MS Dhoni (Indian Cricketer) Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Career, Awards, and Many More

MS Dhoni In Black Suite

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian Cricketer. Under the Captaincy of him, India won the 2007 world, 2011 World Cup, Champions Trophy 2013. He is also called MSD, MS, Cool Captain, Thala, Captain Cool. He is considered a Successful Captain In Cricket History.

MS Dhoni with his wife and Daughter

Wiki/Biography:

MS Dhoni belongs to a middle-class Rajput family from Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. His father's name is Pan Singh worked in junior management positions in MECON. His mother's name is Deviki Devi. Dhoni has a sister Jayanti Gupta and a brother Narendra Singh Dhoni.

Profession: Cricketer

Personal Information:

Full name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born: 7 July 1981 (age 38), Ranchi, Bihar, India (present-day Jharkhand)
Home Town: Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Nationality: Indian
Religion: Sikhism
Nickname: Mahi, Captain Cool, MSD, Thala
School: DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali
College/University: St Xavier

Physical Appearance:

Height: 1.78 m (5 feet 10 inches)
Weight: 75 Kgs
Waist Size: 32 inches
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Biceps Size: 14 inches
Chest Size: 42 inches

Family:

MS Dhoni with his Wife Sakshi Singh

MS Dhoni with his wife

Dhoni with his daughter Ziva Singh

Dhoni with his daughter Ziva

Career:

Batting: Right-handed
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Role: Wicket-keeper batsman

International information

National side: India (2004–present)
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
T20I shirt no: 7

Domestic team information

Years: Team
1999–2004: Bihar cricket team
2004/05–present: Jharkhand
2008–2015;2018-Present: Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 7)
2016–2017: Rising Pune Supergiant

Favorite Things:

Favorite Batsmen: Sachin Tendulkar, Adam Gilchrist
Favorite Bowler: Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath
Favorite Cricket Grounds: Lord's Cricket Ground, London; Melbourne Cricket Ground(MCG), Melbourne.
Favorite Foods: Chicken Butter Masala, Chicken Tikka Pizza, Kebab, Yellow Dal, Gulab Jamun.
Favorite Football Player: Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite Tennis Player: Rafael Nadel
Favorite Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Jhon Abraham
Favorite Actress: Angelina Jolie, Deepika Padukone
Favorite Films: Sholey, Agneepath
Favorite Musician: Kishore Kumar
Favorite Colors: Blue and Black
Favorite Destination: Goa, Srilanka

Style:

Car Collection: Open Mahindra Scorpio, Toyota Corolla, Maruti SX4, Hummer H2, Porsche 911, Land Rover Freelander

Salary/Networth

His Networth is More than $103 Million

International records

Test cricket

Under MS Dhoni's captaincy, India topped the Test cricket rankings for the first time, in 2009.
MS Dhoni is the most successful Indian Test captain with 27 Test wins, eclipsing Sourav Ganguly's record of 21.
MS Dhoni has the most overseas Test defeats by an Indian captain, with 15.
MS Dhoni is the first Indian wicket-keeper to complete 4,000 test runs.
MS Dhoni's 224 against Australia in Chennai is the third-highest score by an Indian captain. En route to 224, Dhoni registered the highest Test score by an Indian wicket-keeper when he was on 193, beating Budhi Kundera's 192. It was also the highest score by a wicket-keeper–captain beating Englishman Alec Stewart's 164.
MS Dhoni's maiden century against Pakistan in Faisalabad (148) is the fastest century scored by an Indian wicket-keeper and fourth overall.
After hitting a six in the third Test against England in Southampton, Dhoni completed 50 sixes as a captain, an Indian record.
MS Dhoni, with 294 dismissals in his career, ranks first in the all-time dismissals list by Indian wicket-keepers.
MS Dhoni has the most stumpings(38) by any wicket-keeper in a Test career.
MS Dhoni shares the record for most dismissals in an innings (6, with Syed Kirmani) and in a match (9) by an Indian wicket-keeper.

ODI cricket

Dhoni is the third captain (and the first non-Australian) overall to win 100 games.
Fourth Indian to reach 10,000 ODI runs after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid, and also the second wicket-keeper to reach the milestone.
The first player to pass 10,000 runs in ODI cricket with having a career average of over 50.
Dhoni has the fifth-highest batting average (51.09), among cricketers with more than 5,000 runs and the second-highest batting average among players with an aggregate of over 10,000 runs.
Most career runs in ODI history when batting at number 6 position (4031)
The only player to score more than one hundred in ODI cricket when batting at number 7 position or lower (Dhoni has 2 centuries at number 7).
Most, not outs (82) in ODIs.
First Indian and fifth overall to hit 200 sixes in ODIs.
Dhoni's 183* against Sri Lanka in 2005 is the highest score by a wicket-keeper.
Dhoni's 113 against Pakistan in Chennai in 2012 is the highest by a captain batting at number 7.
Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were involved in a partnership of 100 not out against Sri Lanka, which is India's highest eighth-wicket partnership in ODIs.
Most unbeaten innings and highest average.
Holds the record for playing the most matches in ODI history as the captain who has also served as a wicket-keeper(200)
Dhoni holds the records of the most dismissals in an innings (6) and career (432) by an Indian wicket-keeper.
Dhoni has the most stumpings (120) by any wicket-keeper in an ODI career and is so far the only keeper to pass 100 stumpings
First Indian wicket-keeper to take 300 ODI catches and fourth wicket-keeper in the world to achieve the feat.

T20I Cricket

Most wins in T20Is as captain (41)
Most matches as captain in T20Is(72)
Most matches in T20I history as both captain and wicket-keeper (72)
Most consecutive T20I innings without a duck (84).
Dhoni holds the record for playing the most T20I innings (76) and scored the most runs(1,153) before scoring a fifty.
Most dismissals as wicket-keeper in T20Is (87)
Most catches as wicket-keeper in T20Is (54)
Most stumpings as wicket-keeper in T20Is (33)
Most catches as wicketkeeper in a T20I inning (5)

International records (combined ODI, Test, and T20I)

He has played the most international matches as captain (332)
Dhoni is the first, and so far only, wicket-keeper to effect 150 stumping dismissals across the three forms of the game. His current total of stumpings in internationals stands at 161.

Awards/Achievements

National honors

Padma Bhushan(2018)
Padma Shri(2009)
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna(2007)

Achievements

ICC ODI Player of the Year(2008, 2009)
ICC World ODI XI(2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
ICC World Test XI( 2009, 2010, 2013)
Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year(2011)
MTV Youth Icon of the Year (2006)
LG People's Choice Award (2013)
Honorary doctorate degree by De Montfort University in August 2011

Some Facts

Dhoni is a co-owner of a Ranchi-based hockey club Ranchi Rays, a franchise of the Hockey India League.
Dhoni is also a co-owner, along with Abhishek Bachchan and Vita Dani, of Chennai-based football club Chennaiyin FC, a franchise of the Indian Super League.
Dhoni's interest in bikes is often discussed in media.
He co-partnered Akkineni Nagarjuna in buying a Supersport World Championship team, Mahi Racing Team India.
In February 2016, Dhoni launched a lifestyle brand SEVEN.

MS Dhoni in his Seven stores in Jharkhand

Dhoni owns the footwear side of the brand and is also the brand ambassador of SEVEN.
A biographical film based on the life of Dhoni, titled M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, was released on 30 September 2016.

A Biographical Film on MS Dhoni Life

Under his captaincy, Chennai Super Kings won the 2010 and 2011, and 2018 Indian Premier League titles and the 2010 and 2014 Champions League T20 titles.

MS Dhoni with Champions League 2010 Victory

MS Dhoni with CSK after 2011 Victory

MS Dhoni with 2010 IPL Victory

MS Dhoni with IPL 2018 Trophy

MS Dhoni In 2007 T20 World Cup Final Celebration

After winning the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup final against Sri Lanka on 2 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.

MS Dhoni In 2011 World Cup Winning Celebration

MS Dhoni celebrating with his team after winning 2013 Champion Trophy

MS Dhoni holding Trophy after Winning 2010 Asia Cup

MS Dhoni with Team after 2016 Asia Cup Victory

MS Dhoni with CSK after Winning IPL Trophy 2018

In August 2019 he completed a two-week stint with the Territorial Army in Jammu and Kashmir.

MS Dhoni as a Solider

MS Dhoni in Bike Showroom

MS Dhoni with TVs Bike

In 2011, Dhoni has conferred the rank of honorary lieutenant-colonel in the Indian Territorial Army for his contribution to cricket

MS Dhoni in Lieutenant Colonel Position

MS Dhoni Watching Tennis Match

MS Dhoni with his Dog

The first show developed as a documentary web series, titled The roar of The Lion, about the comeback of the Chennai Super Kings to lift the 2018 Indian Premier League starring MS Dhoni in the lead role.
Dhoni was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings for US$1.5 million. This made him the most expensive player in the IPL for the first season auctions.
In March 2013, Dhoni became the most successful Indian Test captain when he eclipsed Sourav Ganguly's record of 21 victories from 49 Tests.
Dhoni has captained India in two World Cups. Under his captaincy, India won the World Cup in 2011 and reached the semifinals in 2015.
He is the only captain in the history of Cricket to win all ICC trophies. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
In 2013, under his captaincy, India became the first team in more than 40 years to whitewash Australia in a Test series.
In 2011, Time magazine included Dhoni in its annual Time 100 list as one of the "Most Influential People in the World."
He announced his retirement from Tests on 30 December 2014.
He announced his retirement from all the formats on 15 August 2020.