MS Dhoni, born Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 1981, is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. He represented the Indian cricket team and captained it in limited overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He led India to victory in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, the only captain to win those three limited-overs tournaments. In the Indian Premier League he plays for the Chennai Super Kings, who won the title five times under him. He received the Khel Ratna, the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan, and was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2025.
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is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper
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born 7 July 1981
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He made his debut for the Indian cricket team on 23 December 2004 in an ODI against Bangladesh
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winning the title five times (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023)
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is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper
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is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper
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He has led India to victory in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy
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he represented the Indian cricket team and was the captain of the team in limited overs formats from 2007 to 2017
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