

40 lakh". The Economic Times. India. 2006-01-11.

Retrieved 2007-05-11.[dead link]

80. ^ a b "Dhoni, brand ambassador for Reliance Comm.". The


81. ̂ "Orient Fans signs on Dhoni". The Hindu. India. 2006-03-

04. Retrieved 2007-05-11.

82. ̂ "For greater mileage". The Hindu. India. 2006-03-17.


83. ̂ "Titan Press Release". Retrieved 2007-05-11.

84. ̂ "Dhoni to let his hair down for Brylcreem". The Economic

Times. India. 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2007-05-11.[dead link]

85. ̂ "Dhoni is now NDTV's scoop". The Hindu. India. 2006-05-

08. Retrieved 2007-05-11.

86. ̂ "Dhoni is GE Money brand ambassador". The Hindu.

India. 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2007-05-11.

87. ̂ "Playing with the blue-chip billion". The Economic Times.

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88. ̂ "DNA India article on endorsing Dainik Bhaskar".

Dnaindia.com. 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

89. ̂ "Dhoni to be brand ambassador of Kolkata Fashion

Week".

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11-25). "Small realty cos embrace celebrities to boost

sales". Financialexpress.com. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

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