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Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born July 7, 1981, Ranchi, Bihar
Current age 27 years 92 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 and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

1418

148

33.76

2250

63.02

177

ODIs

120

107

3793

183*

47.41

4154

91.30

298

121

T20Is

172

24.57

154

111.68

First-class

112

3570

148

34.32

176

List A

173

156

5701

183*

47.50

187

Twenty20

709

73*

37.31

530

133.77

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

13.00

ODIs

120

T20Is

First-class

5.50

List A

173

Twenty20

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

ODI debut

Bangladesh v India at Chittagong (MAA), Dec 23, 2004 scorecard

Last ODI

Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

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

First-class debut

1999/00

Last First-class

Delhi v Rest of India at Vadodara, Sep 24-27, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1999/00

Last List A

Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai, Jun 1, 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. He captained Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, losing out to Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals in a tense final.

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (June 1, 2008)

Oct 3, 2008

Mahendra Singh Dhoni relaxes after a practice session © AFP

Sep 29, 2008

Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni look on during a practice session © AFP

Sep 2, 2008

Mahendra Singh Dhoni looks on during a promotional event © AFP

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