HISTORY OF MS DHONI

HISTORY OF MS DHONI

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MS DHONI

Personal information
Full nameMahendra Singh Dhoni
Born7 July 1981 (age 37)
Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India
NicknameMahi
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper batsman

Captain of India


Dhoni captaining India in an ODI in February 2012





























Dhoni was named the captain of Indian squad for the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 held in South Africa in September 2007. India were crowned champions as Dhoni led the team to victory against Pakistan in a thrilling contest. 

He went on to become the ODI captain of the Indian team for the seven-match ODI series against Australia in September 2007. 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 was injured in the third test and who then announced his retirement. Dhoni was vice-captain in this series up to that point.

 India eventually won that Test, thus clinching the series 2–0 and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. 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 February 2010. India also managed to draw the Test series 1–1 in South Africa later that year.

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. Tendulkar mentioned that it was Dhoni's calm influence that was rubbing off on all his teammates and described Dhoni's handling of pressure as incredible.
Only eleven players have captained ten or more Tests playing as a wicket-keeper. Dhoni leads the table with 60 Tests as captain, 35 ahead of Mushfiqur Rahim in second place.


In March 2013, Dhoni became the most successful Indian Test captain when he eclipsed Sourav Ganguly's record of 21 victories from 49 Tests. 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.


In August 2016, Dhoni was selected as captain for India's first tour to the United States, where India played two T20Is against the West Indies in Lauderhill, Florida. India lost the first match on 27 August 2016, during which Dhoni surpassed former Australian captain Ricky Ponting to become the most experienced captain in international cricket. During 2018 Asia Cup in India's last Super Four match, against Afghanistan, captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Shikhar Dhawan were both rested for the match. He was named the captain of the side in their absence, and became the first cricketer to lead India 200 times in ODIs.

Match bans

As captain of the Indian cricket team, Dhoni has seldom been suspended due to his team's slow over rate. In December 2009, he was suspended for two ODI matches against Sri Lanka by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe as India was three overs short of the specified rate; Virender Sehwag acted as captain for the two matches in Cuttack and Kolkata. In January 2012 Dhoni was banned for the fourth Test match against Australia in Adelaide as India was two overs short during the third Test in Perth. Sehwag captained the team in the Adelaide test and Wriddhiman Saha kept the wickets. In the CB Series in February, Dhoni again faced a one-match ban for slow-over rate against Australia.

World Cup

Dhoni has captained India in two World Cups. Under his captaincy, India won the World Cup in 2011 and reached the semifinals in 2015.

2007 Cricket World Cup
Dhoni played his first ODI World Cup in 2007 at the Caribbean. India made an early exit from the tournament in the Group Stage. In 2007 Cricket World Cup, India was placed in Group B with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bermuda. Rahul Dravid captained the team in this World Cup. In three matches India played, they managed to win only one against Bermuda while losing the rest from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In their first match against Bangladesh, India was all out in just 191 in 49.3 overs. Dhoni was out for 0. He stumped Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan and captain Habibul Bashar in the match but, India lost by 5 wickets. In the next match against Bermuda, India posted the then Highest Score in the World Cup 413/5 in a must-win match.

 Dhoni scored 29 off 25 Balls which includes Two 4s and One 6. India won the match by 257 runs. India was required to win their last group match against the Lankans, but they lost by 69 runs. Chasing the target of 255, India crumbled to 185 all out in 43.3 overs. Dhoni was dismissed for 0 for the second time in the tournament, off his very first ball by Muttiah Muralitharan. Thus, India was out of the world cup in the very first round. The Team was heavily criticized for their performance. Dhoni's under construction house in Ranchi was attacked by some 200 fans after the Bangladesh loss.

2011 Cricket World Cup


MS Dhoni in fielding practice
















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 an in-form 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 frequency of boundaries, ending with 91 not out off 79 balls. Befitting the occasion, he finished the match off in style with a huge six over long-on off bowler Nuwan Kulasekara and won the Man of the Match award. Later in the post-match presentation, he admitted that he came up the order so as to counter the Muralitharan spin threat, as he was very familiar with Murali's bowling, who was his teammate 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 the left-handed Gambhir, he ensured a right-left combination at the crease that makes it difficult for bowlers to settle into a rhythm.


The bat used by Dhoni in the final match was sold for ₹ 72 Lac. The money goes to Sakshi Rawat Foundation, operated by Dhoni's wife Sakshi Rawat to help orphan children.

2015 Cricket World Cup

For the 2015 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand, Dhoni was named the captain of the 30-member squad by the BCCI in December 2014. Under his captaincy, India was able to go through to the semi-finals with ease, beating Bangladesh in the quarter-finals. However, they lost to host Australia in the semi-finals held at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The team won 7 consecutive matches in this world cup and won 11 consecutive matches overall in world cups.

 With the win against Bangladesh, he became the first non-Australian captain to win 100 ODI matches, and first Indian captain to achieve the mark. He is also the third captain to win 100 matches, after two Australians, Ricky Ponting, and Allan Border.

Indian Premier League

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


After the suspension of CSK for two years, he was bought by Rising Pune Supergiant for US$1.9 Million in 2016, and was named captain. However, his team finished in 7th place. In 2017, his team reached the final, where they lost to Mumbai Indians.


In the 2018 IPL season, Chennai Super Kings returned to IPL and Dhoni was again selected to lead the franchise. Dhoni scored 455 runs in the tournament and led his side to their third IPL title.

Playing style

Dhoni is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Initially, Dhoni appeared as a lower-order attacking batsman but he gradually changed his playing style to deal with high-pressure scenarios and his growing responsibility as a captain. He is a powerful hitter of the ball and is one of the fastest men in running between the wickets.

 Because of his explosive style of finished matches, he is nicknamed "The Finisher".
His wicket-keeping skill is widely praised by cricket experts.

 He is quickest when it comes to stumpings. He has a world record for the highest number of stumpings by any wicket-keeper. He is the main wicket-keeper in the team but he occasionally bowls as a medium fast bowler.

Personal life

Dhoni married Sakshi Singh Rawat, his schoolmate in DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali.  a native of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on 4 July 2010. At the time of their marriage, she was studying hotel management and was working as a trainee at the Taj Bengal, Kolkata. After the retirement of Sakshi's father from his tea growing business, their family shifted to their native place, Dehradun.


The wedding took place one day after the couple got engaged. According to Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, a close friend of Dhoni, the wedding was planned for months and was not a spur of the moment decision. Dhoni became a father on 6 February 2015 to a baby girl named Ziva.

International records

Test cricket

  • Under Dhoni's captaincy, India topped the Test cricket rankings for the first time, in 2009.
  • As captain, Dhoni holds the record for longest unbeaten run in Tests from his debut with 11 (8 wins and 3 draws) beating former Australian captain Warwick Armstrong's 10. In his 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.

  • Dhoni is the first Indian wicket-keeper to complete 4,000 Test runs
  • Dhoni is the most successful Indian Test captain with 27 Test wins, eclipsing Sourav Ganguly's record of 21.
  • Dhoni has the erratic distinction of an Indian captain with most Test defeats overseas with 15.
  • Dhoni's maiden century against Pakistan in Fisalabad (148) is the fastest century scored by an Indian wicket-keeper, and fourth overall.
  • After hitting a six in third Test against England in Southampton, Dhoni completed 50 sixes as a captain, an Indian record.
  • Dhoni shares the record for most dismissals in an innings (6, with Syed Kirmani) and in a match (9) by an Indian wicket-keeper.
  • Dhoni, with 294 dismissals in his career, ranks first in the all-time dismissals list by Indian wicket-keepers.
  • Dhoni is the second wicket-keeper to have effected 6 dismissals in an innings apart from a fifty in each inning of a Test after Denis Lindsay of South Africa.
  • 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 Kunderan's 192. It was also the highest score by a wicket-keeper–captain beating Englishman Alec Stewart's 164.

ODI cricket


See also: List of highest individual scores in ODIs and List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in One Day International cricket


  • Dhoni is the first non-Australian captain and third overall to win 100 games.
  • Dhoni's 183* against Sri Lanka in 2005 is the highest score by a wicket-keeper.
  • Dhoni has the fifth highest batting average (50.96), among cricketers with more than 5,000 runs and has the highest batting average among players with an aggregate of over 10,000 runs.  It is also the highest among wicket-keepers.
  • Dhoni holds the records of the most dismissals in an innings (6) and career (357) by an Indian wicket-keeper.
  • Dhoni's 113 against Pakistan in Chennai in 2012 is the highest by a captain batting at number 7.
  • First Indian and fifth overall to hit 200 sixes in ODIs.
  • Holds the record for playing the most number of matches in ODI history as captain who has also served as a wicketkeeper(200)
  • Most career runs in ODI history when batting at number 6 position (3987)
  • Most career hundreds in ODI cricket when batting at number 7 position or lower. (2)
  • Most number (120) of unbeaten knock in international cricket history. He surpassed Muttiah Muralitharan who had remained not-out on 119 occasions.
  • Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were involved in a partnership of 100 not out which is India's highest eighth wicket partnership vs Sri Lanka in ODIs.
  • Most unbeaten innings and highest average in successful ODI run-chases.
  • First wicket-keeper in the world to effect in 100 ODI stumpings.
  • First Indian wicket-keeper to take 300 ODI catches and fourth wicket keeper in the world to achieve the feat.
  • Fourth Indian to reach 10,000 ODI runs after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid and also the second wicketkeeper to reach the milestone and in fact became the only wicketkeeper batsman to have crossed 10,000th run with a career average of 50.
  • Third fastest Indian to reach 10,000 ODI runs and also became the only player to cross 10,000 runs in ODI cricket with having a career average of over 50.

T20I Cricket

  • He holds the record for playing the most T20I innings before scoring a fifty (76)
  • First player to score 1000 runs in T20Is without even scoring a career half-century; also holds the record for scoring the most career runs in T20I history before first fifty (1153)
  • Holds the record for playing the most number of matches in T20I history as captain who has also served as a wicketkeeper (72)
  • Most matches as captain in T20I history(72)
  • Holds the record for the most dismissals as wicketkeeper in T20Is (76)
  • Most catches as wicketkeeper in T20 Internationals (47)
  • Holds the record for taking the most catches as wicketkeeper in a T20I innings (5)
  • Holds the record for playing the most consecutive T20I innings without a duck(65)
  • Set the record for winning the most T20I matches as captain (41)

International records (combined ODI, Test and T20I)


  • Dhoni is the first wicket-keeper to effect 150 stumping dismissals in three forms of the game. In fact, he holds the record to effect most international stumpings (161)
  • He has played the most number of international matches as captain (331)
  • Has hit the most international sixes as captain (204)
  • Most times bowled in international cricket while playing as a wicket-keeper (9)

Outside cricket

Co-owner of Ranchi Rays

Along with Sahara India Pariwar, Dhoni is a co-owner of Ranchi based Hockey club Ranchi Rays, a franchise of the Hockey India League.

Co-owner of Chennaiyin FC

Along with Abhishek Bachchan and Vita Dani, Dhoni is also a co-owner of Chennai based Football club Chennaiyin FC, a franchise of the Indian Super League.

Mahi Racing Team India

Dhoni's interest in bikes was often discussed in media. He co-parternered Akkineni Nagarjuna in buying a Supersport World Championship team Mahi Racing Team India.

Business interests
Main article: SEVEN (brand)
In February 2016, Dhoni launched lifestyle brand SEVEN. Dhoni owns the footwear side of the brand and is also the brand ambassador of SEVEN.

Biographical film

A biographical film based on the life of Dhoni, titled M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, was released on 30 September 2016.

Endorsements

Dhoni signed with Kolkata-based celebrity management company Gameplan Sports in April 2005. Currently Dhoni has 20 endorsements, only Shahrukh Khan has more (21). In 2007 Dhoni had 17 endorsements. In July 2010, he tied up with Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes and was promised a minimum guarantee of Rs 210 crore over the following three years.


The following is the list of endorsements signed by Dhoni:-

Awards

Honorary awards and appreciations

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