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Mahendra Singh Dhoni or the MSD has played a crucial role in the history of Indian Cricket. Not just as the “Captain Cool” but also as a wicketkeeper, a finisher, and as a mentor. The calm attitude of MS Dhoni does not completely transcend his batting style. And thank god it does not! else we would not have experienced so many of his finishes with sixes.

Right from a highly-rated youngster with long hair and a confident swagger to a captain of the Indian team and earning the status of a legend, MS Dhoni’s journey has been truly incredible and cinematic. All it is missing is a two-part biographical movie depicting his life events. Oh, wait!

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, or called fondly, Mahi, was born on 7 July 1981 to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi in Ranchi, Jharkhand. He was the third child after Jayanti Gupta and a brother Narendra Singh Dhoni.

As a child, Dhoni was a massive fan of Adam Gilchrist and idolized Sachin Tendulkar. Dhoni did his schooling at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir and played sports like badminton and football.

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In fact, football was his favorite sport. It was only when his PE coach saw his football goalkeeping skills and insisted Dhoni try his luck with the cricket gloves.

As luck would have it, he aced in the new sport. Years later, MSD would go on to set a benchmark for wicketkeeping in the cricketing world.

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MS Dhoni Career

In 1995, Dhoni joined the Commando cricket club and stood behind the stumps for them for the next three years. He was then picked for the Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship in the 1997/98 season and he performed well.

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In 1998, Dhoni started to play for the Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL) team. During his time at the CCL, Deval Sahay would gift him fifty rupees for every 6 that he scored in Sheesh Mahal tournament cricket games. Sahay then pushed for Dhoni’s selection in the Bihar team.Ms Dhoni

MS Dhoni Domestic Career

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MS Dhoni was selected in the Bihar team for the Ranji Trophy in the 1999–2000 domestic season. The 18-year-old scored a half-century in his debut match and 68* in the second innings against Assam. Dhoni ended the season with 283 runs in 5 games. MSD’s maiden first-class century came against Bengal in the 2000/01 season.

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With his career stalling, Dhoni made a desperate move to the Railways Ranji team and worked as a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur railway station. Dhoni’s performance in the 2002–03 season for Bihar included three half-centuries in the Ranji Trophy and two half-centuries in the Deodhar Trophy.

Soon, he was recognized as a lower-order contribution as well as for his hard-hitting batting style. In the 2003/04 season, Dhoni managed to score 128* against Assam in the opening match of the Ranji ODI tournament.

Dhoni went on to represent the East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy 2003-04 season. Dhoni scored 244 runs in 4 matches, including a 114 against the Central zone. He was crucial as East Zone lifted the trophy. In the Duleep Trophy finals, MSD was picked over international cricketer Deep Dasgupta and scored a half-century in the second innings.

The BCCI’s small-town talent-spotting initiative- Talent Resource Development Wing (TRDW) spotted Dhoni in Jamshedpur in 2003. He sent his report to the National Cricket Academy following which he was called up for India A’s tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya.

MS Dhoni came into the Indian team at a time when there was an intense fight for the wicket-keeping spot. He made his debut during the Bangladesh tour in 2004/05. A nervous Dhoni got runout on his debut for a duck. In two matches of the series, he scored 12 and 7*.

Despite a lousy beginning to his international career, Dhoni was given another chance in Pakistan’s tour of India. In the second match, Dhoni scored 148 at Visakhapatnam to prove why he had been selected as India’s wicketkeeper over the likes of Rahul Dravid, Dinesh Karthik, and Parthiv Patel.

In the third match of the Sri Lankan bilateral ODI series in 2005, Dhoni was promoted up the order to boost the scoring, and he duly obliged! Dhoni scored 183 off 145 balls to win the game for India.

Dhoni’s continued to perform well, both with the bat and behind the stumps leading into the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. However, things turned terrible as India was knocked out of the World Cup after losing to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In both the matches Dhoni got out on 0, leading to anger among cricket fans.

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Post World Cup, Dhoni came back strongly with a 91* against Bangladesh. As a reward, he was handed the vice-captaincy in the series against South Africa. MSD then scored 6 half-centuries in tours against England, Pakistan, Australia, and Sri Lanka.

Dhoni was named the full-time captain in the 7-match ODI series against Australia. This was the beginning of a new inning for both India and MS Dhoni. With the bat, Dhoni went on either with chipping in vital runs or finishing games for the Indian middle-order.

MSD In World Cups

MS Dhoni has featured in four World Cups, 2 as a captain. Under his captaincy, India lifted the World Cup in 2011 and reached the semifinals in 2015.

Owing to good performances in the middle order as well as behind the stumps, MSD was selected for the World Cup in the Caribbean. India had a disappointing campaign as they lost two of the three group games against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Dhoni had horrible innings as he got out duck in both the games. The team, including Dhoni, was highly criticized for their performances. Around 200 fans attacked Dhoni’s under-construction home in Ranchi after the Bangladesh loss.

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and Dhoni

By the 2011 WC, Dhoni was the captain of all three Test, T20I, and ODI’s. Dhoni’s major contribution with the bat came in the finals against Sri Lanka. Chasing 275 at the Wankhede, Dhoni promoted himself up the order after Sachin, Sehwag, and Virat Kohli lost their wickets early.

Dhoni and Gambir then build a steady partnership to stabilize the Indian innings. Dhoni scored 91* off 79 deliveries. He scored the winning six of Numan Kulaeskara, a shot which no one will forget, and won the Man of the Match award.

Dhoni’s crucial decision to promote himself up the order to put off Muralitharan’s spin threat and right hand-left hand combo showed why he was one of India’s best captains.

2015 ICC Cricket World Cup and Dhoni

Under Dhoni’s captaincy in the 2015 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand, the Men in Blue were able to reach the semi-finals with comfort, beating Bangladesh in the quarter-finals. However, they went on to lose to hosts Australia in the semi-finals at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

India had won 7 consecutive matches in the World Cup 2015 and won 11 straight games overall. After beating Bangladesh, MSD became the first non-Australian captain to win 100 ODI matches, and the first Indian captain to hold the record.

He scored 237 runs in 6 matches with an average of 59.25. His 45* and 85* against West Indies and Zimbabwe helped India on the road to the semi-finals. He scored 65 against Australia in the semis but was not able to prevent the Aussies to run over India on their way to glory.

2019 ICC Cricket World Cup and Dhoni

MSD played his last World Cup at the age of 38. This time around, he was India’s wicketkeeper leading into the tournament. Despite his handy knocks against South Africa, Australia, and West Indies, MSD was primarily criticized for his strike rate and ‘lack of intent’.

In the semis against New Zealand, Dhoni scored a fighting half-century and built a promising partnership with Ravinder Jadeja after the top-order fell. It looked like India was on its way to the final. But, Dhoni got run out at a crucial stage, breaking a billion dreams.