Who is M.S.Dhoni

 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Listen; born 7 July 1981) is a former international cricketer from India who captained the Indian side in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014 and in limited-overs games from 2007 to 2017. He now serves as CSK's IPL captain. The most by any Indian captain, he led India to victory in three ICC trophies: the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. India won the Asia Cup in 2010 and 2016 while he served as captain. India won the ICC Test Championship in 2010 and 2011, as well as the 2013 ICC ODI Championship, under his direction. a wicketkeeper batsman with the right hand. [2] He was known as one of the top finishers in the game and amassed over 10,000 runs in One Day Internationals. He is also among the best wicketkeepers in cricket history.

 

Dhoni, MS

2011 image of MS Dhoni

2011: MS Dhoni

identifying details

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, full name

41 years old and from Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India.

Nickname

Mahi

1.75[1] m in height (5 ft 9 in)

Batting\sRight-handed

medium right-arm bowling

Role: Wicketkeeper; Relations: Batsman

Saskia Dhoni (m. 2010)

information from abroad

the nation of India (2004–2019)

first test (cap 251)

Last Test: 2 December 2005, Sri Lanka; ODI Debut: 26 December 2014, Australia (cap 158)

The final one-day international was played on July 9 against New Zealand.

7th ODI shirt

20-over debut (cap 2)

T20I shirt no. 1: 1 December 2006 against. South Africa T20I; 27 February 2019 vs. Australia

details about the home team

Years\sTeam

1999/00–2003/04

cricket squad from Bihar

2004/05–2016/17

Jharkhand

2008–2015

Bangalore Super Kings (squad no. 7)

2016–2017

Pune Supergiant, an upstart (squad no. 7)

2018–present

Bangalore Super Kings (squad no. 7)

Career information

Competition Test ODI T20I T20\sMatches

90 350 98 358

Scored runs totaled 4,876 10,773 1,617 7,098

batting average 100s/50s 38.09 50.53 37.60 38.16

6/33 10/73 0/2 0/28

Highest score: 224 183* 56 84*

Bowled balls: 96, 36, and 12.

Wickets 0 1 – 0

10 wickets in a game; bowling average: 31.000; 5 wickets in an innings; 0 wickets in a game.

Best bowling: 1/14, catches/stumpings: 256/38, 321/123, 57/34, and 205/84

Men's Cricket Medals Representing India 2011 India-Bangladesh-Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Winner 2007 South Africa

2014 runner-up Bangladesh

Associated Press, 3 April 2022

He participated in domestic cricket for the Indian teams Jharkhand and Bihar. In the Indian Premier League, he leads the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The team won championships under his leadership in 2010

Dhoni played his first Test match against Sri Lanka a year after making his ODI debut on December 23, 2004, against Bangladesh in Chittagong[3]. A year later, against South Africa, he played his maiden Twenty20 International. [5] He succeeded Rahul Dravid as India's ODI and Twenty20 international captains in 2007 respectively. [6] He was chosen as the Test captain in 2008. [7] His record as captain in the Test format was mixed; he successfully led India to series victories against New Zealand in 2008 and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (home series in 2010 and 2013 against Australia), but India also suffered significant losses on the road to Sri Lanka, Australia, England, and South Africa. [8]

 

On December 30, 2014,[9] he announced his retirement from testig.

For his outstanding accomplishments, Dhoni was given India's highest sports honour, the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award, in 2008. He was also given India's third civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, in 2018, and its fourth civilian award, the Padma Shri, in 2009. He is the only cricket captain in history to have won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Cricket World Cup, and ICC Champions Trophy three times each.

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