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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 31,948,178 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. MS Dhoni is the 5th most popular cricketer (up from 6th in 2019), the 760th most popular biography from India (down from 751st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Cricketer.

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The Indian Express
Stephen Fleming reasons why MS Dhoni won’t bat higher: ‘He is sort of recovering from that…’
Despite looking flawless with his power-hitting game CSK has refrained from promoting the MS Dhoni up the batting order
Sports Desk
Saturday, April 20, 2024
The Times of India
MS Dhoni is Citroen's new brand ambassador: Sources
Indian cricket legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been appointed as the brand ambassador for French carmaker Citroen in India, as per sources. The move aims to boost brand recognition for the Stellantis Group company in the competitive Indian market. Dhoni is se…
Shally Mohile
Sunday, April 21, 2024
The Times of India
IPL 2024's biggest mystery: Why is MS Dhoni not batting up the order? CSK coach responds
Despite fans' calls for Dhoni's promotion in the batting order, CSK coach Stephen Fleming cited Dhoni's knee injury recovery, limiting his batting time. Fleming praised Dhoni's impactful contributions, acknowledging his brief but effective appearances. Despit…
ET Online
Saturday, April 20, 2024

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, MS Dhoni ranks 5 out of 68. Before him are Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and W. G. Grace. After him are Kapil Dev, Willie Watson, Alfred Bowerman, Virat Kohli, Garfield Sobers, Viv Richards, and Rahul Dravid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, MS Dhoni ranks 222. Before him are Natalie Glebova, Maria Elena Boschi, Edu, Raúl Bravo, Dimitris Salpingidis, and Beth Ditto. After him are Émilie Dequenne, Taufik Hidayat, Kiera Cass, Cristian Zaccardo, Fandango, and Giourkas Seitaridis.

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In India

Among people born in India, MS Dhoni ranks 760 out of 1,493. Before him are V. Shantaram (1901), Jyoti Amge (1993), Fareed Zakaria (1964), Gauri Khan (1970), Monier Monier-Williams (1819), and Shivraj Singh Chouhan (1959). After him are John Abraham (1972), Boman Irani (1959), Bano Qudsia (1928), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Maneka Gandhi (1956), and Narain Karthikeyan (1977).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, MS Dhoni ranks 3. Before him are Sachin Tendulkar (1973) and Sunil Gavaskar (1949). After him are Kapil Dev (1959), Virat Kohli (1988), Rahul Dravid (1973), Sourav Ganguly (1972), Anil Kumble (1970), Bishan Singh Bedi (1946), Mithali Raj (1982), Ravindra Jadeja (1988), and Diana Edulji (1956).

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