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Then, Chennai Super Kings skipper, MS Dhoni, let it out. "It's an emotional moment for us. We have just played our last match together as a team.Seasoned cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni have a point when they argue ... After his team won the recently held Champions League, Dhoni said he... Electing to bat, Mike Hussey (50 off 39) and Murali Vijay (35 off 27) shared a 63-run opening stand before skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni came up with a late ...
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M.S.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 which was closely followed by Andrew Symonds. Dhoni is the present captain of the Chennai Super Kings team.ODI career- ODI Career of Dhoni. Brown line indicates 10 match average while the orange line indicates career average progression.
Dhoni had few batting opportunities in the first two games of the Sri Lankan bilateral ODI series (October–November 2005) and was promoted to No. 3 in the third ODI at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipu). Sri Lanka had set India a target of 299 after a Kumar Sangakkara century and in reply, India lost Tendulkar early. Dhoni was promoted to accelerate the scoring and ended the game with an unbeaten 183 off 145 balls, winning the game for India – an innings described in Wisden Almanack (2006) as 'Uninhibited, yet anything but crude'. The innings set various records including the highest Individual score in ODI cricket in the second innings, a record that still stands. Dhoni ended the series with the highest run aggregate (346) and was awarded the Man of the series award for his efforts. In December 2005, Dhoni was signed by BCCI to a B-grade contract, skipping the initial C-grade level due to his performance on the cricketing field.
 Dhoni bowling in the nets. He rarely bowls at international level.
Two canceled series in Sri Lanka, one due to the withdrawal of South Africa from the Unitech Cup due to security concerns and the replacement 3-match ODI bilateral series against Sri Lanka washed due to rain, was India's prelude to another disappointing tournament – DLF Cup 2006-07. Dhoni scored 43 runs as the team lost twice in three games and did not qualify for the finals. India's lack of preparation showed in the 2006 ICC Champions 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 both Dhoni and India as Dhoni scored 139 runs in 4 matches and India lost the series 4–0. From the start of the WI ODI series, Dhoni had played 16 matches, hit just two fifties and averaged 25.93. Dhoni received criticism on his wicket keeping technique from former wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani.
Preparations for the 2007 Cricket World Cup improved as India recorded identical 3–1 victories over West Indies and Sri Lanka and Dhoni had averages in excess of 100 in both these series. However, India unexpectedly crashed out the World Cup after losses to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Dhoni was out for a duck in both these matches and scored 29 runs in the tournament. After the loss to Bangladesh in 2007 Cricket World Cup, the house that Dhoni was constructing in his home-town Ranchi was vandalized and damaged by political activists of JMM. The local police arranged for security for his family as India exited the World cup in the first round.
Dhoni put behind his disappointment in the World cup by scoring 91* against Bangladesh after India were left in a tight spot earlier in the run-chase. Dhoni was declared the man of the match for his performance, his fourth in ODI cricket. He was also later adjudged the man of the series after the third game of the series was washed away. Dhoni had a good Afro-Asia Cup, getting 174 runs in 3 matches at an average of 87.00, with a blitzkrieg 139 not out of 97 balls, a Man Of The Match innings, in the 3rd ODI.
Dhoni was nominated as the vice-captain of the ODI team for the series against South Africa in Ireland and the subsequent India-England 7-match ODI series. Dhoni, who received a 'B' grade contract in December 2005, was awarded an 'A' grade contract in June 2007. And also he was elected as captain of Indian Twenty-20 Cricket Team for the World Twenty20 in September 2007. On 2 September 2007 Mahendra Singh Dhoni equalled his idol Adam Gilchrist's international record for the most dismissals in an innings in ODI by catching 5 English players and stumping one. He led India to the ICC World Twenty 20 trophy in South Africa with a victory over arch rivals Pakistan in an intensely 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 took his first wicket and ODI wicket on 30 September 2009. He bowled Travis Dowlin from the West Indies. During the series between India and Australia, Dhoni hit an aggressive 124 runs in just 107 balls, in the second ODI, and a measured knock of 71 runs in 95 balls, along with Yuvraj Singh, saw India home by 6 wickets, in the third ODI.
Dhoni topped the ICC ODI Batsman rankings for several months continuously in 2009, it was Hussy from Australia who replaced him for the top spot in the beginning of 2010.Dhoni had an excellent year in ODIs in 2009 scoring 1198 runs in just 24 innings at an astonishing average of 70.43. Dhoni was also the joint top-scorer in ODIs in 2009 along with Ricky Ponting, but the latter having played in 30 innings.
But the advent of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his meteoric rise through the ranks did just that, with a new generation transfixed by a small-town boy. 4 Sep 2010 ... In his birth chart, Dhoni has a 'clean' 7th house and he doesn't have any planets in the 8th house or the 12th house.
The very first fan site dedicated to Indian cricketer, wicket keeper and captian Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The site features his biography, achievements, 26 Apr 2010 ... Dhoni was selected to represent India 'A' on a tour of Kenya and his performances were good enough to win him selection in the Indian .
Cricket performance-ODI Cricket: | ODI career records by opposition | | # | Opponent | Matches | Runs | Average | High Score | 100s | 50s | Catches | Stumping | | 1 | Africa XI | 3 | 174 | 87.00 | 139* | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2 |  Australia | 23 | 690 | 43.12 | 124 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 9 | | 3 |  Bangladesh | 9 | 247 | 61.75 | 101* | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | | 4 |  Bermuda | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 5 |  England | 18 | 501 | 33.40 | 96 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7 | | 6 |  Hong Kong | 1 | 109 | - | 109* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | 7 |  New Zealand | 9 | 269 | 67.25 | 84* | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | 8 |  Pakistan | 23 | 920 | 54.11 | 148 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 6 | | 9 |  Scotland | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | | 10 |  South Africa | 10 | 196 | 24.50 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | 11 |  Sri Lanka | 38 | 1514 | 63.08 | 183* | 2 | 12 | 38 | 9 | | 12 |  West Indies | 18 | 499 | 49.90 | 95 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 4 | | 13 |  Zimbabwe | 2 | 123 | 123.00 | 67* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | Total | 156 | 5271 | 51.67 | 183* | 7 | 34 | 151 | 51 |
ODI Centuries Of Mahendra Singh Dhoni: | ODI centuries | | # | Runs | Match | Against | Stadium | City/Country | Year | | 1 | 148 | 5 | Pakistan | ACA-VDCA Stadium | Vishakapatnam, India | 2005 | | 2 | 183* | 22 | Sri Lanka | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur, India | 2005 | | 3 | 139* | 74 | Africa XI | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai, India | 2007 | | 4 | 109* | 109 | Hong Kong | National Stadium | Karachi, Pakistan | 2008 | | 5 | 124 | 143 | Australia | VCA Stadium | Nagpur, India | 2009 | | 6 | 107 | 152 | Sri Lanka | VCA Stadium | Nagpur, India | 2009 | | 7 | 101* | 156 | Bangladesh | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2010 |
ODI records- 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).
Playing style-Dhoni is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Dhoni is one of the number of wicket-keepers who have come through the ranks of junior and India A cricket teams to represent the national team — Parthiv Patel, Ajay Ratra and Dinesh Karthik also followed this route. Dhoni, referred to as 'Mahi' by his friends, debuted in the Bihar cricket team during the 1998/99 cricket season and was selected to represent India-A for a tour to Kenya in 2004. Along with Gautam Gambhir, Dhoni made multiple centuries against the Pakistan-A team in a tri-nation series and was selected in the Indian national team later in that year.
 Mahendra Singh Dhoni breaks the stumps of a South African batsman during a match in Chennai in 2008.
Dhoni scored 148 against Pakistan in his fifth ODI match in 2005 — then the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper. Later in the year, he broke his own record as well as set the current world record for the highest score in the second innings in ODI matches as he scored 183* against Sri Lanka. Dhoni's success in the limited overs format secured him a place in the test team. Consistent performances in ODI cricket through the end of the 2005/06 season saw Dhoni briefly ranked as the No. 1 batsman in the ICC ODI ratings.
Dhoni's form dipped through 2006 as India lost matches at the ICC Champions trophy, DLF Cup, away bilateral series against West Indies and South Africa. A return to form in the home series against West Indies and Sri Lanka in early 2007 proved to be an inaccurate indicator of Dhoni's form as India crashed out of the first round in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Dhoni was out for a duck in both India's losses. After the World Cup, Dhoni won the Man of the series award in the bilateral ODI tournament against Bangladesh. For the tour of England, Dhoni was named the ODI team vice-captain.
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