Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born:7 July 1981
A Tribute to Captain Cool: MSD
Mahendra Singh Dhoni commonly known as MS Dhoni, was born in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand) and hails from a Hindu Rajput family with roots in Uttarakhand.He is the youngest of three children of Pan Singh and Devaki Devi.
Dhoni is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman known for his calm captaincy and his ability to finish matches in tight situations.He is a former Indian captain of the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017, and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He is also the current captain of Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, the most by any captain. He also led India to victory in the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cup. Additionally, under his leadership, India won the 2010 and 2011 ICC Test Mace and 2013 ICC ODI Championship.He also captained the team CSK to championships in the 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021 editions of IPL league. He also scored 4,978 runs in IPL. Also under his captaincy Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Won Champions League T20 two times, in 2010 and 2014.
In Indian domestic cricket he played for Bihar and Jharkhand Cricket team. Dhoni made his ODI debut on 23 December 2004, against Bangladesh in Chittagong, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.He played his first T20I also a year later against South Africa. In 2007, he took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid and he also selected as T20I captain of India in this year. In 2008, he was selected as Test captain. His captaincy record in Tests format was mixed, successfully leading India to a series win against New Zealand in 2008 and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (home series in 2010 and 2013) against Australia while losing to Sri Lanka, Australia, England, and South Africa by big margins in away conditions. He announced his retirement from Tests on 30 December 2014,and stepped down as captain of T20Is and ODIs in 2017. On 15 August 2020, Dhoni retired from all formats of international cricket and continues to play in the IPL. Mahi scored 17,266 runs in International Cricket (including 10,000 plus runs in ODI Internationals) and is considered one of the best finishers in the game. He is also one of the greatest wicket-keepers and captains in the history of cricket.
Achievements
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National honours
- 2018: Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award
- 2009: Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award.
- 2007–08: Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna award, India's highest honor given for achievement in sports.
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Sporting honours
- ICC ODI Player of the Year: 2008, 2009
- ICC World ODI XI: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (captain in 2009, 2011–2014)
- Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year: 2011
- ICC Men's ODI team of the decade: 2011–2020 (captain and wicketkeeper)
- ICC Men's T20I team of the decade: 2011–2020 (captain and wicketkeeper)
- ICC Spirit of the cricket award of the decade: 2011–2020
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In media
- A movie was made based on Dhoni's life, from his childhood to the 2011 Cricket World Cup, titled M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, with Sushant Singh Rajput in the titular role.
- He was in the Disney+ Hotstar 2019 docudrama Roar of the Lion (web series), This five-episode docudrama tried to unravel the darkest phase of MS Dhoni's cricketing career, involving the ban on Chennai Super Kings due to the illegal betting activities by the team's main official, Gurunath Meiyappan.
- The Dhoni Touch: unraveling the enigma that is Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a book by Bharat Sundaresan.