Mahendra Singh Dhoni (born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer. He is a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper-batsman and captain, he represented the Indian cricket team and was the captain of the side in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Dhoni has captained the most international matches and is the most successful Indian captain with wins in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup in 2010, 2016 and 2018. He plays for and captains Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Born in Ranchi, Dhoni made his debut for Bihar in 1999. He made his debut for the Indian cricket team on 23 December 2004 in an ODI against Bangladesh and played his first test a year later against Sri Lanka. In 2007, he became the captain of the ODI side before taking over in all formats by 2008. Dhoni retired from tests in 2014 but continued playing in limited-overs cricket till 2020. He has scored 17,266 runs in international cricket including 10,000 plus runs at an average of more than 50 in ODIs.
Dhoni plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, leading them to the final on ten occasions and winning it five times (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023). He has also led CSK to two Champions League T20 titles in 2010 and 2014. He is amongst the few batsmen to have scored more than five thousand runs in the IPL, as well as being the first wicket-keeper to do so.
In 2008, Dhoni was awarded India’s highest sports honor, the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award by the Government of Indiaaward. He received the fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2009 and third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan in 2018. Dhoni holds an honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Parachute Regiment of the Indian Territorial Army which was presented to him by the Indian Army in 2011. He is considered one of the most popular cricketers in the world.
Early life
Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand) in a Hindu Rajput family to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi. His parents hailed from Lwali village in Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) and he was the youngest of three children. His family spells the surname as “Dhauni”.
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Dhoni did his schooling at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir where he started playing football as a goalkeeper but later moved to play cricket on the suggestion of his coach Keshav Banerjee. From 2001 to 2003, Dhoni worked as a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur under South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways.
Personal life
Dhoni married Sakshi Singh Rawat on 4 July 2010 in Dehradun. Dhoni and his wife have a daughter, Zeeva. He lives in his farmhouse outside Ranchi along with his parents. Dhoni owns a number of bikes and cars in his collection.
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| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Real Name | Mahendra Singh Dhauni Business Standard |
| Nickname | Mahi |
| Names Earned | MSD, MS, Captain Cool |
| Profession | Cricketer (Wicket-keeper) |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 175 cm in meters– 1.75 m in feet inches– 5’ 9” |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms– 75 kg in pounds– 165 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 42 inches – Waist: 32 inches – Biceps: 14 inches |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Cricket | |
| International Debut | ODI- 23 December 2004 against Bangladesh at Chittagong Test- 2 December 2005 against Sri Lanka at Chennai T20 – 1 December 2006 against South Africa at Johannesburg |
| Last Match | ODI– 9 July 2019 against New Zealand at Emirates Old Trafford Test– 26 December 2014 against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground T20– 27 February 2019 against South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium |
| International Retirement | 15 August 2020 CricBuzz |
| Jersey Number | #7 (India) #7 (IPL) |
| Domestic/State Team(s) | Asia XI, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand, Rising Pune Supergiants |
| Coach/Mentor | Keshav Banerjee and Chanchal Bhattacharya |
| Batting Style | Right-Handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-Arm Fast Medium |
| Favourite Shots | Helicopter Shot and Paddlesweep |
| Nature on Field | Calm |
| Likes to play against | Pakistan and Australia |
| Records (main ones) | • Under his captaincy, Indian team won major tournaments in all 3 formats: the No.1 Test ranking for 18 months (2009-2011), the ODI World Cup in 2011, Champions Trophy in 2013 and the Twenty20 World Cup in 2007. • Most centuries at the position of No.7 in ODIs. • Most 6s in International Cricket as a captain. • Most number of stumpings in International Cricket. • Highest score by a wicket-keeper batsman in ODIs (183 runs). • Won most T20 International matches as a captain. • Most times bowled in International Cricket while playing a match as a wicket-keeper. • Only skipper to score an ODI century while batting at No.7 • First Indian wicket-keeper batsman to score 4,000 Test runs. • Highlight score by an Indian captain in Tests (224 runs). • 3rd skipper ever to have captained in 300+ international matches, after Ricky Ponting (324) and Stephen Fleming (303). • The only skipper to have captained 50+ matches in all 3 formats. • First Indian captain to win a Test series in New Zealand. • In July 2018, he made the record of maximum stumpings in Twenty20 Internationals (33 stumpings in 91 matches). |
| Career Turning Point | Performance in the 2003/04 tri-nation tournament against Kenya and Pakistan A, where he scored 362 runs in 6 matches at an average of 72.40. |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | National Awards • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2007) • Padma Shri (2009) • Padma Bhushan (2018) Achievements • MTV Youth Icon of the Year (2006) • ICC ODI Player of the Year (2008, 2009) • CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Sports (2011) • ICC Award for Spirit of Cricket (2011) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 7 July 1981 |
| Age (as of 2023) | 42 Years |
| Birthplace | Ranchi, Jharkhand, (Then in Bihar) India |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Signature | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Ranchi, Jharkhand, India |
| School | DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| College/University | St. Xaviers College, Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| Educational Qualification | College Dropout |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Khas Rajput Business Standard |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Address | Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India |
| Hobbies | Biking, Playing Football and Tennis, Swimming |
| Controversies | • In 2007, 40 residents of his locality filed a plea against the Ranchi Regional Development Authority (RRDA) for wasting 15,000 litres of water in M.S. Dhoni’s home in daily maintenance of the swimming pool. At that time, his locality was going through a severe water crisis. India Times • He was involved in a tax evasion controversy over his Hummer H2, as the vehicle needed a registration charge of ₹4 lakhs in India, but it was mistakenly registered as a Mahindra Scorpio, the charge of registering which is ₹53,000. Indian Express • During the 2013 IPL spot-fixing, Dhoni was on the radar of the Supreme Court. He was in the contact with Gurunath Meiyappan, who was named in betting charge sheet. Later, Dhoni called Gurunath Meiyappan, a “mere cricket enthusiast.” However, Meiyappan was a full-fledged team owner. Hindustan Times • In 2016, he resigned as the brand ambassador of Amrapali real estate group after the residents from one of the Amrapali units carried a social media campaign after facing logistical issues in the society. • In November 2022, he moved a contempt petition at the Madras High Court against IPS officer G Sampath Kumar for Kumar’s remarks while he was investigating the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing and betting scandal of 2013. India Today On 15 December 2023, Kumar was sentenced to 15 days imprisonment by the Madras High Court; the execution of the punishment was delayed for 30 days by the bench, including Justices S S Sundar and Sunder Mohan, to provide Kumar time for an appeal. Mint |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Priyanka Jha (died in 2002) Lakshmi Rai (South Indian actress) Sakshi Singh Rawat (Sakshi Dhoni) |
| Marriage Date | 4 July 2010 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Sakshi Dhoni |
| Children | Daughter– Ziva Son– None |
| Parents | Father– Pan Singh (MECON employee; worked at Junior Management position) Mother– Devki Devi |
| Siblings | Brother– Narendra Singh Dhoni (Elder, Politician) Sister– Jayanti Gupta (Elder) |
| Favourites | |
| Cricketer(s) | Batsmen : Sachin Tendulkar, Adam Gilchrist Bowlers : Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee |
| Cricket Ground(s) | Lord’s Cricket Ground, London Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne |
| Food | Chicken Butter Masala, Chicken Tikka Pizza, Kebabs, Yellow Dal, Sonpapdi, Gulab Jamun and Rasgullas |
| Football Player | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Tennis Player | Rafael Nadal |
| Actor(s) | Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham |
| Actresses | Angelina Jolie, Deepika Padukone |
| Film(s) | Agneepath, Sholay |
| Musician | Kishore Kumar |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Black |
| Travel Destination(s) | Sri Lanka, Goa |
| Style Quotient | |
| Cars Collection | • Open Mahindra Scorpio • Maruti SX4 • Toyota Corolla • Land Rover Freelander • GMC Sierra • Mitsubishi Pajero Sfx • Mitsubishi Out Lander • Porsche 911 • Audi Q7 SUV • Ferrari 599 • Jeep Grand Cherokee • Pontiac Firebird Trans Am • Hummer H2 • Mercedes-AMG G 63 (bought in November 2023) Note: In December 2021, he added a 1971 vintage Land Rover 3 to his garage after participating in an auction held by Big Boy Toyz. Hindustan Times His collection of vintage cars includes Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and a 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback. |
| Bikes Collection | Kawasaki Ninja H2, Confederate Hellcat, BSA, Suzuki Hayabusa, a Norton Vintage, Hero Karizma ZMR, Yamaha Rxz, Yamaha Thundercat, Yamaha Rx, Ducati 1098, Yamaha Rd 350, Tvs Apache, Kawasaki zx14r Ninja, Confederate Hellcat X 132, Harley Davidson Fat boy, Enfield Machismo, Customized Tvs Dirt bike, TVS Ronin (bought in February 2023) The Times of India |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary (approx.) | Rs. 12 Crore (IPL 2023) Outlook |
| Net Worth (approx.) | Rs 1,040 crore (as of July 2023) Outlook |
Early career
Dhoni played as a wicket-keeper for Commando Cricket Club (1995–1998) and Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL) in 1998, where he batted higher and helped the team qualify for a higher division. His club performances earned him a spot in the 1997–98 Vinoo Mankad Trophy U-16 championship. He played for Bihar U-19 in the 1998–99 Cooch Behar Trophy, scoring 176 runs in five matches. In 1999–2000, Bihar reached the finals, where he scored 84 in a losing cause. He finished the tournament with 488 runs, five fifties, 17 catches, and seven stumpings. Dhoni then played for East Zone U-19 in the C. K. Nayudu Trophy but managed only 97 runs in four matches.
Dhoni made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar in 1999–2000, scoring 68 in the second innings and finishing the season with 283 runs in five matches. He hit his maiden first-class century against Bengal in 2000–01 but had an otherwise modest season. In 2002–03, he played for Jharkhand and East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy, gaining recognition for his aggressive batting. In 2003–04, he scored 128* against Assam in the Ranji ODI tournament and contributed 244 runs in East Zone’s Deodhar Trophy-winning campaign.
In the Duleep Trophy finals, Dhoni represented East zone and scored a fighting half-century in the second innings in a losing cause. Dhoni was identified as one of the emerging talents via the BCCI’s small-town talent-spotting initiative TRDW. In 2004, Dhoni was picked for the India A squad for a tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya. Against the Zimbabwe XI in Harare Sports Club, Dhoni effected seven catches and four stumpings. In the tri-nation tournament involving Kenya, India A and Pakistan A, Dhoni helped India A chase down their target of 223 against Pakistan A with a half-century and scored scored 362 runs in six innings at an average of 72.40 with back to back centuries.
International career
Debut and early years
In the early 2000s, India used Rahul Dravid as a wicket-keeper to strengthen batting, also trying Parthiv Patel and Dinesh Karthik. Dhoni’s strong performances for India A earned him an ODI call-up for the Bangladesh tour in December 2004, but he was run out for a duck on debut. He was retained for the Pakistan series, where he scored 148 off 123 balls in his fifth ODI, setting a new record for an Indian wicket-keeper. In the Sri Lanka series (October–November 2005), he moved to No. 3 in the third ODI at Jaipur and smashed an unbeaten 183 off 145 balls, securing India’s win.
This innings surpassed his previous record for the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper. Wisden Almanack described it as “uninhibited, yet anything but crude.” At the time, it also set the record for the highest individual score in an ODI run chase, a milestone Shane Watson later broke seven years later.
Dhoni finished the series with the highest total of 346 runs and earned the Man of the Series award.
Dhoni keeping wickets in a test match
Dhoni became a regular in the Indian team after the South Africa series in November 2005. The BCCI awarded him a “B” grade contract in December. He made his Test debut that month against Sri Lanka in Chennai, scoring 30 runs in a rain-affected draw. In the second Test, he hit his maiden half-century, contributing to India’s win. On the Pakistan tour, he scored 219 runs in five ODIs and 179 runs in five Tests, including his maiden Test century in Faisalabad. Against England at home in March 2006, he managed 106 runs in three Tests and 177 in five ODIs. However, he faced criticism for dropping catches and missing key dismissals, including a stumping chance of Andrew Flintoff.
In the DLF Cup 2006-07, Dhoni scored 43 runs as the team lost twice in three games and did not qualify for the finals. In the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, India lost to West Indies and Australia, though Dhoni scored a half-century against West Indies and failed to make it to the knock out stage. In the ODI series in South Africa in November 2006, Dhoni scored 139 runs in four matches in the series loss. In the test series that followed, Dhoni scored 114 runs in two tests including a first test victory in South Africa in the first test, but was ruled out of the third test with injury. Dhoni made his T20 international debut in December 2006 against South Africa at Johannesburg. Dhoni was subsequently named in the ODI team of the year by the ICC for 2006.
2007 World T20 and captaincy
India recorded identical 3–1 victories over West Indies and Sri Lanka in early 2007 with Dhoni averaging in excess of 100 in both the series. Subsequently, Dhoni was part of the squad for 2007 Cricket World Cup in which India unexpectedly crashed out in the group stage after losses to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with Dhoni scoring ducks in both these matches and just 29 runs in the tournament. As a result, JMM activists vandalized and damaged Dhoni’s house in Ranchi, prompting authorities to tighten security for his family.
In May 2007, Dhoni scored an unbeaten 91 against Bangladesh in the first ODI, earning the Man of the Match award. He later won the Man of the Series after the third game was washed out. Dhoni played for ACC Asia XI cricket team in the Afro-Asia Cup, scoring 174 runs in three matches at an average of 87 including 139 off 97 balls in the third ODI.
The selectors named Dhoni as the vice-captain of the ODI team for the 2007 Future Cup against South Africa in Ireland and the seven-match series against England. In June 2007, BCCI awarded him an ‘A’ grade contract.
In September 2007, he took over as the captain of the Indian squad for the inaugural World Twenty20. Dhoni led India to victory in the tournament after defeating Pakistan in the final. Dhoni was appointed as the captain of Indian cricket team in all formats later.
On 2 September 2007, Dhoni equaled Adam Gilchrist’s record for most dismissals in an ODI innings with six against England.
On 30 September 2009, he took his only international wicket by bowling out Travis Dowlin in the ICC Champions Trophy. However, he scored just three runs in the tournament as India exited in the group stage after a washed-out match against Australia.
Dhoni averaged over 60 in the 2008-09 season. In November 2009, he scored two centuries against Sri Lanka, helping India secure the No. 1 ICC Test ranking for the first time. He had an outstanding ODI year in 2009, scoring 1,198 runs in 24 innings at an average of 70.43, topping the ICC ODI batsman rankings for months. He was also named captain and wicketkeeper of the ICC ODI Team of the Year.
2011 World Cup win and later
Dhoni led India in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, where they defeated Sri Lanka in the final. His unbeaten 91 earned him the Man of the Match award as India won its second ODI World Cup.
In December 2012, Pakistan toured India for the first time in five years. Dhoni top-scored in all three ODIs, including a century in Chennai. He then guided India to victory in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, becoming the only captain to win all ICC limited-overs trophies. In the rain-shortened final against England, India won by five runs on the DLS method, though Dhoni was out for a duck. The ICC named him captain and wicketkeeper of the ‘Team of the Tournament.’
After the Champions Trophy, India toured the West Indies for a tri-nation series. Dhoni missed most of the tournament due to injury but returned for the final, where his 45 off 52 balls, including 16 runs in the last over, secured a one-wicket win. In November 2013, he became the second Indian, after Sachin Tendulkar, to score over 1,000 ODI runs against Australia.
India toured South Africa and New Zealand in the 2013–14 season. Dhoni scored 84 runs at an average of 48 against South Africa and 272 runs, including three consecutive fifties, against New Zealand. Despite his efforts, India lost both series. During the New Zealand tour, Dhoni reached 8,000 ODI runs.
Dhoni led India in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, where they finished as runners-up after losing to Sri Lanka in the final. The ICC once again named him captain and wicketkeeper of the ‘Team of the Tournament.
India won the away ODI series in England in 2014 and series against West Indies in India where Dhoni scored 146 runs across the five innings he batted.
Test retirement and 2015 World cup
Dhoni played his last series during India’s tour of Australia in December 2014. Following the third Test in Melbourne, Dhoni announced his retirement from the format. In his last Test, he achieved nine dismissals (eight catches and a stumping), surpassing Kumar Sangakkara’s record for the most stumpings in international cricket. He also set a record for the most dismissals in a match by an Indian wicketkeeper, a feat later broken by Wriddhiman Saha in 2018. In the Carlton Mid triangular series in Australia, India failed to win a single match with Dhoni himself managing just 70 runs from three innings at an average of 23.34.
During the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Dhoni became the first Indian captain to win all group stage matches in a world cup. In the match against Zimbabwe at Auckland, he made 85 which was the highest score by an Indian captain in New Zealand. After beating Bangladesh in the quarter finals, he became the third overall and the first non-Australian captain to win 100 ODI matches. India lost to eventual champions Australia in the semi-finals with Dhoni having a good series, scoring 237 runs in six innings at an average of 59.25 and a strike rate of 102.15 and thus, became only the second Indian captain to have an average over 50 and strike rate over 100 in a particular season of the World Cup.
Final years and retirement
Dhoni led India to victory in the 2016 Asia Cup where India remained unbeaten. Dhoni stepped down as captain of India in January 2017 ahead of the ODI series at home against England. In the second game of the series, he scored 134 off 122 balls, his tenth century in ODIs and his first in over three years. He was named as a wicket-keeper of the ‘Team of the Tournament’ at the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy in which India finished as runners-up. In August 2017, during the fifth and final ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo, he became the first wicket-keeper to effect 100 stumpings in ODIs when he stumped Akila Dananjaya off Yuzvendra Chahal. He reached the milestone of effecting 400 dismissals in ODIs in February 2018, following the stumping of Aiden Markram in the third ODI of the South Africa tour.
Though he had a relatively mediocre series scoring 79 runs in two innings at a strike rate of 63.20 during India’s 2018 tour of England, he went past 10,000 ODI runs, becoming the fourth Indian and twelfth overall to do so. In the 2018 Asia Cup title winning campaign, he scored just 77 runs in four innings at an average of 19.25. While captaining in the group stage match against Afghanistan due to regular captain Rohit Sharma being unavailable, Dhoni became the first cricketer to lead India 200 times in ODIs. Dhoni aggregated 50 runs from three innings in the home series against West Indies. The selectors did not pick Dhoni for the T20I squad for the following series and the Australia tour later that season. However, he earned a spot in the ODI squad for the Australia series.
In the three-match series, he scored half-centuries in all three games, with the last two leading to victories. His performance helped India secure a 2–1 series win, their first bilateral series victory on Australian soil. He received the Player of the Series award and became the fourth Indian to score over 1,000 ODI runs in Australia.
In April 2019, selectors included him in India’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. On 9 July 2019, Dhoni played in his 350th and final ODI in the semi-final loss against New Zealand. Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on 15 August 2020 as he had not played any international cricket since India’s loss in the 2019 world cup semi-final.
Domestic career
Dhoni made his debut in first class and List A cricket in the 1999–2000 season for Bihar. He has also played for Rajasthan Cricket Association President’s XI, East zone and Rest of India in domestic cricket. In BCCI Corporate trophy, he played for Air India until his resignation from the company in 2013. In February 2005, Dhoni played for India seniors in Challenger trophy, where he scored 102 against India B. Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) appointed him captain of the Jharkhand team in February 2017 for the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare trophy and on 25 February 2017, he scored his first ever domestic list-A century against Chhattisgarh and led the team to the quarter final where Jharkhand lost against Delhi.
Indian Premier League
Dhoni was acquired by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for US$1.5 million during the auction for the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was the most expensive signing in the auction. Dhoni scored 414 runs to lead CSK to the finals in the first season of IPL. Under his captaincy, CSK won the 2010 season and qualified for Champions League Twenty20. Chennai won the 2010 Champions league. Dhoni scored 392 runs and led CSK to its second consecutive IPL title in 2011. Dhoni led CSK to its second Champions League Twenty20 title in 2014. Dhoni scored 2987 runs from 129 matches in the IPL across the first eight seasons for the Super Kings.
Following the two-year suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, two new franchises Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions were established for the 2016 Indian Premier League season. Supergiants picked Dhoni as one of their five draft picks on 15 December 2015 for ₹125 million (US$1.6 million). He scored 574 runs in 30 matches across two seasons for the Supergiants.
Dhoni returned to Chennai Super Kings for the 2018 season. Dhoni scored 455 runs in the season and led CSK to its third IPL title. Dhoni led CSK to another title in 2021 and remained with the team for ₹12 crore (US$1.5 million) ahead of the 2022 season auction. On 24 March 2022, he stepped down as captain, and Ravindra Jadeja took over the role. However, on 30 April 2022, Jadeja handed over the captaincy back to Dhoni in the middle of the season. Dhoni led the franchise to victory in the 2023 IPL season. Under his captaincy, CSK became the most successful IPL franchise with five title wins and ten final appearances. MS Dhoni became the first player to play 200 T20 matches for Super Kings and holds the record for most appearances in the IPL.
Playing style
Dhoni is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Dhoni is an unorthodox batsman who deviates from conventional coaching manuals to showcase his batting technique. Dhoni displays a proclivity for hitting full-length deliveries towards the Long-on, Long-off, and Midwicket regions, rather than the conventional Cover region. He plays pull shots and hook shots off short-pitched deliveries often putting pressure on the bowler to adjust their line and length accordingly. Dhoni holds the bat with a firm grip at the bottom of the handle, striking the ball with force and precision to clear the boundary. He is a powerful hitter of the ball and is one of the fastest men in running between the wickets. He plays the helicopter shot technique, taught to him by a fellow player and childhood friend Santosh Lal. As a batsman, he stands out for his ability to finish games under pressure.
His exceptional glove work behind the stumps receives praise, though some question his technique. His unorthodox captaincy and approachable nature have helped him build a reputation as a successful leader. His calm demeanor on the field has earned him the nickname “Captain Cool.”
Career statistics
Dhoni has scored 4876 runs in Test matches at an average of 38 and 10773 runs at an average of above 50 in ODIs. He has scored 16 centuries and 106 fifties in his international career. Dhoni has one of the highest averages in ODI cricket. Dhoni has scored more than 3200 runs across 377 T20 matches. Dhoni has taken 634 catches and effected 195 stumpings in his international career making him one of the most prolific wicket-keepers of all time.
| Mat | Runs | Best | Bat Avg. | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Catches | Stumpings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 127 | 4351 | 183* | 53.71 | 91.60 | 7 | 25 | 350 | 116 | 99 | 48 |
| Away | 145 | 4520 | 101* | 50.78 | 83.98 | 1 | 37 | 324 | 73 | 126 | 46 |
| Neutral | 78 | 1902 | 139* | 44.23 | 87.60 | 2 | 11 | 152 | 40 | 96 | 29 |
| Total | 350 | 10773 | 183* | 50.57 | 87.56 | 10 | 78 | 826 | 229 | 321 | 123 |
Captaincy
In 2007, Dhoni was appointed captain of the captain of the Indian team and served as the captain of all formats from 2008. He captained the Indian team in 332 matches including 200 ODIs and was one of the most prolific and successful captains of all time.
| Type | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 60 | 27 | 18 | 15 | – | – |
| ODI | 200 | 110 | 74 | – | 5 | 11 |
| T20I | 72 | 41 | 28 | – | 1 | 2 |
Records and achievements
Tests
- Most runs by an Indian wicket-keeper (4876)
- Most number of sixes by an Indian captain (78)
- Most dismissals by an Indian and fifth most by any wicket-keeper (294)
ODIs
- Most wins by an Indian captain and second most overall (110)
- Second most runs as captain (6641)
- Third most number of matches as captain (200)
- First player to pass 10,000 runs with an average of over 50
- Most not-outs (84)
- Highest score by a wicket-keeper (183*)
- Highest eighth wicket partnership for India (100* with Bhuvneshwar Kumar)
- Most dismissals in an innings (6) and career (432) by an Indian wicket-keeper
- Most stumpings by any wicket-keeper (123)
T20Is
- Second most matches as captain (72)
- Most T20I innings (76) and runs (1,153) before scoring a fifty
- Most stumpings as wicket-keeper (34)
- Most catches as wicket keeper in a T20I innings (5)
Combined
- Most international matches as captain (332)
- Most stumpings (195) and only wicket-keeper to make 150 stumpings
- Third most dismissals as a wicket-keeper (829)
- Sixth most sixes in career (359)