MS Dhoni Cricket Profile
Country
India
Full Name
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born
July 7, 1981, Ranchi
Teams
India,
Jharkhand
Batting style
Right-hand bat
Bowling style
Right-arm medium
Fielding
Wicketkeeper
He is second man after Kapil Dev who won World cup title for India. MS Dhoni won the first World t20 cup as on 24th Sept. 2007, and lead the team India to victory over Pakistan in finale. Made man of the match against Sri Lanka on the 31st of October 2005 for scoring his highest ever unbeaten 183 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
Received his first man of the match award against Pakistan at AC-VDCA Stadium for scoring 148 runs on the 5th of April 2005. Holds the record for highest runs scored by a wicketkeeper, i.e. 183 not out. His innings of 183 not out is the highest score made by anyone in the second innings of an ODI. The former record was held by Brian Lara for scoring 153 against Pakistan. MS Dhoni Became the first Indian to hit 10 sixes in an ODI. Made a record of scoring 120 runs in an ODI from boundaries and sixes(15 boundaries and 10 sixes). Only second Indian to reach 1st position on LG’s ICC ODI batting rankings after Sachin Tendulkar.
Career statistics of MS Dhoni |
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Test debut |
India v Sri Lanka at Chennai - Dec 2-6, 2005 |
ODI debut |
Bangladesh v India at Chittagong (MAA) - Dec 23, 2004 |
