| Mahendra Singh Dhoni-A Biography | | | | one century and nine half-centuries. That also included |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni {Nicknamed “Mahi”} | | | | 68 catches along with 14 stumping, at an average of |
| was born on July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Dhoni | | | | 33.76. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s highest score at |
| is the current the captain of India’s One Day | | | | the present level is 148. |
| International (ODI) team and Twenty20 (T20) team. | | | | In 2008 Chennai Super Kings signed Mahendra Singh |
| Born to Mr. Pan Singh and Mrs. Devaki Devi, he has a | | | | Dhoni for 1.5 million USD, making Dhoni the most |
| sister, Jayanti, and a brother, Narendra. Mahendra | | | | expensive player to play in the Indian Premier League |
| Singh Dhoni finished his schooling from DAV Jawahar | | | | (IPL) for the inaugural season, in which he led his |
| Vidya Mandir, Shyamali Ranchi. | | | | team into the finals against Rajasthan Royals. In his |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni-Cricket Style & History | | | | fourteen T20 matches, he has scored 295 runs with |
| Dhoni excelled in badminton and football when in | | | | a best of 73 not out, and as a wicketkeeper he has |
| school and was selected to play these sports at the | | | | dismissed 3 players at this level. In 2009 Indian |
| district and club level subsequently. Despite being a | | | | skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni topped the list of |
| goalkeeper for his football team, Mahendra Singh | | | | world's 10 top earning cricketers compiled by Forbes. |
| Dhoni switched his interest to cricket and became a | | | | In his Cricketing Career Dhoni has been the recipient |
| regular wicketkeeper-batsman. Mahendra Singh Dhoni | | | | of many national & international awards including |
| is known as an extravagantly flamboyant | | | | the Prestigious ICC ODI Player of the Year |
| right-handed batsman with a right-arm medium | | | | award{2008-09}which also made him the first Indian |
| bowling style. M S Dhoni made his Test debut against | | | | player to attain this feat, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna |
| the West Indies at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, | | | | award and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest |
| Chennai, on December 2, 2005.Here is an excerpt of | | | | civilian honor, in 2009. In 2009, MS Dhoni became the |
| his early cricketing profile: Playing in the second Test | | | | highest ranked ODI batsman on the ICC Rankings |
| against Sri Lanka, he made his first half-century in | | | | List. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named as captain of |
| just 51 balls. During India’s tour of Pakistan in | | | | Wisden's first-ever Dream Test XI Team in 2009. |
| January 2006, Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored his first | | | | Mahi topped the list of world’s top 10 earning |
| Test century in just 93 balls, a crucial century that | | | | cricketers in 2009 compiled by Forbes. Dhoni was |
| helped India avoid follow-on, in the second Test at | | | | subsequently selected as the captain of ICC World |
| Faisalabad. He also scored a quick and aggressive 69 | | | | Test and ICC ODI teams for 2009. Dhoni also has a |
| runs against West Indies, in the first Test at Antigua, | | | | couple of other records to his credit. Interestingly, he |
| and finished the series with 13 catches and 4 | | | | was voted as the MTV Youth Icon 2006 and was |
| stumping. By October 2008, Dhoni had made a | | | | the amazing icon of the Pogo TV amazing kid’s |
| spectacular score of 1,418 runs in 29 Tests including | | | | awards. |