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Tuesday 24 May 2011


MS Dhoni: A Case Study In Reactive Leadership

MS Dhoni is young. He has been a captain for about 2 years. And he s already made his mark. Dhoni has all the makings of a reactive leader. Who is a reactive leader? And what is reactive leadership? Let us analyze with Dhoni as the example.
Reactive Leaders Anchor The Boat:
Dhoni has had a dream start to his captaincy, what with winning the T20 world cup for india in south africa in 2007.
When the victorious T20 world cup winning team returned to india, they were given a open-top bus drive through the city of mumbai. While Sreesanth and Yuvraj danced to the crowds and Sehwag and Harbhajan played to the gallery, Dhoni was a picture of calm and composure. A simple smile on his face. Acknowledging the cheers of the crowds.
Great leaders have a sense of perspective. No achievement is small. And yet no achievement is larger than life. Everything should be put in perspective.
So in a sense..standing with this dancing team-mates, and flashing a calm and contented smile…was ample proof of a man in control. Accomplished. And allowing his team-mates to celebrate, while he provided the inspiration. But you know what? Dhoni did not plan to do this in the plane from Johannesburg to Mumbai.
Its what I call “Reactive”. It is the weight of the moment, and just that moment that made Dhoni do what he thought was right.
They react! Expressively:
And yet this was the same guy who exulted with this hands facing the sky, when India won the match against Pakistan.After scoring his brilliant 183 not out against Sri Lanka in 2005, Dhoni simple held the bat in the shape of a gun and appeared to say “Fire!” It was that moment of achievement. And he was expressive. And he was back with his mild demeanour again. There was nothing planned before. There was nothing to be bothered about later.
Maturity but not necessarily with age:
When he was made vice-captain, Dhoni slashed his locks. He cut his hair and looked trim. Great leaders lead by example. That act of trimming his hair was a sign that he was taking on responsibility. A sign of maturity. A sense of discipline. Oh but Dhoni never learnt that from anyone. It just spurred him on when he was given that responsibility.
Sensing Emotions…..of the moment:
This is by far the greatest quality that differentiates a reactive leader from the other kinds of leaders. On the last day of Ganguly’s farewell Test match, Dhoni did one of the most surprising and endearing moment in cricket folklore. With the match heading towards a draw, and India having all but won the series against the Aussies, Dhoni the captain, decided to pay tribute to Ganguly: a great servant of Indian cricket but also the captain under whom Dhoni made his debut.
He asked Ganguly to captain the team for one last time. Ganguly did so for a couple of overs. And then tossed the ball back to Dhoni.
To me that was the epitome of a reactive leader’s guts and values.Great leaders are reactive. And they empathize. And they win the hearts.Dhoni had clearly paid the finest honour for Ganguly with this gesture.
They Speak Out:
Once a selection committee member leaked the minutes of the meeting to the press, saying Dhoni did not want RP Singh instead of Irfan Pathan; and was thus willing to resign. Dhoni stood up. He rubbished the claims. But he also made a strong statement by saying he didnt want one bowler to feel he was not wanted over another.
I think in a single stroke, Dhoni was able to win both these bowlers….who are now both in the team. The team remains united.
And they think of Dhoni as their leader.
They Speak For Themselves:
There is no doubt that Dhoni has played well. His runs and his skills on the field are hardly debatable.
Cricketers are a pricey set of people. They play for a lot at stake. And no-one wants to lose their place in the team. Yet MS Dhoni openly said during the tour of Sri Lanka that he was fatigued and wanted to be rested for the Tests. I havent heard in recent times of a player who has been open and candid about his wants. Most players keep playing on inspite of fatigue or injury, as they fear for their place in the team. As a consequence they lose pick up serious injuries on tour and have to return midway. Viru would agree!
They are Confident About Speaking Out:
“How much money does one need it life?”, said MSD in a news interview. Reactive leaders dont fear for their place. They speak their mind out. They might not always get it wrong. But what sets them apart is that they dont care if they get it wrong. I am sure many of you might be eager to put Ganguly in the same box. Fair enough.
They Kill Issues Quickly:
More recently, Dhoni was in the news during the 20-20 World cup, when apparently there was a rift between Dhoni and Viru over the latter’s match fitness.
I was following the news. It lasted just one day. Nobody spoke of it the next day. I like to believe that Dhoni not just resolved the issue. But actually killed it.
The result: A Happy Team
They Want To Win…..As Planned:
In the recent one-day series against West Indies in the Caribbean, Yuvraj Singh scored a brilliant 100 and India had touched a score of 300+. With a fine batting effort, India held the upper hand. Yet when the Windies started their chase, India looked edgy. They almost lost their way. However some tight bowling in the last few overs ensured India won the match. So in the last over, when Harbhajan took the catch to send back the last West India batsman, Yuvraj and Harbhajan rejoiced at the latter’s decision to push Nehra to bowl the last over. Suddenly the whole team was celebrating what was a tense final over.Dhoni as the commentators noted was not happy at all. He didnt flash a smile. Just removed his gloves and joined his mates and then walked back to the pavilion.
When asked why he was not happy at the moment of victory at the post match conference, Dhoni replied, “I didnt like way we played. With such a strong batting display, we should have won comfortably”. Would you ever expect the captain of a team not celebrate the moment of victory in a match that almost went down to the wire? Well thats my take on being a reactive leader. They sometimes dont react at all!
Many talk and listen about the leadership qualities and we can find many books on leadership qualities. But, I feel that we can learn manythings from the recent victories of Indian Cricket Team and the manner in which Mahendra Singh Dhoni led the team. The manner in which Mahendra Singh Dhoni has led the team can be seen from his words in the felicitation function yesterday after the match was over. What Mahendra singh Dhoni said was:
     1.  Reamarkably, bowlers performed well. 
     2.  Shewag and sachin played well.
     3.  It was a team effort.
     From the reference from point no.1, we can understand that Dhoni concentrates on bowling which is not the Indian teams strength and the strength can be improved only by motivation and encouragement and he is only doing that.
    By praising shewag and sachin, he is simply referred to the good knocks and it should be there to complete the narration, but, it is to be noticed that Dhoni praised bowling well than the batting from shewag and sachin.
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Junior cricket

Dhoni was included in the Bihar U-19 squad for the 1998/99 season and scored 176 runs in 5 matches (7 innings) as the team finished fourth in the group of six and did not make it to the quarter finals. Dhoni was not picked for the East Zone U-19 squad (CK Nayudu Trophy) and Rest of India squad (MA Chidambaram Trophy and Vinoo Mankad Trophy). Bihar U-19 cricket team advanced to the finals of the 1999–2000 Cooch Behar Trophy where Dhoni made 84 to help Bihar post a total of 357. Bihar's efforts were dwarfed by Punjab U-19's 839 with Dhoni's future national squad teammate Yuvraj Singh making 358.[13] Dhoni's contribution for the tournament included 488 runs (9 matches, 12 innings), 5 fifties, 17 catches and 7 stumpings.[14] MS Dhoni made it to the East Zone U-19 squad for the CK Nayudu trophy but scored only 97 runs in four matches as East Zone lost all four matches and finished last in the tournament.

Bihar team

Dhoni made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar in the 1999–2000 season as an eighteen year old. He made a half century in his debut match scoring 68* in the second innings against Assam cricket team.[15] Dhoni finished the season with 283 runs in 5 matches. Dhoni scored his maiden first-class century againstBengal in the 2000/01 season in a losing cause.[16] Apart from the century, his performance in the 2000/01[17] did not include another score over fifty and in 2001/02 season he scored just five fifty in each season in four Ranji matches.[18] Dhoni's performance for the 2002/03 season in the Ranji Trophy included three half centuries in the Ranji Trophy and a couple of half-centuries in the Deodhar Trophy competition as he started winning recognition for his lower-order run contribution as well as hard hitting batting style.
In the 2003/04 season, Dhoni scored a century (128*) against Assam in the first match of the Ranji ODI trophy. He was part of the East Zone squad that won the Deodhar Trophy for the year and contributed with 244 runs in 4 matches. In the Duleep Trophy finals, Dhoni was picked over International cricketer Deep Dasgupta to represent East zone.[19] He scored a fighting half century in the second innings in a losing cause.[20]
The future captain was discovered via the BCCI's small-town talent-spotting initiative TRDW. Dhoni was discovered by TRDO PC Podar, captain of Bengal in the 1960s, when he saw Dhoni play for Jharkhand at a match in Jamshedpur in 2003, and sent a report to the National Cricket Academy.[21]

India A team

He was recognized for his efforts in the 2003/04 season, especially in the ODI format and was picked for the India A squad for a tour of Zimbabwe andKenya.[22] Against the Zimbabwe XI in Harare Sports Club, Dhoni had his best wicket-keeping effort with 7 catches and 4 stumpings in the match.[23] In the tri-nation tournament involving Kenya, India 'A' and Pakistan 'A', Dhoni helped India 'A' chase their target of 223 against Pakistan 'A' with a half-century.[24]Stressing on his performance, he scored back to back centuries – 120[25] and 119*[26] against the same squad. Dhoni scored 362 runs in 7 matches (6 innings, Ave:72.40), and his performance in the series received attention from the then captain – Sourav Ganguly[27] and Ravi Shastri amongst others. However, the India 'A' team coach Sandeep Patil recommended Karthik for a place in the Indian squad as wicket-keeper/batsman.[28]

Indian Premier League

M.S.Dhoni was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings for 1.5 Million USD. This made him the most expensive player in the IPL for the first season Auctions which was closely followed by Andrew Symonds. Dhoni is the present captain of the Chennai Super Kings team.

ODI career

ODI Career of Dhoni. Brown line indicates 10 match average while the orange line indicates career average progression.
The Indian team in the 2000s saw the use of Rahul Dravid as the wicket-keeper to ensure that the wicket-keeper spot didn't lack in batting talent.[27] The Indian cricket establishment also saw the entry of wicket-keeper/batsmen from the junior ranks with talents like Parthiv Patel and Dinesh Karthik – both India U-19 Captains in the test squads.[27] With Dhoni making a mark in the India-A squad, he was picked in the ODI squad for the Bangladesh tour in 2004/05.[29] Dhoni did not have a great start to his ODI career, getting run out for a duck on debut.[30] In spite of an average series against Bangladesh, Dhoni was picked for the Pakistan ODI series.[31] In the second match of the series, Dhoni in his fifth one-day international, scored 148 in Vishakapatnam off only 123 deliveries. Dhoni's 148 erased the earlier record for the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper,[32] a record that he would re-write before the end of the year.
Dhoni had few batting opportunities in the first two games of the Sri Lankan bilateral ODI series (October–November 2005) and was promoted to No. 3 in the third ODI at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur). Sri Lanka had set India a target of 299 after a Kumar Sangakkara century and in reply, India lost Tendulkar early. Dhoni was promoted to accelerate the scoring and ended the game with an unbeaten 183 off 145 balls, winning the game for India[33] – an innings described in Wisden Almanack (2006) as 'Uninhibited, yet anything but crude'.[34] The innings set various records including the highest Individual score in ODI cricket in the second innings,[35] a record that still stands. Dhoni ended the series with the highest run aggregate (346)[36] and was awarded the Man of the series award for his efforts. In December 2005, Dhoni was signed by BCCI to a B-grade contract, skipping the initial C-grade level due to his performance on the cricketing field.[37]
Dhoni bowling in the nets. He rarely bowls at international level.
India scored 328 in 50 overs with Dhoni contributing 68 in their first match of 2006 against Pakistan. However the team finished poorly, scoring just 43 runs in the last eight overs and lost the match due to Duckworth-Lewis method.[38] In the third match of the series, Dhoni came in with India in a precarious situation and scored 72 runs off just 46 balls that included 13 boundaries to help India take a 2–1 lead in the series.[39][40] The final match of the series had a repeat performance as Dhoni scored 77 runs off 56 balls to enable India win the series 4–1.[41] In recognition of his consistent ODI performances, Dhoni overtook Ricky Ponting as number one in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen on 20 April 2006.[42] His reign lasted just a week as Adam Gilchrist's performance againstBangladesh moved him to the top spot.[43]
Two canceled series in Sri Lanka, one due to the withdrawal of South Africa from the Unitech Cup due to security concerns[44] and the replacement 3-match ODI bilateral series against Sri Lanka washed due to rain,[45] was India's prelude to another disappointing tournament – DLF Cup 2006-07. Dhoni scored 43 runs as the team lost twice in three games and did not qualify for the finals. India's lack of preparation showed in the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy as they lost to West Indies and Australia, though Dhoni scored a half-century against West Indies. The story of the ODI series in South Africa was the same for both Dhoni and India as Dhoni scored 139 runs in 4 matches and India lost the series 4–0. From the start of the WI ODI series, Dhoni had played 16 matches, hit just two fifties and averaged 25.93. Dhoni received criticism on his wicket keeping technique from former wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani.[46]
Preparations for the 2007 Cricket World Cup improved as India recorded identical 3–1 victories over West Indiesand Sri Lanka and Dhoni had averages in excess of 100 in both these series. However, India unexpectedly crashed out the World Cup after losses to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Dhoni was out for a duck in both these matches and scored 29 runs in the tournament. After the loss to Bangladesh in 2007 Cricket World Cup, the house that Dhoni was constructing in his home-town Ranchi was vandalized and damaged by political activists ofJMM.[47] The local police arranged for security for his family as India exited the World cup in the first round.[48]
Dhoni put his disappointment in the World cup behind him by scoring 91* against Bangladesh after India were left in a tight spot earlier in the run-chase. Dhoni was declared the man of the match for his performance, his fourth in ODI cricket. He was also later adjudged the man of the series after the third game of the series was washed away. Dhoni had a good Afro-Asia Cup, getting 174 runs in 3 matches at an average of 87.00, with a blitzkrieg 139 not out of 97 balls, a Man Of The Match innings, in the 3rd ODI.
Dhoni was nominated as the vice-captain of the ODI team for the series against South Africa in Ireland and the subsequent India-England 7-match ODI series.[12] Dhoni, who received a 'B' grade contract in December 2005, was awarded an 'A' grade contract in June 2007. And also he was elected as captain of Indian Twenty-20 Cricket Team for the World Twenty20 in September 2007. On 2 September 2007 Mahendra Singh Dhoni equalled his idol Adam Gilchrist's international record for the most dismissals in an innings in ODI by catching 5 English players and stumping one.[49] He led India to the ICC World Twenty 20 trophy in South Africa with a victory over arch rivals Pakistan in an intensely fought final on 24 September 2007, and became the second Indian captain to have won a World cup in any form of cricket, after Kapil Dev. Dhoni took his first wicket and ODI wicket on 30 September 2009. He bowled Travis Dowlin from theWest Indies. During the series between India and Australia, Dhoni hit an aggressive 124 runs in just 107 balls, in the second ODI, and a measured knock of 71 runs in 95 balls, along with Yuvraj Singh, saw India home by 6 wickets, in the third ODI.
Dhoni topped the ICC ODI Batsman rankings for several months continuously in 2009, it was Hussy from Australia who replaced him for the top spot in the beginning of 2010.
Dhoni had an excellent year in ODIs in 2009 scoring 1198 runs in just 24 innings at an astonishing average of 70.43. Dhoni was also the joint top-scorer in ODIs in 2009 along with Ricky Ponting, but the latter having played in 30 innings.

Test career

Test Career of Dhoni. Brown line indicates 10 innings average while the orange line indicates career average progression.
Following his good one-day form against Sri Lanka, Dhoni replaced Dinesh Karthik in December 2005 as the Indian Test wicket-keeper.[50] Dhoni scored 30 runs in his debut match that was marred by rain. Dhoni came to the crease when the team was struggling at 109/5 and as wickets kept falling around him, he played an aggressive innings and was the last man dismissed.[51] Dhoni made his maiden half-century in the second Test and his quick scoring rate (half century came off 51 balls) aided India to set a target of 436 and the Sri Lankans were bowled out for 247.[52]
India toured Pakistan in January/February 2006 and Dhoni scored his maiden century in the second Test at Faisalabad. India were left in a tight spot as Dhoni was joined by Irfan Pathan with the team still 107 away from avoiding follow-on. Dhoni played his typical aggressive innings as he scored his maiden test century in just 93 balls after scoring his first fifty in just 34 deliveries.[53]
Dhoni at fielding practice.
Dhoni followed his maiden test century with some prosaic batting performances over the next three matches, one against Pakistan that India lost and two against England that had India holding a 1–0 lead going into the test match. Dhoni was the top scorer in India's first innings in the third test atWankhede Stadium as his 64 aided India post a respectable 279 in reply to England's 400. However Dhoni and the Indian fielders dropped too many catches and missed many dismissal chances including a key stumping opportunity of Andrew Flintoff (14).[54] Dhoni failed to collect the Harbhajan Singh delivery cleanly as Flintoff went on to make 36 more runs as England set a target of 313 for the home team, a target that India were never in the reckoning. A batting collapse saw the team being dismissed for 100 and Dhoni scored just 5 runs and faced criticism for his wicket-keeping lapses as well as his shot selections.
On the West Indies tour in 2006, Dhoni scored a quick and aggressive 69 in the first Test at Antigua. The rest of the series was unremarkable for Dhoni as he scored 99 runs in the remaining 6 innings but his wicket-keeping skills improved and Dhoni finished the series with 13 catches and 4 stumpings. In the test series in South Africa, Dhoni's scores of 34 and 47 were not sufficient to save the second test against the Proteas as India lost the test series 2–1, squandering the chance to build on their first ever Test victory in South Africa (achieved in the first Test match). Dhoni's bruised hands ruled him out of the third test match.[55]
On the fourth day of the first Test match at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua during India's tour of West Indies, 2006, Dhoni's flick off Dave Mohammed to the midwicket region was caught by Daren Ganga. As the batsman started to walk back, captain Dravid declared the innings when confusion started as the umpires were not certain if the fielder stepped on the ropes and Dhoni stayed for the umpire's verdict. While the replays were inconclusive, the captain of the West Indies side, Brian Lara, wanted Dhoni to walk-off based on the fielder's assertion of the catch. The impasse continued for more than 15 minutes and Lara's temper was on display with finger wagging against the umpires and snatching the ball from umpire Asad Rauf. Ultimately, Dhoni walked-off and Dravid's declaration was effected but the game was delayed, and Lara's action was criticized by the commentators and former players. Lara was summoned by the match referee to give an explanation of his actions but he was not fined.[56]
Dhoni scored two centuries in Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2009, a series of 3 matches in which he led India to a 2–0 victory. With this feat, India soared up to the number 1 position in Test cricket for the first time in history. India scored 726–9 (decl) in the third match of this series, which is their highest Test total ever.[57]

Captain of India

Dhoni was named the captain of India Twenty 20 squad for the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 held in South Africa in September 2007.[58] India were crowned champions as Dhoni led the team to victory against Pakistan in a thrilling contest.[59] He, then went on to become the ODI captain of the Indian team for the seven-match ODI series against Australia in September 2007.[60] He made his debut as full-time Test captain of India during the fourth and final test against Australia at Nagpur in November 2008 replacing Anil Kumble who was injured in the third test and who then announced his retirement. Dhoni was vice-captain in this series up to that point.[61] India eventually won that Test thus clinching the series 2–0 and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.[62] Dhoni had previously captained India on a stand-in basis against South Africa and Australia in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
It was under his captaincy that India climbed to No. 1 in the ICC Test Rankings in December 2009. After that he managed to lead India in a series-levelling world championship of Tests against the South Africans in Feb 2010. As a result India managed No. 1 spot in the ICC Test Rankings.
After winning the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup for India against Sri Lanka on 2nd April 2011 with his match winning knock of unbeaten 91, Tendulkar heaped praises on Dhoni, claiming him to be the best captain he has played under. Tendulkar mentioned that it was Dhoni's calm influence that was rubbing off on all his team-mates and even under such extreme pressure from every corner the way Dhoni handles it and brings the best out of him was just incredible. Saurav Ganguly also said in an interview to a news channel that Dhoni is the all time greatest captain of India and he has a great record to support this credential.

Two-match ban

Dhoni was handed a two-match ban from playing in the ODI series against Sri Lanka for the team's slow over-rate during the second one-dayer in Nagpur (18 December 2009) by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe.[63]

World Cup

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup against Sri Lanka. In the final, chasing 275 under extreme pressure, Dhoni promoted himself up the batting order, coming before Yuvraj Singh. When he came to bat, the situation was very demanding, with India needing more than six runs per over and three top order batsmen already dismissed. He started building a good partnership with his former India 'A' teammate Gautam Gambhir and ran quick singles and twos. Due to good strokeplay and active running between wickets, they kept up with the required run rate. Dhoni was on 60 off 60 balls, but later accelerated with a greater flow of boundaries, ending with 91 not out off 79 balls. Befitting the occasion, he finished the match with a huge six over long-on off bowler Nuwan Kulasekara.
Later he admitted in the post match presentation that he came up the order so as to counter the Muralitharan spin threat as he was very familiar with Murali's bowling, being his team-mate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings. He had come after the dismissal of Virat Kohli, also a right-handed batsman. By partnering with the left-handed Gambhir, he ensured a right-left combination at the crease that makes it difficult for bowlers to settle into a rhythm. Yuvraj is left-handed, and would not have formed this combination with Gambhir.
Through this victory, India became only the third team after West Indies and Australia to have won the World Cup more than once. Over the course of their world cup campaign, they defeated every previous world champion (West Indies in the league stage, and Australia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in the knockout rounds).

Cricket performance

ODI Cricket

ODI career records by opposition
#OpponentMatchesRunsAverageHigh Score100s50sCatchesStumping
1Africa XI[64]317487.00139*1033
2Australia Australia2369043.1212413269
3Bangladesh Bangladesh924761.75101*1196
4Bermuda Bermuda12929.00290010
5England England1850133.409603197
6Hong Kong Hong Kong1109-109*1013
7New Zealand New Zealand926967.2584*0272
8Pakistan Pakistan2392054.1114817226
9Scotland Scotland1-----2-
10South AfricaSouth Africa1019624.501070171
11Sri Lanka Sri Lanka38151463.08183*212389
12West Indies Cricket Board West Indies1849949.909503164
13Zimbabwe Zimbabwe2123123.0067*0201
Total156527151.67183*73415151
ODI Centuries:
ODI centuries
#RunsMatchAgainstStadiumCity/CountryYear
11485PakistanACA-VDCA StadiumVishakapatnam, India2005
2183*22Sri LankaSawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur, India2005
3139*74Africa XI[64]MA Chidambaram StadiumChennai, India2007
4109*109Hong KongNational StadiumKarachi, Pakistan2008
5124143AustraliaVCA StadiumNagpur, India2009
6107152Sri LankaVCA StadiumNagpur, India2009
7101*156BangladeshSher-e-Bangla Cricket StadiumDhaka, Bangladesh2010

ODI records

  • On 31 October 2005 Dhoni scored 183* runs of just 145 balls against Sri Lanka in Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, which is the highest score made by any batsman in the second innings (surpassing Lara's previous record of 153).[35]
    • The innings featured 10 Sixes - the most by an Indian in an innings, and the fourth highest in ODI cricket after the 12 scored by Xavier Marshall of the West Indies, and 11 scored by both ST Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi.[65]
    • He broke Adam Gilchrist's record of 172 for the highest score made by a wicket keeper.
    • The innings set the record for the most number of runs scored in boundaries (120 – 15x4; 10x6) breaking the record held by Saeed Anwar. However this was later broken by Herschelle Gibbs (126 runs in boundaries – 21x4; 7x6) against Australia during his knock of 175.
    • The score of 183* equalled Ganguly's innings during the 1999 Cricket World Cup as the highest individual score against Sri Lanka.
  • Among Indian batsmen who have played more than 50 matches, Dhoni has the highest average.[66] Dhoni's batting average is also the highest amongst wicketkeepers in ODIs.
  • In June 2007, Dhoni(139*) and Mahela Jayawardene(107)[64] set a new world record for the sixth wicket partnership of 218 runs against Africa XI during the Afro-Asia Cup.[67]
    • Dhoni passed Shaun Pollock's record for the highest individual score by a number seven batsman in one-day internationals during his unbeaten innings of 139.[68] Incidentally, Pollock record stood for just three days as his score of 130 came in the first match of the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup while Dhoni's century came in the third and final match of the series.
    • Dhoni also holds the records of the most dismissals in an innings by an Indian wicketkeeper and joint International (with Adam Gilchrist) with 6 dismissals (5 catches and one stumping) against England at Headlingly 2 September 2007.
    • Dhoni holds the Indian record of most dismissals in ODIs. He went past Nayan Mongia's 154 for India on 14 November 2008 when he caught Ian Bell offZaheer Khan at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot. However including 3 ODIs against Africa XI, his 155th dismissal was TM Dilshan caught offMunaf Patel at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 24 August 2008.
  • Dhoni, when he was on four during his innings of 23 against Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Saturday, completed 4,000 runs in ODIs. Having already effected 165 dismissals (125 catches + 40 stumpings), Dhoni became the sixth wicketkeeper after Adam Gilchrist, Andy Flower, Alec Stewart, Mark Boucher and Kumar Sangakkara to complete the "double" of 4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in the history of ODIs. Dhoni’s feat of completing the "double" of 4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in only 114 innings is a world record. He is the youngest wicket-keeper batsman to do so (27 years and 208 days).

Man of the Series Awards

S NoSeries (Opponents)SeasonSeries Performance
1Sri Lanka in India ODI Series2005/06346 Runs (7 Matches & 5 Innings, 1x100, 1x50); 6 Catches & 3Stumpings
2[69]India in Bangladesh ODI Series2007127 Runs (2 Matches & 2 Innings, 1x50); 1 Catches & 2 Stumpings
3India in Sri Lanka ODI Series2008193 Runs (5 Matches & 5 Innings, 2x50); 3 Catches & 1 Stumping
4India in West Indies ODI Series2009182 Runs (4 Matches & 3 Innings with an average of 91); 4 Catches & 1 Stumping
Man of the Match Awards:
S NoOpponentVenueSeasonMatch Performance
1PakistanVishakapatnam2004/05148 (123b, 15x4, 4x6); 2 Catches
2Sri LankaJaipur2005/06183* (145b, 15x4, 10x6); 1 Catch
3PakistanLahore2005/0672 (46b, 12x4); 3 Catches
4BangladeshMirpur200791* (106b, 7x4); 1 Stumping
5Africa XI[64]Chennai2007139* (97b, 15x4, 5x6); 3 Stumpings
6AustraliaChandigarh200750* ( 35 b, 5x4 1x6); 2 Stumpings
7PakistanGuwahati200763, 1 Stumping
8Sri LankaKarachi200867, 2 Catches
9Sri LankaColombo (RPS)200876, 2 Catches
10New ZealandMcLean Park, Napier200984*, 1 Catch & 1 Stumping
11West IndiesBeausejour Stadium, St. Lucia200946*, 2 Catches & 1 Stumping
12AustraliaVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur2009124, 1 Catches, 1 Stumping & 1 Runout
13BangladeshMirpur2010101* (107b, 9x4)
14Sri LankaWankhede Stadium, Mumbai ICC World Cup FInals201191 Not Out

Test cricket

Test performance:
Test career records by opposition
#OpponentsMatchesRunsAverageHigh Score100s50sCatchesStumpings
1Australia Australia844834.469204186
2Bangladesh Bangladesh2104104.0051*0161
3EnglandEngland839733.089204243
4New Zealand New Zealand215577.5056*02111
5Pakistan Pakistan532364.601481291
6South Africa South Africa721827.25132*1161
7Sri Lanka Sri Lanka636360.5011021151
8West Indies Cricket Board West Indies416824.006901134
Total42217640.2914841610218
Test centuries:
Test centuries
#RunsMatchAgainstStadiumCity/CountryYear
11485PakistanIqbal StadiumFaisalabad, Pakistan2006
211038Sri LankaSardar Patel StadiumAhmedabad, India2009
3100*40Sri LankaBrabourne StadiumMumbai, India2009
4132*42South AfricaEden GardensKolkata, India2010
Man of the Match Awards:
S NoOpponentVenueSeasonMatch Performance
1AustraliaMohali200892 & 68*

Test records

  • Dhoni's maiden century against Pakistan in Faisalabad (148) is the fastest century scored by an Indian wicket keeper. Only three centuries by two players (Kamran Akmal and Adam Gilchrist – 2) were faster than Dhoni's 93 ball century.[70]
  • Under Dhoni's captaincy, India defeated Australia by 320 runs on 21st Oct'08, biggest ever win in terms of runs for India.[71]
  • Dhoni holds the record for most catches by an Indian player in an innings. He achieved this feat by taking six catches during the first innings of the third test against New Zealand in Wellington in April 2009.
  • Dhoni also equalled Syed Kirmani's record for most dismissals in an innings by an Indian wicket-keeper. Syed Kirmani has effected 6 dismissals (5 catches and 1 stumping) against New Zealand in 1976. Dhoni now has equalled that record for most dismissals with 6 dismissals (all 6 catches) against New Zealand in 2009.
  • Dhoni currently ranks third in the all-time dismissals list by Indian wicket-keepers. With the six dismissals in the first innings of the Test match against New Zealand in Auckland,April 2009, Dhoni has now been involved in 109 dismissals. The following is the list of top five Indian wicket-keepers, in terms of all-time dismissals in test matches: Syed Kirmani (198 dismissals), Kiran More (130 dismissals), Dhoni (109 dismissals), Nayan Mongia (107 dismissals) & Farokh Engineer (82 dismissals).
  • Dhoni is now the second wicketkeeper to have effected 6 dismissals in an innings apart from a fifty in each innings of a Test match. Denis Lindsay had accomplished the feat for South Africa against Australia at Johannesburg in December 1966 – 69 & 182 and 6 ct. + 2 ct.
  • Under Dhoni's captaincy, India reached their highest test score of 726–9 (decl) during Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2009. Their 2–0 victory in the series took them to the number 1 ranking in Test cricket for the first time in history.
  • Under Dhoni's captaincy, India did not lose a test match until the first test versus South Africa in Nagpur in Feb 2010. As a captain, he holds a record for longest unbeaten run in tests from his debut, 11 tests (8 wins and 3 draws). This record crossed former Australian captain Warwick Armstrong's run of 10 unbeaten tests (8 wins, 2 draws) from debut. In Dhoni's streak, however, there was a period of injury in which Virender Sehwag led the side (for 3 draws). So India's unbeaten streak was for 14 tests, of which 11 were Dhoni's.

Endorsements

MS Dhoni signed with Kolkata-based celebrity management company Gameplan Sports in April 2005.[72][73] Currently Dhoni has 20 endorsements, only Shahrukh Khan has more (21).[74] In 2007 Dhoni had 17 endorsements.[75] In July 2010, Dhoni tied up with Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes and has been promised a minimum guarantee of Rs 210 crore over the next three years.[76]
The following is the list of endorsements signed by Dhoni.

Notes

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