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Why dosnt mahi dont have have a haircut? Well once when his janew (indian ceremoney) was going on he had to loose all hair at once it was tradition so he couldnt deny it. But from that day he made a promise to himself that he would never have a haircut. Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St Tests 30 48 5 1427 148 33.18 2301 62.01 1 9 177 26 70 14 ODIs 120 107 27 3793 183* 47.41 4154 91.30 4 24 298 90 121 36 T20Is 10 9 2 172 45 24.57 154 111.68 0 0 13 4 2 0 First-class 70 113 8 3579 148 34.08 4 23 178 30 List A 173 156 36 5701 183* 47.50 10 35 187 51 Twenty20 30 27 8 709 73* 37.31 530 133.77 0 3 61 27 9 0 Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Tests 30 1 6 13 0 - - - 13.00 - 0 0 0 ODIs 120 - - - - - - - - - - - - T20Is 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - First-class 70 36 33 0 - - - 5.50 - 0 0 0 List A 173 - - - - - - - - - - - - Twenty20 30 - - - - - - - - - - - - Career statistics Test debut India v Sri Lanka at Chennai, Dec 2-6, 2005 scorecard Last Test India v Australia at Bangalore, Oct 9-13, 2008 scorecard Test statistics ODI debut Bangladesh v India at Chittagong (MAA), Dec 23, 2004 scorecard Last ODI Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard ODI statistics T20I debut South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard Last T20I Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard T20I statistics First-class debut 1999/00 Last First-class India v Australia at Bangalore, Oct 9-13, 2008 scorecard List A debut 1999/00 Last List A Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard Twenty20 debut South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Dec 1, 2006 scorecard Last Twenty20 Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai, Jun 1, 2008 scorecard Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni Born July 7, 1981, Ranchi, Bihar Current age 27 years 102 days Major teams India, Asia XI, Bihar, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand Also known as Mahi Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm medium Fielding position Wicketkeeper Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St Tests 30 48 5 1427 148 33.18 2301 62.01 1 9 177 26 70 14 ODIs 120 107 27 3793 183* 47.41 4154 91.30 4 24 298 90 121 36 T20Is 10 9 2 172 45 24.57 154 111.68 0 0 13 4 2 0 First-class 70 113 8 3579 148 34.08 4 23 178 30 List A 173 156 36 5701 183* 47.50 10 35 187 51 Twenty20 30 27 8 709 73* 37.31 530 133.77 0 3 61 27 9 0 Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Tests 30 1 6 13 0 - - - 13.00 - 0 0 0 ODIs 120 - - - - - - - - - - - - T20Is 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - First-class 70 36 33 0 - - - 5.50 - 0 0 0 List A 173 - - - - - - - - - - - - Twenty20 30 - - - - - - - - - - - Profile The spectacular arrival of Virender Sehwag was bound to inspire others to bat with the same mindset. But the odds of a clone emerging from the backwaters of Jharkhand, whose state side has consistently scraped the bottom, was highly remote. That was until Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived. He can be swashbuckling with the bat and secure with the wicketkeeping gloves. His neck-length hair adds to his dash. Though Dhoni made his first-class debut in the 1999-2000 season, it was only in 2004 that he became a serious contender for national selection with some stirring performances when the occasion demanded. With his two centuries against Pakistan A, in the triangular tournament in Kenya, that he established himself as a clinical destroyer of bowling attacks. In just his fifth one-dayer, against Pakistan at Vishakapatnam, he cracked a dazzling 148 - putting even Sehwag in the shade - and followed that up with a colossal 183 not out at Jaipur against Sri Lanka in November, when he broke Adam Gilchrist's record for the highest score by a wicketkeeper in ODIs. He made an instant impact on the Test level too, pounding 148 at Faisalabad, in only his fifth Test. He was elevated to the vice-captaincy of the one-day squad for the tour of England and Ireland in 2007 and, soon after, was appointed captain of the Twenty20 squad for the World Championship in South Africa. A heady title triumph marked him out as a leader for the future and was handed over the reins of the one-day side in September 2007 after Rahul Dravid decided to step down as captain. It didn't take too long for him to enhance his reputation, claiming India's first tri-series triumph in Australia. He captained Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, losing out to Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals in a tense final.

 

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Dhoni (affectionately known as Mahi), made his debut for Bihar in the 1999-2000 season as an eighteen year old. He started off his career with modest performances at the local level. He was noticed by the national team selectors in 2004 after his performances in first class tournaments such as the Deodhar Trophy and the Duleep Trophy. Dhoni was selected to represent India 'A' on a tour of Kenya and his performances were good enough to win him selection in the Indian national team, making his one-day international debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong in December of that year.

Dhoni's best performance for India thus far is an unbeaten score of 183 off 145 balls against Sri Lanka at Jaipur on 31 October 2005, equalling the second best score by an Indian in ODIs. It was also the highest innings recorded by a wicket-keeper, and the highest number of sixes in an innings for a wicketkeeper with ten (all-rounders Sanath Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi have hit 11). He also broke Saeed Anwar's record of most runs scored off boundaries by scoring a total of 120 runs off 4s and 6s eclipsing the previous record of 118. ^[1] This has broken the record for the highest individual score for a team batting second. This has also established the new Indian record of number of sixes in a match, overtaking previous record holders, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly (both hit seven sixes in a match). Earlier, in 2005 he scored 148 against Pakistan in Vishakapatnam, in his fifth one-day international; the score came off only 123 deliveries.

At the end of the year Dhoni was rewarded a BCCI contract, starting with a B-grade contract.

Dhoni's current batting average in ODIs is 44.61 (as of October 2006), the highest by any Indian player with more than 20 innings. With a career ODI batting strike rate of 99 runs per 100 balls, he is one of the quickest scoring players in world cricket. With 46 sixes in 47 ODI innings, Dhoni has hit almost as many sixes as he has played ODI matches.

Following his good one-day form against Sri Lanka, Dhoni ousted Dinesh Karthik in December 2005 as the Indian Test wicketkeeper. He made a half-century in his second Test against Sri Lanka, against an attack which included Muttiah Muralitharan. Then, in January 2006, Dhoni featured in the Test series against Pakistan. He did not bat in the first Test at Lahore. In the second Test at Faisalabad, he reached the crease with India over 300 runs behind on the first innings. Shoaib Akhtar, the world's fastest bowler, tested him with a series of short pitched deliveries and some comments, verbally. Dhoni responded by hitting Shoaib for 42 runs (5 fours and a six) off the first 28 deliveries he faced from Shoaib and made his maiden Test century, reaching the landmark off just 93 balls. Shoaib at one stage of that innings got hit for 3 fours off 4 balls and therefore bowled a full toss at chest height; it was then Dhoni's turn to have a word or two. In total he made 148 in that match, off 153 balls, including 19 fours and 4 sixes. Dhoni's career ODI batting average at the end of the ODI series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi stood at 52.76, which was the fourth highest for any batsman having scored at least 1,000 runs in one-day internationals, behind Australians, Mike Hussey Michael Bevan, and Englishman Kevin Pietersen. [1] It has since declined to 44.61, after the first match of the Champions Trophy, although it remains among the highest in the world, and the highest for an Indian cricketer.

However, in the third Test against England, Dhoni attracted some criticism when losing his wicket after playing an injudicious shot. While facing English off-spinner Shaun Udal, Dhoni first attempted to loft Udal for six, but was dropped by Monty Panesar. However, Dhoni attempted to repeat this shot, but was this time caught out by Panesar. India went from 75-3 to 100 all out to lose the match. However, Dhoni's dismissal was one of only several failures in that innings for India, in what was a collectively poor performance by the Indian batsmen;.

Just after the 2006 Test match Loss against England,which resulted in a 1-1 levelled series, Dhoni requested for more crowd support and he was obliged with the same. The Indian team won the ODI Series that followed the Tests; it appears that Dhoni's fan following is on the increase and he is given a rousing reception when he comes into bat.

On 22nd April 2006, Dhoni overtook Ricky Ponting as number one in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen, and however he was soon dethroned, he continues to be in the Top 10.

In the 2006 India tour of the West Indies, where India won the Test series 1-0, Dhoni had an ordinary series, averaging only 24 with the bat; his only score of note was a quick and aggressive 69 in the first Test at Antigua. He also took 13 catches and had 4 stumpings in the series. India were defeated 4-1 in the ODIs that preceded the Test series, where Dhoni averaged only 23.75, his highest score being 46 not out, with 5 catches. Dhoni failed to reach 50 in the subsequent tri-series in Malaysia either, and began his Champions Trophy career in October 2006 with a single digit failure against England at Jaipur.

 Records

• On 31st October 2005 Mahendra Dhoni scored 183* runs of just 145 balls, accompanying that there are a list of records which he broke
  • He hit 10 Sixes, the most by an Indian in an Innings, and the second highest in ODI cricket (The highest is 11 by Sanath Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi)
  • He broke Adam Gilchrist's record of 172 for the highest score made by a wicket keeper
  • He is the second highest in scoring maximum runs in boundaries after Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa
    • In this match Kumar Sangakkara also made a century, making it the first match in which both wicket keepers scored a century
• He has an average of 44.61, giving him the ninth highest average in the history of ODI cricket. Among contemporaries, only Mike Hussey and Kevin Pietersen average more.
  • The highest Indian average
  • Highest average for a wicketkeeper.
  • 2nd Highest average among those who have made more than 1200 runs in one day international cricket
  • Highest strike rate among the top 5 averages
• He has a strike rate of 99.02 giving him the seventh highest strike rate overall
  • The highest by an Indian
  • The third highest among players who have made more than 1000 runs in International Cricket
• In April 2006 Dhoni was briefly ranked No.1 in the ICC one day Batsmen's ratings. He is currently ranked No. 10 after poor series in the West Indies and Malaysia.

Statistics are true as of 30/4/06