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Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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MS Dhoni

Personal information

Full name

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Born

7 July 1981 (age 30) Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), 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

10 July 2011 v West Indies

ODI debut (cap 158)

23 December 2004 v Bangladesh

Last ODI

2 April 2011 v Sri Lanka

ODI shirt no.

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1999/002004/05

Bihar

2004/05-present

Jharkhand

2008present

Chennai Super Kings

Career statistics

Competition

Test

ODI

FC

LA

Matches

58

186

99

242

Runs scored

3,066

6,094

5,228

8,051

Batting average

38.32

48.78

36.55

48.50

100s/50s

4/21

7/38

7/35

13/49

Top score

148

183*

148

183*

Balls bowled

78

12

48

39

Wickets

Bowling average

14.00

18.00

5 wickets in innings

10 wickets in match

Best bowling

1/14

1/14

Catches/stumpings

166/25

181/60

74/44

248/75

Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2011

Mahendra Singh Dhoni,

pronunciation (helpinfo), Hindi: (born 7 July 1981, in Ranchi, Bihar, now in Jharkhand) is an

Indiancricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team. Initially recognised 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 200708, the BorderGavaskar Trophy in 2008 and 2010 against Australia 20 and 2011 World Cup in which India beat every previous world cup winning team. His Test, ODI record is best among all the Indian captains to date. He also captained Chennai Super Kings to victory in the recent 2011 IPL 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's captaincy India became the first team after a gap of more than 20 years to whitewash Australia in a Test series. Dhoni also led the Indian team to the 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. In 2009 Dhoni topped the list of worlds top 10 earning cricketers compiled by Forbes.[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 outstanding batting in the final, he was awarded as the man of the match. The TIME magazine added him in its "Time 100" list of 100 most influential people of 2011.[2] According to the SportsPro magazine Dhoni is 10th most valuable brand in field of sports worldwide and number 1 among all Asian superstars.[3]
Contents
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1 Personal life 2 Playing style 3 Domestic career

3.1 Junior cricket

3.2 Bihar team

3.3 India A team

3.4 Indian Premier League

4 ODI career 5 Test career 6 Captain of India

6.1 Two-match ban

6.2 World Cup

7 Cricket performance

7.1 ODI Cricket 7.2 ODI records 7.3 Man of the Series Awards

7.4 Test cricket 7.5 Test records

8 Endorsements 9 Notes 10 External links

Personal life
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand) in a Rajput family to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi.[4] 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 endorses 15 brands from clothes to cold Drinks. He is also one of the highest income tax payers in last year [5] Dhoni is a fan of Adam Gilchrist, and his childhood idols were cricket teammate Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and singer Lata Mangeshkar.[6][7] 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 (19951998). 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.[5] Dhoni focused on cricket after his 10th standard.[8] Dhoni married Sakshi (ne Rawat) on 4 July 2010. Sakshi Dhoni, a native of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. At the time of their marriage, she was studying Hotel Management and was working as a trainee at the Taj Bengal, Kolkata. Both, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sakshi Rawat were school time friends and had studied together at DAV School, Shamily in Ranchi and their families also have very good relation. Father of Dhoni worked with Sakshis father in MECON, Ranchi. After the retirement of Sakshis father, their family shifted to their native place, Dehradun. The wedding stumped the media and the fans as it took place only a day after the couple got engaged.[9][10] 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.[11]

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 stumps 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 to some deliveries catching the inside edge. 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.[5] The shot that he plays is 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.[12]

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 19992000 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.[13] Dhoni's contribution for the tournament included 488 runs (9 matches, 12 innings), 5 fifties, 17 catches and 7 stumpings.[14] 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 19992000 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.[15] 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.[16] Apart from the century, his performance in the 2000/01[17] did not include another score over fifty and in 2001/02 season he scored just five fifty in each season in four Ranji matches.[18] 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.[19] He scored a fighting half century in the second innings in a losing cause.[20] 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 forJharkhand at a match in Jamshedpur in 2003, and sent a report to the National Cricket Academy.[21]

India A team
He was recognised 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.[22] Against the Zimbabwe XI in Harare Sports Club, Dhoni had his best wicket-keeping effort with 7 catches and 4 stumpings in the match.[23] 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.[24] Stressing on his performance, he scored back to back centuries 120[25] and 119*[26] 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[27] 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.[28]

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.[27] The Indian cricket establishment also saw the entry of wicket-keeper/batsmen from the junior ranks with talents like Parthiv Patel and Dinesh Karthik bothIndia U-19 Captains in the test squads.[27] With Dhoni making a mark in the India-A squad, he was picked in the ODI squad for the Bangladesh tour in 2004/05.[29] Dhoni did not have a great start to his ODI career, getting run out for a duck on debut.[30] In spite of an average series against Bangladesh, Dhoni was picked for the Pakistan ODI series.[31] In the second match of the series, Dhoni in his fifth one-day international, scored 148 inVishakapatnam off only 123 deliveries. Dhoni's 148 surpassed the earlier record for the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper,[32] 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 (OctoberNovember 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[33] an innings described in Wisden Almanack (2006) as 'Uninhibited, yet anything but crude'.[34] The innings set various records including the highest Individual score in ODI cricket in the second innings,[35] a record that still stands. Dhoni ended the series with the highest run aggregate (346)[36] 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.[37]

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.[38] 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 21 lead in the series.[39][40] The final match of the series had a repeat performance as Dhoni scored 77 runs off 56 balls to enable India win the series 41.[41] 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.[42] His reign lasted just a week as Adam Gilchrist's performance against Bangladesh moved him to the top spot.[43] Two cancelled series in Sri Lanka, one due to the withdrawal of South Africa from the Unitech Cup due to security concerns[44] and the replacement 3-match ODI bilateral series against Sri Lanka washed due to rain,[45] 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 andAustralia, though Dhoni scored a halfcentury against West Indies. The story of the ODI series in South Africa was the same for both Dhoni and India as Dhoni scored 139 runs in 4 matches and India lost the series 40. 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.[46] Preparations for the 2007 Cricket World Cup improved as India recorded identical 31 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 to Bangladesh in 2007 Cricket World Cup, the house that Dhoni was constructing in his home-town Ranchi was vandalised and

damaged by political activists of JMM.[47] The local police arranged for security for his family as India exited the World cup in the first round.[48] Dhoni put his disappointment in the World cup behind him 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 IndiaEngland 7-match ODI series.[12]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.[49] 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 bowledTravis 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.
[50]

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.[51] 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.[52]

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.[53]

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 10 lead going into the test match. Dhoni was the top scorer in India's first innings in the third test at Wankhede 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).[54] 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 he 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 21, 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.[55] 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 criticised by the commentators and former players. Lara was summoned by the match referee to give an explanation of his actions but he was not fined.[56] 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 20 victory. With this feat, India soared up to the number 1 position in Test cricket for the first time in history. India scored 7269 (decl) in the third match of this series, which is their highest Test total ever.[57]

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.
[58]

India were crowned champions as Dhoni led the team to victory against Pakistan in a thrilling contest.[59] He, then went on to become

the ODI captain of the Indian team for the seven-match ODI series against Australia in September 2007.[60] He made his debut as fulltime Test captain of India during the fourth and final test against Australia at Nagpur in November 2008 replacing Anil Kumble who was injured in the third test and who then announced his retirement. Dhoni was vice-captain in this series up to that point.[61] India eventually won that Test thus clinching the series 20 and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.[62] 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-levelling world championship of Tests against the South Africans in Feb 2010. After winning the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup for India 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. Tendulkar mentioned that it was Dhoni's calm influence that was rubbing off 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 a news channel that Dhoni is the all time greatest captain of India and he has a great record to support this 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).[63]

World Cup
Under Dhoni's captaincy, India won the 2011 World Cup. In the final against Sri Lanka, chasing 275, Dhoni promoted himself up the batting order, coming before Yuvraj Singh. When he came to bat India needed more than six runs per over with three top order batsmen already dismissed. He started building a good partnership with Gautam Gambhir. 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.

Cricket performance
ODI Cricket
ODI career records by opposition

Opponent

Matches

Runs

Average

High Score

100s

50s

Catches

Stumping

1 Africa XI[64]

174

87.00

139*

Australia

23

690

43.12

124

26

Bangladesh

247

61.75

101*

Bermuda

29

29.00

29

England

18

501

33.40

96

19

Hong Kong

109

109*

New Zealand

269

67.25

84*

Pakistan

23

920

54.11

148

22

Scotland

10

South Africa

10

196

24.50

107

11

Sri Lanka

38

1514

63.08

183*

12

38

12

West Indies

18

499

49.90

95

16

13

Zimbabwe

123

123.00

67*

Total

156

5271

51.67

183*

34

151

51

ODI Centuries:

ODI centuries

Runs

Match

Against

Stadium

City/Country

Year

148

5 Pakistan

ACA-VDCA Stadium

Vishakapatnam, India

2005

183*

22 Sri Lanka

Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Jaipur, India

2005

139*

74 Africa XI[64]

MA Chidambaram Stadium

Chennai, India

2007

109*

109 Hong Kong

National Stadium

Karachi, Pakistan

2008

124

143 Australia

VCA Stadium

Nagpur, India

2009

107

152 Sri Lanka

VCA Stadium

Nagpur, India

2009

101*

156 Bangladesh

Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium

Dhaka, Bangladesh

2010

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).[35]

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.[65]

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* equalled 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.[66] Dhoni's batting average is also the highest amongst wicketkeepers in ODIs.

In June 2007, Dhoni(139*) and Mahela Jayawardene(107)[64] set a new world record for the sixth wicket partnership of 218 runs against Africa XI during the Afro-Asia Cup.[67]

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.
[68]

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. Dhonis 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

Sri Lanka in India ODI Series

2005/0 6

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

2[69]

India in Bangladesh ODI Series

2007

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

India in Sri Lanka ODI Series

2008

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

4 India in West Indies ODI

2009

182 Runs (4 Matches & 3 Innings with an average of

Series

91); 4 Catches & 1 Stumping

Man of the Match Awards:

S No

Opponent

Venue

Season

Match Performance

1 Pakistan

Vishakapatnam

2004/0 5

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

2 Sri Lanka

Jaipur

2005/0 6

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

3 Pakistan

Lahore

2005/0 6

72 (46b, 12x4); 3 Catches

4 Bangladesh Mirpur

2007

91* (106b, 7x4); 1 Stumping

5 Africa XI[64] Chennai

2007

139* (97b, 15x4, 5x6); 3 Stumpings

6 Australia

Chandigarh

2007

50* ( 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

10

New Zealand

McLean Park, Napier

2009

84*, 1 Catch & 1 Stumping

11 West Indies Beausejour Stadium, St. Lucia

2009

46*, 2 Catches & 1 Stumping

12 Australia

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

2009

124, 1 Catches, 1 Stumping & 1 Runout

13 Bangladesh Mirpur

2010

101* (107b, 9x4)

14 Sri Lanka

Wankhede 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

50s

Catches

Stumpings

Australia

448

34.46

92

18

Bangladesh

104

104.00

51*

England

397

33.08

92

24

New Zealand

155

77.50

56*

11

Pakistan

323

64.60

148

South Africa

218

27.25

132*

Sri Lanka

363

60.50

110

15

West Indies

168

24.00

69

13

Total

42

2176

40.29

148

16

102

18

Test centuries:

Test centuries

Runs

Match

Against

Stadium

City/Country

Year

148

5 Pakistan

Iqbal Stadium

Faisalabad, Pakistan

2006

110

38 Sri Lanka

Sardar Patel Stadium

Ahmedabad, India

2009

100*

40 Sri Lanka

Brabourne Stadium

Mumbai, India

2009

132*

42 South Africa

Eden Gardens

Kolkata, India

2010

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 other wicket-keepers (Kamran Akmal and Adam Gilchrist 2) were faster than Dhoni's 93 ball century.[70]

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India defeated Australia by 320 runs on 21 Oct 2008, biggest ever win in terms of runs for India.[71]

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 wicketkeepers. 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 7269 (decl) during Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2009. Their 20 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.[citation needed]

Endorsements
MS Dhoni signed with Kolkata-based celebrity management company Gameplan Sports in April 2005.[72][73] Currently Dhoni has 20 endorsements, only Shahrukh Khan has more (21).[74] In 2007 Dhoni had 17 endorsements.[75] 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.[76] The following is the list of endorsements signed by Dhoni.

2005: Pepsico,[77][78] Reebok,[77][78] Exide,[78] TVS Motors.[79] 2006: Mysore Sandal Soap,[80] Videocon,[81] Reliance Communications,
[82]

Reliance Energy,[82] Orient PSPO Fan,[83] Bharat Petroleum,[84] Titan

Sonata,[85] Brylcream,[86] NDTV,[87] GE Money.[88]

2007: Siyaram.[89] 2008: Fashion at Big Bazaar, Maha Choco, Boost (health food), Dainik Bhaskar[90]

2009: Dabur Honey, Kolkata Fashion Week.[91] Aircel communications, Nova Scottia Premium shirts.

2010: Amrapali [92]

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