MS Dhoni, commonly known as MS Dhoni, is an Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Under his captaincy, India won the 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 wicketkeeper, 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 also regarded by some as one of the best wicketkeepers and captains in modern limited-overs international cricket.
He made his ODI debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka. Dhoni 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.
He was named 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 [tooDhoni]ion Novembern ,r 2011. He is the second Indiancricketer,r after KapilDev,v to receive this honour.
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Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 90 | 144 | 16 | 4876 | 224 | 38.09 | 8248 | 59.12 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 544 | 78 |
| ODI | 350 | 297 | 84 | 10773 | 183 | 50.58 | 12303 | 87.56 | 10 | 0 | 73 | 826 | 229 |
| T20I | 98 | 85 | 42 | 1617 | 56 | 37.6 | 1282 | 126.13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 52 |
| IPL | 190 | 170 | 65 | 4432 | 84 | 42.21 | 3215 | 137.85 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 297 | 209 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 90 | 7 | 96 | 67 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 4.19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 350 | 2 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 1/14 | 1/14 | 5.17 | 31.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IPL | 190 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dhoni was named in the 15-man squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup held in England and Wales. Dhoni scored some handy knocks in the tournament against South Africa, Australia, and the West Indies, although he was criticised for his strike rate and "lack of intent" in the match against Afghanistan and England.
In the semi-final against New Zealand, Dhoni scored a fighting half century in the second innings but was unfortunately run out at a crucial stage, thus ending India's World Cup run.
