MS Dhoni

Quick Facts

Full Name	MS Dhoni
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 7, 1981(1981-07-07)
Age	43
Birthplace	Ranchi
Country	India
Birth City	Jharkhand
Horoscope	Cancer

MS Dhoni Biography

MS Dhoni is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. He was an Indian wicket-keeper and served as the captain of India’s Test side from 2008 to 2014. From 2007 to 2016, he was also the limited-overs captain. He was the captain of Chennai’s Indian Premier League title winning team in 2010 and

2011. In 2016, he joined Rising Pune Supergiants.

He broke Souravganguly’s record of most Test victories as an Indian captain.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni ( pronunciation (help ·info ) born 7 July 1981), is an Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He is the only captain in the history of Cricket to win all ICC trophies. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. A right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, Dhoni is one of the highest run scorers in One Day Internationals (ODIs) with more than 10,000 runs scored and is considered an effective “finisher” in limited-overs formats. He is also regarded by some as one of the best wicket-keepers and captains in modern limited-overs international cricket.

Dhoni studied at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, Ranchi, Jharkhand where he initially excelled in badminton and football and was selected at district and club level in these sports. Dhoni was a goalkeeper for his football team and was sent to play cricket for a local cricket club by his football coach. 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). Based 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 focused on cricket after his 10th standard. Dhoni was a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur railway station from 2001 to 2003, under South Eastern Railway in Midnapore (W), a district in West Bengal. His colleagues remember him as a very honest, straightforward employee of the Indian Railways. But he also had a mischievous side to his personality. Once, while staying at the railway quarters, Dhoni and a couple of his friends covered themselves in white bedsheets and walked around in the complex late in the night. The night guards were fooled into believing that there were ghosts moving around in the complex. The story made big news on the next day.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is his full name. He married His full name is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He married Sakshi Singh in 2010. He has a daughter named Ziva. in 2010. He is the father of Ziva.

MS Dhoni Net Worth

MS Dhoni is one of the richest Cricket Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, MS Dhoni 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before he became a great soccer goalkeeper and badminton player, he was also a strong cricket player. In 2004, he made his ODI debut and in 2005, he made his Test debut.

He has been awarded the ICC ODI Player and of the Year Award two times. He led India to the number one test ranking in 2009

In the Duleep Trophy finals, Dhoni was picked over international cricketer Deep Dasgupta to represent East Zone. He scored a fighting half-century in the second innings in a losing cause. Dhoni’s talent was discovered via the BCCI’s small-town talent-spotting initiative TRDW. Dhoni was discovered by TRDO Prakash Poddar, captain of Bengal in the 1960s, when he saw Dhoni play for Jharkhand at a match in Jamshedpur in 2003, and sent a report to the National Cricket Academy.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

MS Dhoni height 5 ft 9 in MS weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is MS Dhoni Dating?

According to our records, MS Dhoni married to Sakshi Dhoni. As of December 1, 2023, MS Dhoni’s is not dating anyone.

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He was recognised for his efforts in the 2003/04 season, especially in the One Day format and was picked for the India A squad for a tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya. Against the Zimbabwe XI in Harare Sports Club, Dhoni had his best wicket-keeping effort with 7 catches and 4 stumpings in the match. In the tri- nation tournament involving Kenya, India A and Pakistan A, Dhoni helped India A chase down their target of 223 against Pakistan A with a half-century. Continuing his good performance, he scored back to back centuries – 120 and 119* – against the same team. Dhoni scored 362 runs in 6 innings at an average of 72.40 and his performance in the series received attention from the then Indian captain – Sourav Ganguly and Ravi Shastri, amongst others.

Facts & Trivia

MS Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. MS Dhoni celebrates birthday on July 7 of every year.

Dhoni was a part of India’s first ever Twenty20 international match. He made debut against South Africa in December 2006. He was out for a duck but India won the match. He kept the wickets and effected one catch and a runout.

Who is better Dhoni or Kohli?

So, Who is Better Batsman – Dhoni or Kohli? If we consider the overall record, Virat Kohli wins this comparison hands down. He is by far the most successful batsman of the current generation. The current Indian team captain is ranked 6th in Tests in the ICC rankings & is ranked number 2 in ODIs.

Who is the best player MS Dhoni?

Dhoni also has 8 series/ tournament-defining performances (SDs) in his career, in 275 ODIs. Only Tendulkar (12) and Yuvraj Singh (9) have more than him, in 463 and 293 ODIs respectively. As a wicketkeeper, Dhoni is India’s highest impact, with Mongia and More after him.

What is the highest record of MS Dhoni?

Test Match Records of Dhoni M.S. Dhoni has played 90 Test matches in his career and scored 4,876 runs in 144 innings with help of 6 centuries and 33 half-centuries at an average of 38.09. The highest score of MS Dhoni in the test match was 224 which was made against Australia in Chennai.

What is MS Dhoni greatest achievements?

Under his captaincy, India won the Asia Cup two times, in 2010 and 2016. India also won ICC Test Championship Mace two times in 2010 and 2011 under his leadership. He is considered as one of the greatest Captains and Wicket Keeper-Batsmen of all time.

Who is No 1 captain in cricket?

Most successful captain in Cricket (all formats) At the top is Kohli’s captain (in his own words), the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni who leads the list with 178 wins across 332 matches as captain of the Indian Cricket team.