PLAYER PROFILE

M S Dhoni - One Day International Captain

MS Dhoni

INDIA


Name
Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Country
India

Date of Birth
July 7, 1981

Place of Birth
Ranchi, Jharkhand

Batting Style
Right Handed

Bowling Style

ODI Debut
December 23, 2004 v Bangladesh

Test Debut
December 2, 2005 v Sri Lanka

T20 Debut
December 1, 2006 v South Africa

  • TESTs
  • ODIs
  • T20s
He announced his arrival into the international arena in 2004-05 with a bang. MS Dhoni has come a long way with his swashbuckling and aggressive brand of cricket. He is a destroyer of bowling attacks and often a great finisher. If he is spectacular with the bat, he is secure with the keeping gloves. Dhoni's batting consists of shots and strokes which are anything but orthodox and conventional. His playing style reinforces that one should look at the ball and not the bowler.

Born in Ranchi, 'Mahi' displayed tremendous potential of a great leader after he led India to victory in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007. The icing on the cake was the triangular series win against Australia in Australia in 2008. The Indian wicketkeeper has modelled his game on Adam Gilchrist and his extraordinary knock of 183 runs helped him break his idol's record for the highest score by a wicketkeeper in ODIs.

TESTs BATTING vs ALL TEAMS
M
INN
NO
Runs
HS
100s
50s
Avg
Srr
35
56
6
1807
148
1
14
36.14
62.9
TESTs BOWLING vs ALL TEAMS
M
Overs
Runs
Mdns
Wkts
Avg
Best
Econ
35
2
14
0
0
14
0/1
7