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MS Dhoni
India
Player profile
Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born July 7, 1981, Ranchi, Bihar
Current age 26 years 315 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand
Also known as Mahi
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting
| Bowling
| Career Statistics
| Profile
| Notes
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Batting and fielding averages
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Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
29 |
47 |
5 |
1418 |
148 |
33.76 |
2250 |
63.02 |
1 |
9 |
177 |
26 |
68 |
14 |
| ODIs |
106 |
95 |
25 |
3185 |
183* |
45.50 |
3465 |
91.91 |
3 |
19 |
256 |
80 |
106 |
31 |
| T20Is |
10 |
9 |
2 |
172 |
45 |
24.57 |
154 |
111.68 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| First-class |
68 |
110 |
8 |
3481 |
148 |
34.12 |
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4 |
22 |
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172 |
30 |
| List A |
158 |
143 |
33 |
5073 |
183* |
46.11 |
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9 |
30 |
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170 |
46 |
| Twenty20 |
24 |
23 |
7 |
627 |
73* |
39.18 |
472 |
132.83 |
0 |
3 |
54 |
24 |
6 |
0 |
Bowling averages
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Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
29 |
1 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
13.00 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
106 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| T20Is |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
68 |
|
36 |
33 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
5.50 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
158 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Twenty20 |
24 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
India v Sri Lanka at Chennai, Dec 2-6, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Test |
India v South Africa at Kanpur, Apr 11-13, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Bangladesh v India at Chittagong (MAA), Dec 23, 2004 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Australia v India at Brisbane, Mar 4, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| T20I debut |
South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1999/00 |
| Last First-class |
India v South Africa at Kanpur, Apr 11-13, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1999/00 |
| Last List A |
Australia v India at Brisbane, Mar 4, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai, May 14, 2008 scorecard |
The spectacular arrival of Virender Sehwag was bound to inspire others to bat with the same mindset. But the odds of a clone emerging from the backwaters of Jharkhand, whose state side has consistently scraped the bottom, was highly remote. That was until Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived.
He can be swashbuckling with the bat and secure with the wicketkeeping
gloves. His neck-length hair adds to his dash. Though Dhoni made his
first-class debut in the 1999-2000 season, it was only in 2004 that he
became a serious contender for national selection with some stirring
performances when the occasion demanded. With his two centuries against Pakistan A, in the triangular tournament in Kenya, that he established himself as a clinical destroyer of bowling attacks.
In just his fifth one-dayer, against Pakistan at Vishakapatnam, he cracked a dazzling 148 - putting even Sehwag in the shade - and followed that up with a colossal 183 not
out at Jaipur against Sri Lanka in November, when he broke Adam Gilchrist's record for the highest score by a wicketkeeper in ODIs. He made an instant impact on the Test level too, pounding 148 at Faisalabad, in only his fifth Test.
He was elevated to the vice-captaincy of the one-day squad for the tour of England and Ireland in 2007 and, soon after, was appointed captain of the Twenty20 squad for the World Championship in South Africa. A heady title triumph marked him out as a leader for the future and was handed over the reins of the one-day side in September 2007 after Rahul Dravid decided to step down as captain. It didn't take too long for him to enhance his reputation, claiming India's first tri-series triumph in Australia.
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan September 2007
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Virender Sehwag celebrates with Mahendra Singh Dhoni after dismissing Jacques Kallis with his first ball
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Apr 12, 2008 |
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni is stumped by Mark Boucher
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Apr 11, 2008 |
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Virender Sehwag gets a hug from his captain
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