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MS Dhoni

Personal information
Full name	Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born	(1981-07-07) 7 July 1981 (age 34) Ranchi, Bihar, India
Nickname	Mahi, MS, MSD, Thala, Captain Cool
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Batting style	Right-hand batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	Wicket-keeper, India captain
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 251)	2 December 2005 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	26 December 2014 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 158)	23 December 2004 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	25 October 2015 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 2)	1 December 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I	5 October 2015 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999/00–2004/05	Bihar
2004/05–present	Jharkhand
2008–present	Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC T20Is Matches 90 270 131 52 Runs scored 4,876 8,832 7,038 874 Batting average 38.09 52.26 36.84 33.61 100s/50s 6/33 9/60 9/47 0/0 Top score 224 183* 224 48* Balls bowled 96 36 126 – Wickets 0 1 0 – Bowling average – 31.00 – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – 1/14 – – Catches/stumpings 256/38 254/88 364/57 25/11

Indian Premier League

Dhoni was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings for 1.5 Million USD. This made him the most expensive player in the IPL for the first season auctions.^[89] Dhoni is the present captain of the Chennai Super Kings Team. Under his captaincy, Chennai Super Kings have won two Indian Premier League titles and the 2010 Champions League Twenty20.

Season by season at IPL

IPL Batting Statistics of MS Dhoni
Year	Team	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100	50
2008	Chennai Super Kings[90][91][92][93][94]	14	414	65	41.40	133.54	0	2
2009		13	332	58*	41.50	127.20	0	2
2010		11	287	66*	31.88	136.66	0	2
2011		13	392	70*	43.55	158.70	0	2
2012		17	357	51*	29.75	128.41	0	1
2013		16	461	67*	41.90	162.89	0	4
2008–2013 Total		84	2243	70*	38.01	141.15	0	13

Dhoni's results in international matches
	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	No result
Test[117][118]	90	36	24	30	0	–
ODI[119]	243	134	88	-	3	13
T20I[120]	49	27	20	–	1	1

Captaincy record

Captaincy Record in Test Matches
Venue	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw
At Home Venues	2008–2013	30	21	3	0	6[121]
At Away Venues	2009–2014	30	6	15	0	9[122]
TOTAL	2008–2014	60	27	18	0	15[123]

Captaincy Record in One Day Internationals
Venue	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R
In India (At Home Venues)	2007–2013	63	38	21	1	3[124]
At Away and Neutral Venues	2008–2014	118	63	44	3	8[125]
TOTAL	2007–2015	181	101	65	4	11[126]

Captaincy Record in Twenty20 Internationals
Venue	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R
In India (At Home Venues)	2007–2013	10	5	5	0	0[127]
At Away Venues	2007–2012	14	6	8	0	0[128]
At Neutral Venues	2007–2012	24	15	7	1	1[129]
TOTAL	2007–2013	48	26	20	1	1[130]

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

Outside cricket

Co-owner of Ranchi Rays

Along with Sahara India Pariwar, Dhoni is also a co-owner of Ranchi based Hockey club Ranchi Rays, a franchise of the Hockey India League.^[131]

Co-owner of Chennaiyin FC

Along with Abhishek Bachchan and Vita Dani, Dhoni is also a co-owner of Chennai based Football club Chennaiyin FC, a franchise of the Indian Super League.^[132]

Mahi Racing Team India

Dhoni's interest in bikes was often discussed in media.^[133] He co-parternered Akkineni Nagarjuna in buying a Supersport World Championship team Mahi Racing Team India.

Biographical film

A biographical film based on the life of Dhoni, titled M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, is set to be released in 2015. The film features Sushant Singh Rajput playing the role of Dhoni. The film is directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Rhiti Sports Management, a company that manages Dhoni's commercial interests