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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.
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MS Dhoni with his wife and Daughter
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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.
Personal Information:
- Full name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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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
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| MS Dhoni with his wife
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- Dhoni with his daughter Ziva Singh
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Dhoni with his daughter Ziva
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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
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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
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Favorite Cricket Grounds: Lord's Cricket Ground, London; Melbourne Cricket
Ground(MCG), Melbourne.
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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:
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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
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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.
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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
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Dhoni is the third captain (and the first non-Australian) overall to win
100 games.
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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.
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The first player to pass 10,000 runs in ODI cricket with having a
career average of over 50.
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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.
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Most career runs in ODI history when batting at number 6 position
(4031)
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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.
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Dhoni's 183* against Sri Lanka in 2005 is the highest score by a
wicket-keeper.
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Dhoni's 113 against Pakistan in Chennai in 2012 is the highest by a
captain batting at number 7.
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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.
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Holds the record for playing the most matches in ODI history as the captain who has also served as a wicket-keeper(200)
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Dhoni holds the records of the most dismissals in an innings (6) and
career (432) by an Indian wicket-keeper.
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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
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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)
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Most matches in T20I history as both captain and wicket-keeper (72)
- Most consecutive T20I innings without a duck (84).
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Honorary doctorate degree by De Montfort University in August 2011
Some Facts
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Dhoni is a co-owner of a Ranchi-based hockey club
Ranchi Rays, a franchise of the Hockey India League.
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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.
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He co-partnered Akkineni Nagarjuna in buying a
Supersport World Championship team, Mahi Racing Team India.
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In February 2016, Dhoni launched a lifestyle brand
SEVEN.
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MS Dhoni in his Seven stores in Jharkhand
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Dhoni owns the footwear side of the brand and is also the brand
ambassador of SEVEN.
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A biographical film based on the life of Dhoni, titled
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, was released on 30 September 2016.
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A Biographical Film on MS Dhoni Life
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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.
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MS Dhoni with Champions League 2010 Victory
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MS Dhoni with CSK after 2011 Victory
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MS Dhoni with 2010 IPL Victory
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MS Dhoni with IPL 2018 Trophy
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MS Dhoni In 2007 T20 World Cup Final Celebration
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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.
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MS Dhoni In 2011 World Cup Winning Celebration
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MS Dhoni celebrating with his team after winning 2013
Champion Trophy
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MS Dhoni holding Trophy after Winning 2010
Asia Cup
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MS Dhoni with Team after 2016 Asia Cup Victory
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MS Dhoni with CSK after Winning IPL Trophy 2018
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- In August 2019 he completed a two-week stint with
the Territorial Army in Jammu and Kashmir.
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MS Dhoni as a Solider
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MS Dhoni in Bike Showroom
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MS Dhoni with TVs Bike
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In 2011, Dhoni has conferred the rank of honorary lieutenant-colonel in the Indian Territorial Army for his contribution to
cricket
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MS Dhoni in Lieutenant Colonel Position
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MS Dhoni Watching Tennis Match
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MS Dhoni with his Dog
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- 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.
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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.
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In March 2013,
Dhoni became the most successful Indian Test captain
when he eclipsed Sourav Ganguly's record of 21 victories
from 49 Tests.
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Dhoni has captained India in two World Cups. Under his
captaincy, India won the World Cup in 2011 and reached the
semifinals in 2015.
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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.
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In 2013, under his captaincy, India became the first team in more than 40 years to whitewash Australia in a Test series.
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In 2011, Time magazine included Dhoni in its annual Time 100
list as one of the "Most Influential People in the World."
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He announced his retirement from Tests on 30 December
2014.
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He announced his retirement from all the formats on 15
August 2020.
MS Dhoni Social Media Accounts
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