Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. A right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, Dhoni is one of the highest run-scorers in One Day Internationals (ODIs) with more than 10,000 runs scored and is considered an effective “finisher” in limited-overs formats.
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Date of Birth
July 7, 1981
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Nationality
Indian
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Age (2019)
38 Years
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Zodiac Sign
Cancer
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Profession
Cricket Player
Records, Awards & Achievements
International
- ICC ODI Player of the Year: 2008, 2009
- ICC World ODI XI: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (captain in 2009, 2011-2014)
- ICC World Test XI: 2009, 2010, 2013
- Dhoni is the first, and so far only, wicket-keeper to effect 150 stumping dismissals across the three forms of the game. His current (till July 2019) total of stumpings in internationals stands at 195.
- Dhoni is third captain (and the first non-Australian) overall to win 100 games.
- He is the 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.
- Under Dhoni’s captaincy, India topped the Test cricket rankings for the first time, in 2009.
- Dhoni is the most successful Indian Test captain with 27 Test wins, eclipsing Sourav Ganguly’s record of 21.
- Dhoni’s 183* against Sri Lanka in 2005 is the highest score by a wicket-keeper.
Domestic
- 2018, Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award.
- 2011, Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year
- 2009, Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award.
- 2007−08, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports.
- 2006, MTV India’s Youth Icon of the Year