Ms Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: महेन्द्र सिंह धोनी ) (born July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar) (now in Jharkhand) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team.nitially recognized as an extravagantly flamboyant and destructive batsman, Dhoni has come to be regarded as one of the coolest heads to captain the Indian ODI side. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, CB Series of 2007–08 , the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2008 and 2010 against Australia 2–0 and 2011 Cricket World Cup in which India beat every previous world cup winning team. His Test, ODI record is best among all the Indian captains to date. He also captained Chennai Super Kings to victory in the recent IPL 2010 and in the Champions League. He is now captain of India in all three forms of the game and also led the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Under Dhoni's captaincy India became the first team after a gap of more than 20 Years to whitewash Australia in a Test series. Dhoni also led the Indian team to the number one position in ICC rankings in Test cricket for the first time
Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni|
Born 7 July 1981 (age 29)| Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India|

Nickname|Mahi|
Height|5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)|
Batting style|Right-hand batsman|
Bowling style|Right-hand medium|
Role|Wicket-keeper, India captain|
International information|
National side|India|
Test debut (cap 251)|2 December 2005 v Sri Lanka|
Last Test|9 October 2010 v Australia|
ODI debut (cap 158)|23 December 2004 v Bangladesh|
Last ODI|02 April 2011 v Sri Lanka|
ODI shirt no.|7|
Domestic team information|
Years|Team|
1999/00 – 2004/05|Bihar|
2004/05-|Jharkhand|
2008–|Chennai Super Kings|
Career statistics|
Competition Test ODI FC LA|
Matches 54 185 95 241|
Runs scored 2,925 5,958 5087