Mahendra Singh Dhoni

About Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni,commonly known as M. S. Dhoni; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats. An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket.He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.

Dhoni holds numerous captaincy records such as most wins by an Indian captain in Tests and ODIs, and most back-to-back wins by an Indian captain in ODIs. He took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid in 2007 and led the team to its first-ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the CB Series of 2007–08, the 2010 Asia Cup, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. In the final of the 2011 World Cup, Dhoni scored 91 not out off 79 balls to take India to victory for which he was awarded the Man of the Match. In June 2013, when India defeated England in the final of the Champions Trophy in England, Dhoni became the first captain to win all three ICC limited-overs trophies (World Cup, Champions Trophy and the World Twenty20). After taking up the Test captaincy in 2008, he led the team to series wins in New Zealand and West Indies, and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2008, 2010 and 2013. In 2009, Dhoni also led the Indian team to number one position for the first time in the ICC Test rankings. In 2013, under his captaincy, India became the first team in more than 40 years to whitewash Australia in a Test series. In the Indian Premier League, he captained the Chennai Super Kings to victory at the 2010 and 2011 seasons, along with wins in the 2010 and 2014 editions of Champions League Twenty20. He announced his retirement from Tests in December 2014.

Dhoni holds the post of Vice-President of India Cements Ltd., after resigning from Air India. India Cements is the owner of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings, and Dhoni has been its captain since the first IPL season.Dhoni is the co-owner of Indian Super League team Chennaiyin FC.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Achievements

PLAYER OF THE MATCH VS PAKISTAN, 2005

PLAYER OF THE MATCH VS SRI LANKA, 2005

PLAYER OF THE SERIES VS SRI LANKA, 2005

 PLAYER OF THE MATCH VS PAKISTAN, 2005

PLAYER OF THE MATCH VS SRI LANKA, 2005

PLAYER OF THE SERIES VS SRI LANKA, 2005

PLAYER OF THE MATCH VS PAKISTAN, 2006

CHOSEN FOR ICC ODI TEAM OF THE YEAR, 2006

PLAYER OF THE MATCH VS BANGLADESH, 2007

PLAYER OF THE MATCH VS AFRICA XI, 2007

PLAYER OF THE SERIES VS BANGLADESH (ODIs), 2007

PLAYER OF THE MATCH VS AUSTRALIA, 2007

PLAYER OF THE MATCH VS PAKISTAN, 2007 

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna-2007:

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports, given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India.The words "Khel Ratna" literally mean "sports gem" in Hindi. The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component. Up to 2004–05, the cash component was Rs. 500,000/- (c.11,500 USD). In 2005, the money has been increased from Rs. 500,000 to Rs. 750,000

ICC World ODI XI-2013,2012,2011:

Dhoni was named as the captain of ICC World Test XI and ICC World ODI XI teams for 2009. The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Dhoni on 1 November 2011. He is the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to have received this honour. In June 2014, Forbes ranked Dhoni at 22nd in the list of highest paid athletes in the world, estimating his earnings at US$30 million.In 2011, the Time magazine included Dhoni in its annual Time 100 list as one of the "Most Influential People in the World.In 2012, SportsPro rated Dhoni as the sixteenth most marketable athlete in the world.

ODI Player of the Year-2009,2008:

Dhoni has been the recipient of many awards, including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first player to win the award twice), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007 and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, in 2009. 

CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Sports-2011:

The CNN-IBN Indian of the Year is an award presented annually to various Indians for their work in their respective fields by the Indian media house CNN-IBN. The awards are presented in various categories of Politics, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Public Service and Global Indain.

In its 9th edition, ‘CNN-IBN Indian of the Year’ has cemented its position as the biggest awards in the domain of News television and an institution of impeccable credibility.

The awards adhere to a robust selection procedure in selecting the awardees, that begins with an editorially driven nomination process overseen by our Editorial Board leading to the final selection of winners by a Jury consisting of a select group of distinguished personalities.

LG People’s Choice Award-2013:

India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has won this year’s LG People’s Choice Award. He now becomes only the fourth cricketer to win this coveted prize after Sachin Tendulkar, who was the first-ever recipient in 2010, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, who won it in 2011 and 2012, and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who won it last year.