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Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He is referred to by the media as Thala called affectionately by the CSK fans in Tamilnadu. An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket. He is also regarded as one of the best wicket-keepers in world cricket and is known to have very fast hands. He made his One Day International debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.

Dhoni has been the recipient of many awards, including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 , 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. He was named as the captain of the ICC World Test XI in 2009, 2010 and 2013. He has also been selected a record 8 times in ICC World ODI XI teams, 5 times as captain. The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Dhoni on 1 November 2011. He is the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to receive this honour.

Dhoni also holds numerous captaincy records such as the most wins by an Indian captain in Tests, ODIs and T20Is, and most back-to-back wins by an Indian captain in ODIs. He took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid in 2007 and led the team to its first-ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, 2007–08 Commonwealth Bank Series, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. In the final of the 2011 World Cup, Dhoni scored 91 not out off 79 balls handing India the victory for which he was awarded the Man of the Match. In June 2013, when India defeated England in the final of the Champions Trophy in England, Dhoni became the first captain to win all three ICC limited-overs trophies . 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 2009, Dhoni also led the Indian team to number one position for the first time in the ICC Test rankings. In 2013, under his captaincy, India became the first team in more than 40 years to whitewash Australia in a Test series. In the Indian Premier League, he captained the Chennai Super Kings to victory at the 2010, 2011 and 2018 seasons, along with wins in the 2010 and 2014 editions of Champions League Twenty20. He announced his retirement from Tests on 30 December 2014.In 2011, Time magazine included Dhoni in its annual Time 100 list as one of the "Most Influential People in the World." In 2012, SportsPro rated Dhoni as the sixteenth most marketable athlete in the world. In June 2015, Forbes ranked Dhoni at 23rd in the list of highest paid athletes in the world, estimating his earnings at US$31 million. In 2016, a biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story was made about him.

Dhoni holds the post of Vice-President of India Cements Ltd., after resigning from Air India. India Cements is the owner of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings, and Dhoni has been its captain since the first IPL season.

Dhoni is the co-owner of Indian Super League team Chennaiyin FC. On 14 July 2018 during the second ODI against England, Dhoni became the first wicket-keeper for India and also became the fourth overall to take 300 catches in ODIs. In the same match, he set another milestone for becoming the fourth Indian and the 12th overall player to reach 10,000 runs in ODI cricket, in fact went onto become only the second wicket-keeper batsman after Kumar Sangakkara to score 10,000 runs in ODIs.On 28 September 2018, he became the first Indian wicketkeeper and third overall to register 800 dismissals in international cricket.

✵ 7. July 1981
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Famous MS Dhoni Quotes

“Frankly speaking, i don't understand Duckworth lewis. I just wait for the umpire's decision.”

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Reads the game better than anyone else and yet, isn't afraid to admit what he doesn't understand. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/

“Nobody seen form. It's state of mind where you are confident and you think very positively.”

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Half the battle is in your head.What dhoni think about form. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/

“I tell my wife she is only third most important thing after My Country and My Parents.”

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And dhoni doesn't make false promises either. He says it like it is. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/

“I would go to war with Dhoni by my side.”

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Gary Kirsten https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

“MS Dhoni is the best captain I have ever seen.”

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Kevin Pieterson https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

“MS Dhoni has done a pretty good job for the team. Leading a team to such a triumph just after taking over as captain is a great achievement.”

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Ricky Ponting https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

MS Dhoni Quotes about the game

“When Dhoni is at the other end, you don't need to worry as his partner. He takes the entire responsibility of finishing the game on his shoulders.”

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Mike Hussey https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

“Men like Adam Gilchrist (96.95), Viv Richrards (90.20) and Kapil Dev (95.07) have better strike rates than Dhoni. A few like Sachin Tendulkar (18,176), Sanath Jayasuriya (13,430) and Ricky Ponting (13,695) would always remain out of his reach by way of runs. But it's difficult to think if these legends could have donned as many hats as Dhoni does- a batsman, keeper, captain and finisher- and done as well over a period of time. He also hardly misses a game.”

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Times of India https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

“Dhoni is one of the finest leaders in the game in the last 30 years and is at par with the likes Imran Khan, Mark Taylor and Arjun Ranatunga.”

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Ian Chappell https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

“When you compare the icons of the game, you have Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Dhoni in the same bracket.”

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Ravi Shastri https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

MS Dhoni Quotes

“Dhoni has the respect of all other playing nations. I've found him to be a really strong leader.”

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Glenn McGrath https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

Strong

“If 15 runs are needed of the last over, pressure is on the bowler, not on MS Dhoni.”

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Ian Bishop https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/#.ttnzmcqgv

“Dhoni is so calm and Kohli is the complete opposite.”

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Former RCB coach Ray Jennings' quotation in NDTV sports: Kohli Can Be 'Intimidating' In Dressing Room, Says Former RCB Coach https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/virat-kohli-can-be-intimidating-in-dressing-room-says-former-royal-challengers-bangalore-coach-1808914 06 February 2018
Context: The Indian cricket system has to feed off Virat Kohli. Going from MS Dhoni to Kohli has been a drastic change. Dhoni is so calm and Kohli is the complete opposite.

“I focus on Cricket it's something i am good at. After retiring, i want to serve in the army. It has always been about serving the nation.”

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In dhoni's own words: it's always been about serving the country. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/

“If you want to learn batting, bat with MS Dhoni.”

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Ravindra Jadeja https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

Learning

“I am learning the ropes of captaincy from MS Dhoni.”

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Dwayne Bravo https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

Learning

“I don't think one can question MS' leadership.”

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Virat Kohli https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

Question , Thinking

“The best compliment for me is when someone says they'll pay to watch me play. And I can say that I'll pay to watch MS Dhoni bat. MS is not the next Gilchrist. He's the first MS Dhoni.”

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Adam Gilchrist https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

“Till full stop doesn't come, the sentence is not complete.”

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Dhoni doesn't give up midway. Halfway through a series, he was asked if India were beaten already.

“It's like having 100 kg put over you. After that, even if you put a mountain, it will not make any difference.”

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Captain Cool. That's the name we've given him because of the ease with which he seems to cope with pressure. Here's his take on handling the hopes of 1.2 billion people. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/

Mountain

“I'm really lucky to play under the leadership of MSD.”

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Michael Hussey https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/#.ttnzmcqgv

“A big reason for his success as captain is that he is able to understand each individual in the team.”

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You won't see Sreesanth bat like Don Bradman just becuase he wants to bat like one. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/

Understanding , Success

“The coolest man in world cricket, MS Dhoni delivers when it matters the most.”

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Michael Vaughn https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/#.ttnzmcqgv

World

“One inch here and there and a guy like Dhoni could take you apart. He is a great finisher, he is cool and calm and backs himself. He is a strong character.”

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Mahela Jayawardene https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

Guy , Strong

“You just can't bowl spin to MS Dhoni in the death overs. He is simply the best in the World.”

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Alastair Cook https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

Death , World

“I don't mind repeating everything.”

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But remember, his victories outnumber the defeats. Having won the World Cup in T20s and ODIs and also having won the Champions Trophy final, he was asked what he was left with. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/

“When you die, you die. You don't think which is a better way to die.”

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MS Dhoni was asked which series whitewash hurt more, the 2011 tour of England or the one of Australia later that year. This is how he responded. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/

Way , Thinking

“Need a six in pressure situation? Call MS Dhoni.”

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Ramiz Raja https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

“Dhoni is best captain I have played under.”

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Sachin Tendulkar https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/#.ttnzmcqgv

“Dhoni is a very smart man and intelligent captain and manages his resources perfectly. India is blessed to have someone as level-headed as him at the helm.”

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Shoaib Akhtar https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

Intelligence

“No. I am on National duty, every thing else can wait.”

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Just a week before the 2015 World Cup started, Dhoni's firstborn kid, a daughter named Ziva, was born. He was asked if that was playing on his mind. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/

Waiting

“Dhoni has got ability of rising from ashes. It is his temperament where he has treated those two imposters- fame and failure- in just the same manner.”

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Sunil Gavaskar https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

Failure

“Dhoni has evolved as a leader, not just as a cricketer. In my opinion, if you see his records, he is definitely the best captain India ever had.”

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Wasim Akram https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

“MS Dhoni still the best bet as Test and ODI captain. No calmer finisher than Dhoni.”

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Harsha Bhogle https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

“India is lucky to have Dhoni as captain.”

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Tom Moody https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

“You have a every right to ask me that. It's your prerogative. But i have the right to not answer.”

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What's personal stays personal. And dhoni makes sure it is. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/ It’s important to learn and not repeat the same mistakes. https://redagas.blogspot.com/2019/07/ms-dhoni-quotes.html

“If I am supposed to select a team Sachin will be the opener and Dhoni will be the captain.”

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Steve Waugh https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/

“Dhoni is the greatest captain of our country. His record is proof of that.”

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Saurav Ganguly https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/dhoni-quotes/#.ttnzmcqgv

Country

“Forget Fear, Do Something Different.”

MS Dhoni

https://redagas.blogspot.com/2019/07/ms-dhoni-quotes.html
Captain Cool. That's the name we've given him because of the ease with which he seems to cope with pressure. Here's his take on handling the hopes of 1.2 billion people. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/

Forgetting , Fear

“I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a series, they treat me the same way.”

MS Dhoni

https://redagas.blogspot.com/2019/07/ms-dhoni-quotes.html

But remember, his victories outnumber the defeats. Having won the World Cup in T20s and ODIs and also having won the Champions Trophy final, he was asked what he was left with. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/ms-dhoni/

Way , Home , Dogs

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