Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Records,Family,Photos

Mahendra Singh Dhoni started his first class career in the year 1999-2000. His one day international debut came after playing five years of first class cricket on the 23rd of December 2004 against Bangladesh. The venue of the match was in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Unfortunately, he was run out on the first ball he faced. It wasnt a great debut for him where batting is concerned. Luck wasnt on his side in the first four matches he played. Where as on the fifth match which was played against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam, Dhoni came to the crease one down and managed to score 148 runs from just 123 balls. He hit 15 boundaries and four sixes. He got his first man of the match award that day. Not only a good wicketkeeper but Dhoni proved himself to be a first class batsman too. He is one of the few finest wicketkeeper batsman India has seen after a very long time.On the 31st of October, Dhoni broke the record of highest runs scored by a wicket keeper by securing 183 runs against Srilanka which was played at Jaipur. Adam Gilchrist was the former record holder with 172 runs.Before he started playing cricket, he was a football goalkeeper. Its said he drinks around four litres of milk everyday but he denied it by saying that has been exaggerated a bit. He said he loves milk and drinks around a litre on a daily basis.On the 2nd of December 2005, Dhoni made his Test cricket debut against Srilanka which was played in Chennai, India.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born : 7th July, 1981
Place of Birth : Ranchi, Bihar
Major Teams : Jharkhand,Bihar,Chennai Super Kings,Asia XI,India
Height : 5 ft 11 in
Player Type : Wicket-keeper, Batsman, Captain,
Batting Style : Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style : Right-hand medium
Also known as: Mahi,Dhoni,MS

Dad's Name : Pan Singh
Mother's Name : Devaki Devi
Sister's Name : Jayanti
Brother's Name : Narendra

Film Star : John Abraham
Cricketer : Adam Gilchrist
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar,Kishore Kumar
Childhood idols : Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan

1. Won the Pepsi & MTV Youth Icon of the year 2006
2. Nominated for NDTV Youth Icon of the year 2006
3. After his success in WorldTwenty20 he was announced to get Jharkhand Ratna
4. On 26th Feb. 2009 Dhoni got Padam Shri Award for his contribution to cricket.
5. Dhoni was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country's highest sports honour by the Government of India, for his contribution to India's success in the 2007 20-20 world championship and the 2008 Australian series
6. Dhoni was selected for the ICC World ODI Team of the Year 2008
7. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the ICC ODI Player of the Year 2008 award at the LG ICC Awards ceremony in Dubai, becoming the first Indian player to get this particular award. Dhoni beat off tough competition from team-mate Sachin Tendulkar, Australia fast bowler Nathan Bracken and Pakistan stalwart Mohammad Yousuf to take the prestigious award
8. Dhoni also received nomination for the inaugural International Twenty20 Performer of the Year 2008 award, for leading his team to victory at the ICC World Twenty20 2007 in South Africa
9. Dhoni received the prestigious Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilain award in India issued by the Government of India, in 2009, as a recognition of his distinguished contribution to cricket in India.

ODI Centuries:

No

Runs

Match

Opponent

Venue

Year

1

148

5

Pakistan

Vishakapatnam, India

2005

2

183*

22

Sri Lanka

Jaipur, India

2005

3

139*

74

Africa XI

Chennai, India

2007

4

109*

109

Hong Kong

Karachi, Pakistan

2008

5

124

143

Australia

Nagpur, India

2009

Test Centuries:

No.

Runs

Match

Against

Venue

Year

1

148

5

Pakistan

Faisalabad, Pakistan

2006

2

110

38

Sri Lanka

Ahmedabad, India

2009

On 31 October 2005 Dhoni scored 183* runs of just 145 balls against Sri Lanka in Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. The following six records are created during the innings
1. The score of 183* is the highest in ODI cricket in the second innings (Earlier record: 153 by Lara). During the epic Aus-SA 2006 match, Herschelle Gibbs came close to the record by scoring 175
2. he innings featured 10 Sixes, the most by an Indian in an Innings, and the second highest in ODI cricket (The highest is 11 by Sanath Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi)
3. He broke Adam Gilchrist's record of 172 for the highest score made by a wicket keeper
4. The innings set the record for the most number of runs scored in boundaries (120 - 15x4; 10x6) breaking the record held by Saeed Anwar. The record was broken by Herschelle Gibbs (126 runs in boundaries - 21x4; 7x6) against Australia during his knock of 175.
5. In the same match, Kumar Sangakkara also made a century, making it the first match in which both wicket keepers scored a century
6. The score of 183* equaled the record of the highest score against Sri Lanka in ODI cricket set by Ganguly during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

7. Among Indian batsmen who have played more than 50 matches, Dhoni has the highest average.Dhoni's batting average is also the highest amongst wicketkeepers in ODIs
8. In April 2006 Dhoni was briefly ranked No.1 in the ICC one day Batsmen's ratings. He achieved the position again towards the end of 2008
9. Dhoni, when he was on 4 during his innings of 23 against Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Saturday, completed his 4,000 runs in ODIs. Having already effected 165 dismissals (125 catches + 40 stumpings), Dhoni became the sixth wicketkeeper after Adam Gilchrist, Andy Flower, Alec Stewart, Mark Boucher and Kumar Sangakkara to complete the 'double' of 4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in the history of ODIs. Dhoni's feat of completing the 'double' of 4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in only 114 innings is a world record. He is the youngest wicket-keeper batsman to do so (27 years and 208 days). Previously such feat was owned by Kumar Sangakkara (28 years and 247 days).

In June 2007, Dhoni(139*) and Mahela Jayawardene(107) set a new world record for the sixth wicket partnership of 218 runs against Africa XI during the Afro-Asia Cup. Following three records made in this match
10. Dhoni erased Shaun Pollock's record for highest individual innings by a number seven batsman in one-day internationals during his unbeaten innings of 139 Incidentally, Pollock record stood for just three days as his score of 130 came in the first match of the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup while Dhoni's century came in the third and final match of the series
11. Dhoni also holds the records of the most dismissals in an innings by an Indian wicketkeeper and joint International (with Adam Gilchrist) with 6 dismissals (5 catches and one stumping) against England at Headlingly 2 September 2007
12. Dhoni holds the Indian record of most dismissals in ODIs. He went past Nayan Mongia's 154 for India on November 14 2008 when he caught Ian Bell off Zaheer Khan at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot. However including 3 ODIs against Africa XI, his 155th dismissal was TM Dilshan caught off Munaf Patel at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 24th August, 2008.

ODI:

No.

Runs

Opponent

Venue

Season

As Keeper

1

148

Pakistan

Vishakapatnam

2004-05

2 Catches

2

183*

Sri Lanka

Jaipur

2005-06

1 Catch

3

72

Pakistan

Lahore

2005-06

3 Catches

4

91*

Bangladesh

Mirpur

2007

1 Stumping

5

139*

Africa

Chennai

2007

3 Stumpings

6

50*

Australia

Chandigarh

2007

2 Stumpings

7

63

Pakistan

Guwahati

2007

1 Stumping

8

67

Sri Lanka

Karachi

2008

2 Catches

9

76

Sri Lanka

Colombo

2008

2 Catches

10

84*

New Zealand

Napier

2009

1Catch,1Stumping

11

46*

West Indies

St. Lucia

2009

2Catches,1Stumping

12

124

Australia

Nagpur

2009

1Catch,1Stumping,1Runout

Test match:

1

92 & 68*

Australia

Mohali

2008

-

No.

Runs

Opponent

Venue

Season

Matches

As keeper

1

346

Sri Lanka

India

2005-06

7(5 Innings)

6Catches,3Stumpings

2

127

Bangladesh

Bangladesh

2007

2(2 Innings)

1Catch,2Stumpings

3

193

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

2008

5(5 Innings)

3Catches,1Stumping

4

182

West Indies

West Indies

2009

4(3 Innings)

4Catches,1Stumping

183 v Sri Lanka, Jaipur, 2005-06
Sri Lanka set India a formidable 299 to win, and India lose Tendulkar in the first over. But Dhoni, promoted to No. 3, plunders 183 off 145 balls, and takes India to victory with 23 balls to spare. His innings includes 15 fours and 10 sixes, and it is the highest score by a wicketkeeper, the highest individual score batting second, and it has the highest number of runs scored in boundaries at the time.

148 v Pakistan, Visakhapatman, 2004-05
Dhoni is playing his fifth ODI and walks in at No. 3 after Sachin Tendulkar has fallen in the fourth over. The pitch is flat, and Dhoni cashes in in a spectacular manner. He scores his maiden ODI century, 148 off 123 balls with 15 fours and four sixes, and by the time he's done Virender Sehwag's 74 off 40 balls has been overshadowed. It is the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper - barring Rahul Dravid - and by the time Dhoni is out, India are 289 for 4 in the 42nd over.

148 v Pakistan, Faisalabad 2005-06
After Pakistan have scored 588 in the first innings, India are in danger of conceding a massive first-innings lead after losing their top five for 281. Dhoni disregards the match situation, matched fire with fire, and what follows is a breathless knock that kills any chances of a result in the Test. A fired-up Shoaib Akhtar steams in and peppers Dhoni with a barrage of short balls, but Dhoni responds with a thrilling counterattack, hooking and pulling with aggression that almost approaches recklessness. He hits four sixes and 19 fours in his innings for 148, which take him only 153 balls. By the time he is out, India trail by only 97 runs.

72 and 77 v Pakistan, Lahore and Karachi, 2005-06
The knocks that consolidate his reputation of being a finisher. With the five-match series level at 1-1, and India needing 290 to win the Lahore one-dayer, Dhoni walks in with India needing 99 off 92 balls with five wickets in hand. Yuvraj Singh is batting on 53, but Dhoni completely overshadows him, smashing 72 runs off 46 balls to win the game in the 48th over.

76 v England at Lord's, 2007
This is perhaps Dhoni's most valuable innings, for it helps India avoid impending defeat and provides the turnaround for a historic series victory in England. He has played an atrocious shot to get out for a duck in the first innings, and is the last of India's recognized batsmen, when at 145 for 5 India need to bat for more than two sessions to save the Test. He adds 86 for the sixth wicket with VVS Laxman who gets out with India on 231 for 6. Dhoni rides his luck, survives several edges and bats for 159 balls for his 76. He keeps losing partners, but manages to hang on with Sreesanth, the No 11, until the rain, which has threatened to arrive all day, finally does and ends the Test.