Today is the 39th birthday of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni has come a long way from the streets of Ranchi to the most successful captain of Indian cricket. Now he is seen more in the role of mentor of young players in the team. He struggled a lot in childhood. His family lived in a one-room apartment. Perhaps it was the struggle of childhood that gave him the courage and patience to win.
The journey started in December 2004 with the international debut, 0
Dhoni made his international debut under the captaincy of Saurabh Ganguly. He wore Team India's blue jersey for the first time against Bangladesh in Chittagong. But Mahi was run out in this ODI by scoring 0 runs.
148 runs against Pakistan
Pakistan's team was on a tour of India. In the second ODI of the series here, then captain Ganguly sent him for batting at number three. Earlier, Dhoni had a lot of names in hitting long sixes but he was not able to leave much impact in international cricket. But he took the opportunity found here and hit 148 runs in 123 balls to bring the Indian team's score to 300. With this innings, Dhoni confirmed his place in Team India. This was the 5th match of his ODI career.
183 not out against Sri Lanka
In 2005, India was chasing a target of 299 against Sri Lanka in a match played in Jaipur. Once again Dhoni got the chance at number 3 and after batting 50 overs here, he batted till the end of the match and hit 183 runs. Dhoni's score is still his highest score in ODI cricket.
India T20 World Champion in 2007
For the first time, the T20 World Cup was being played and Mahendra Singh Dhoni made history here with captaincy skills. Not only did India reach the final of this first World T20, but they also captured this title by defeating their arch-rivals Pakistan.
India became world champion for the second time in 2011
This World Cup was being held in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka including India. India defeated Sri Lanka in the final here and won this title for the second time. Dhoni is the second Indian captain after Kapil Dev to win the title of world champion.
91 not out in the 2011 title match
India was chasing a target of 275 runs in this title match. Sachin and Sehwag (for 31) returned to the pavilion early. After this, if Virat was out, Dhoni landed at number 5 here. Dhoni played a match-winning partnership with Gambhir in this match and gave Team India the title with a winning six.
Double century in test
In 2013, India was playing against Australia in their home series. In Chennai Test here, Dhoni scored the only double century of his Test career. Dhoni scored 224 runs here and India won here by 8 wickets.
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