Born 7 July 1981 (age 28)
Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India
Nickname Mahi
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling style Right-hand medium
Role Wicket-keeper, Captain
International information
National side India
Test debut (cap 251) 2 December 2005 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 3 April 2009 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 157) 23 December 2004 v Bangladesh
Last ODI 14 September 2009 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 List A
Matches 37 142 77 195
Runs scored 1,962 4,666 4,130 6,574
Batting average 37.73 50.17 36.22 49.42
100s/50s 1/16 4/32 4/30 10/43
Top score 148 183* 148 183*
Balls bowled 12 – 42 –
Wickets 0 – 0 –
Bowling average – – – –
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 –
Best bowling 0/1 – 0/1 –
Catches/stumpings 92/18 140/46 198/36 206/61
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, sometimes abbreviated as MS Dhoni pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: महेन्द्र सिंह धोनी) (born 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian 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 and the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2008 in which they beat Australia 2-0. He also lead the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 (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. Currently, Dhoni is the highest ranked ODI batsmen on the ICC Rankings List. Also Dhoni named as Skipper of Wisden's first-ever Dream Test XI Team in 2009. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has topped the list of world’s top 10 earning cricketers compiled by Forbes.
