M.S. Dhoni - King Of Chennai Super Kings

M.S.Dhoni

Captain

Wicket Keeper 

Right Hand Batsman

DOB - 07- Jul- 1981

Inida

M.S.Dhoni's crowing moment came in 2008 when he was made India Test captain following Anil Kumble's retirement. Since taking charge, M.S.Dhoni has made a tremendous impact as captain in all formts of the game and more significantly, the burden of captaincy has sat light on his broad shoulders.The Chennai Super Kings paid a whopping $1.5 million dollars for M.S.Dhoni at the player auctions in 2008 and have now retained him in the second round of auctions, a testament to his talent and usefulness as a cricketer. ‘Captain Cool’ to his myriad fans, M.S.Dhoni is a player for all seasons. Whether it’s time to consolidate, up the ante or lead improbable run chases, M.S.Dhoni has shown he has the formula to thrive and succeed under all conditions and in all situations. For one who started off as an outright aggressive batsman, M.S.Dhoni has these days mellowed down and plays more maturely. That is not to say he can’t hit the boundaries and those lusty sixes. The responsibility of being captain means M.S.Dhoni these days puts a far higher price on his wicket. A busy player who likes to keep the scoreboard ticking all the time, there is never a dull moment with M.S.Dhoni out in the middle. Secure and smart behind the stumps too, he led India to glory in the World Twenty20 in 2007. Having led e Chennai Super Kings to the final of the inaugural season of the IPL, he went on to lift the IPL and CLT20 2010 trophies for his side.

Personal information

Full name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

D.O.B: 7th July, 1981

Place of Birth: Ranchi, Bihar

Nickname: Mahi

Cricketing information

Role: Captain of the Indian ODI and Twenty20 team and Vice captain of the Test team

Batting style: Right hand batsman

Bowling style: Right arm medium

Field position: Wicketkeeper

Clubs played: Jharkhand

Cricketing profile

M.S.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 wasn’t a great debut for him where batting is concerned. Luck wasn’t 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 M.S.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, M.SDhoni 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, M.SDhoni made his Test cricket debut against Srilanka which was played in Chennai, India.

        

           Mat       Ins     NO   Runs    HS     Avg        BF       SR          50     4     6        ct        st     
IPL      59         51      15     1425     70*     39.58    1028    138.62      8     111  55   20   15
CL       10          9        4       137      31*     7.40       126     108.73      0     12     2     8        8