Ms. Dhoni , Biography, Age, Wife, Father, Mother, Sister Information
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| Ms. Dhoni |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni,
is a former Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian international team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.
- Profession: Indian International Cricketer
- Nickname: Mahi
- Coach/Mentor: Keshav Banerjee and Chanchal Bhattacharya
In Movie Pic(M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story) - Jersey Number:#7 (India) , #7 (IPL)
- Height: (In Centimeter)175cm , (In meter)1.75m , (In Feet)5.9feet
- Weight: 70kg
- Eye Colour: Dark Brown
- Hair Colour: Black
- Body Colour: Fair
- Child Name: Ziva
- Father Name: Pan Singh Dhoni
- Mother Name: Devaki Devi
- Sister Name: Jayanti Gupta
- Wife: Sakshi Singh Rawat (Sakshi Dhoni)
- Body Measurements (approx.): -Chest: 42 inches -Waist: 32 inches -Biceps: 14 inches.
Career :
*Awards:
#2018: Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award.
#2009: Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award.
#2007−08: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honor given for achievement in sports.
ICC ODI Player of the Year: 2008, 2009
ICC World ODI XI : 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014 (captain in 2009, 2011-2014)
ICC World Test XI: 2009, 2010, 2013
Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year: 2011
MTV Youth Icon of the Year: 2006
LG People's Choice Award: 2013
Domestic Career:
-In the year 1998, MS Dhoni was selected for the Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL) team. Till 1998, he played for the school cricket team and club cricket.
Whenever Dhoni hit a six in Sheesh Mahal tournament cricket matches, he was gifted Rs 50 by Deval Sahay, who selected him for CCL.
With the help of his excellent performance, CCL moved to A division.
Deval Sahay was impressed with his dedication and cricket skills and pushed for his selection in the Bihar team.
For the 1999-2000 season, he got selected in senior Bihar Ranji Team at the age of 18.
He was not selected for the East Zone U-19 squad (CK Nayudu Trophy) or the Rest of the India squad (MA Chidambaram Trophy and Vinoo Mankad Trophy).
Bihar U-19 team advanced to finals but couldn't make it.
Later, he was selected for East Zone U-19 squad for the CK Nayudu trophy.
While the East Zone lost all the matches, Dhoni finished last in the tournament.
During 2002-2003, while playing in the Jharkhand Team for Ranji Trophy and Deodhar Trophy,
Dhoni gained recognition for his lower-order contribution as well as hard-hitting batting style.
In the Duleep Trophy Finals, Dhoni was picked over by International cricketer Deep Dasgupta to represent East Zone.
Through TRDW ( BCCI's small-town talent-spotting initiative) Dhoni was spotted by Prakash Poddar (captain of Bengal in the 1960s) who sent a report to the National Cricket Academy. 
Dhoni was selected for India A team for a tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya.
At Harare Sports Club, against Zimbabwe, Dhoni had 7 catches and 4 stumpings in the match.
In a tri-nation tournament with Kenya, India A, and Pakistan A; Dhoni helped the Indian team to chase their target of 223 runs with a half-century against the Pakistan team.
He scored 362 runs in 6 innings with an average of 72.40. His excellent performance received the attention of the then Captain of the Indian Cricket Team-- Sourav Ganguly, Ravi Shastri, etc.
After India A team, Dhoni was selected in the ODI team for the Bangladesh tour in 2004/05.
In his debut match, Dhoni was run out for the duck. Despite playing an average series against Bangladesh, 
Dhoni was picked for the ODI series against Pakistan. In the second match of the series,
Dhoni scored 148 runs in 123 balls and made a record for the highest score by an Indian wicket-keeper.
He played in the first two matches in the Sri Lankan Bilateral ODI series that was held between October-November 2005.
He was promoted to No. 3 in the third ODI held at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
Dhoni scored an unbeaten 183 off 145 balls against Sri Lanka in a winning cause.
He received the Man of the Series award. In December 2015, Dhoni received a B-grade contract by the BCCI.
In a series against Pakistan, Dhoni scored 72 runs off 46 balls in the third match, helped India to lead the series 2-1.
In the final match, Dhoni scored 77 runs off 56 balls, helping India to win the series by 4-1.
On April 20, 2006, he was ranked as number one batsman in ICC ODI Rankings sidelining Ricky Ponting.
India had disappointing tournaments-- DLF Cup 2006-07, 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. 
India crashed out of the 2007 Cricket World Cup and Dhoni was out for a Duck in the matches against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Due to Dhoni's poor performance in the 2007 World Cup, his house was vandalized by activists of JMM.
After India exited from the World Cup in the first round, Dhoni's family was provided police protection.
Dhoni was named vice-captain of the ODI team for the series against South Africa and England.
In June 2007, Dhoni received an A Grade contract from the BCCI.
In September 2007, for the World Twenty20 matches, Dhoni was elected as the captain of the Indian team. 
In September 2007, Dhoni shared a record with his idol Adam Gilchrist-- most dismissals in an innings in ODI.
In 2009, during the series between India and Australia,
Dhoni scored 124 runs off 107 balls in the second ODI and 71 runs off 95 balls in the third ODI.
On September 30, 2009, Dhoni took his first wicket in international cricket against West Indies in the Champions Trophy.
In 2009, he topped the ICC ODI Batsman ranking.
Dhoni helped India win by chasing a target of 275 against Sri Lanka in the finals with Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh.
Dhoni finished the match with a historical six with a score of 91*. He bagged Man of the Match for his outstanding performance in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
In 2012, after the World Cup win,
Pakistan toured India for a bilateral series for the first time in five years.
India lost the series by 1-2.
In 2013, India won ICC Champions Trophy and Dhoni became the first and the only captain
in the history of cricket to claim all the ICC trophies. In the same year,
he became the second India batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to score 1,000 or more ODI runs against Australia.
During 2013-14, India toured South Africa and New Zealand but lost both the series.
In 2014, India won the ODI series in England by 3-1 and in India by 2-1 against West Indies.
During the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Dhoni became the first Indian captain to win all group stage matches in such a tournament.
Despite a great start in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, India lost the title to the eventual champions-- Australia.
In January 2017, Dhoni stepped down as the captain of the Indian team in all the limited-over formats.
In the ODI home series against England, he scored well and was named as
a wicketkeeper of the 'Team of the Tournament' at the 2017 Champions Trophy and ODI XI of the year by Cricbuzz.
In August 2017, during the ODI against Sri Lanka, he became the first wicket-keeper to effect 100 stumpings.
After his excellent performance in ODI against Sri Lanka, Dhoni replaced Dinesh Karthik as Indian teams'
Test wicket-keeper. In his debut match that was marred by rain, Dhoni scored 30 runs.
During January–February 2006, India toured Pakistan and Dhoni scored his maiden century off 93 balls at Faisalabad.
In 2006, on the West Indies tour, he aggressively scored 69 runs in the
first, match while he improved his wicket-keeping skills and finished the series with 13 catches and 4 stumpings. 
In 2009, Dhoni scored two centuries against Sri Lanka and led to India's victory by 2-0. With this victory, India ranked No. 1 in the test cricket for the first time in history.
In the 2014-15 season, Dhoni played his last test series against Australia and captained the second and third test matches.
Dhoni announced his retirement from the Test format, following the third test in Melbourne.
In his last test match, Dhoni effected nine dismissals and broke Kumar Sangakkara's record for stumpings with 134 in all the formats.
In 2006, Dhoni was a part of India's first-ever Twenty20 international match against South Africa.
In his debut match, he was out for a duck but affected two dismissals.
On February 12, 2012, he made a 44 and led India to win their first-ever win over Australia.
In 2014, ICC named him as the captain and wicketkeeper of the 'Team of the Tournament' for the T20 World Cup.
In 2007, MS Dhoni lead India to their first-ever World T20 match.
He made his captaincy debut against Scotland but the match was washed off.
In September 2007, he led the victory over Pakistan in the finals. 
In the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Dhoni was selected in the Indian team.
Dhoni played well against South Africa, Australia, and West Indies but was criticized for his strike rate against Afghanistan and England.
In the semi-finals against New Zealand, Dhoni scored a half-century in the second innings but was run out at a very crucial stage.
With his dismissal, India's World Cup run ended.
In the first season of IPL (Indian Premier League),
Dhoni was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings for US$1.5 million, becoming the most expensive player in the first season auctions.
Under his captaincy, the team won 2010, 2011, and 2018 IPL titles. The team also won 2010 and 2014 Champions League T20 titles.
In 2016, Chennai Super Kings was suspended for two years and Dhoni was contracted by Rising Pune Supergiant to lead their team.
However, the team finished at 7th place. In 2017, his team reached the finals but lost the title match to Mumbai Indians.
In 2018, the ban on Chennai Super Kings was uplifted and the team returned to play the IPL.
Dhoni was again contracted by CSK and led the team to win the third IPL title.
In 2019, he again captained for CSK and the teams emerged to be one of the strongest in the season. However, Mumbai Indians won the title.
MS Dhoni: Playing Style
MS Dhoni is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.
He is famously known for his lower-order attacking mode which he later changed due to his responsibility as a captain.
He is also one of the fastest running men between the wickets.
His Helicopter Shot technique is loved by all who were taught to him by his fellow player's childhood friend Santosh Lal.
Apart from batting, he is widely appreciated for his wicket-keeping skills by several experts of the game.
He is the quickest wicket-keeper when it comes to the stumpings. He holds a world record for the highest number of stumpings by any wicket-keeper.
He sometimes bowls as a medium-fast bowler for the Indian Cricket team.
MS Dhoni: Cricket Records
Test Cricket
1- In 2009, under Dhoni's captaincy, India topped the ICC Test Cricket rankings for the first time.
2- He is the most celebrated Indian Test Captain with 27 Test wins.
3- He has 15 overseas Test defeats, the most by an Indian captain.
4- He became the first Indian wicket-keeper to complete 4,000 test runs.
5- Dhoni scored 224 against Australia. This is the highest score by a wicket-keeper–captain and the third-highest score by an Indian Captain.
6- His maiden century against Pakistan is the fastest century to date scored by an Indian wicket-keeper and fourth overall.
7- Dhoni completed 50 sixes as a captain.
8- With 294 dismissals in his entire career, he tops the list in all-time dismissals list by Indian wicket-keepers.
9- He shares a record with most dismissals in an innings-- 6 with Syed Kirmani.
10- He also has a record of 9 dismissals in a match by an Indian wicket-keeper.
#ODI Cricket
1- In 2009, under Dhoni's captaincy, India topped the ICC Test Cricket rankings for the first time.
2- He is the most celebrated Indian Test Captain with 27 Test wins.
3- He has 15 overseas Test defeats, the most by an Indian captain.
4- He became the first Indian wicket-keeper to complete 4,000 test runs.
5- Dhoni scored 224 against Australia. This is the highest score by a wicket-keeper–captain and the third-highest score by an Indian Captain.
6- His maiden century against Pakistan is the fastest century to date scored by an Indian wicket-keeper and fourth overall.
7- Dhoni completed 50 sixes as a captain.
8- With 294 dismissals in his entire career, he tops the list in all-time dismissals list by Indian wicket-keepers.
9- He shares a record with most dismissals in an innings-- 6 with Syed Kirmani.
10- He also has a record of 9 dismissals in a match by an Indian wicket-keeper.
#ODI Cricket
1- Third and First Indian Captain to win 100 games.
2- Fourth Indian Cricketer to reach 10,000 ODI runs after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly
& Rahul Dravid. He is also the second wicket-keeper to reach this milestone.
3- With a career average of over 50, he is the first player to achieve 10,000 runs.
4- Among cricketers with more than 5,000 runs, he has the 5th highest batting average
and the 2nd highest batting average among players with an aggregate of over 10,000 runs-- 51.09.
5- With 4031 runs in his entire career, he scores the most runs in ODI history at number 6.
6- While batting at number 7, only cricketer to score centuries in ODI history-- 2 centuries at number 7.
7- He has 82 Not Outs in ODIs.
8- He scored 183* against Sri Lanka-- the highest score by a wicket-keeper.
9- He scored 113 against Pakistan-- highest by a captain batting at number 7.
10- India's highest eight-wicket partnership in ODI-- Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
11- Most unbeaten innings and the highest average among batsmen in ODI run-chases.
12- He is the only cricketer to have played most ODI matches as a captain and wicket-keeper.
13- He holds the record for most dismissals in an innings and career by an Indian wicket-keeper-- 6 and 432 respectively.
14- He has a record of doing most stumpings by a wicket-keeper in ODI history-- 120.
15- First Indian and Fourth wicket-keeper in the world to take 300 ODI catches.
#T20I Cricket
1- He holds the record of most wins as a Captain-- 41.
2- He played most matches as a captain and wicket-keeper-- 72.
3- He played most consecutive T20I innings without a duck-- 84.
4- Dhoni played the most T20I innings-- 76.
5- He holds the record of most dismissals as wicket-keeper in T20Is-- 87.
6- He holds the record of most catches by a wicket-keeper in T20Is-- 54.
7- He holds the record of most stumpings as a wicket-keeper in T20Is-- 33.
8- He holds the record of most catches as wicketkeeper in a T20I inning-- 5.
Achievment:
Year Age Achievement
2004 23 ODI Debut v Bangladesh
2005 24 International Test Debut
2006 25 T20I Debut v South Africa
2007 26 Captained India to first World T20 victory
2008 26 IPL Debut: Chennai Super Kings
2009 27 Captained Chennai Super Kings to first IPL victory
2009 28 Led India to #1. Test Ranking
2009 28 Awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honor
2010 28 Captained Chennai Super Kings to second IPL victory
2011 30 Captained India to their World Cup victory
2013 33 Captained India to Champions Trophy victory
2018 36 Captained Chennai Super Kings to second IPL victory
2018 37 Awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian honor
2020 39 Retired from all forms of international cricket
Born: 7 July 1981
Age: 39 years old
Birthplace: Ranchi
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Hobbies: Biking, Playing Football and Tennis, Swimming
Controversies:
In 2007, 40 residents of his locality filed a plea against the Ranchi
Regional Development Authority (RDA) for wasting 15,000 liters of water
in M.S. Dhoni’s home in the daily maintenance of the swimming pool.
At that time, his locality was going through a severe water crisis.
He was involved in a tax evasion controversy over his Hummer H2,
as the vehicle needed a registration charge of ₹4 lakhs in India,
but it was mistakenly registered as a Mahindra Scorpio, the charge of registering which is ₹53,000.
During the 2013 IPL spot-fixing, Dhoni was on the radar of the Supreme Court.
He was in the contact with Gurunath Meiyappan, who was named on the betting charge sheet.
Later, Dhoni called Gurunath Meiyappan, a “mere cricket enthusiast.”
However, Meiyappan was a full-fledged team owner.
In 2016, he resigned as the brand ambassador of the Amrapali real estate group after the residents from one of the Amrapali units
carried a social media campaign after facing logistical issues in the society.
Net Worth: $111 million USD.
Cars/Bike Collection:
Dhoni is the owner of several high-end vehicles, including a Ferrari 599 GTO,
Hummer H2 and the GMC Sierra when it comes to four-wheelers. In two-wheelers,
the stumper has some great additions like the Kawasaki Ninja H2,
Confederate Hellcat, BSA, Suzuki Hayabusa, and a Norton Vintage among others.
Home Address
House Address: Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Hometown: Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Residence: Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Office Address: Rhiti Sports Management (P) Ltd, 7, Mani Prabha Farm House, Sector-D, Ram Mandir Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070, India
Office Contact Number: +91-11-66465800
Booking Agent Phone Number: +91-22-67254873 (Arun Pandey)
Manager Phone Number: Not Available
Management Email Id: info.rhiti@rhitisports.com
Fan Mail Address: Not Available
Website: www.dhoniworld.com
Social Media Link
Marital Status: Married
Affairs/Girlfriends: Priyanka Jha (died in 2002)
Lakshmi Rai (South Indian actress) Sakshi Singh Rawat (Sakshi Dhoni)
Marriage Date: 4 July 2010
Child: 1 Girl her name is Ziva
Favorite Things:
Hobbies: Biking, Playing Football and Tennis, Swimming
Favorite Food:Chicken Butter Masala, Chicken Tikka Pizza, Kebabs, Yellow Dal, Sonpapdi, Gulab Jamun and Rasgullas
Favorite Football Player: Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite Tennis Player: Rafael Nadal
Favorite Actor: Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham
Favorite Actress: Angelina Jolie, Deepika Padukone
Favorite Cricketer: Batsmen: Sachin Tendulkar, Adam Gilchrist
Bowlers: Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee
Favourite Shot: Helicopter Shot
Lesser-Known Fact About MSD:
Does Mahendra Singh Dhoni smoke: No
Does Mahendra Singh Dhoni drink alcohol: Yes, occasionally
Dhoni was born to a middle-class Rajput caste of rulers.
He secured 65% in his 10th Board exams.
In 1993, he was first spotted as a goalkeeper by KR Banerjee, the cricket coach at his school,
who later asked him to try his hand in wicket-keeping.
It was PC Poddar, the former cricket captain of Bengal,
who saw great potential in him during the Talent Resource Development Wing (TRDW) match in Jamshedpur.
After which, he was selected in the Bihar U19 team in the 1998/99 season, where he scored 176 runs in 5 matches.
In 2002, when Dhoni was trying for a place in the India team, he fell in love with a girl named Priyanka Jha.
But, unfortunately, Priyanka died in an accident, the same year.
Though he played as a senior for Bihar from 1999 to 2003,
his consistent performance was ignored by East Zone selectors, after which he was moved to West Bengal,
where he started working as a ticket collector at Kharagpur railway station for 3 years (2001-2003).
In 2003, Sourav Ganguly approached him to move to Kolkata, but he denied the offer and went back to Bihar, where he went to the National Cricket Academy.
His life took a turn in 2004 when he got selected for India A tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya, where he performed exceptionally well.
On his ODI debut against Bangladesh on 23 December 2004, he was out for a duck.
Dhoni made his 1st ODI century against arch-rival Pakistan in Vishakapatnam, where he smashed 148 runs from 123 balls.
Educational Qualification:
Bio/Wiki
School DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, Ranchi, Jharkhand
College/University St. Xaviers College, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Educational Qualification College Dropout
Religion: Hinduism
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