| Dhoni Cricket Profile |
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born on July 7, 1981 at Ranchi in Bihar. He is also known as 'Mahi'. Before he started playing cricket, he was a football goalkeeper. Its said he drinks around four litres of milk everyday but he denied it by saying that has been exaggerated a bit. He said he loves milk and drinks around a litre on a daily basis.
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| Batting Style |
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Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style |
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Right arm medium |
| Field position |
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Wicketkeeper |
| Clubs played |
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Jharkhand |
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| Career Statistics |
Tests |
ODIs |
| Matches |
9 |
46 |
| Wickets |
0 |
0 |
| Bowling average |
0 |
0 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
0 |
0 |
| 10 wickets in innings |
0 |
N/A |
| Best bowling |
0 |
0 |
| Runs scored |
434 |
1453 |
| Batting average |
36.16 |
48.89 |
| 100s |
19 |
2 |
| 50s |
3 |
8 |
| Top score |
148 |
183* |
| Catches |
25 |
44 |
| Stumping |
5 |
9 |
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| Test Debut |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his test debut in Dec.2-6, 2005 against Sri Lanka at Chennai. |
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| ODI Debut |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his ODI debut against Bangladesh at Chittagong on Dec. 23, 2004. |
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Turning Point
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| In 2006 a match against Pakistan at Lahore, Dhoni helped India to won this match by his outstanding 72 runs off 46 balls. |
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| Present life |
| At present Dhoni is the member of the Indian cricket team. |
