Mahendra Dhoni (India)
| Full Name: | Mahendra Dhoni |
| Date of birth: | 07 / 07 / 1981 |
| Country: | India |
| Role: | Wicketkeeper/Batsman |
| Batting style: | Right-hand |
| Bowling style: | Right arm medium |
Latest News
- 28/08/10 - Dilshan powers Sri Lanka to tri-series glory
- 25/08/10 - Dhoni demands more from batsmen
- 14/05/10 - Good Week, Bad Week
- 24/02/10 - Sachin serendipity
- 23/11/09 - Second Test preview - India v Sri Lanka
- 16/11/09 - Dravid, Dhoni put Sri Lanka to the sword
Career summary
- Test debut v Sri Lanka at Chennai - December 2005.
- ODI debut v Bangladesh at Chittagong - December 2003
- Twenty20 debut v South Africa at Johannesburg - December 2006.
- Dhoni is a swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman who was seen as potential captain from a very young age.
- Scored his first century during only his fifth ODI against Pakistan in 2005.
- Hit his first Test hundred during the second Test against Pakistan at Faisalabad.
- Appointed captain of India's limited-overs teams in September 2007.
- Led India to victory in the World Twenty20 in South Africa in 2007 during his first stint as captain.
- Takes over from Anil Kumble as India Test captain midway through the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia in 2008.
- Named ICC One-Day Player of the Year 2008.
- Was in charge when India claimed the No 1 Test spot for the first at the end of 2009.
March 2010
Test Matches
| Career Span: | 2005-2012 |
| Matches: | 67 |
| Innings: | 106 |
| Not Outs: | 12 |
| Runs: | 3509 |
| Highest Score: | 148 |
| Average: | 37.33 |
| 50s: | 24 |
| 100s: | 5 |
| Ducks: | 7 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 68 |
| Stumped Out: | 3 |
| Innings Bowled: | 5 |
| Overs: | 13.0 |
| Maidens: | 1 |
| Runs Conceded: | 58 |
| Wickets: | 0 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 0.0 |
| Economy Rate: | 4.46 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 0/1 |
ODI Matches
| Career Span: | 2004-2012 |
| Matches: | 177 |
| Innings: | 158 |
| Not Outs: | 43 |
| Runs: | 5750 |
| Highest Score: | 183 |
| Average: | 50.0 |
| 50s: | 38 |
| 100s: | 6 |
| Ducks: | 6 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 71 |
| Stumped Out: | 1 |
| Innings Bowled: | 1 |
| Overs: | 2.0 |
| Maidens: | 0 |
| Runs Conceded: | 14 |
| Wickets: | 1 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 14.0 |
| Economy Rate: | 7.0 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 1/14 |
