MS Dhoni

Dhoni in January 2016

Personal information

Full name Mahendra Singh Pan SinghDhoni

Born 7 July 1981 Ranchi, Bihar (nowJharkhand), India

Nickname Mahi, Captain Cool, Thala,MSD

Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Batting Right-handed

Bowling Right-arm medium

Role Wicket-keeper batsman

International information

National side India (2004-Present)

Test debut (cap 251) 2 December 2005 v SriLanka

Last Test 26 December2014 v Australia

ODI debut (cap 158) 23 December2004 v Bangladesh

Last ODI 1 November 2018 v WestIndies

ODI shirt no. 7

T20I debut (cap 2) 1 December 2006 v SouthAfrica

MS DhoniMahendra Singh Dhoni ( pronunciation ; commonly known asMS Dhoni; born July 07, 1981) is an Indian internationalcricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-oversformats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to2014. An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman andwicket-keeper, he is widely regarded as one of the greatestfinishers in limited-overs cricket.[1][2][3][4] He is also regarded asone of the best wicket-keepers in world cricket.[5][6] He made hisOne Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 againstBangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against SriLanka.

Dhoni has been the recipient of many awards, including the ICCODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first playerto win the award twice), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in2007, the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, in2009 and the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilianhonour, in 2018.[7] He was named as the captain of the ICCWorld Test XI in 2009, 2010 and 2013. He has also been selecteda record 8 times in ICC World ODI XI teams, 5 times as captain.The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank ofLieutenant Colonel[8] to Dhoni on 1 November 2011. He is thesecond Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to receive this honour.

Dhoni also holds numerous captaincy records such as the mostwins by an Indian captain in Tests, ODIs and T20Is, and mostback-to-back wins by an Indian captain in ODIs. He took overthe ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid in 2007 and led the teamto its first-ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and NewZealand. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC WorldTwenty20, 2007–08 Commonwealth Bank Series, the 2010 and2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013ICC Champions Trophy. In the final of the 2011 World Cup,Dhoni scored 91 not out off 79 balls handing India the victory forwhich he was awarded the Man of the Match. In June 2013,when India defeated England in the final of the ChampionsTrophy in England, Dhoni became the first captain to win allthree ICC limited-overs trophies (World Cup, Champions Trophyand the World Twenty20). After taking up the Test captaincy in2008, he led the team to series wins in New Zealand and the WestIndies, and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2008, 2010 and 2013.In 2009, Dhoni also led the Indian team to number one positionfor the first time in the ICC Test rankings. In 2013, under hiscaptaincy, India became the first team in more than 40 years towhitewash Australia in a Test series. In the Indian Premier

Last T20I 8 July 2018 v England

T20I shirt no. 7

Domestic team informationYears Team1999/00–2003/04

Bihar

2004/05–present Jharkhand

2008–2015;2018-present

Chennai Super Kings(squad no. 7)

2016–2017 Rising Pune Supergiant(squad no. 7)

Career statistics

Competition Test ODI T20Is FC

Matches 90 332 93 131

Runs scored 4,876 10,173 1,487 7,038

Batting average 38.09 50.11 37.17 36.84

100s/50s 6/33 10/67 0/2 9/47

Top score 224 183* 56 224

Balls bowled 96 36 – 126

Wickets 0 1 – 0

Bowling average – 31.00 – –

5 wickets in innings – 0 – –

10 wickets in match – 0 – –

Best bowling – 1/14 – –

Catches/stumpings 256/38 310/115 54/33 364/57

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 November 2018

League, he captained the Chennai Super Kings to victory at the2010, 2011 and 2018 seasons, along with wins in the 2010 and2014 editions of Champions League Twenty20. He announcedhis retirement from Tests on 30 December 2014.[9]

In 2011, Time magazine included Dhoni in its annual Time 100list as one of the "Most Influential People in the World."[10] In2012, SportsPro rated Dhoni as the sixteenth most marketableathlete in the world.[11] In June 2015, Forbes ranked Dhoni at23rd in the list of highest paid athletes in the world, estimatinghis earnings at US$31 million.[12] In 2016, a biopic M.S. Dhoni:The Untold Story was made about him.

Dhoni holds the post of Vice-President of India Cements Ltd.,after resigning from Air India. India Cements is the owner of theIPL team Chennai Super Kings, and Dhoni has been its captainsince the first IPL season.[13][14] Dhoni is the co-owner of IndianSuper League team Chennaiyin FC.[15]

Early Life & Background

Early careerJunior cricket in BiharBihar cricket teamJharkhand cricket teamIndia A team

ODI careerStart of ODI careerStart of "Dhoni" era2007 World CupRise through ranksPost 2011 World Cup2015 World CupQuitting captaincy and thereafter

Test career

T20I career2007 ICC World Twenty20

Captain of IndiaMatch bans

World Cup2007 Cricket World Cup2011 Cricket World Cup2015 Cricket World Cup

Indian Premier League

Playing style

Personal life

International recordsTest cricketODI cricket

Contents

T20I CricketInternational records (combined ODI, Test andT20I)

Captaincy record

Outside cricketCo-owner of Ranchi RaysCo-owner of Chennaiyin FCMahi Racing Team IndiaBusiness interestsBiographical film

Endorsements

AwardsHonorary awards and appreciationsTest cricket

Man of the Match awards

One-Day International cricketMan of the Series awardsMan of the Match awards

See also

References

External links

Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand),[16] and he identifies as a Hindu Rajput.[17] His paternal village Lvali is in theLamgarha block of the Almora District of Uttarakhand. Dhoni's parents moved from Uttarakhand to Ranchi, where his father PanSingh worked in junior management positions in MECON. Dhoni has a sister Jayanti Gupta and a brother Narendra SinghDhoni.[18][19] Dhoni is a fan of Adam Gilchrist, and his childhood idols were cricket teammate Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actorAmitabh Bachchan and singer Lata Mangeshkar[20][21]

Dhoni studied at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali, Ranchi, Jharkhand where he initially excelled in badminton and football andwas selected at district and club level in these sports. Dhoni was a goalkeeper for his football team and was sent to play cricket for alocal cricket club by his football coach. Though he had not played cricket, Dhoni impressed with his wicket-keeping skills andbecame the regular wicketkeeper at the Commando cricket club (1995–1998). Based on his performance at club cricket, he waspicked for the 1997/98 season Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship and he performed well.[19] Dhoni focused on cricketafter his 10th standard.[22] Dhoni was a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur railway station from 2001 to 2003, underSouth Eastern Railway in Midnapore (W), a district in West Bengal.[23][24][25] His colleagues remember him as a very honest,straightforward employee of the Indian Railways. But he also had a mischievous side to his personality. Once, while staying at therailway quarters, Dhoni and a couple of his friends covered themselves in white bedsheets and walked around in the complex late inthe night. The night guards were fooled into believing that there were ghosts moving around in the complex. The story made bignews on the next day.[26][27][28]

In 1998, Dhoni was selected by Deval Sahay to play for the Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL) team.[29] Till 1998 Dhoni, who wasin class 12th in school, had played only school cricket and club cricket and no professional cricket. One of the famous episodes, whenDhoni used to play for CCL, was when Deval Sahay used to gift him Rs 50 for each six that he hit in Sheesh Mahal tournament

Early Life & Background

Early career

Junior cricket in Bihar

cricket matches.[30] Playing for CCL, he got a chance to bat up the order. He grabbed the opportunity and scored centuries and helpedCCL move to the A division. Deval Sahay impressed by his hard-hitting shots and dedication, used his contacts in Bihar CricketAssociation to push for his selection in the Bihar team.[31] Deval Sahay, an ex Bihar Cricket Association Vice-President, was theRanchi District Cricket President at that time and was instrumental in pushing Dhoni to the big stage of Ranchi team, junior Biharcricket team and eventually senior Bihar Ranji Team for the 1999–2000 season. Within 1 year, Dhoni moved from playing in CCL tothe Bihar Ranji team. Dhoni was included in the Bihar U-19 squad for the 1998–99 season and scored 176 runs in 5 matches (7innings) as the team finished fourth in the group of six and did not make it to the quarter-finals. Dhoni was not picked for the EastZone U-19 squad (CK Nayudu Trophy) or Rest of India squad (MA Chidambaram Trophy and Vinoo Mankad Trophy). Bihar U-19cricket team advanced to the finals of 1999–2000 Cooch Behar Trophy, where Dhoni made 84 to help Bihar post a total of 357.[32]

Bihar's efforts were dwarfed by Punjab U-19s' 839 with Dhoni's future national squad teammate Yuvraj Singh making 358.[33][34]

Dhoni's contribution in the tournament included 488 runs (9 matches, 12 innings), 5 fifties, 17 catches and 7 stumpings.[35] Dhonimade it to the East Zone U-19 squad for the CK Nayudu trophy[36] but scored only 97 runs[37] in four matches, as East Zone lost allfour matches and finished last in the tournament.[38]

Dhoni made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar in the 1999–2000 season, as an eighteen-year-old. He made a half century in his debutmatch scoring 68* in the second innings against Assam cricket team.[39] Dhoni finished the season with 283 runs in 5 matches.Dhoni scored his maiden first-class century while playing for Bihar against Bengal in the 2000/01 season, in a losing cause.[40] Apartfrom this century, his performance in the 2000/01 season[41] did not include another score over fifty and in the 2001/02 season, hescored just five fifties in four Ranji matches.[42]

Dhoni's performance in the 2002–03 season included three half-centuries in the Ranji Trophy and a couple of half-centuries in theDeodhar Trophy, as he started gaining recognition for his lower-order contribution as well as hard-hitting batting style. In the 2003/04season, Dhoni scored a century (128*) against Assam in the first match of the Ranji ODI tournament. Dhoni was part of the EastZone squad that won the Deodhar Trophy 2003–2004 season[43][44] and contributed with 244 runs in 4 matches,[45] including acentury (114) against Central zone.[46]

In the Duleep Trophy finals, Dhoni was picked over international cricketer Deep Dasgupta to represent East Zone.[47] He scored afighting half-century in the second innings in a losing cause.[48] Dhoni's talent was discovered via the BCCI's small-town talent-spotting initiative TRDW. Dhoni was discovered by TRDO Prakash Poddar, captain of Bengal in the 1960s, when he saw Dhoni playfor Jharkhand at a match in Jamshedpur in 2003, and sent a report to the National Cricket Academy.[49]

He was recognised for his efforts in the 2003/04 season, especially in the One Day format and was picked for the India A squad for atour of Zimbabwe and Kenya.[50] Against the Zimbabwe XI in Harare Sports Club, Dhoni had his best wicket-keeping effort with 7catches and 4 stumpings in the match.[51] In the tri-nation tournament involving Kenya, India A and Pakistan A, Dhoni helped IndiaA chase down their target of 223 against Pakistan A with a half-century.[52] Continuing his good performance, he scored back to backcenturies – 120[53] and 119*[54] – against the same team. Dhoni scored 362 runs in 6 innings at an average of 72.40 and hisperformance in the series received attention from the then Indian captain – Sourav Ganguly[55] and Ravi Shastri, amongst others.

Bihar cricket team

Jharkhand cricket team

India A team

ODI career

Start of ODI career

The Indian ODI team in the early 2000s saw Rahul Dravid as the wicket-keeper to ensure that the wicket-keeper spot didn't lack inbatting talent.[55] The team also saw the entry of wicket-keeper/batsmen from the junior ranks, with talents like Parthiv Patel andDinesh Karthik (both India U-19 captains) named in the Test squads.[55] With Dhoni making a mark in the India A squad, he waspicked in the ODI squad for the Bangladesh tour in 2004/05.[56] Dhoni did not have a great start to his ODI career, getting run out fora duck on debut.[57] In spite of an average series against Bangladesh, Dhoni was picked for the Pakistan ODI series.[58]

In the second match of the series, Dhoni, in his fifth one-day international, scored 148 in Visakhapatnam off only 123 deliveries.Dhoni's 148 surpassed the earlier record for the highest score by an Indian wicket-keeper,[59] a record that he would re-write beforethe end of the year.

Dhoni had few batting opportunities in the first two games of the Sri Lankan bilateral ODI series (October–November 2005) and waspromoted to No. 3 in the third ODI at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur). Sri Lanka had set India a target of 299 after a KumarSangakkara century and, in reply, India lost Tendulkar early. Dhoni was promoted to accelerate the scoring and ended the game withan unbeaten 183 off 145 balls, winning the game for India.[60] The innings was described in Wisden Almanack (2006) as'Uninhibited, yet anything but crude'.[61] The innings set various records including the highest individual score in ODI cricket in thesecond innings,[62] a record that still stands. Dhoni ended the series with the highest run aggregate (346)[63] and was awarded theMan of the Series award for his efforts. In December 2005, Dhoni was rewarded a B-grade contract by the BCCI.[64]

India scored 328 in 50 overs with Dhoni contributing 68 in their first match of 2006 againstPakistan. However, the team finished poorly scoring just 43 runs in the last eight overs andlost the match due to Duckworth-Lewis method.[65] In the third match of the series, Dhonicame in with India in a precarious situation and scored 72 runs off just 46 balls that included13 boundaries to help India take a 2–1 lead in the series.[66][67] The final match of the serieshad a repeat performance as Dhoni scored 77 runs off 56 balls to enable India win the series4–1.[68] Due to his consistent ODI performances, Dhoni overtook Ricky Ponting as numberone in the ICC ODI Rankings for batsmen on 20 April 2006 becoming the fastest batsman todo so, in 42 innings. [69] His reign lasted just a week as Adam Gilchrist's performance againstBangladesh moved him to the top spot.[70]

Two cancelled series in Sri Lanka, one due to the withdrawal of South Africa from theUnitech Cup due to security concerns[71] and the replacement three-match ODI bilateral seriesagainst Sri Lanka washed due to rain,[72] was India's prelude to another disappointingtournament – DLF Cup 2006-07. Dhoni scored 43 runs as the team lost twice in three gamesand did not qualify for the finals. India's lack of preparation showed in the 2006 ICCChampions Trophy as they lost to West Indies and Australia, though Dhoni scored a half-century against West Indies. The story of the ODI series in South Africa was the same for bothDhoni and India as Dhoni scored 139 runs in 4 matches and India lost the series 4–0. From thestart of the West Indies ODI series, Dhoni had played 16 matches, hit just two fifties andaveraged 25.93. Dhoni received criticism on his wicket-keeping technique from formerwicket-keeper Syed Kirmani.[73]

Preparations for the 2007 Cricket World Cup improved as India recorded identical 3–1 victories over West Indies and Sri Lanka andDhoni had averages in excess of 100 in both these series.

India unexpectedly crashed out of the World Cup after losses to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the group stage. Dhoni was out for aduck in both these matches and scored just 29 runs in the tournament. After the loss to Bangladesh in 2007 Cricket World Cup, thehouse that Dhoni was constructing in his home-town Ranchi was vandalised and damaged by political activists of JMM.[74] The local

Start of "Dhoni" era

Dhoni bowling in the nets.He rarely bowls atinternational level.

2007 World Cup

police arranged for security for his family as India exited the World Cup in the first round.[75]

Dhoni put his disappointing performances in the World Cup behind him by scoring 91* against Bangladesh, after India were left in atight spot earlier in the run-chase. Dhoni was declared the Man of the Match for his performance, his fourth in ODI cricket. He wasalso later adjudged the Man of the Series after the third game of the series was washed away. Dhoni had a good Afro-Asia Cup,scoring 174 runs in 3 matches at an average of 87.00, with a blitzkrieg 139 not out off 97 balls, a Man of the Match innings, in thethird ODI.

Dhoni was named vice-captain of the ODI team for the series against South Africa in Ireland and the subsequent India-Englandseven-match ODI series.[76] Dhoni, who received a 'B' grade contract in December 2005, was awarded an 'A' grade contract in June2007. He was also elected as the captain of the Indian squad for the World Twenty20 in September 2007. On 2 September 2007,Dhoni equalled his idol Adam Gilchrist's international record for the most dismissals in an innings in ODI by catching five Englishplayers and stumping one.[77]

During the series between India and Australia in 2009, Dhoni hit an aggressive 124 runs in just 107 balls, in the second ODI, and ameasured knock of 71 runs in 95 balls, along with Yuvraj Singh and saw India home by 6 wickets in the third ODI. Dhoni took hisfirst wicket in international cricket on 30 September 2009. He bowled Travis Dowlin of the West Indies during a match of the 2009Champions Trophy.

Dhoni topped the ICC ODI Batsman rankings for several months in 2009. MichaelHussey from Australia replaced him at the top spot at the beginning of 2010.[78]

Dhoni had an excellent year in ODIs in 2009, scoring 1198 runs in just 24 innings, atan astonishing average of 70.43. Dhoni was also the joint top-scorer in ODIs in 2009along with Ricky Ponting, but the latter having played 30 innings.

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 kicked off in the subcontinent and Dhoni-led Indiawere seen as "favorites". Although Dhoni didn't had a good show with the bataveraging just 30.0 in seven innings and managing 150 runs, India reached the finalswith victories over Australia and Pakistan in quarter-finals and semi-finals,respectively. Chasing a target of 275 in the final against Sri Lanka, Dhoni rescued his team alongside Gautam Gambhir, and laterYuvraj Singh to help India lift their second World Cup title since 1983. He scored 91 not out, finishing the game with a historical sixand claiming the Man of the Match award.

In 2012, Pakistan toured India for a bilateral series for the first time in five years. In the three-match ODI series, Dhoni top scored forIndia in all three innings; however India lost the series 1-2. In the first ODI at Chennai, he helped India recover from 29/5 to helppost a total of 227 in 50 overs. Playing a knock of 113 not out, he had a record partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin. Yet, hebagged the Man of the Match award in a losing cause.

Winning the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, Dhoni became the first and till date the only captain in international cricket to claim allICC tournaments. In the rain-shortened final against England, he was out for a duck and thus ending up the tournament with 27 runswith two innings. However, with his field placements and tactics, the team was successful beating the opposition by five runs (D/Lmethod).

In November 2013, Dhoni became the second India batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to aggregate 1,000 or more ODI-runs againstAustralia.[79]

Rise through ranks

Dhoni batting against South Africaduring the group stage match of2013 ICC Champions Trophy

Post 2011 World Cup

India toured South Africa and New Zealand in the 2013-14 season and ending up losing both ODI series 0-2 and 0-4 respectively.Against South Africa, Dhoni managed 84 runs at an average of 48.0, including one half-century. Against New Zealand, he managed272 runs which included three consecutive 50-plus scores. In the third match of the series, his knock of 50 helped India tie the matchand eventually avoiding a series whitewash. Meanwhile, he scored his 8000th run in ODI cricket on the tour.

India won the away ODI series in England in 2014 by 3-1 and series against West Indies in India by 2-1 margin. Dhoni had a goodperformance with the bat scoring a half century in each of the series.

India's preparation, going into the tournament, looked poor as India failed badly in the Carlton Mid Triangular Series in Australia,failing to win a single match. Dhoni himself managed just 70 runs from three innings averaging 23.34.

During the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Dhoni became the first Indian captain to win all group stages matches in such a tournament.India achieved wins against arch-rivals Pakistan, South Africa (whom they hadn't beaten before in a World Cup game), the UnitedArab Emirates, the West Indies, Ireland and Zimbabwe. In the match against Zimbabwe, he made 85 not out chasing 288 and had anunbeaten partnership of 195 with Suresh Raina. Beating Bangladesh in the quarter finals, he became the third overall and the firstnon-Australian captain to win 100 ODI matches. In an unsuccessful effort against eventual champions Australia in the semi finals, hemade 65 as India were unable to defend their title.

Dhoni stepped down as captain of India in the limited over formats in January 2017, just ahead of the ODI series at home againstEngland.[80] In the second game of the series, he scored 134 off 122 balls, that included a 256-run partnership for the fourth wicketalong with Yuvraj Singh. The hundred, his tenth in ODIs, was his first in over three years.[81]

In August 2017, against Sri Lanka, he became the first wicketkeeper to effect 100 stumpings surpassing the earlier record held byKumar Sangakkara (99).

On 8 February 2018, Dhoni became the first Indian wicket-keeper to effect 400 dismissals in ODI cricket, he achieved this featduring the third ODI against South Africa following the stumping of Aiden Markram.[82]

On 14 July 2018 during the second ODI against England, Dhoni became the first wicket-keeper for India and also became the fourthoverall to take 300 catches in ODIs.[83] In the same match, he set another milestone for becoming the fourth Indian and the 12thoverall player to reach 10,000 runs in ODI cricket, in fact went onto become only the second wicket-keeper batsman after KumarSangakkara to score 10,000 runs in ODIs.[84]

Following his good one-day performance against Sri Lanka, Dhoni replaced Dinesh Karthik in December 2005 as the Indian teams'Test wicket-keeper.[85] Dhoni scored 30 runs in his debut match, that was marred by rain. Dhoni came to the crease when the teamwas struggling at 109/5 and as wickets kept falling around him, he played an aggressive innings in which he was the last man to bedismissed.[86] Dhoni made his maiden half-century in the second Test and his quick scoring rate (half century came off 51 balls)helped India set a target of 436 and the Sri Lankans were bowled out for 247.[87]

India toured Pakistan in January–February 2006 and Dhoni scored his maiden century in the second Test at Faisalabad. India was in atight spot when Dhoni along with Irfan Pathan tried to steady the ship, with the team still needing 107 runs to avoid a follow-on.Dhoni played in his naturally aggressive style as he brought up his maiden Test hundred in just 93 balls after scoring the first fifty injust 34 deliveries.[88]

2015 World Cup

Quitting captaincy and thereafter

Test career

Dhoni followed up the century with some prosaic batting performances over the next three matches, one against Pakistan that Indialost and two against England that had India holding a 1–0 lead. Dhoni was the top scorer in India's first innings in the third Test atWankhede Stadium as his 64 helped India post a respectable 279 in reply to England's 400. However, Dhoni and the Indian fieldersdropped catches and missed many dismissal chances, including a key stumping opportunity of Andrew Flintoff (14).[89] Dhoni failedto collect the Harbhajan Singh delivery cleanly as Flintoff went on to make 36 more runs as England set a target of 313 for the hometeam, a target that India was never in danger of threatening. A batting collapse saw the team being dismissed for 100 and Dhoniscored just 5 runs and faced criticism for his wicket-keeping lapses as well as his shot selection.

On the West Indies tour in 2006, Dhoni scored a quick and aggressive 69 in the firstTest at Antigua. The rest of the series was unremarkable for Dhoni as he scored 99runs in the remaining 6 innings but his wicket-keeping skills improved and hefinished the series with 13 catches and 4 stumpings. In the Test series in SouthAfrica later that year, Dhoni's scores of 34 and 47 were not sufficient to save thesecond Test against the Proteas, as India lost the series 2–1, squandering the chanceto build on their first ever Test victory in South Africa (achieved in the first Testmatch). Dhoni's bruised hands ruled him out of the third Test match.[90]

On the fourth day of the first Test match at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's,Antigua during India's tour of West Indies, 2006, Dhoni's flick off Dave Mohammedto the midwicket region was caught by Daren Ganga. As the batsman started to walk

back, captain Dravid declared the innings when the confusion started as the umpires were not certain if the fielder stepped on theropes and Dhoni stayed for the umpire's verdict. While the replays were inconclusive, the captain of the West Indies side, Brian Lara,wanted Dhoni to walk off based on the fielder's assertion of the catch. The impasse continued for more than 15 minutes and Lara'stemper was on display with finger-wagging against the umpires and snatching the ball from umpire Asad Rauf. Ultimately, Dhoniwalked off and Dravid's declaration was effected but the game was delayed, and Lara's action was criticised by the commentators andformer players. Lara was summoned by the match referee to give an explanation of his actions but he was not fined.[91]

Dhoni scored two centuries in Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2009, a series of three matches in which he led India to a 2–0 victory. Withthis feat, India soared up to the number one position in Test cricket for the first time in history. India scored 726–9 (decl) in the thirdmatch of this series, which was their highest Test total then.[92]

He played his last series in the 2014–15 season in India's tour of Australia captaining India in the second and third tests; losing thesecond and drawing the third, trailing the series 2–0 before the Sydney Test. Following the third Test in Melbourne, Dhoni announcedhis retirement from the format.[93] In his last Test, he effected nine dismissals (eight catches and a stumping), and in the process,went past Kumar Sangakkara in the record for stumpings with 134 (in all three formats combined).[94] He also set a record foreffecting the most dismissals in a match by an Indian wicketkeeper until it was broken by Wriddhiman Saha in 2018.[95] He finishedhis last innings unbeaten making 24 runs.

Dhoni was a part of India’s first ever Twenty20 international match. He made debut against South Africa in December 2006. He wasout for a duck but India won the match. He kept the wickets and effected one catch and a runout.

On 12 February 2012, Dhoni made an unbeaten 44 to guide India to their first win over Australia at Adelaide. In the final over, he hita monstrous six which travelled 112 metres off the bowling of Clint McKay. During the post-match presentation, he described this sixas more important than the one he hit during the ICC World Cup final in 2011.[96]

On 18 February 2018, Dhoni created a new wicketkeeping record of having taken 134 catches in 275 T20s against South Africa inthe first T20I following the catch of Reeza Hendricks; this record was previously held by Kumar Sangakkara.[97]

Dhoni behind the stumps

T20I career

2007 ICC World Twenty20

Ms Dhoni was chosen to lead India in first ever World T20 in 2007. He made his captaincy debut against Scotland but the match waswashed off. Thereon, he led India to the ICC World Twenty 20 trophy in South Africa, with a victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in anintensely fought final on 24 September 2007, and became the second Indian captain to have won a World Cup in any form of cricket,after Kapil Dev.

Dhoni was named the captain of Indian squad for the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 held inSouth Africa in September 2007.[98] India were crowned champions as Dhoni led the team tovictory against Pakistan in a thrilling contest.[99] He went on to become the ODI captain ofthe Indian team for the seven-match ODI series against Australia in September 2007.[100] Hemade his debut as full-time Test captain of India during the fourth and final Test againstAustralia at Nagpur in November 2008, replacing Anil Kumble who was injured in the thirdtest and who then announced his retirement. Dhoni was vice-captain in this series up to thatpoint.[101] India eventually won that Test, thus clinching the series 2–0 and retained theBorder-Gavaskar Trophy. Dhoni had previously captained India on a stand-in basis againstSouth Africa and Australia, in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

It was under his captaincy that India climbed to No. 1 in the ICC Test Rankings in December2009. After that, he managed to lead India in a series-levelling world championship of Testsagainst the South Africans in February 2010. India also managed to draw the Test series 1–1in South Africa later that year.

After winning the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup final against Sri Lanka on 2 April 2011, withhis match-winning knock of unbeaten 91, Tendulkar heaped praises on Dhoni, claiming him tobe the best captain he has played under. Tendulkar mentioned that it was Dhoni's calminfluence that was rubbing off on all his teammates and described Dhoni's handling ofpressure as incredible.

Only eleven players have captained ten or more Tests playing as a wicket-keeper. Dhoni leadsthe table with 60 Tests as captain, 35 ahead of Mushfiqur Rahim in second place.[102]

In March 2013, Dhoni became the most successful Indian Test captain when he eclipsed Sourav Ganguly's record of 21 victoriesfrom 49 Tests.[103] Ganguly also said in an interview to a news channel that Dhoni is the all-time greatest captain of India and he hasa great record to support this credential.

In August 2016, Dhoni was selected as captain for India's first tour to the United States, where India played two T20Is against theWest Indies in Lauderhill, Florida.[104] India lost the first match on 27 August 2016, during which Dhoni surpassed formerAustralian captain Ricky Ponting to become the most experienced captain in international cricket.[105] During 2018 Asia Cup inIndia's last Super Four match, against Afghanistan, captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Shikhar Dhawan were both rested for thematch. He was named the captain of the side in their absence, and became the first cricketer to lead India 200 times in ODIs.[106]

As captain of the Indian cricket team, Dhoni has seldom been suspended due to his team's slow over rate. In December 2009, he wassuspended for two ODI matches against Sri Lanka by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe as India was three overs short of the specifiedrate; Virender Sehwag acted as captain for the two matches in Cuttack and Kolkata.[107] In January 2012 Dhoni was banned for thefourth Test match against Australia in Adelaide as India was two overs short during the third Test in Perth.[108] Sehwag captained theteam in the Adelaide test and Wriddhiman Saha kept the wickets. In the CB Series in February, Dhoni again faced a one-match banfor slow-over rate against Australia.[109]

Captain of India

Dhoni captaining India in anODI in February 2012

Match bans

Dhoni has captained India in two World Cups. Under his captaincy, India won the World Cup in 2011 and reached the semifinals in2015.

Dhoni played his first ODI World Cup in 2007 at the Caribbean. India made an early exit from the tournament in the Group Stage. In2007 Cricket World Cup, India was placed in Group B with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bermuda. Rahul Dravid captained the team inthis World Cup. In three matches India played, they managed to win only one against Bermuda while losing the rest from Bangladeshand Sri Lanka. In their first match against Bangladesh, India was all out in just 191 in 49.3 overs. Dhoni was out for 0. He stumpedTamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan and captain Habibul Bashar in the match but, India lost by 5 wickets. In the next match againstBermuda, India posted the then Highest Score in the World Cup 413/5 in a must-win match. Dhoni scored 29 off 25 Balls whichincludes Two 4s and One 6. India won the match by 257 runs. India was required to win their last group match against the Lankans,but they lost by 69 runs. Chasing the target of 255, India crumbled to 185 all out in 43.3 overs. Dhoni was dismissed for 0 for thesecond time in the tournament, off his very first ball by Muttiah Muralitharan. Thus, India was out of the world cup in the very firstround. The Team was heavily criticized for their performance. Dhoni's under construction house in Ranchi was attacked by some 200fans after the Bangladesh loss.

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India won the 2011 World Cup. In the final against Sri Lanka, chasing 275, Dhoni promoted himself up thebatting order, coming before an in-form Yuvraj Singh. When he came to bat, India needed more than six runs per over with three toporder batsmen already dismissed. He started building a good partnership with Gautam Gambhir. Due to good strokeplay and activerunning between wickets, they kept up with the required run rate. Dhoni was on 60 off 60 balls but later accelerated with a greaterfrequency of boundaries, ending with 91 not out off 79 balls. Befitting the occasion, he finished the match off in style with a huge sixover long-on off bowler Nuwan Kulasekara and won the Man of the Match award. Later in the post-match presentation, he admittedthat he came up the order so as to counter the Muralitharan spin threat, as he was very familiar with Murali's bowling, who was histeammate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings. He had come after the dismissal of Virat Kohli, also aright-handed batsman. By partnering the left-handed Gambhir, he ensured a right-left combination at the crease that makes it difficultfor bowlers to settle into a rhythm.

The bat used by Dhoni in the final match was sold for ₹ 72 Lac. The money goes to Sakshi Rawat Foundation, operated by Dhoni'swife Sakshi Rawat to help orphan children.[110]

For the 2015 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand, Dhoni was named the captain of the 30-member squad by the BCCI inDecember 2014.[111] Under his captaincy, India was able to go through to the semi-finals with ease, beating Bangladesh in thequarter-finals. However, they lost to host Australia in the semi-finals held at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The team won 7 consecutivematches in this world cup and won 11 consecutive matches overall in world cups. With the win against Bangladesh, he became thefirst non-Australian captain to win 100 ODI matches, and first Indian captain to achieve the mark. He is also the third captain to win100 matches, after two Australians, Ricky Ponting, and Allan Border.[112]

Dhoni was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings for 1.5 million USD. This made him the most expensive player in the IPL for thefirst season auctions.[113] Under his captaincy, Chennai Super Kings won the 2010 and 2011 and 2018Indian Premier League titlesand the 2010 and 2014 Champions League T20 titles.[114]

World Cup

2007 Cricket World Cup

2011 Cricket World Cup

2015 Cricket World Cup

Indian Premier League

After the suspension of CSK for two years, he was bought by Rising PuneSupergiant for 1.9 Million USD in 2016, and was named captain. However, his teamfinished in 7th place. In 2017, his team reached the final, where they lost to MumbaiIndians.

In the 2018 IPL season, Chennai Super Kings returned to IPL and Dhoni was againselected to lead the franchise. Dhoni scored 455 runs in the tournament and led hisside to their third IPL title.[115]

Dhoni is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Initially, Dhoni appeared as alower-order attacking batsman but he gradually changed his playing style to dealwith high-pressure scenarios and his growing responsibility as a captain. He is apowerful hitter of the ball and is one of the fastest men in running between the wickets. Because of his explosive style of finishedmatches, he is nicknamed "The Finisher".

His wicket-keeping skill is widely praised by cricket experts. He is quickest when it comes to stumpings. He has a world record forthe highest number of stumpings by any wicket-keeper. He is the main wicket-keeper in the team but he occasionally bowls as amedium fast bowler.

Dhoni married Sakshi Singh Rawat, his schoolmate in DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali.[116] a native of Dehradun,Uttarakhand, on 4 July 2010.[117] At the time of their marriage, she was studying hotel management and was working as a trainee atthe Taj Bengal, Kolkata. After the retirement of Sakshi's father from his tea growing business, their family shifted to their nativeplace, Dehradun.

The wedding took place one day after the couple got engaged.[118][119] According to Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, a close friendof Dhoni, the wedding was planned for months and was not a spur of the moment decision.[120] Dhoni became a father on 6 February2015 to a baby girl named Ziva.

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India topped the Test cricket rankings for the first time, in 2009.[121]

As captain, Dhoni holds the record for longest unbeaten run in Tests from his debut with 11 (8 wins and 3 draws)beating former Australian captain Warwick Armstrong's 10. In his streak, however, there was a period of injury inwhich Virender Sehwag led the side (for 3 draws). So India's unbeaten streak was for 14 tests, of which 11 wereDhoni's.[122]

Dhoni is the first Indian wicket-keeper to complete 4,000 Test runs.[123]

Dhoni is the most successful Indian Test captain with 27 Test wins, eclipsing Sourav Ganguly's record of 21.[103]

Dhoni has the erratic distinction of an Indian captain with most Test defeats overseas with 15.[124][125][126]

Dhoni's maiden century against Pakistan in Faisalabad (148) is the fastest century scored by an Indian wicket-keeper, and fourth overall.[127]

After hitting a six in third Test against England in Southampton, Dhoni completed 50 sixes as a captain, an Indianrecord.[128]

Dhoni shares the record for most dismissals in an innings (6, with Syed Kirmani) and in a match (9) by an Indianwicket-keeper.Dhoni, with 294 dismissals in his career, ranks first in the all-time dismissals list by Indian wicket-keepers.

MS Dhoni in fielding practice

Playing style

Personal life

International records

Test cricket

Dhoni is the second wicket-keeper to have effected 6 dismissals in an innings apart from a fifty in each inning of aTest after Denis Lindsay of South Africa.

Dhoni's 224 against Australia in Chennai is the third highest score by an Indian captain.[129] En route to 224, Dhoniregistered the highest Test score by an Indian wicket-keeper when he was on 193, beating Budhi Kunderan's 192. Itwas also the highest score by a wicket-keeper–captain beating Englishman Alec Stewart's 164.

Dhoni is the first non-Australian captain and third overall to win 100 games.[112]

Dhoni's 183* against Sri Lanka in 2005 is the highest score by a wicket-keeper.[130]

Dhoni has the fifth highest batting average (50.96), among cricketers with more than 5,000 runs and has the highestbatting average among players with an aggregate of over 10,000 runs.[131] It is also the highest among wicket-keepers.

Dhoni holds the records of the most dismissals in an innings (6) and career (357) by an Indian wicket-keeper.[132]

Dhoni's 113 against Pakistan in Chennai in 2012 is the highest by a captain batting at number 7.First Indian and fifth overall to hit 200 sixes in ODIs.Holds the record for playing the most number of matches in ODI history as captain who has also served as awicketkeeper(200)[133]

Most career runs in ODI history when batting at number 6 position (3987)[134][135]

Most career hundreds in ODI cricket when batting at number 7 position or lower. (2)[136]

Most number (120) of unbeaten knock in international cricket history. He surpassed Muttiah Muralitharan who hadremained not-out on 119 occasions.Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were involved in a partnership of 100 not out which is India's highest eighth wicketpartnership vs Sri Lanka in ODIs.

Most unbeaten innings and highest average in successful ODI run-chases.[137]

First wicket-keeper in the world to effect in 100 ODI stumpings.[138]

First Indian wicket-keeper to take 300 ODI catches and fourth wicket keeper in the world to achieve the feat.[139]

Fourth Indian to reach 10,000 ODI runs after Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid and also the secondwicketkeeper to reach the milestone and in fact became the only wicketkeeper batsman to have crossed 10,000thrun with a career average of 50.[140]

Third fastest Indian to reach 10,000 ODI runs and also became the only player to cross 10,000 runs in ODI cricketwith having a career average of over 50.[141]

He holds the record for playing the most T20I innings before scoring a fifty (76)[142]

First player to score 1000 runs in T20Is without even scoring a career half-century; also holds the record for scoringthe most career runs in T20I history before first fifty (1153)[143][144]

Holds the record for playing the most number of matches in T20I history as captain who has also served as awicketkeeper (72)[145]

Most matches as captain in T20I history(72)[146]

Holds the record for the most dismissals as wicketkeeper in T20Is (76)[147]

Most catches as wicketkeeper in T20 Internationals (47)[148]

Holds the record for taking the most catches as wicketkeeper in a T20I innings (5)[149]

Holds the record for playing the most consecutive T20I innings without a duck(65)[150]

Set the record for winning the most T20I matches as captain (41)

Dhoni is the first wicket-keeper to effect 150 stumping dismissals in three forms of the game. In fact, he holds therecord to effect most international stumpings (161)[151][152]

He has played the most number of international matches as captain (331)[153]

Has hit the most international sixes as captain (204)Most times bowled in international cricket while playing as a wicket-keeper (9)

ODI cricket

T20I Cricket

International records (combined ODI, Test and T20I)

Dhoni's results in international matches

Format Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied Noresult

Test[154][155] 90 36 24 30 0 –

ODI[156] 312 177 116 - 4 15

T20I[157] 86 51 32 – 1 2

Dhoni is the only captain to win all ICC tournament cups- World T20 (2007), Cricket World Cup (2011) and Champions Trophy(2013).

Captaincy record in Test matches

Venue Span Matches Won Lost Tied Draw

At homevenues

2008–2013 30 21 3 0 6[158]

At awayvenues

2009–2014 30 6 15 0 9[159]

Total 2008–2014 60 27 18 0 15[160]

Captaincy record in One Day Internationals

Venue Span Matches Won Lost Tied N/R

In India (athomevenues)

2007–2016 73 43 26 1 3[161]

At away andneutralvenues

2008–2018 127 67 48 4 8[162]

Total 2007–2018 200 110 74 5 11[163]

Captaincy record in Twenty20 Internationals

Venue Span Matches Won Lost Tied N/R

In India (athome venues)

2007–2016 20 10 10 0 0[164]

At awayvenues

2007–2016 23 13 10 0 0[165]

At neutralvenues

2007–2016 29 18 8 1 2[166]

Total 2007–2016 72 41 28 1 2[167]

Note – In the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, India played a Super 8 Match against West Indies. This match comes under the List ofMatches played in Away Venues as the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 was being hosted in the West Indies.

Captaincy record

Outside cricket

Along with Sahara India Pariwar, Dhoni is a co-owner of Ranchi based Hockey club Ranchi Rays, a franchise of the Hockey IndiaLeague.[168]

Along with Abhishek Bachchan and Vita Dani, Dhoni is also a co-owner of Chennai based Football club Chennaiyin FC, a franchiseof the Indian Super League.[169]

Dhoni's interest in bikes was often discussed in media.[170] He co-parternered Akkineni Nagarjuna in buying a Supersport WorldChampionship team Mahi Racing Team India.

In February 2016, Dhoni launched lifestyle brand SEVEN. Dhoni owns the footwear side of the brand and is also the brandambassador of SEVEN.[171]

A biographical film based on the life of Dhoni, titled M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, was released on 30 September 2016.

Dhoni signed with Kolkata-based celebrity management company Gameplan Sports in April 2005.[172][173] Currently Dhoni has 20endorsements, only Shahrukh Khan has more (21).[174] In 2007 Dhoni had 17 endorsements.[175] In July 2010, he tied up with RhitiSports Management and Mindscapes and was promised a minimum guarantee of Rs 210 crore over the following three years.[176]

The following is the list of endorsements signed by Dhoni:-

2005: Pepsico,[177][178] Reebok,[177][178] Exide,[178] TVS Motors[179]

2006: Mysore Sandal Soap,[180] Videocon,[181] Reliance Communications,[182] Reliance Energy,[182] Orient PSPOFan,[183] Bharat Petroleum,[184] Titan Sonata,[185] Brylcreem,[186] NDTV,[187] GE Money[188]

2007: Siyaram[189]

2008: Fashion at Big Bazaar alongside Bollywood actress Asin, Maha Choco, Boost (health food), DainikBhaskar[190]

2009: Dabur Honey, Kolkata Fashion Week.[191] Aircel communications, Nova Scottia Premium shirts

2010: Amrapali[192]

2016: Exide Life Insurance[193], Lava International [194]

2018: Sumadhura Group[195], Dream11 [196]

ICC ODI Player of the Year: 2008, 2009ICC World ODI XI: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (captain in 2009, 2011-2014)ICC World Test XI: 2009, 2010, 2013

Co-owner of Ranchi Rays

Co-owner of Chennaiyin FC

Mahi Racing Team India

Business interests

Biographical film

Endorsements

Awards

Honorary awards and appreciations

LG People's Choice Award: 2013Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, in 2009Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honor given for achievement in sports, 2007–08

Honorary doctorate degree by De Montfort University in August 2011[197]

Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, 2018[198]

SNo Series Season Match performance Result

1 2nd Test – Border-GavaskarTrophy Test Series 2008/09

1st Innings: 92 (124 balls, 8×4,4x6); 1 Ct. ; 1 st. 2nd Innings: 68* (84 balls, 3×4,1x6) ; 1 ct.

India won by320 runs.[199]

2 1st Test – Border-GavaskarTrophy Test Series 2012/13

1st Innings: 1 st. ; 224 (265balls, 24x4, 6x6) 2nd Innings: DNB

India won by 8wickets.[200]

# Series Season Match performance Result

1 Sri Lanka inIndia 2013/14 346 runs (7 matches, 1×100, 1×50); 6 Ct. & 3

st. India won the series 6–

1.[201]

2 India inBangladesh 2007 127 runs (2 matches & 2 innings, 1×50); 1 Ct.

& 2 St. India won the series 2–

0.[202]

3 India in SriLanka 2008/09 193 runs (5 matches, 2×50); 3 Ct. & 1 St.

India won the series 3–2.[203]

4 India in WestIndies 2009 182 runs (4 matches with avg. of 91); 4 Ct. &

1 St. India won the series 2–

1.[204]

5 India in England 2011 236 runs (5 matches with an avg. of 78.66,3×50)

England won the series 3–0.[205]

6 England in India 2011/12 212 runs (5 matches, 2×50 with 4 not outs) India won the series 5–

0.[206]

Test cricket

Man of the Match awards

One-Day International cricket

Man of the Series awards

Man of the Match awards

SNo Opponent Venue Date Match performance Result

1 Pakistan ACA-VDCA Stadium,Visakhapatnam

5 April2005

148 (123 balls, 15×4, 4×6);WK 2 Ct.

India won by 58runs.[207]

2 Sri Lanka Sawai MansinghStadium, Jaipur

31October2005

183* (145 balls, 15×4, 10×6);WK 1 Ct.

India won by 6wickets.[208]

3 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore

13February2006

72 (46 balls, 12×4); WK 3 Ct. India won by 5

wickets.[209]

4 Bangladesh Sher-e-BanglaStadium, Dhaka

10 May2007

91* (106 balls, 7×4); WK 1St.

India won by 5wickets.[210]

5 Africa XI M. A. ChidambaramStadium, Chennai

10 June2007

139* (97 balls, 15×4, 5×6);WK 3 St.

Asia XI won by 13runs.[211]

6 Australia Sector 16 Stadium,Chandigarh

8 October2007

50* (35 balls, 5×4 1×6); WK2 St.

India won by 8runs.[212]

7 Pakistan Nehru Stadium,Guwahati

5November2007

63 (77 balls, 8x4); WK 1 St. India won by 5

wickets.[213]

8 Sri Lanka National Stadium,Karachi

3 July2008

67 (62 balls, 5x4, 1x6); WK 2Ct.

India won by 6wickets.[214]

9 Sri Lanka R. Premadasa StadiumColombo

24 August2008 76 (80 balls, 8x4); WK 2 Ct.

India won by 33runs.[215]

10 NewZealand McLean Park, Napier 3 March

200984* (89 balls, 6x4); WK 1 Ct.& 1 St.

India won by 53runs (D/L).[216]

11 West Indies Beausejour Stadium,Gros Islet

3 July2009

46* (34 balls, 2x4, 1x6); WK2 Ct. & 1 St.

India won by 6wickets (D/L).[217]

12 Australia VCA Stadium, Nagpur28October2009

124 (107 balls, 9x4, 3x6);WK 1 Ct, 1 St. & 1 Runout

India won by 99runs.[218]

13 Bangladesh Sher-e-BanglaStadium, Dhaka

7 January2010 101* (107 balls, 9×4)

India won by 6wickets.[219]

14 Sri Lanka Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai

2 April2011 91* (79 balls, 8x4, 2x6); 1 ct.

India won WorldCup by 6 wickets.[220]

15 England Rajiv Gandhi Stadium,Hyderabad

14October2011

87* (70 balls, 10x4, 1x6); 1Ct. & 1 St.

India won by 126runs.[221]

16 Sri Lanka Adelaide Oval,Adelaide

14February2012

58* (69 balls, 3x4, 1x6); 2 St. Tied.[222]

17 Pakistan M. A. ChidambaramStadium, Chennai

30December2012

113* (125 balls, 7x4, 3x6); 1Ct. & 1 St.

Pakistan won by 6wickets.[223]

18 Pakistan Feroz Shah Kotla,Delhi

6 January2013

36 (55 balls, 1x4, 3x6): 1 Ct.& 1 St.

India won by 10runs.[224]

19 Sri Lanka Queen's Park Oval,Port of Spain

11 July2013

45* (52 balls, 5x4, 2x6); 1 Ct.& 3 St.

India won by 1wicket.[225]

20 SouthAfrica

Holkar CricketStadium, Indore

14October2015

92* (86 balls, 7x4, 4x6); 3 Ct.& 1 St.

India won by 22runs.[226]

21 West Indies Sir Vivian RichardsStadium, North Sound

30 June2017

78* (79 balls, 4x4, 2x6); 1 St. India won by 93runs.[227]

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15. "Dhoni becomes ISL team Chennaiyin FC co-owner" (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141006/sports-football/article/dhoni-becomes-isl-team-chennaiyin-fc-co-owner).

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Sporting positions

Preceded by Anil Kumble

Indian National Test CricketCaptain

2008–2014

Succeeded by Virat Kohli

Preceded by Rahul Dravid

Indian One-Day captains 2007–2016

Succeeded by Virat Kohli

Preceded by Virendra Sehwag

Indian T20I Captain 2007–2016

Succeeded by Virat Kohli

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