The man who Carried Team India to Win it’s 2nd ODI World Cup Trophy & the only Captain in Cricketing History to Win all Three ICC Trophies i.e. ICC World T20 Trophy 2007, ICC World cup Trophy 2011, ICC Champions Trophy 2013 is MS Dhoni.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian international cricketer.  He captained the Indian national cricket team from 2007 to 2016(ODI & T20) and from 2008 to 2014 (Test cricket). He is a right-handed middle-order batsman. MSD is one of the best batsmen in the world.

He is surely the best wicketkeeper Indian cricket could ever have.  In the Indian Premier League, he plays for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). He is also known as the best finisher in the world.

Full Name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Nick Name: Mahi, MSD, Captain Cool, Thala

Birth Date: 7 July 1981

Birthplace: Ranchi

Nationality: India

Jersey Number: 7

Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Role: Wicketkeeper Batsman

Batting Style: Right-handed Bat

Major Teams: Indian National Cricket Team, Asia XI, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand, Rising Pune Supergiants

Batting Career Summary

Bowling Career Summary

Career Information

Test Debut vs Sri Lanka at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Dec 02, 2005

Last Test vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Dec 26, 2014

ODI Debut vs Bangladesh at MA Aziz Stadium, Dec 23, 2004

Last ODI vs New Zealand at Emirates Old Trafford, Jul 09, 2019

T20 Debut vs South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium, Dec 01, 2006

Last T20 vs Australia at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Feb 27, 2019

IPL Debut vs Kings XI Punjab at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Apr 19, 2008

Last IPL vs Mumbai Indians at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, May 12, 2019

MS Dhoni Awards and Achievements

• MS Dhoni won the ICC ODI Player of the year in 2008 and 2009. He was named in the ICC ODI XI for 7 straight years from 2008 to 2014 and also made it to the ICC Test XI in the years 2009, 2010 and 2013.
• He has won 20 Man of the Match awards and 6 Man of the Series awards in ODI cricket. A
• In 2007, MS Dhoni received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award which is the highest honor given in India for achievement in sports.
• MS received the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour in the year 2009.
• He received the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award in the year 2018.

MS Dhoni Records

• Most stumpings in international cricket.
• Only captain to score a century batting at No.7 in ODIs.
• Most international matches as a captain (331).
• Fifth fastest to score 10000 ODI runs.
• Most number of sixes as a captain in international cricket.
• The only captain to lead in 50+ matches across all 3 formats.
• Highest unbeaten innings in successful ODI run-chases.
• Dhoni overtakes Rohit Sharma and now holds the record of Most Sixes in International Cricket by an Indian Player