Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MSD) born in 7 July 1981, is a former Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.
Under his captaincy, India won the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
A right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, Dhoni is one of the highest run scorers in One Day Internationals (ODIs) with more than 10,000 runs scored and is considered an effective ‘finisher’ in limited-overs formats.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keeper batsmen and captains in the history of the game. He was also the first wicket-keeper to effect 100 stumpings in ODI cricket.
Dhoni made his ODI debut on 23 December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka. He has been the recipient of many awards, including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first player to win the award twice), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007, the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour, in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour, in 2018.
Dhoni was named as the captain of the ICC World Test XI in 2009, 2010 and 2013. He has also been selected a record 8 times in ICC World ODI XI teams, 5 times as captain.
No matter where you go in India, you’ll find Dhoni (MSD) fans. That’s the power and stardom of this man, who, in many ways, has brought the nation together. Many many times.
But the question for the fans is, how much do they really know about Mahi. Here are some questions for you to test the same (no pressure, but there is a lot at stake).
"I would go to war with Dhoni by my side." - who said this?
Kirsten who was India's coach during 2011 World Cup said this following India's World Cup triumph in an interview.
Where did MS Dhoni make his Test captaincy debut?
Original captain Anil Kumble missed the series decider against South Africa due a groin injury and Dhoni led India to an 8-wicket win.
Who is MS Dhoni's only ODI wicket?
During the 2009 Champions Trophy game against West Indies, Dhoni was smashed for back-to-back fours off the first two balls, but he then knocked over Dowlin off the fourth delivery.
Dhoni's maiden Test and ODI century both came against the same opponent. Name the team.
Coincidentally, Dhoni registered identical scores on both occasions - 148
MS Dhoni made a surprise Test retirement call at the age of 33. Where did he play his final Test?
The then Indian captain brought curtains down to a 90-Test career hours after the third Test ended in a draw at the iconic MCG.
Which rank does MS Dhoni hold in the Territorial Indian army which was conferred upon him?
An ardent admirer of the Indian army, MS Dhoni was conferred the title in late 2011 after India's World Cup winning campaign
MS Dhoni has captained India in 332 international games which is the most. But under whose captaincy has he played the most?
Dhoni played 84 games under Dravid (65 ODIs and 19 Tests). He has played 75 games under Kohli (57 ODIs and 18 T20Is).
It took MS Dhoni 76 innings before registering his first T20I fifty. Against which team did he get it finally?
Dhoni broke his non-fifty jinx at the Chinnaswamy stadium in 2017 after getting a rare promotion to bat at number four
Which of these IPL records does MS Dhoni hold?
Dhoni has scored a whopping 564 runs off the final over, while Pollard comes second on the list with 281 runs.
How many matches has Dhoni lost as captain in the ODI World Cup?
One from India vs South Africa - ODI World cup 2011 and the second one is from Australia vs India - ODI World Cup 2015 (semi final)