Mahendra Singh Dhoni

MS Dhoni Birth

MS Dhoni was born on June 7, 1981, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. His father, Narendra Singh and mother, Rajani, were the ones who gave him the name Mahendra Singh Dhoni. His family belongs to a cricketing background. His father was a wicketkeeper for the Bihar state team for several seasons and his grandfather Nand Kishore Singh played first-class cricket for Bihar and East Zone.

education and early life

He attended school in Shyamali, near Ranchi, Jharkhand. He was an exemplary student-athlete, but he preferred badminton and football. He was his school’s goalkeeper. From 1995 to 1998, his football coach sent him to a local cricket club to be a wicketkeeper. This was an accident. He was the Commando cricket club’s regular wicketkeeper during that period. From 1997–98, he made the Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship team. After 10th grade, he took cricket seriously.

cricket career

MS Dhoni entered the international cricket scene in 2004 when he played for India against Bangladesh. Later that year, he was chosen for a tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya. In 2006, he made his Test debut against Sri Lanka and ODI debut against West Indies. He has been a regular member since then. MS Dhoni’s performance in the 2007 T20 World Cup brought him to prominence. He was named team captain for the tournament, leading them to victory against Pakistan in the final. In 2008, he became captain of India’s ODI team as well, thus making him the youngest captain in history.

world cup

Successes continued when he led India to victory in the 2011 World Cup. Tournament performance during this tournament. After this, he captained India’s T20I team until 2013, when they also won the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 championship. Dhoni has also played in many domestic tournaments, including the Ranji Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. He was a Chennai Super Kings team member that won two back-to-back Indian Premier League championships in 2010 and 2011.

records

MS Dhoni’s records include the most number of matches played by an Indian player in T20 internationals, with 111 appearances. He has also scored 17 half-centuries in T20 internationals, which is more than any other player has managed in this format. His record includes the highest score by an Indian batsman in Twenty20 Internationals

awards

His achievements with the bat and glove have earned him several awards, including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award twice (2008 & 2009), the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) twice (2008 & 2009), the Wisden Leading Cricketer of the World award twice (2009 & 2013), and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award twice (2008 & 2013).