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India's Who is Who? |
Mahender Singh Dhoni
With his swashbuckling attitude and unique hairstyle, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become a popular cricket and marketing icon in India. Dhoni is an aggressive right handed batsman and a sprightly wicket-keeper, who began his cricketing career playing domestic cricket for Bihar. He then steadily climbed up the first class tournaments scenario, where his brilliant performances in the Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy and his India 'A' tour of Kenya, made the national team selectors notice him. Dhoni was then selected to play for the Indian Cricket team in 2004, where he made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong, in 2004. Since then, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has come a long way in cricket. His sterling performances with the bat and his reliable gloved hands have rescued India from many a tight spot. In his illustrious career Dhoni till date has played 15 Tests scoring 706 runs with his highest being 148 against Pakistan at Faisalabad in the 2005/06 season, He has amazing statistics behind the stumps, taking 41 catches and nine stumpings. In the ODI scenario, Dhoni has played 69 matches scoring 1987 runs, with his highest being a staggering 183 not-out against Sri Lanka, in Jaipur, 2005/06. His ODI wicket-keeping statistics include 66 catches and 14 stumpings. Dhoni made his ICC World Cup debut this 2007, playing only three matches due to India's early exit. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also received the Man of the Series Award on one occasion against Sri Lanka in 2005/06, and three Man of the Match Awards as well. Some of his other numerous achievements are:
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