MS dhoni- the man with golden touch
M. S. Dhoni; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian cricketer and the current of the Indian national cricket He is 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 made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.
Dhoni is the captain of India in all three forms of the game. His Test and ODI records are the best among all Indian captains to date. 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,
He also won the CB Series of 2007–08, the 2010 Asia Cup, 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 to take India to victory for which he was awarded the Man of the Match. After taking up the Test captaincy in 2008, he led the team to series wins in New Zealand and 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 June 2013, when India defeated England in the final of the Champions Trophy in England, Dhoni became the first captain to win all the three ICC trophies.
He also had some bad times in his captaincy. He lost 2 overseas series in Australia and England 4-0 respectively. He lost the test and ODI series both in Newzeland and South Africa in 2013 decemeber and 2014 January. He did not qualify for the finals of the Asia cup of 2012 and also he did not qualify for the CB series in 2012.
Tommorow will be a magical day for Indian cricket as the captian will be looking for his fourth major title in ICC events and after that he will hoping to perform better in England and Australia this summer.
He also won the CB Series of 2007–08, the 2010 Asia Cup, 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 to take India to victory for which he was awarded the Man of the Match. After taking up the Test captaincy in 2008, he led the team to series wins in New Zealand and 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 June 2013, when India defeated England in the final of the Champions Trophy in England, Dhoni became the first captain to win all the three ICC trophies.
He also had some bad times in his captaincy. He lost 2 overseas series in Australia and England 4-0 respectively. He lost the test and ODI series both in Newzeland and South Africa in 2013 decemeber and 2014 January. He did not qualify for the finals of the Asia cup of 2012 and also he did not qualify for the CB series in 2012.
Tommorow will be a magical day for Indian cricket as the captian will be looking for his fourth major title in ICC events and after that he will hoping to perform better in England and Australia this summer.
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