MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI

Mahendra Sing Dhoni

MAHENDRA SING DHONI

Personal information

Full name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
D.O.B: 7th July, 1981
Place of Birth: Ranchi, Bihar                                          

Nickname: Mahi

Cricketing information

Role: Captain of the Indian ODI and Twenty20 team and Vice captain of the Test team
Batting style: Right hand batsman
Bowling style: Right arm medium
Field position: Wicketkeeper
Clubs played: Jharkhand

Cricketing profile

Mahendra Singh Dhoni started his cricket career in the year 1999-2000. His one day international debut came after playing five years of his first class cricket on the 23rd of December 2004 against Bangladesh. Unfortunately, he was run out on the very first ball he faced. It was a bad debut for him where batting is concerned. Luck was not on him in the first four matches he played. Where as on the fifth match which was played against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam, Dhoni came to the crease one down and he scored 148 runs from just 123 balls. He hit 15 boundaries and four sixes. He got the first man of the match award that day. Not only a good wicketkeeper but Dhoni proved himself to be a first class batsman also. He is one of the finest wicketkeeper batsman India has seen after a very long time.                                                     

On the 31st of October, Dhoni broke the record of highest runs scored by a wicket keeper by securing 183 runs against Srilanka  at Jaipur. Adam Gilchrist was the record holder with 172 runs.

Before he started playing cricket, he was a football player. Its said he drinks around four litres of milk on everyday but he denied it by saying that has been exaggerated a bit. He said he loves milk and drinks around a litre on daily basis.

 Dhoni made his Test cricket debut against Srilanka which was played in Chennai, India,  2nd December, 2005

Personal profile

Dhoni was born in the city of Ranchi. He has two siblings. A sister who is married and his brother lives in Almora. Almora is a high-lying town at the foot of the Himalaya which is the home town of Dhoni’s father. His father’s name is Pan Singh and Devki Devi is Dhoni’s mother’s name.

His hobbies and interests include:

• He likes music, ghazals and songs by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar
• Loves to bike riding
• Enjoys playing computer games and badminton game.

Not interested in:

• He dislikes English songs
• He don’t want to working out at gyms
  

Special qualities:

• He thinks positive
• Highly confident about himself
• He is aggressive on the field

His Idol:

• Adam Gilchrist, Sachin Tendulkar, Lata Mangeshkar

Career Highlights 

• Became the first captain to lead India to the ICC World Twenty 20 trophy played in South Africa in September 2007 which India won, 24th September 2007
• Second Indian captain after Kapil Dev to have won the World cup

Awards

• On the, became the man of the match against Pakistan at Gadaffi Stadium for an unbeaten 72 runs,13th February 2006
• Made man of the match against Sri Lanka for scoring his highest ever unbeaten 183 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, 31st October 2005
• Receives his first man of the match award against Pakistan at AC-VDCA Stadium for scoring 148 runs,5th April 2005.

Ranking

• Moves to the top at no. 1 position on LG’s ICC ODI player ranking, 19th April 2006
• Ranked at no. 2 position on LG’s ICC ODI player ranking,  16^th April 2006

Records

• On the 17th of January 2008, became the first Indian wicket - keeper to effect five international dismissals in an innings against Australia – equalling Adam Gilchrist’s record 
• The record for highest runs scored by a wicketkeeper, i.e. 183 not out
• His innings of 183 not out is the highest score made by someone in the second innings of an ODI.
• Became the first Indian to score 10 sixes in an ODI
• Made a record by scoring 120 runs in an ODI from boundaries and sixes(15 boundaries and 10 sixes)
• Is the second Indian to reach 1st position on LG’s ICC ODI batting rankings

Other Achievements

• Won the Pepsi & MTV Youth Icon, 2006
• Nominated for NDTV Youth Icon,2006                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Wedding:-
• Finally Dhoni got married with Sakshi Tanwar, 23 years old, a management student she was.
  
  
  
  
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       In one sentence Dhoni is rock.....He is a real fighter......The hero of india.......We love you Dhoni.....................