About Mahendra Singh Dhoni
2.His one day international debut came after playing five years of first class cricket on the 23rd of December 2004 against Bangladesh.
3.The venue of the match was in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
4. Unfortunately, he was run out on the first ball he faced.
5. Where as on the fifth match which was played against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam, Dhoni came to the crease one down and managed to score 148 runs from just 123 balls.
6.He hit 15 boundaries and four sixes. He got his first man of the match award that day. Not only a good wicketkeeper but Dhoni proved himself to be a first class batsman too.
7.On the 31st of October, Dhoni broke the record of highest runs scored by a wicket keeper by securing 183 runs against Srilanka which was played at Jaipur.
8.Adam Gilchrist was the former record holder with 172 runs.Before he started playing cricket, he was a football goalkeeper.
9. Its said he drinks around four litres of milk everyday but he denied it by saying that has been exaggerated a bit.
10.On the 2nd of December 2005, Dhoni made his Test cricket debut against Srilanka which was played in Chennai, India.
Profile
Born : 7th July, 1981Place of Birth : Ranchi, Bihar
Major Teams : Jharkhand,Bihar,Chennai Super Kings,Asia XI,India
Height : 5 ft 11 in
Player Type : Wicket-keeper, Batsman, Captain,
Batting Style : Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style : Right-hand medium
Also known as: Mahi,Dhoni,MS
Dhoni's Family
Dad's Name : Pan SinghMother's Name : Devaki Devi
Sister's Name : Jayanti
Brother's Name : Narendra
Dhoni's Favourite
Film Star : John AbrahamCricketer : Adam Gilchrist
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar,Kishore Kumar
Childhood idols : Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan
