Mahendra Singh Dhoni popularly known as MS Dhoni, is an Indian cricket Legend, MS Dhoni is undoubtedly India’s most loved Cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs cricket from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. MS Dhoni is also widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket and one of the best wicket-keepers in world cricket.
MS Dhoni also holds numerous captaincy records such as the most wins by an Indian captain in Tests, ODIs and T20Is, and most back-to-back wins by an Indian captain in ODIs. He took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid in 2007 and led the team to its first-ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
Under MS Dhoni’s captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, 2007–08 Commonwealth Bank Series, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. In the final of the 2011 World Cup, MS Dhoni scored 91 not out off 79 balls handing India the victory for which he was awarded the Man of the Match.
In June 2013, when India defeated England in the final of the Champions Trophy in England, MS Dhoni became the first captain to win all three ICC limited-overs trophies (World Cup, Champions Trophy and the World Twenty20).
In 2009, MS Dhoni also led the Indian team to number one position for the first time in the ICC Test rankings. In 2013, under his captaincy, India became the first team in more than 40 years to whitewash Australia in a Test series.
In the Indian Premier League, MS Dhoni captained the Chennai Super Kings to victory at the 2010, 2011 and 2018 seasons, along with wins in the 2010 and 2014 editions of Champions League Twenty20. He announced his retirement from Tests on 30 December 2014.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- The ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first player to win the award twice)
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award (2007)
- Padma Shri, (2009)
- Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour, (2018)
- 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.
- The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel[8] to Dhoni on 1 November 2011.
- In 2011, Time magazine included MS Dhoni in its annual Time 100 list as one of the “Most Influential People in the World.”
- MS Dhoni is the most successful Indian Test captain with 27 Test wins, eclipsing Sourav Ganguly’s record of 21 Wins.
