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MS Dhoni

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni ([məˈɦeːnd̪ɾə ˈsɪŋɡʱ ˈd̪ʱoːniː] ; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper batsmen and captains and one of the greatest ODI batsmen, 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. He has led India to victory in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, being the only captain to win three different limited overs ICC tournaments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. MS Dhoni is the 4th most popular cricketer (up from 7th in 2019), the 558th most popular biography from India (up from 919th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, MS Dhoni ranks 4 out of 136. Before him are Don Bradman, Willie Watson, and William Donne. After him are Sachin Tendulkar, W. G. Grace, Sunil Gavaskar, Kumar Sangakkara, Andrew Flintoff, Alfred Bowerman, C. B. K. Beachcroft, and Kapil Dev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, MS Dhoni ranks 85. Before him are Kofi Kingston, Andrea Barzagli, Finn Bálor, Fabian Cancellara, Émilie Dequenne, and Engin Akyürek. After him are Alexis Bledel, Heikki Kovalainen, Kosuke Suzuki, Julius Malema, Genevieve Cortese, and Willy Caballero.

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In India

Among people born in India, MS Dhoni ranks 558 out of 1,861. Before him are Rekha (1954), Anupam Kher (1955), Supriya Pathak (1961), Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893), Surdas (1478), and Nilakantha Somayaji (1444). After him are Meena Kumari (1933), Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805), Shiva Rajkumar (1961), Shammi Kapoor (1931), M. F. Husain (1915), and Bhikaiji Cama (1861).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, MS Dhoni ranks 1. After him are Sachin Tendulkar (1973), Sunil Gavaskar (1949), Kapil Dev (1959), Virat Kohli (1988), VVS Laxman (1974), Ravindra Jadeja (1988), Ravichandran Ashwin (1986), Mohammed Shami (1990), K. L. Rahul (1992), Bishan Singh Bedi (1946), and Syed Kirmani (1949).

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