Mahendra Singh Dhoni

To me, Dhoni is the rare athlete whose greatness lived in stillness rather than spectacle. Captaining India across formats while keeping wicket and finishing matches with that famous ice-cold nerve is a workload most players could not survive, let alone master. What I find most compelling is the arc: a young man from Ranchi who became a national institution and a Padma Bhushan honoree. Plenty of cricketers hit harder or look flashier, but few have ever read a pressure situation with his composure. I rank him among the smartest tactical minds the sport has produced, and I admire the calm more than the trophies.

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Name (English)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Name (Japanese)

マヘンドラ・シン・ドーニ

Reading

まへんどら・しん・どーに

Born

July 7, 1981 (age 45)

Origin

Ranchi, Ranchi district, India

Height

175 cm

Occupation

cricketer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• 2011 CNN-News18 Indian of the Year
• 2007 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games
• Padma Shri in sports
• 2013 ICC World ODI XI
• 2018 Padma Bhushan

• Official sitehttps://www.dhoniworld.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mahi7781/
• Xhttps://x.com/MSDhoni
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS%20Dhoni
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%98%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q470774

Tags

• Ranchi district
• cricketer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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