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HOME > PLAYERS > Mahendra Dhoni Mahendra Dhoni Born July 7, 1981 Major Teams India, Jharkhand Known As Mahendra Dhoni Batting Style Right Hand Bat Bowling Style Test Debut ODI Debut 2004/05 against Bangladesh at Chittagong Profile With the arrival of Mahendra Singh Dhoni seems to have India’s search for a wicket-keeper batsman. Dhoni, who hails from Jharkhand, can be swashbuckling with the bat and secure with the wicketkeeping gloves. This was evident for the whole world when Dhoni, playing his fifth ODI, tore to shreds the Pakistani bowling attack in the second one-dayer at Vishakapatnam cracking a dazzling 148 and later took two good catches. Said to be drinking three litres of milk every day, Dhoni has put some stirring performances which led to his call to the Indian team – a rapid hundred which helped East Zone clinch the Deodhar Trophy and an audacious 60 in the Duleep Trophy final. But it was with his two centuries against Pakistan A, in the triangular tournament in Kenya, that Dhoni established himself as a clinical destroyer of bowling attacks. News Articles Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record (2007-03-08) India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game (2007-03-07) Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (2007-03-06) Indian team arrives in the West Indies (2007-03-02) Indian team leaves for World Cup (2007-03-01) Ganguly agrees with BCCI on wives' issue (2007-02-26) Dhoni upbeat about World Cup (2007-02-25) Dhoni to work for taking a run-a-ball in World Cup (2007-02-22) Dhoni moves up in ICC rankings (2007-02-21)     ... more news stories Test Statistics   M I No Runs Hs Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting 0   O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Sr Econ Bowling One Day Statistics   M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 SR Ct St Batting 5 5 1 170 148 42.50 1 0 118.05 6 2   O M R W Ave Best 4w 5w Sr Econ Bowling 0

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