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MS Dhoni (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) was born on 7 July, 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand), India, is an Indian cricketer (born 1981). Discover MS Dhoni's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?
| Popular As |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
42 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
7 July 1981 |
| Birthday |
7 July |
| Birthplace |
Ranchi, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand), India |
| Nationality |
India
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He is a member of famous Cricketer with the age 42 years old group.
MS Dhoni Height, Weight & Measurements
At 42 years old, MS Dhoni height is 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
MS Dhoni Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is MS Dhoni worth at the age of 42 years old? MS Dhoni’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cricketer. He is from India. We have estimated MS Dhoni's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Cricketer |
MS Dhoni Social Network
Timeline
He is a right handed batter and a wicket-keeper.
Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand) in a Hindu Rajput family to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi.
His parents hailed from Lwali village in Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) and he was the youngest of three children.
His family spells the surname as "Dhauni".
Dhoni did his schooling at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir where he started playing football as a goal keeper but later moved to play cricket on the suggestion of his coach Keshav Banerjee.
He played as a wicket-keeper for Commando cricket club from 1995 to 1998 and Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL) team in 1998.
At CCL, he batted higher up the order and helped the team qualify to the higher division.
Based on his performance at club cricket, he was picked for the 1997/98 season of Vinoo Mankad Trophy under-16 championship.
In the 1998–99, Dhoni played for Bihar U-19 team in the Cooch Behar Trophy and scored 176 runs in 5 matches.
Born in Ranchi, Dhoni made his first class debut for Bihar in 1999.
In the 1999–2000 Cooch Behar Trophy, the Bihar U-19 cricket team made it to the finals, where Dhoni made 84 in a losing cause.
Dhoni's contribution in the tournament included 488 runs in nine matches with five fifties, 17 catches and seven stumpings.
Dhoni made it to the East Zone U-19 squad for the C. K. Nayudu Trophy in the 1999–2000 season and scored only 97 runs in four matches, as East Zone lost all the matches and finished last in the tournament.
Dhoni made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar against Assam in the 1999–2000 season, as an eighteen-year-old scoring 68 runs in the second innings.
Dhoni finished the season with 283 runs in 5 matches.
Dhoni scored his maiden first-class century while playing for Bihar against Bengal in the 2000–01 Ranji Trophy season.
Apart from this century, his performance in the 2000/01 season did not include another score over fifty and in the 2001–02 Ranji Trophy season, he scored just five fifties in four Ranji matches.
From 2001 to 2003, Dhoni worked as a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur under South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways.
Dhoni's played for Jharkhand in the 2002–03 Ranji Trophy and represented East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy where he started gaining recognition for his lower-order contribution as well as hard-hitting batting style.
In the 2003/04 season, Dhoni scored a century (128*) against Assam in the first match of the Ranji ODI tournament and was part of the East Zone squad that won the Deodhar Trophy 2003–2004 season scoring 244 runs in four matches.
In the Duleep Trophy finals, Dhoni represented East zone and scored a fighting half-century in the second innings in a losing cause.
Dhoni was identified as one of the emerging talents via the BCCI's small-town talent-spotting initiative TRDW.
He made his debut for the Indian cricket team on 23 December 2004 in an ODI against Bangladesh and played his first test a year later against Sri Lanka.
In 2004, Dhoni was picked for the India A squad for a tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya.
Against the Zimbabwe XI in Harare Sports Club, Dhoni effected seven catches and four stumpings.
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.
Dhoni has captained the most international matches and is the most successful Indian captain.
In 2007, he became the captain of the ODI side before taking over in all formats by 2008.
In 2008, Dhoni was awarded India's highest sport honor Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by Government of India.
He received the fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2009 and third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan in 2018.
He also led the teams that won the Asia Cup in 2010, 2016 and was a member of the title winning squad in 2018.
Dhoni plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, leading them to the final on ten occasions and winning it five times (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023).
He has also led CSK to two Champions League T20 titles in 2010 and 2014.
He is amongst the few batsmen to have scored more than five thousand runs in the IPL, as well as being the first wicket-keeper to do so.
He has led India to victory in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, the only captain to win three different limited overs tournaments.
Dhoni holds an honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Parachute Regiment of the Indian Territorial Army which was presented to him by the Indian Army in 2011.
He is one of the most popular cricketers in the world.
Dhoni retired from test cricket in 2014, but continued playing in limited overs cricket till 2019.
He has scored 17,266 runs in international cricket including 10,000 plus runs at an average of more than 50 in ODIs.
