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MS Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, commonly known as MS Dhoni and Mahi, is an Indian cricketer player and was a former captain of the Indian cricket team. Dhoni is a right-handed batsman. The Indian cricket team won the 2011 Cricket World Cup under his captainship. Some of his Test cricket and One Day International records are the best of all Indian captains to date. He took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid in 2007 and led the team to its first ever inter-country ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Dhoni also holds the post of Vice-President of India Cements Ltd. after resigning from Air India. India Cements is the owner of the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings, and Dhoni has been its captain since the first edition of IPL in 2008.

Playing style

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MS Dhoni was a right-handed batsman and also played the role of a wicket-keeper. He mostly played shots in the go's, that is, shifting his body weight on the right leg. He has his own famous cricket shot, called the "Helicopter shot".

Awards

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Dhoni was given many awards, such as the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first Indian player to achieve this), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007 and the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2009. In 2018, he received Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award.

Personal life

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He married Sakshi Singh Rawat on 4 July 2010. On 6 February 2015, the couple gave birth to a daughter named Ziva Dhoni. He retired from international cricket in 2020.

Dhoni likes to drive different vehicles, he has many kind of bikes and cars in his collection.

References

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Other websites

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  • Top 10 ms dhoni records
  • M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

    2016 Indian Hindi film directed by Neeraj Pandey

    For 2012 film, see Dhoni (film).

    M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographicalsports drama film directed and co-written by Neeraj Pandey. It is based on the life of former Test, ODI and T20Icaptain of the Indian national cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The film stars the late Sushant Singh Rajput as MS Dhoni, along with Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, and Anupam Kher. The film chronicles the life of Dhoni from a young age through a series of life events.

    The idea of the biopic was put forward by Dhoni's manager, Arun Pandey, after encountering an incident at an airport after the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final. Development began two years later, with the consent of Dhoni. Neeraj Pandey was later approached to helm the film while he was working on Baby. Pandey recruited a number of people for researching into Dhoni's background and his life events. Dhoni eventually became a consultant on the film.

    The film was released on 30 September 2016 by Fox Star Studios and received the widest release ever for a Bollywood film across 61 countries. In addition to being released in Hindi language, it was also dubbed in Tamil, Telugu, and Marathi languages, although the Marathi release was later cancelled due to opposition. Upon release, the film became a critical and commercial success. It is the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2016 and sixth highest grossing Indian film of 2016 worldwide ₹215.48 crore (US$25 million).

    Plot

    In the pre-credits sequence there is a scene of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final. MS Dhoni, India's captain, walks out to bat after Virat Kohli's wicket.

    The film begins in Ranchi, 7 July 1981. At the hospital maternity unit, Paan Singh Dhoni is confused whether he has got a girl or boy. He later names his baby boy Mahendra 'Mahi' Singh Dhoni. Paan Singh is a pump operator who waters the practice ground. Four

    MS Dhoni

    MS Dhoni (born 7 July 1981) is an Indian middle order batsman, wicket-keeper and former captain of Team India in Test, ODI and T20I.

    Quotes

    • It's like having 100 kg put over you. After that, even if you put a mountain,it will not make any difference.[1]
    • Forget Fear, Do Something Different.[2]
      • Captain Cool. That's the name we've given him because of the ease with which he seems to cope with pressure. Here's his take on handling the hopes of 1.2 billion people.[3]
    • No.I am on National duty, everything else can wait.
      • Just a week before the 2015 World Cup started, Dhoni's firstborn kid, a daughter named Ziva, was born. He was asked if that was playing on his mind.[4]
    • Till full stop doesn't come, the sentence is not complete.
      • Dhoni doesn't give up midway. Halfway through a series, he was asked if India were beaten already.
    • You won't see Sreesanth bat-like Don Bradman just because he wants to bat like one.[5]
      • A big reason for his success as captain is that he is able to understand each individual in the team.
    • I tell my wife she is the only the third most important thing after My Country and My Parents.
      • And Dhoni doesn't make false promises either. He says it like it is.[6]
    • You have every right to ask me that. It's your prerogative. But I have the right to not answer.
      • What's personal stays personal. And dhoni makes sure it is.[7]
      • It’s important to learn and not repeat the same mistakes.[8]
    • I focus on Cricket it's something I am good at. After retiring, I want to serve in the army. It has always been about serving the nation.
      • In dhoni's own words: it's always been about serving the country.[9]
    • When you die, you die. You don't think which is a better way to die.
      • MS Dhoni was asked which series whitewash hurt more, the 2011 tour of England or the one of Australia later that year. This is how he responded.[10]
    • I don't mind repeating everything [11]
    • I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a

    Mahendra Singh Pansingh Dhoni (born 7 July 1981), commonly known by his initials MS Dhoni, was the captain of the Indian national cricket team

    from 2007 to 2016. he is also the captain of Chennai Super Kings in IPL. Dhoni became the most succesesful Indian captain in March 2013 after he passed Sourav Ganguly's record.MS Dhoni has played so far for, Bihar Cricket Team (1999-2004), Jharkhand cricket team (2004-2017),Indian national team (2004-2019) and also Chennai Super Kings (2008-present) and Rising pune supergiants (2016-2017). His highest ODI score is 183* in his debut year against Sri Lanka and his best in Tests is 224, he holds the record for the highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODI's. He is a right hand batsman and a right arm medium part-time bowler .

    Records[]

    • Under Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Captaincy India won all the 3 Formats ICC Champions Trophy , 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and T-20 World Cup .
    • Most Sixes as a Skipper as a Captain .
    • Most centuries at the position of number 7 In International Cricket In ODI .
    • He has the record of hitting the most number of sixes as a Indian captain .
    • He has the record of scoring the highest runs as an wicket keeper ( 183 Runs ) .
      • As a captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the most number of T20 International matches .
      • While playing as a wicketkeeper he has also bored in that matches .
      • While batting at number 7 he is the only captain to score and ODI 100 .
      • He has most number of stumpings in international cricket .
      • He scored 4000 runs as an Indian wicket keeper batsman .
      • First Indian captain to win a test series in New Zealand .
      • He is the only player to captain more than 50 matches in Test , T-20 and ODi Cricket .
      • Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a record of doing 33 stumpings in 91 matches in 2018 T-20 Internationals .
      • Source - Biography at Flawless Magazine

    Facts About him[]

    • Mahendra Singh Dhoni considered as the best finisher in the world by finishing matches with sixes . India won the ICC
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