| Personal information | | | | match award that day. Not only a good |
| Full name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni | | | | wicketkeeper but Dhoni proved himself to be a first |
| D.O.B: 7th July, 1981 | | | | class batsman too. He is one of the few finest |
| Place of Birth: Ranchi, Bihar | | | | wicketkeeper batsman India has seen after a very |
| Nickname: Mahi | | | | long time. |
| Cricketing information | | | | On the 31st of October, Dhoni broke the record of |
| Role: Captain of the Indian ODI and Twenty20 team | | | | highest runs scored by a wicket keeper by securing |
| and Vice captain of the Test team | | | | 183 runs against Srilanka which was played at Jaipur. |
| Batting style: Right hand batsman | | | | Adam Gilchrist was the former record holder with 172 |
| Bowling style: Right arm medium | | | | runs. |
| Field position: Wicketkeeper | | | | Before he started playing cricket, he was a football |
| Clubs played: Jharkhand | | | | goalkeeper. Its said he drinks around four litres of |
| Cricketing profile | | | | milk everyday but he denied it by saying that has |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni started his first class career in | | | | been exaggerated a bit. He said he loves milk and |
| the year 1999-2000. His one day international debut | | | | drinks around a litre on a daily basis. |
| came after playing five years of first class cricket on | | | | On the 2nd of December 2005, Dhoni made his Test |
| the 23rd of December 2004 against Bangladesh. The | | | | cricket debut against Srilanka which was played in |
| venue of the match was in Chittagong, Bangladesh. | | | | Chennai, India. |
| Unfortunately, he was run out on the first ball he | | | | Personal profile |
| faced. It wasn't a great debut for him where batting | | | | Dhoni was born and brought up in the city of Ranchi. |
| is concerned. Luck wasn't on his side in the first four | | | | He has two siblings. A sister who is married and a |
| matches he played. Where as on the fifth match | | | | brother who lives in Almora. Almora is a high-lying |
| which was played against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam, | | | | town at the foot of the Himalaya which is his father's |
| Dhoni came to the crease one down and managed | | | | home town. His father's name is Pan Singh and |
| to score 148 runs from just 123 balls. He hit 15 | | | | mother's name is Devki Devi. |
| boundaries and four sixes. He got his first man of the | | | | |