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Lieutenant colonel

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Dhoni in 2023

Personal details

Born

7 July 1981 (age 43)
Ranchi, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand), India

Height

5 ft 9 in (175 cm)^[1]

Spouse

Sakshi Dhoni

Awards

Padma Bhushan (2018)
Padma Shri (2009)
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (2008)

Nickname(s)

Mahi, Thala, Captain Cool^[2]

Military service

Allegiance

$\"\"$ India

Branch/service

$\"\"$ Indian Army

Years of service

2011\u2013present

Rank

Lieutenant colonel

Unit

$\"\"$ Territorial Army

Personal information

Full name

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Batting

Right-handed

Bowling

Right-arm medium

Role

Wicket-keeper-batter

International information\n

National side

India (2004\u20132019)

Test debut (cap 251)

2 December 2005 v Sri Lanka

Last Test

26 December 2014 v Australia

ODI debut (cap 158)

23 December 2004 v Bangladesh

Last ODI

9 July 2019 v New Zealand

ODI shirt no.

T20I debut (cap 2)

1 December 2006 v South Africa

Last T20I

27 February 2019 v Australia

T20I shirt no.

Domestic team information\n

Years

Team

1999\u20132004

Bihar

2004\u20132017

Jharkhand

2008\u20132015, 2018\u2013present

Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 7)

2016\u20132017

Rising Pune Supergiant (squad no. 7)

Career statistics

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Competition	Test	ODI	T20I	T20
Matches	90	350	98	377
Runs scored	4,876	10,773	1,617	7,271
Batting average	38.09	50.57	37.60	37.86
100s/50s	6/33	10/73	0/2	0/28
Top score	224	183\"	56	85\"
Balls bowled	96	36	\u2013	12
Wickets	0	1	\u2013	0
Bowling average	\u2013	31.00	\u2013	\u2013
5 wickets in innings	\u2013	0	\u2013	\u2013
10 wickets in match	\u2013	0	\u2013	\u2013
Best bowling	\u2013	1/14	\u2013	\u2013
Catches/stumpings	256/38	321/123	57/34	214/87

Medal record

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Men's Cricket\n
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Representing $\"\"$ India\n
ICC Cricket World Cup\n
Winner	2011 India\u2013Bangladesh\u2013Sri Lanka	\n
ICC T20 World Cup\n
Winner	2007 South Africa	\n
Runner-up	2014 Bangladesh	\n
ICC Champions Trophy\n
Winner	2013 England and Wales	\n
Runner-up	2017 England and Wales	\n
ACC Asia Cup\n
Winner	2010 Sri Lanka	\n
Winner	2016 Bangladesh	\n
Winner	2018 UAE	\n
Runner-up	2008 Pakistan	\n

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 December 2023

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (/m\u0259\u02c8he\u026andr\u0259 \u02c8s\u026a\u014b dh\u00e6\u02c8n\u026a/ ^\u24d8; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper batsmen and captains, he represented the Indian cricket team and was the captain of the side in limited overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Dhoni has captained the most international matches and is the most successful Indian captain. He has led India to victory in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, being the only captain to win three different limited overs ICC tournaments. He also led the teams that won the Asia Cup in 2010, 2016 and was a member of the title winning squad in 2018.\n

Born in Ranchi, Dhoni made his first class debut for Bihar in 1999. He made his debut for the Indian cricket team on 23 December 2004 in an ODI against Bangladesh and played his first test a year later against Sri Lanka. In 2007, he became the captain of the ODI side before taking over in all formats by 2008. Dhoni retired from test cricket in 2014 but continued playing in limited overs cricket till 2019. He has scored 17,266 runs in international cricket including 10,000 plus runs at an average of more than 50 in ODIs.\n

In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Dhoni plays for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), leading them to the final on ten occasions and winning it five times (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023). He has also led CSK to two Champions League T20 titles in 2010 and 2014. Dhoni is amongst the few batsmen to have scored more than five thousand runs in the IPL, as well as being the first wicket-keeper to do so.\n

In 2008, Dhoni was awarded India's highest sport honor Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by Government of India. He received the fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2009 and third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan in 2018. Dhoni holds an honorary rank of Lieutenant colonel in the Parachute Regiment of the Indian Territorial Army which was presented to him by the Indian Army in 2011. He is one of the most popular cricketers in the world.\n

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Representing Chennai Super Kings\n
T20 Cricket\n
Indian Premier League\n
Winner	2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023	\n
Runner-up	2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019	\n
Champions League\n
Winner	2010, 2014	\n

\n	Mat\n	Runs\n	Best\n	Bat Avg.\n	SR\n	100s\n	50s\n	4s\n	6s\n	Catches\n	Stumpings\n
Home	127	4351	183\"	53.71	91.60	7	25	350	116	99	48\n
Away	145	4520	101\"	50.78	83.98	1	37	324	73	126	46\n
Neutral	78	1902	139\"	44.23	87.60	2	11	152	40	96	29\n
Total	350	10773	183\"	50.57	87.56	10	78	826	229	321	123\n

Type\n	Matches\n	Won\n	Lost\n	Drawn\n	Tied\n	No result\n
Test\n	60\n	27\n	18\n	15\n	\u2013\n	\u2013\n
ODI\n	200\n	110\n	74\n	\u2013\n	5\n	11\n
T20I\n	72\n	41\n	28\n	\u2013\n	1\n	2\n

Sporting positions\n
Preceded by Anil Kumble \n	Indian Test Captain 2008\u20132014\n	Succeeded by Virat Kohli \n
Preceded by Rahul Dravid \n	Indian ODI captain 2007\u20132016\n	Succeeded by Virat Kohli \n
Preceded by Virender Sehwag \n	Indian T20I Captain 2007\u20132016\n	Succeeded by Virat Kohli \n

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Early life

Early career

International career

Debut and early years

2007 World T20 and captaincy

2011 World Cup win and later

Test retirement and 2015 World cup

Final years and retirement

Domestic career

Indian Premier League

Outside cricket

Playing style

Personal life

Career statistics

Captaincy

Records and achievements

Honors

India

Chennai Super Kings

Individual

In popular culture

References

External links