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Mahendra Singh Dhoni ( ; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer. He is a right handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper-batsmen and captains, he represented the Indian cricket team and was the captain of the side in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of MS Dhoni has received more than 30,916,635 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). MS Dhoni is the 7th most popular cricketer (down from 5th in 2019), the 918th most popular biography from India (down from 756th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Indian Cricketer.

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  • 41.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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The Times of India
Picture Perfect! Sachin Tendulkar hugs MS Dhoni after MI-CSK match
Regardless of the outcome of the match in the IPL, the camaraderie among players from opposing teams often steals the spotlight. One such moment was witnessed after the Mumbai Indians-Chennai Super Kings match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
TOI Sports Desk
Sunday, April 14, 2024
The Times of India
MS Dhoni in spotlight as CSK and MI resume rivalry in new era
Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be in the spotlight in his final game at the Wankhede Stadium for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Dhoni returns to the Wankhede for the first time as a non-captain of the CSK, potent…
PTI
Saturday, April 13, 2024
The Times of India
Watch - 'A trip down memory lane': MS Dhoni with 2011 ODI and 2007 T20 World Cup trophies
MS Dhoni returned to Mumbai for CSK's IPL 2024 match, visited BCCI headquarters, admired the ODI World Cup trophy, and signed iconic photographs. In the match against Mumbai Indians, Dhoni's 20 runs off four balls secured Chennai Super Kings' victory. On Sund…
TOI Sports Desk
Sunday, April 14, 2024
The Times of India
IPL Live: MS Dhoni in spotlight as CSK face Mumbai Indians
MI vs CSK IPL 2024 Live Score: The legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be in the spotlight in what could be his final game at the iconic Wankhede Sta
Times Of India
Sunday, April 14, 2024

Page views of MS Dhonis by language

Over the past year MS Dhoni has had the most page views in the with 8,669,411 views, followed by Hindi (467,316), and Bengali (45,946). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (283.08%), Eastern Punjabi (164.67%), and Odia (142.13%)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, MS Dhoni ranks 7 out of 136. Before him are Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, W. G. Grace, and Virat Kohli. After him are Bishan Singh Bedi, Willie Watson, Viv Richards, Shane Warne, Ravindra Jadeja, and Muttiah Muralitharan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, MS Dhoni ranks 254. Before him are Ben Moody, Eric Djemba-Djemba, Gillian Chung, Harel Skaat, Giselle Itié, and Daisuke Matsui. After him are Zsolt Baumgartner, André Lotterer, Ashley Biden, Clara Morgane, Julia Jones, and Robert Doornbos.

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In India

Among people born in India, MS Dhoni ranks 918 out of 1,861. Before him are Dorabji Tata (1859), Nandini Satpathy (1931), Uddhav Thackeray (1960), Avinash Dixit (1944), Yellapragada Subbarow (1895), and Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920). After him are V. K. Sasikala (1954), B. Saroja Devi (1938), Prem Nazir (1927), Karan Johar (1972), Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (1972), and Bobby Deol (1969).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, MS Dhoni ranks 5. Before him are Sachin Tendulkar (1973), Sunil Gavaskar (1949), Kapil Dev (1959), and Virat Kohli (1988). After him are Bishan Singh Bedi (1946), Ravindra Jadeja (1988), Rahul Dravid (1973), Sourav Ganguly (1972), Anil Kumble (1970), Harbhajan Singh (1980), and Mithali Raj (1982).

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