MS Dhoni Dhoni at an event in January 2013. Personal information Full nameMahendra Singh Dhoni Born7 July 1981(age 33) Ranchi, Bihar, India NicknameMahi, MS, MSD Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Batting styleRight-hand batsman Bowling styleRight-arm medium Role Wicket-keeper, India captain International information National side *. India Test debut(cap 251)2 December 2005 v Sri Lanka Last Test14 February 2014 v New Zealand ODIdebut(cap 158)23 December 2004 v Bangladesh Last ODI28 January 2014 v New Zealand ODI shirt no.7 T20I debut(cap 2)1 December 2006 v South Africa Last T20I10 October 2013 v Australia Domestic team information YearsTeam 1999/00–2004/05 Bihar 2004/05–present Jharkhand 2008–present Chennai Super Kings Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC T20Is Matches8124312243 Runs scored4,3428,0466,504772 Batting average38.7653.2837.1632.16 100s/50s6/289/549/420/0 Top score224183 *22448 * Ballsbowled9036120– Wickets010– Bowling average–31.00–– 5 wickets in innings–––– 10 wickets in match–––– Best bowling–1/14–– Catches/ stumpings219/37224/80327/5622/8 Source: ESPNCricinfo, 31 January 2014 Mahendra Singh Dhoni( pronunciation, commonly known asM. S. Dhoni; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian cricketerand the current captainof the Indian national cricket team. 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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]He made his One Day International(ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Testa year later against Sri Lanka. Dhoni is the captain of India in all three formsof the game.