Dhoni, India is continued on the way of success for few years. In the history of test match India become first time number one in December 2009, under leadership of Dhoni. Also Dhoni named as Skipper of Wisden’s first-ever Dream Test Team in 2009.
He also led the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand.ĭhoni 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. 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. Dhoni’s 148 erased the earlier record for the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper, a record that he would re-write before the end of the year.įollowing his good one-day form against Sri Lanka, Dhoni replaced Dinesh Karthik in December 2005 as the Indian Test wicket-keeper. In the second match of the series, Dhoni in his fifth one-day international scored 148 in Vishakapatnam off only 123 deliveries. In spite of an average series against Bangladesh, Dhoni was picked for the Pakistan ODI series. Dhoni did not have a great start to his ODI career, getting run out for a duck on debut. With Dhoni making a mark in the India-A squad, he was picked in the ODI squad for the Bangladesh tour in 2004/05. The Indian cricket establishment also saw the entry of wicket-keeper/batsmen from the junior ranks with talents like Parthiv Patel and Dinesh Karthik both India U-19 Captains in the test squads. The Indian team in the 2000s saw the use of Rahul Dravid as the wicket-keeper to ensure that the wicket-keeper spot didn’t lack in batting talent. Dhoni is an aggressive right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Dhoni focused on cricket after his 10th standard. Though he had not played cricket, Dhoni impressed with his wicket-keeping skills and became the regular wicketkeeper at the Commando cricket club (1995 – 1998).īased on his performance at club cricket, he was picked for the 1997/98 season Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship and he performed well. Dhoni was a goalkeeper for his football team and was sent to play cricket for a local cricket club by his football coach. Cricketing star and captain cool MS Dhoni is clicked here with wife Sakshi in tow, all set to watch his grand biopic, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. Dhoni has a sister Jayanti and a brother Narendra.ĭhoni studied at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, (now the school is known as JVM, Shyamli, Ranchi) Ranchi, Jharkhand where he initially excelled in badminton and football and was selected at district and club level in these sports.
Dhoni’s parents, moved from Uttarakhand to Ranchi where Pan Singh worked in junior management positions in MECON. His paternal village Lvali is in the Lamgarha block of the Almora District of Uttarakhand.
He is known as the greatest captain of all time, having achieved more success than any other captain in the history of cricket. He was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (born 7 July 1981), commonly known as MS Dhoni and Mahi, is a cricket player and was the former captain of the Indian cricket team. He currently owns a Kawasaki Ninja H2, Harley Davidson Fatboy, Yamaha RD350, Ducati 1098 and the exclusive Confederate Hellcat X132 (he is the only person to own this bike in South East Asia).Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the current captain of the Indian Cricket team. His affair with two-wheelers started from a young age. The man is also known for his passion for motorcycles.
But, unfortunately the film, starring John Abraham, was shelved and we missed our chance to see Dhoni on the big screen.Ĩ. Rather in 2010, Dhoni acted in David Dhawan's 'Hook Ya Crook'. 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' was not the cricketer's first brush with Bollywood. Dhoni has led India to the most wins across all formats - Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.ħ.
He is also the most successful Indian Test captain with 27 Test wins, eclipsing Sourav Ganguly's record of 21. Dhoni is the only captain in the cricket world to win all three ICC trophies - 2007 World T20, 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy.Ħ. An old love! Dhoni during the India -A team practice at the CCI in Mumbai.