Mahendra Singh Dhoni – Indian Cricket Player

Also known as:

Dhoni, Mahi

Table of Contents

Biography :: Personal Information :: Career :: Photos :: Wallpapers :: Awards :: Nominations :: Others

Birth Name

Date of Birth

Nationality

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

July 7, 1981

Indian

DHONI - PERSONAL INFORMATION

Height

5'8"

Sex

Male

Birth Place

Ranchi, Bihar, India

Languages

English, Hindi

Education

DAV School, Ranchi, Bihar, India

Family

Father

Pan Singh(Worked in junior management positions in Mecon, Ranchi)

Mother

Devaki Dev

Brother

Narendra

Sister

Jayanti Gupta

DHONI - BIOGRAPHY

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Jharkhand boy, lauded for his dashing batting and model looks is a huge favorite among the cricket following Indian youths. He has the aggressiveness needed in modern cricket and has the composure to perform mature knocks. He is one of the most exciting find in the Indian cricket’s recent years.

DHONI - CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Mahendra Singh Dhoni can be a 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. 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.

Dhoni made an instant impact on the Test level too, pounding 148 at Faisalabad, in only his fifth Test, when India were struggling to avoid the follow on, and established himself as one of the critical members of a revitilised side. Though he struggled with the bat in the West Indies, he wicketkeeping was top-class, especially when standing up to the stumps against the spinners. He was elevated to the vice-captaincy of the one-day squad for the tour of England and Ireland in 2007.

DHONI - ENDORSEMENTS

Pepsi

Reebok

Exide

TVS Motors

Mysore Sandal

SoapVideocon

Reliance Communications

Reliance Energy

Orient PSPO Fan

Bharat Petroleum

Titan Sonata

Brylcreem

NDTV

GE Money

Gameplan Sports

Siyaram

DHONI – MAJOR TEAMS REPRESENTED

India

Asia XI

Jharkhand

DHONI – BATTING STYLE

Right-hand bat

DHONI – BOWLING STYLE

Right-arm medium

DHONI – FIELDING POSITIONS

Wicketkeeper

DHONI – TEST CRICKET DEBUT

India v Sri Lanka at Chennai - Dec 2-6, 2005

DHONI – ODI CRICKET DEBUT

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

DHONI – TWENTY20 CRICKET DEBUT

South Africa v India at Johannesburg - Dec 1, 2006

DHONI – OTHER SPORTS PLAYED

Badminton (Represented at district & club level)

Football (Represented at district & club level)

DHONI – OTHER SPORTS FOLLOWED

Badminton

Football

Tennis

DHONI – AWARDS

Year

Award Description

2006

MTV Youth icon 2006

DHONI – ODI CRICKET AWARDS : MAN OF THE SERIES

Season

Opponent

Match Performance

2005/06

Srilanka in India ODI Series

346 Runs (7 Matches & 5 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 6 Catches & 3 Stumpings

2007

India in Bangladesh ODI Series

127 Runs (2 Matches & 2 Innings, 1x50); 1 Catches & 2 Stumpings

DHONI – ODI CRICKET AWARDS: MAN OF THE MATCH

Season

Opponent

Venue

Match Performance

2004-05

Pakistan

Vishakapatnam

48 (123b, 15x4, 4x6); 2 Catches

2005-06

Srilanka

Jaipur

183* (145b, 15x4, 10x6); 1 Catch

Pakistan

Lahore

72 (46b, 12x4); 3 Catches

2007

Africa XI

Chennai

139* (97b, 15x4, 5x6); 3 Stumpings