Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team.Dhoni’s record as a captain of India in all three forms of the game is the best among all the Indian captains to date.
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
-The Test series against Australia and became the first team which whitewashed Australia after a gap of more than 20 Years.
-First ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand
In the final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, he hit 91 not out of just 79 balls to lead India to victory. For his outstanding batting in the final, he was awarded as the man of the match.
Dhoni led the Indian team to the number one position in ICC rankings in Test cricket for the first time.
Dhoni also captained Chennai Super Kings to victory in the IPL 2010,2011and in the Champions League 2010.
ODI records
On 31 October 2005 Dhoni scored 183* runs of just 145 balls against Sri Lanka in Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, which is the highest score made by any batsman in the second innings (surpassing Lara's previous record of 153).
The innings featured 10 Sixes - the most by an Indian in an innings, and the fourth highest in ODI cricket after the 12 scored by Xavier Marshall of the West Indies, and 11 scored by both ST Jayasuriya andShahid Afridi.
He broke Adam Gilchrist's record of 172 for the highest score made by a wicket keeper.
The innings set the record for the most number of runs scored in boundaries (120 – 15x4; 10x6) breaking the record held by Saeed Anwar. However this was later broken by Herschelle Gibbs (126 runs in boundaries – 21x4; 7x6) against Australia during his knock of 175.
The score of 183* equalled Ganguly's innings during the 1999 Cricket World Cup as the highest individual score against Sri Lanka.
Among Indian batsmen who have played more than 50 matches, Dhoni has the highest average. Dhoni's batting average is also the highest amongst wicketkeepers in ODIs.
In June 2007, Dhoni(139*) and Mahela Jayawardene(107) set a new world record for the sixth wicket partnership of 218 runs against Africa XI during the Afro-Asia Cup.
Dhoni passed Shaun Pollock's record for the highest individual score by a number seven batsman in one-day internationals during his unbeaten innings of 139.
Incidentally, Pollock record stood for just three days as his score of 130 came in the first match of the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup while Dhoni's century came in the third and final match of the series.
Dhoni also holds the records of the most dismissals in an innings by an Indian wicketkeeper and joint International (with Adam Gilchrist) with 6 dismissals (5 catches and one stumping) against England at Headlingly 2 September 2007.
Dhoni holds the Indian record of most dismissals in ODIs. He went past Nayan Mongia's 154 for India on 14 November 2008 when he caught Ian Bell off Zaheer Khan at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground,Rajkot. However including 3 ODIs against Africa XI, his 155th dismissal was TM Dilshan caught off Munaf Patel at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 24 August 2008.
Dhoni, when he was on four during his innings of 23 against Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Saturday, completed 4,000 runs in ODIs. Having already effected 165 dismissals (125 catches + 40 stumpings), Dhoni became the sixth wicketkeeper after Adam Gilchrist, Andy Flower, Alec Stewart, Mark Boucher and Kumar Sangakkara to complete the "double" of 4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in the history of ODIs. Dhoni’s feat of completing the "double" of 4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in only 114 innings is a world record. He is the youngest wicket-keeper batsman to do so (27 years and 208 days).
Man of the Series Awards in ODI:
| S No | Series (Opponents) | Season | Series Performance |
| 1 | 2005/06 | 346 Runs (7 Matches & 5 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 6 Catches & 3 Stumpings | |
| 2[69] | India in Bangladesh ODI Series | 2007 | 127 Runs (2 Matches & 2 Innings, 1x50); 1 Catches & 2 Stumpings |
| 3 | 2008 | 193 Runs (5 Matches & 5 Innings, 2x50); 3 Catches & 1 Stumping | |
| 4 | India in West Indies ODI Series | 2009 | 182 Runs (4 Matches & 3 Innings with an average of 91); 4 Catches & 1 Stumping |
Man of the Match Awards in ODI :
| S No | Opponent | Venue | Season | Match Performance |
| 1 | Vishakapatnam | 2004/05 | 148 (123b, 15x4, 4x6); 2 Catches | |
| 2 | Jaipur | 2005/06 | 183* (145b, 15x4, 10x6); 1 Catch | |
| 3 | 2005/06 | 72 (46b, 12x4); 3 Catches | ||
| 4 | 2007 | 91* (106b, 7x4); 1 Stumping | ||
| 5 | Africa XI[64] | 2007 | 139* (97b, 15x4, 5x6); 3 Stumpings | |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 2007 | 50* ( 35 b, 5x4 1x6); 2 Stumpings | |
| 7 | Guwahati | 2007 | 63, 1 Stumping | |
| 8 | Karachi | 2008 | 67, 2 Catches | |
| 9 | Colombo (RPS) | 2008 | 76, 2 Catches | |
| 10 | McLean Park, Napier | 2009 | 84*, 1 Catch & 1 Stumping | |
| 11 | Beausejour Stadium, St. Lucia | 2009 | 46*, 2 Catches & 1 Stumping | |
| 12 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 2009 | 124, 1 Catches, 1 Stumping & 1 Runout | |
| 13 | 2010 | 101* (107b, 9x4) | ||
| 14 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai ICC World Cup FInals | 2011 | 91 Not Out |
Test records
Dhoni's maiden century against Pakistan in Faisalabad (148) is the fastest century scored by an Indian wicket keeper. Only three centuries by two players (Kamran Akmal and Adam Gilchrist – 2) were faster than Dhoni's 93 ball century.
Under Dhoni's captaincy, India defeated Australia by 320 runs on 21st Oct'08, biggest ever win in terms of runs for India.
Dhoni holds the record for most catches by an Indian player in an innings. He achieved this feat by taking six catches during the first innings of the third test against New Zealand in Wellington in April 2009.
Dhoni also equalled Syed Kirmani's record for most dismissals in an innings by an Indian wicket-keeper. Syed Kirmani has effected 6 dismissals (5 catches and 1 stumping) against New Zealand in 1976. Dhoni now has equalled that record for most dismissals with 6 dismissals (all 6 catches) against New Zealand in 2009.
Dhoni currently ranks third in the all-time dismissals list by Indian wicket-keepers. With the six dismissals in the first innings of the Test match against New Zealand in Auckland,April 2009, Dhoni has now been involved in 109 dismissals. The following is the list of top five Indian wicket-keepers, in terms of all-time dismissals in test matches: Syed Kirmani (198 dismissals), Kiran More (130 dismissals), Dhoni (109 dismissals), Nayan Mongia (107 dismissals) & Farokh Engineer (82 dismissals).
Dhoni is now the second wicketkeeper to have effected 6 dismissals in an innings apart from a fifty in each innings of a Test match. Denis Lindsay had accomplished the feat for South Africa against Australia at Johannesburg in December 1966 – 69 & 182 and 6 ct. + 2 ct.
Under Dhoni's captaincy, India reached their highest test score of 726–9 (decl) during Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2009. Their 2–0 victory in the series took them to the number 1 ranking in Test cricket for the first time in history.
Under Dhoni's captaincy, India did not lose a test match until the first test versus South Africa in Nagpur in Feb 2010. As a captain, he holds a record for longest unbeaten run in tests from his debut, 11 tests (8 wins and 3 draws). This record crossed former Australian captain Warwick Armstrong's run of 10 unbeaten tests (8 wins, 2 draws) from debut. In Dhoni's streak, however, there was a period of injury in which Virender Sehwag led the side (for 3 draws). So India's unbeaten streak was for 14 tests, of which 11 were Dhoni's.
Man of the Match Awards in Tests:
| S No | Opponent | Venue | Season | Match Performance |
| 1 | 2008 | 92 & 68* |
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