Lt. Col MS Dhoni is a name which even a kid knows in India. Acclaimed of being the most successful captain in the history of India cricket, he has time and again proved that he has earned this title of being the most successful captain. He is a very hard-working and logical person, and all the success he has is not just by luck or fluke. Dhoni is a man of action, a man of calm mind and prowess over the field. A lot has been talked about his calm behavior in and out of the field. Critics wonder how he can be so composed even in pressure situations.

He made his ODI debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka. Dhoni has been the recipient of many awards, including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first player to win the award twice), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007, the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour, in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour, in 2018. 

He was named as the captain of the ICC World Test XI in 2009, 2010 and 2013. He has also been selected a record 8 times in ICC World ODI XI teams, 5 times as captain. The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Dhoni on 1 November 2011. He is the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to receive this honour.