[91], Winning the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, Dhoni became the first and the only captain in international cricket to claim all ICC trophies. He was also later adjudged the Man of the Series after the third game of the series was washed away. [142] Dhoni had previously captained India on a stand-in basis against South Africa and Australia, in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Only player to score more than one hundred in ODI cricket when batting at number 7 position or lower (Dhoni has 2 centuries at number 7). In February 2016, Dhoni launched lifestyle brand SEVEN. He was named the captain of the side in their absence, and became the first cricketer to lead India 200 times in ODIs. Dhoni was named vice-captain of the ODI team for the series against South Africa in Ireland and the subsequent India-England seven-match ODI series. Check out the collaboration with 'Captain Gulf' here. The Team was heavily criticized for its performance. [25] He was a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur railway station from 2001 to 2003, under South Eastern Railway in Midnapore (W), a district in West Bengal. Most unbeaten innings and highest average (among batsmen with more that 20 such innings) in successful ODI run-chases. In three matches India played, they managed to win only one against Bermuda while losing the rest from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He was eventually located in Rajiv Nagar and arrested. (Source: PTI) India’s ODI cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has bagged his first endorsement deal outside the country, signing up to be the brand ambassador of Dubai-based hospitality and event management company Grand Midwest Group for three years. In reality, though, Patna resident Jyoti Ranjan had no company, let alone a brand ambassador for it. Dhoni scored 455 runs in the tournament and led his side to their third IPL title.[165]. Over the course of the next few years, he managed to get a total of US$ 86,000 from her and even promised to marry her. He scored 91 not out, finishing the game with a historical six and claiming the Man of the Match award. Mars International India Pvt. 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. [76] Due to his consistent ODI performances, Dhoni overtook Ricky Ponting as number one in the ICC ODI Rankings for batsmen on 20 April 2006 becoming the fastest batsman to do so, in 42 innings. [108], Dhoni went past 10,000 ODI runs in the second ODI against England during his team's 2018 tour, and became the fourth Indian and twelfth overall to do so. 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[58] In the tri-nation tournament involving Kenya, India A and Pakistan A, Dhoni helped India A chase down their target of 223 against Pakistan A with a half-century. [59] Continuing his good performance, he scored back to back centuries – 120[60] and 119*[61] – against the same team. He claimed to be a top-shot entrepreneur and the owner of a company which had MS Dhoni as a brand ambassador. On the West Indies tour in 2006, Dhoni scored a quick and aggressive 69 in the first Test at Antigua. Dhoni put his disappointing performances in the World Cup behind him by scoring 91* against Bangladesh, after India were left in a tight spot earlier in the run-chase. [16][17][18], Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand),[19] and he hails from a Hindu Rajput family. Ltd on Monday announced the appointment of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the new brand ambassador for its chocolate brand ‘Snickers’. [74][75] The final match of the series had a repeat performance as Dhoni scored 77 runs off 56 balls to enable India win the series 4–1. [124] Dhoni failed to collect the Harbhajan Singh delivery cleanly as Flintoff went on to make 36 more runs as England set a target of 313 for the home team, a target that India was never in danger of threatening. [113] Dhoni was consequently dropped from the T20I squads for the series that followed and the Australia tour later that season. Dhoni has the most stumpings (120) by any wicket-keeper in an ODI career and is so far the only keeper to pass 100 stumpings. [138] India were crowned champions as Dhoni led the team to victory against Pakistan in a thrilling contest. [157] Sehwag captained the team in the Adelaide test and Wriddhiman Saha kept the wickets. Playing a knock of 113 not out, he had a record partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin, although in a losing cause. He made a half century in his debut match scoring 68* in the second innings against Assam cricket team. MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on 15 August 2020. Dhoni leads the table with 60 Tests as captain, 35 ahead of Mushfiqur Rahim in second place. Thus, India was out of the world cup in the first round. [96], India toured South Africa and New Zealand in the 2013–14 season and ending up losing both series, 0–2 and 0–4, respectively. He has been the recipient of many awards, including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first player to win the award twice), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007, the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, in 2018. India was in a tight spot when Dhoni along with Irfan Pathan tried to steady the ship, with the team still needing 107 runs to avoid a follow-on. The money goes to Sakshi Rawat Foundation, operated by Dhoni's wife Sakshi Rawat to help orphan children. The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel[8] to Dhoni on 1 November 2011. He Dhoni was part of the East Zone squad that won the Deodhar Trophy 2003–2004 season[50][51] and contributed with 244 runs in 4 matches,[52] including a century (114) against Central zone. [49], Dhoni's performance in the 2002–03 season included three half-centuries in the Ranji Trophy and a couple of half-centuries in the Deodhar Trophy, as he started gaining recognition for his lower-order contribution as well as hard-hitting batting style. Dhoni has captained India in two World Cups. Dhoni was named in the 15-man squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup held in England and Wales. Dhoni scored 29 off 25 Balls which includes Two 4s and One 6. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 kicked off in the subcontinent and Dhoni-led India was seen as "favorites". [33] Playing for CCL, he got a chance to bat up the order. [154] During 2018 Asia Cup in India's last Super Four match, against Afghanistan, captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Shikhar Dhawan were both rested for the match. Craig McDermott was pleased to welcome Dhoni into the SVC family and felt that he could not think of any better person when it came to signing a brand ambassador for the company. In the first ODI at Chennai, he helped India recover from 29/5 to help post a total of 227 in 50 overs. [134] He did so by posting a video on Instagram that contained pictures from both the best and the worst moments of his career with the song Mai Pal do Pal ka Shayar Hoon playing in the background. Dhoni was the top scorer in India's first innings in the third Test at Wankhede Stadium as his 64 helped India post a respectable 279 in reply to England's 400. However, Dhoni and the Indian fielders dropped catches and missed many dismissal chances, including a key stumping opportunity of Andrew Flintoff (14). MS DHONI NEW PANERAI BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR INDIA Panerai presents two new references as a tribute to the cricketing icon and Indian brand ambassador Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Most matches in T20I history as both captain and wicket-keeper (72). [130] He finished his last innings unbeaten making 24 runs. Bengal Chale Hum: Who is the choice of voters of Murshidabad in Bengal? 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Mahendra Singh Dhoni associated with BeTheInfinite Capain of Chinese mobile company Oppo Dhoni may not start protesting like Sachin, there Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni joins this company from China [72], India scored 328 in 50 overs with Dhoni contributing 68 in their first match of 2006 against Pakistan. In the next match against Bermuda, India posted the then Highest Score in the World Cup 413/5 in a must-win match. [92] He was also named as captain and wicketkeeper of the 'Team of the Tournament' by the ICC. MS Dhoni Ajinkya Rahane 4. MS Dhoni, who is currently serving the Parachute Regiment of the Territorial Army in Jammu and Kashmir, has been termed as "brand ambassador" … [215], Dhoni is also a co-owner, along with Abhishek Bachchan and Vita Dani, of Chennai-based football club Chennaiyin FC, a franchise of the Indian Super League.[216]. [7] Dhoni was named as the captain of the ICC World Test XI in 2009, 2010 and 2013. In addition to signing Dhoni as its brand ambassador, PokerStars also before signed associate sponsorship of Big Boss season 13, in its efforts to reach the mass market. MS Dhoni is one of the biggest names in the brand industry of the world. [176] Dhoni became a father on 6 February 2015 to a baby girl named Ziva. [106], In August that year, during the fifth and final ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo, he became the first wicket-keeper to effect 100 stumpings surpassing Kumar Sangakkara, when he stumped Akila Dananjaya off Yuzvendra Chahal. First Indian and fifth overall to hit 200 sixes in ODIs. Dhoni’s first association with the iGaming industry was in March 2018, when he became the brand ambassador of fantasy sports platform Dream11. The rest of the series was unremarkable for Dhoni as he scored 99 runs in the remaining 6 innings but his wicket-keeping skills improved and he finished the series with 13 catches and 4 stumpings. Dhoni's under-construction house in Ranchi was attacked by some 200 fans after the Bangladesh loss. Jyoti, on his part, maintains he is innocent and that the allegations against him are false. However, they lost to host Australia in the semi-finals held at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Dhoni is the most successful Indian Test captain with 27 Test wins, eclipsing. After the retirement of Sakshi's father from his tea growing business, their family shifted to their native place, Dehradun. Under his captaincy, India won the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. The bat used by Dhoni in the final match was sold for ₹ 72 Lac. In 2019, Dhoni invested in CARS24 and simultaneously became brand ambassador of the company. During the post-match presentation, he described this six as more important than the one he hit during the ICC World Cup final in 2011. He made his captaincy debut against Scotland but the match was washed off. His lies though came to light only after he had duped a US-based Indian software engineer of US$ 86,000. As part of the partnership, Dhoni will own equity in Cars24 and will act as its brand ambassador.The company recently announced its foray into … Bollywood Breaking: Singers showcase regional flavours in Indian Pro Music League. India achieved wins against arch-rivals Pakistan, South Africa (whom they hadn't beaten before in a World Cup game), the UAE, West Indies, Ireland and Zimbabwe. In 2017, his team reached the final, where they lost to Mumbai Indians. Dhoni finished with 193 runs and was named player of the series. This is the highest score by an Indian captain on New Zealand soil. While the replays were inconclusive, the captain of the West Indies side, Brian Lara, wanted Dhoni to walk off based on the fielder's assertion of the catch. Dhoni has the most overseas Test defeats by an Indian captain, with 15. Initially, Dhoni appeared as a lower-order attacking batsman but he gradually changed his playing style to deal with high-pressure scenarios and his growing responsibility as a captain. [145] The series against South Africa, who are considered one of the best touring teams in the world,[146] was drawn 1–1. Dhoni is the greatest cricketer India has produced: N. Srinivasan", "Adam Gilchrist ranks MS Dhoni as the greatest wicket-keeper", "Stats: MS Dhoni, the most successful wicketkeeper-batsman to captain in ODIs", "Dhoni the best captain I have played under – Tendulkar", "M.S. Dhoni followed up the century with some prosaic batting performances over the next three matches, one against Pakistan that India lost and two against England that had India holding a 1–0 lead. Dhoni scored his maiden first-class century while playing for Bihar against Bengal in the 2000/01 season, in a losing cause. UttarPradesh: When will Mukhtar Ansari get Punished? However, his field placements and tactics came handy, the team was successful beating the opposition by five runs (D/L method). [133], Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on 15 August 2020 on the day of India's 74th independence. Dhoni was a goalkeeper for his football team and was sent to play cricket for a local cricket club by his football coach. Dhoni had a good Afro-Asia Cup, scoring 174 runs in 3 matches at an average of 87.00, with a blitzkrieg 139 not out off 97 balls, a Man of the Match innings, in the third ODI. Within 1 year, Dhoni moved from playing in CCL to the Bihar Ranji team. [88], Dhoni topped the ICC ODI Batsman rankings for several months in 2009. [223][224][225][226] The web series is the biggest ever release through the platform of Hotstar Specials and started its online streaming from 20 March 2019. After taking up the Test captaincy in 2008, he led the team to series wins in New Zealand and the West Indies, and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2008, 2010 and 2013. In fact, Dhoni’s brand valuation ballooned last year to $41.2 million despite India’s exit from the 2019 One Day International (ODI) World Cup held in England and Wales. [54] He scored a fighting half-century in the second innings in a losing cause. He is also the third captain to win 100 matches, after two Australians, Ricky Ponting, and Allan Border.[162]. He also became the fourth Indian to score more than 1,000 ODI runs there. [64] In spite of an average series against Bangladesh, Dhoni was picked for the Pakistan ODI series.[65]. [89], Dhoni had an excellent year in ODIs in 2009, scoring 1198 runs in just 24 innings, at an astonishing average of 70.43. He was also elected as the captain of the Indian squad for the World Twenty20 in September 2007. Though he had not played cricket, Dhoni impressed with his wicket-keeping skills and became the regular wicketkeeper at the Commando cricket club (1995–1998). In the second match of the series, Dhoni, in his fifth one-day international, scored 148 in Visakhapatnam off only 123 deliveries. [57] Against the Zimbabwe XI in Harare Sports Club, Dhoni had his best wicket-keeping effort with 7 catches and 4 stumpings in the match. [45], Dhoni made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar in the 1999–2000 season, as an eighteen-year-old. [132], MS Dhoni was chosen to lead India in first-ever World T20 in 2007. In 2018, MS became the brand ambassador of Sound Logic. In the rain-shortened final against England, he was out for a duck and thus ending up the tournament with 27 runs from two innings. [163] Under his captaincy, Chennai Super Kings won the 2010 and 2011 and 2018 Indian Premier League titles and the 2010 and 2014 Champions League T20 titles.[164]. India scored 726–9 (decl) in the third match of this series, which was their highest Test total then.[127]. [39] Bihar's efforts were dwarfed by Punjab U-19s' 839 with Dhoni's future national squad teammate Yuvraj Singh making 358. Subsequent investigations proved that there was no company, no brand ambassador and only false promises. [105] He was also named in the ODI XI of the year by Cricbuzz. Dhoni, with 294 dismissals in his career, ranks first in the all-time dismissals list by Indian wicket-keepers. He had come after the dismissal of Virat Kohli, also a right-handed batsman.