MS Dhoni Captain Indian Cricket Team

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, player and captain of Indian National Cricket team was born on 7th July 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar.
When all things was seemed as not going well in the Indian cricket team during Greg Chappel's coaching era in late 90's, introduction of this new cricketer changed the era of Indian cricket team. When granted the opportunity to lead, he showed himself as ready and became the solution to all the problems that Indian cricket team was facing that time.

MS Dhoni joined the Indian Cricket team in the year 2004 to solve India's Wicketkeeper-batsman crises following the failure of the Dravid experiment. His start was legendary. In the year 2005, when he scored 148 runs in Vishakhapatnam off only 123 deliveries which set up India for a win against Pakistan, erased the earlier record for the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper which made everyone take notice. A mammoth 183 to defeat Sri Lanka later in this year reiterated his value. When India lost opener Tendulkar, Dhoni was promoted to accelerate the scoring and he ended the game with an unbeaten 183 off 145 balls, winning the game for India. By the end of the year 2005, MS Dhoni earned a maiden Test Cap against Sri Lanka , holding both ODI (One Day International) and Test series ever since. Rahul Dravid resigned as a captain of Indian Cricket team after India failed to get World Cup in 2007. In the inaugural of ICC World Twenty20, MS Dhoni was chosen to lead. All the disappointment turned into joy when the team lifted the coveted trophy under his guidance, which gave a great surprise to both the fans and detractors. His ability to excel in leadership was recognized very quickly and within a year , he was appointed Indian skipper in all forms of the game.
Under his captaincy, India posted successful Test series victories home and away against England (2008), New Zealand (2009) and Sri Lanka (2009). He renewed spirit emerged among players with youngsters Raina, Yuvraj, Sehwag and Gambhir showcasing fearless determination that had been missing since the 80s.
The biggest accomplishment of his career came this year when he powered Team India a remarkable
World Cup victory after a long gap of 28 years. His extraordinary leadership skills proved his worth as a successful captain. No one can forget his brilliant knock of 91 runs not out of 79 balls against Sri Lanka that sealed the most memorable victory for the team and the country. For his brilliant and outstanding performance in the match, he was awarded as the Man of the Match.