M.S DHONI ACHIEVEMENTS

Career Highlights

• Became the first captain to lead India to the ICC World Twenty 20 trophy played in South Africa in September 2007 which India won on the 24th September 2007
• Second Indian captain after Kapil Dev to have won a World cup

Awards

• On the 13th of February 2006, became the man of the match against Pakistan at Gadaffi Stadium for an unbeaten 72 runs
• Made man of the match against Sri Lanka on the 31st of October 2005 for scoring his highest ever unbeaten 183 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
• Receives his first man of the match award against Pakistan at AC-VDCA Stadium for scoring 148 runs on the 5th of April 2005

Ranking

• On the 19th of April 2006, moves to the top at no. 1 position on LG’s ICC ODI player rankings
• Ranked at no. 2 position on LG’s ICC ODI player rankings on the 16th of April 2006

Records

• On the 17th of January 2008, became the first Indian wicketkeeper to effect five international dismissals in an innings against Australia - equalling Adam Gilchrist’s record 
• Holds the record for highest runs scored by a wicketkeeper, i.e. 183 not out
• His innings of 183 not out is the highest score made by anyone in the second innings of an ODI. The former record was held by Brian Lara for scoring 153 against Pakistan
• Became the first Indian to hit 10 sixes in an ODI
• Made a record of scoring 120 runs in an ODI from boundaries and sixes(15 boundaries and 10 sixes)
• Is the only second Indian to reach 1st position on LG’s ICC ODI batting rankings

Other Achievements

• Won the Pepsi & MTV Youth Icon of the year 2006
• Nominated for NDTV Youth Icon of the year 2006

M.S DHONI

Personal information
Full name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
D.O.B: 7th July, 1981
Place of Birth: Ranchi, Bihar
Nickname: Mahi
Cricketing information
Role: Captain of the Indian ODI and Twenty20 team and Vice captain of the Test team
Batting style: Right hand batsman
Bowling style: Right arm medium
Field position: Wicketkeeper
Clubs played: Jharkhand
Cricketing profile
Mahendra Singh Dhoni started his first class career in the year 1999-2000. His one day international debut came after playing five years of first class cricket on the 23rd of December 2004 against Bangladesh. The venue of the match was in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Unfortunately, he was run out on the first ball he faced. It wasn’t a great debut for him where batting is concerned. Luck wasn’t on his side in the first four matches he played. Where as on the fifth match which was played against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam, Dhoni came to the crease one down and managed to score 148 runs from just 123 balls. He hit 15 boundaries and four sixes. He got his first man of the match award that day. Not only a good wicketkeeper but Dhoni proved himself to be a first class batsman too. He is one of the few finest wicketkeeper batsman India has seen after a very long time.
On the 31st of October, Dhoni broke the record of highest runs scored by a wicket keeper by securing 183 runs against Srilanka which was played at Jaipur. Adam Gilchrist was the former record holder with 172 runs.
Before he started playing cricket, he was a football goalkeeper. Its said he drinks around four litres of milk everyday but he denied it by saying that has been exaggerated a bit. He said he loves milk and drinks around a litre on a daily basis.
On the 2nd of December 2005, Dhoni made his Test cricket debut against Srilanka which was played in Chennai, India.
Personal profile
Dhoni was born and brought up in the city of Ranchi. He has two siblings. A sister who is married and a brother who lives in Almora. Almora is a high-lying town at the foot of the Himalaya which is his father’s home town. His father’s name is Pan Singh and mother’s name is Devki Devi.
His hobbies and interests include:

• Hearing music, ghazals and songs by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar
• Loves to ride bikes
• Enjoys playing computer games and badminton

Not interested in:

• English songs
• Working out at gyms

Special qualities:

• Thinks positive
• Highly confident about himself
• Is aggressive on the field

His Idol:

• Adam Gilchrist

SOMETHING FROM SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR

 I am crazy about cricket from my childhood(Actually each single Indian is crazy about Cricket). And my most fev player is none other than Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. I am seeing him for many years. His style of playing is changed. At first he was a beam of laser which shoots everybody coming in the way. Now he is a fireball which takes the aim and destroy everything. He is moreover a strategy player these days, may be to cope up with his health, but time to time he unleashes his fury over the bowlers.
         What makes a player great? His style,fury,strength,patience? No A great player is mixture of everything and what is required at a point of time.  A player who score runs for 2 years and then get out of the gam,e due to health or any reason isn't a great player. A player who have determination for game, who be their for years and score is the great player in spite of ups and downs in his play. Sachin is the same mixture of all.

         Being the greatest player of the world of cricket its very hard to give yourselves 100 % each time you play, may be in batting or balling and fielding.But Sachin have done that. Sachin have gone through various injuries through-out his life. But like a phoenix he came back again to show that he is the greatest player ever born.

Sachins Injuries

If we want to keep a track of sachins injuries, we need to go back to the 1999, when a back injury forced sachin out of a one day series. It was first taste of injury for him. But he recovered fast and started playing again. After that in 2001 a toe series kept sachin out of the series with Sri Lanka.
           2002 was quite a bad year for Sachin.A thigh injury in 2002 kept him out of a One-Day series against Zimbabwe and in the same year a hamstring injury kept him away from playing the West Indies at home. 2003 Sachin was out for some time due to ankle. And latter in the year a finger injury kept him away from cricket.
           2004 and 2005 suffered due to his Tennis Elbow, which is very common amongst cricketers. For which he needed to go under surgery also. In 2006 sachin needed to go under shoulder surgery and in 2007 his knee got broken.In 2008 he was out from IPL for some matches.

Sachins Fight

  We can see every year after the 2001 Sachin's health keeps him away for some time of the year. But he fought back. He showed that why all call him master blaster. After each injury people thinks that sachin is over. But after each injury Sachin was more determine for cricket and his records show it. 

On the eve of 24 Feb 2010 Sachin have made another world Record Unbeaten 200 against S.A. He is truly Master Blaster.

SACHIN TENDULKAR RECORDS

Sachin Tendulkar is the cricketer who is born to break all records. He has broken many records and till date even today he is getting stronger and stronger. As of February 2010, Sachin holds following records

Test Match Records
Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run scorer in the Test cricket.

First cricketer to pass 12,000 run in Test cricket.

Highest number of centuries in Tests (47).

Sachin is the only player who has 40 wickets and more than 11,000 runs in Tests.

Sachin Tendulkar is the youngest player to score 1,000 Test runs, 2,000 Test runs, 3,000 Test runs, 4,000 Test runs, 5,000 Test runs, 6,000 Test runs, 7,000 Test runs, 8,000 Test runs, 9,000 Test runs and 10,000 Test runs.

Sachin Tendulkar has played Test cricket at a record 52 different grounds.

In 2002, Wisden rated him as the second greatest Test batsman after Sir Donald Bradman.

On 3 January 2007, Sachin (5,751 runs) edged past Brian Lara’s (5,736 runs ) world record of runs scored in Tests away from home.

Sachin’s record of five Test centuries before he turned 20 is a current world record.

Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian to surpass the 11,000 Test runs mark

Sachin Tendulkar has played the most number of Test Matches (144) for India.

One-Day Internationals Records

Sachin Tendulkar is the only batsmen to score a double hundred (200 in 147 balls against South Africa on 24Feb 2010) in ODI.

Sachin Tendulkar has the most number of ODI centuries(46).

Sachin Tendulkar has the most number of fifties in ODIs (93).

Sachin Tendulkar has the most number of runs in ODI cricket (17598).

Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to pass 10,000 runs in ODIs.

Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to pass 15,000 runs in the ODIs.

Sachin Tendulkar has won Man of the Match award 56 in the ODIs, making him the the best of all

Sachin Tendulkar has most number of Man of the Series award, 14 in total.

Sachin Tendulkar has won Most man of match awards (10) against Australia.

Sachin Tendulkar has the highest ODI score among Indian batsmen (186* against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999).

Sachin Tendulkar has Appeared in highest number of ODIs (425).

Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to be in top 10 ICC ranking for 10 years.

Sachin Tendulkar has scored 1,894 runs in calendar year in ODIs – the most by any batsman.

Sachin Tendulkar has the record of most centuries in a calendar year: nine ODI centuries in 1998.

He has scored 1,000 runs in a calendar year on six separate occasions – 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 & 2003.

In 1998 he had nine one-day centuries in a year making him the only player to do it.

Sachin Tendulkar is the fastest cricketer to reach 10,000 runs, taking 259 innings and has the highest batting average among batsmen with over 10,000 ODI runs.

Sachin Tendulkar has scored over 1,000 ODI runs against all major cricketing nations.

In 1998 he scored a total of 1,894 runs, a record number of runs scored in ODIs in a single year.

Sachin with Sourav Ganguly hold the world record for the maximum number of runs scored by the opening partnership. They have put together 6,271 runs in 128 matches.The duo also has a record of 20 century partnership for opening pair.

He is the only player ever to pass the 13,000, 14,000 and 15,000 run marks in ODIs.

Sachin and Rahul Dravid hold the world record for the highest partnership in ODI matches when they scored 331 runs against New Zealand in 1999.

Sachin is the only player who has 150 wickets and more than 15,000 runs in ODIs.

In 2003, Wisden rated Sachin as No. 1 and Richards at No. 2 in the list of all-time greatest ODI players.

GOD OF CRICKET

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973 in Mumbai, India. He went to Shradashram Vidyamandir, a high school in Mumbai, where he began his cricketing career under his coach Ramakant Achrekar. He attended the MRF Pace Foundation during his schooldays to train as a fast bowler, but Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who saw him training, was not much impressed and suggested that Tendulkar should focus on his batting instead. As a young boy, Tendulkar would practice for hours at the net, and was driven hard by his coach Achrekar.

While at school, his extraordinary batting skills got noticed by the sports circuit. People felt that the young boy would soon become one of the greats in cricket. In the 1988 season, he scored a century in every inning that he played. In one of the inter school matches that year, he had an unbroken 664-run partnership with friend and team mate Vinod Kambli.

When he was 14, Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar a great Indian batsman of that time, gave him a pair of his own light pads. This touching gesture greatly encouraged the budding cricketer, who 20 years later broke Gavaskar’s world record of 34 Test centuries.
In 1988, when he was just under 16, he scored 100 not out in for Bombay against Gujrat. This was on his first-class debut. He then scored a century in his first appearance in the Deodhar and Duleep Trophy. Mumbai captain Dilip Vengsarkar picked him up after seeing him batting Kapil Dev in the nets. That season he was Bombay’s highest run-getter. In the Irani Trophy final, He made an unbeaten century. He scored a century in all three of his Irani Trophy, Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy debuts, and became the first player to do so. He was selected for the tour of Pakistan next year.

At the very young age of 16, Sachin played his first Test match against Pakistan in Karachi in 1989. In this Test, he received several blows to his body at the hands of Waqar Younis, a pace bowler. He made just 15 runs. In the last test in Sialkot, he had a bloody nose from a bouncer, but he went on playing. He scored better in the subsequent games, scoring 53 runs of 18 balls at Peshawar.

In the 1990 Test in England he scored a century at Old Trafford. The English were highly impressed by his disciplined display of immense maturity. He played many types of strokes. His off-side shots from the back foot greatly impressed the English. Though short in height, he confidently faced short deliveries from the English pace bowlers. His great performance made him look the embodiment of Gavaskar, India’s former famous opener.

During the 1991-1992 tour of Australia Tendulkar scored and unbeaten 148 in Sydney and another century on a bouncing pitch a Perth.

At the age of 19, Tendulkar was in England, playing for Yorkshire in 1992. He scored 1070 runs at an average of 45.25 while playing for the English county as the first overseas player.

In the 2003 Cricket World Cup, he made 673 runs in 11 matches which enabled India reach the final. Although Australia won the trophy Tendulkar was given the Man of the Tournament award.

Shortly after this Tendulkar developed a tennis elbow and he was out of cricket for a while. But by 2005, he was back in form. He played well against Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Tendulkar performed very well against Bangla Desh and he was adjudged the Man of the Series in the Future Cup against South Africa.

Today Tendulkar is a national icon to fans all over the world. He is the most worshipped cricketer in the world. Tendulkar has been granted the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Vibhushan by the Indian government.

Personal Life

In 1995, Sachin married Anjali, a doctor and the daughter of Gujarati industrialist Anand Mehta. They have two children, Sara and Arjun. Tendulkar now sponsors 200 underprivileged children every year through a Mumbai-based NGO.

CRICKET IS NOT JUST A GAME, ITS A RELIGION

Cricket in India is not just a game it’s a religion in India. Today Indian cricket team is one of the World’s best team (currently when I’m writing this, India ranks Number 1 in ICC test ranking). But the journey was not that easy, there are some milestones that Indian cricket team has crossed during this journey. Take a look how India reached this position.

1. INDIA won World Cup, 1983

   This is biggest achievement of Indian cricket team till date. 25th June 1983, India beats defending champion West Indies in the final by 43 runs. When Indian captain Kapil Dev lifts the World Cup at Lord’s in England, the World gets the 2nd champion of the ODI cricket after West Indies. Man of the Match in the Final & Semi-final Mohinder Amarnath’s all-round performance in the tournament helps India to become the World Champion.

2. INDIA won ICC World T20, 2007

   24th September 2007, India won the inaugurate ICC World T20 Championship by beating Pakistan by 5 runs in a thrilling final at Johannesburg, South Africa. Indian T20 captain M. S. Dhoni becomes first captain ever to lift the trophy of ICC World T20 Championship. Player of the final Irfan Pathan’s brilliant bowling (4-0-16-3) and Indian Opener Gautam Gambhir’s excellent knock (75 runs of 54 balls) helps India to win the final. . One of the biggest record in the tournament done by Yuvraj Singh by hitting 6 sixes in an over & scoring 50 in just 12 balls.

3. INDIA achieved Number-One in ICC Test ranking, 2009

   6th December 2009, India is only the third team after Australia and South Africa to surge to the top of the ladder since the Test Championship was first introduced in May 2001. India’s ascent to the No.1 position in the ICC Test ratings is largely due to their improved performances overseas which were started under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly and continued under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, & current Indian captain M. S. Dhoni. Basement of this success majorly constructed by the Fabulous 5 of the Indian Cricket (Tendulkar, Kumble, Ganguly, Dravid & Laxman). Shewag, Harbhajan, Zaheer Khan, Dhoni & Gambhir the Young Stars are also contributed consistently to achieve the No. 1 spot in Test ranking.

4. INDIA was joint winner of ICC Champions Trophy, 2002

   30th September 2002, after two days of one innings play and second session rain, the ICC Champions Trophy 2002 is sharing between Sanath Jayasuriya’s Sri Lanka and Sourav Ganguly’s India. Both the final India restricted Sri Lanka 244 & 222 runs but not able to complete the chase due to rain.

5. INDIA wins Asia Cup 5 times

   After 15 long years, on 24th June 2010, India repeats the history after clinching Asia Cup against Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the final at Dambulla, Sri Lanka. It is the 5th occasion that India wins the Asia Cup title since the inauguration of tournament way back in 1984. India reached the Asia Cup final 8 times out of 10 times and won 5 times (1984, 1988, 1990-91, 1995 & 2010).

6. INDIA won Hero Cup, 1993

   27th November 1993, India wins the Cricket Association of Bengal Tournament (5-Nation Hero Cup) 1993 by comprehensively beating West Indies by 102 runs in the final at Eden Gardens, Calcutta(nowKolkata). The Indian captain Md. Azharuddin was the Man of the Tournament. India wins the final for the excellent bowling by the Man of the Match of Final Anil Kumble (6.1-2-12-6).

7. INDIA won Benson & Hedges Cup, 1985

   10th March 1985, India beats Pakistan by 8 wickets in the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket final at MCG, Australia. India dominates the tournament and remain unbeaten. Highlights of the tournament are Man of the Series Ravi Shastri’s all-round performance (182 runs & 8 wickets in 5 matches), Man of the Final K. Srikkanth (283 runs in 5 matches), L. Sivaramakrishnan’s 10 wickets, 9 wickets each for Kapil Dev & Madan Lal in the tournament and excellent performance by the top order batsman D. Vengsarkar(135) & M.Azharuddin(187).

8. INDIA won the Border Gavaskar Trophy, 2001

   22nd March 2001, India wins the Border Gavaskar Trophy (IND v AUS 3 Matches Test Series). 2nd Test at Eden Gardens when Australia leads the series 1-0 and forces India to Follow-on, India comeback strongly by the 376 runs partnership between Laxman(281 runs) & Dravid(180 runs) and Harbhajan Singh’s wicket fest including a Hat trick . Since then India dominates the series and wins last 2 Tests as well as the Series 2-1. Man of the Series Harbhajan Singh takes 32 wickets. Indian captain Sourav Ganguly wins the popular Rivalry against Australian captain Steve Waugh.

9. INDIA won The Coca-Cola Cup Sharjah, 1998

   24th April 1998, India wins the Coca-Cola Cup (Ind-Aus-NZ) in Sharjah by beating mighty Australia by 6 wickets in the final. Man of the Tournament & Final Sachin Tendulkar’s back to back Century which is comparing with the Sand Strom at Sharjah helps India to reaches the final and Indian captain Md. Azharuddin to lift the Trophy.

10. INDIA won NatWest Trophy, 2002

    13th July 2002, India wins the Trophy by a thrilling 2 wickets victory over England at Lord’s. Yuvraj Singh(69 runs) and Man of the Final Mohammad Kaif(87* runs) has seized the initiative back for India after a sudden collapse has seemed to dash their hopes when they are chasing huge 326 runs.Indian captain Sourav Ganguly celebrate the winning moment by taking his shirt off and flying it over head at the historical Lord’s balcony as he takes revenge against English All-rounder Andrew Flintoff’s charged topless around the Wankhede Stadium a few months earlier.