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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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