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About MS Dhoni

Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Born July 7, 1981, Ranchi

Current age 29 years 196 days

Also known as Mahi

Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Major teams India, Asia XI, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand


MS Dhoni Profile:

There was a time when the very idea of an Indian cricketer rivalling Sachin Tendulkar in the popularity stakes bordered on the preposterous. But the advent of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his meteoric rise through the ranks did just that, with a new generation transfixed by a small-town boy whose personality and background couldn't have been more different from that of Tendulkar.

Few had heard of him as a 23-year-old when he savaged a Pakistan A side in Nairobi. There had been the odd excited whispers from those who watched his big-hitting exploits in Kolkata club cricket, but hardly anyone expected that he would be playing for India within months of that Kenyan safari. In his fifth game, he lashed a matchwinning 148 against Pakistan and later in the year, he clubbed 183 against Sri Lanka. Such was the impact of his strokeplay that a far-from-polished wicketkeeping technique was almost ignored as he was fast-tracked into the Test side.

Within two years of that, he was leading an inexperienced team to glory in the inaugural World Twenty20, and winning the last tri-series to be held in Australia. When Anil Kumble handed over the Test reins in 2008, he celebrated with a home victory against Australia. Apart from the World Twenty20 win, his leadership also oversaw India's rise to the pinnacle of the Test ladder, and a massively successful three years for the Chennai Super Kings franchise that did well in each of the first three seasons of the IPL before winning the event in 2010, and going a step further to claim the Champions League in the same year.

Off the field, his Samson mane and fondness for fast bikes marked him down as Mr Cool, and though the haircut eventually became short-back-and-sides, the cool quotient never wavered. He was seldom flustered on the field either, batting and leading the side with poise and assuredness. Not for him the sustained harangue or the bloody oath.

He fine-tuned his game too, becoming a safe keeper and a batsman capable of shifting through the gears as he pleased. Sometimes discomfited by the short ball, he compensated with astonishing power in his preferred hitting zones. The scythe over midwicket, even to yorker-length deliveries, drove bowlers to distraction, and his mastery of the 50-over game is revealed by a batting average that remains over 50 after more than 150 games.

He remains the advertiser's dream and a poster boy for modern-day India, but off the field, Dhoni has seldom courted attention or publicity. Even his wedding was a low-key family affair, and now nearing 30, he remains content to make the big statements where they need to be made, out on the field.

Cricket performance:

ODI Cricket:

ODI career records by opposition
#	Opponent	Matches	Runs	Average	High Score	100s	50s	Catches	Stumping
1	Africa XI	3	174	87.00	139*	1	0	3	3
2	Australia	25	697	38.72	124	1	3	26	9
3	Bangladesh	9	247	61.75	101*	1	1	9	6
4	Bermuda	1	29	29.00	29	0	0	1	0
5	England	23	817	48.06	96	0	3	19	7
6	Hong Kong	1	109	-	109*	1	0	1	3
7	New Zealand	11	309	51.50	84*	0	2	7	2
8	Pakistan	25	1001	52.68	148	1	8	22	6
9	Scotland	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
10	South Africa	19	386	25.73	107	0	2	7	1
11	Sri Lanka	46	1798	62.00	183*	2	14	38	9
12	West Indies	18	499	49.90	95	0	3	16	4
13	Zimbabwe	2	123	123.00	67*	0	2	0	1
Total		192	6372	50.17	183*	7	42	182	61

ODI Centuries:

ODI centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	Stadium	City/Country	Year
1	148	5	Pakistan	ACA-VDCA Stadium	Vishakapatnam, India	2005
2	183*	22	Sri Lanka	Sawai Mansingh Stadium	Jaipur, India	2005
3	139*	74	Africa XI	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai, India	2007
4	109*	109	Hong Kong	National Stadium	Karachi, Pakistan	2008
5	124	143	Australia	VCA Stadium	Nagpur, India	2009
6	107	152	Sri Lanka	VCA Stadium	Nagpur, India	2009
7	101*	156	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium	Dhaka, Bangladesh	2010

Test cricket

Test performance:

Test career records by opposition
#	Opponents	Matches	Runs	Average	High Score	100s	50s	Catches	Stumpings
1	Australia	12	582	30.63	92	0	5	32	9
2	Bangladesh	3	193	96.50	89	0	2	12	3
3	England	12	617	32.47	92	0	6	37	3
4	New Zealand	5	299	49.83	98	0	3	19	3
5	Pakistan	5	323	64.60	148	1	2	9	1
6	South Africa	10	560	37.33	132*	1	2	24	1
7	Sri Lanka	9	491	49.10	110	2	2	21	1
8	West Indies	10	430	26.88	144	1	2	36	7
Total		66	3495	37.99	148	5	24	190	28

Test centuries:

Test centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	Stadium	City/Country	Year
1	148	5	Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium	Faisalabad, Pakistan	2006
2	110	38	Sri Lanka	Sardar Patel Stadium	Ahmedabad, India	2009
3	100*	40	Sri Lanka	Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai, India	2009
4	132*	42	South Africa	Eden Gardens	Kolkata, India	2010
5	144	63	West Indies	Eden Gardens	Kolkata, India	2011

Captaincy Record Details:

Captaincy Record in Test Matches
Venue	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw
At Home Venues	2008–2011	18	12	1	0	5
At Away Venues	2009–2012	19	5	9	0	5
TOTAL	2008-2012	37	17	10	0	10

Captaincy Record in One Day Internationals
Venue	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R
In India (At Home Venues)	2007–2011	43	27	13	1	2
At Away and Neutral Venues	2008–2012	76	40	28	2	6
TOTAL	2007-2012	119	67	41	3	8

Captaincy Record in Twenty20 Internationals
Venue	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R
In India (At Home Venues)	2007–2011	4	2	2	0	0
At Away Venues	2007–2012	11	4	7	0	0
At Neutral Venues	2007–2010	14	7	5	1	1
TOTAL	2007-2012	29	13	14	1	1