Submitted by: Rachit Gupta

Tushar Khanna
Aditya Yadav
Dharmesh Kumar Nama
Ritesh Kumar
 Born on July 7,1981 in
Ranchi,Jharkhand.
 Right hand
batsman,wicketkeeper.
 Debuted in the Bihar
cricket team during
1998/99 cricket season.
 International debut in
2004.
 Took over as India’s T20
and ODI captain in
2007.
 Took over as India’s test
captain in 2009.
 Earlier, was the goalkeeper of his school’s
football team.
 Represented a local cricket club as wicketkeeper.
 Did not make an impressive debut in ODI.
 Aims to give youngsters a chance.
 Remains calm and never criticizes any player.
 Aims to take India to no.1 ranking in tests and
ODI’s and continue this form with consistency.
 Promotes youngsters.
 Focusses on bowling performance as it is team’s
weakness.
 Inspires players to perform rather than forcing
them to perform.
•Lead India to T20 WC triumph and top rankings
•Improved tremendously as a dependable batsman
•Won ODI Player of the year award in 2008 and
2009
•No. 1 ODI batsman for over 2 years
•Performance before and after captaining India in
ODIs increases.
•Flexible in the batting line up
•Became a more conservative batsman
•Displays innovative improvisations when
captaining a side
•Keeps his cool in difficult situations
 Does not look at reputation when choosing a
team
•Supports the players in difficult situations
•Gives them opportunities to prove themselves
•Shows respect towards the senior players
•Handles the media well
•Does not encourage negative behaviour
•Accepts personal failures
•Praises the performers generously
•Concentrates on the present than dwell over past
achievements
 He made every one feel that he is one among them.

 He believed in the one who failed in the series. At

crucial times players who were not able to deliver the
whole series done miracles. 
 He believed in every member in the team.
Dont you think that its A kind of leadership that is
required even in the corporates??
Dhoni statement - "it doesn't matter whether
people say we are the best team or not or whether
we have won or lost the previous match. In every
match, one has to start from the scratch. It is
important that we carry the momentum in the
game. During the series we had the motivation,
we had the plans and most importantly we
executed those plans well." ….
 Was dismissed at duck in his very first match.
 Form dipped through 2006 at ICC Champions
Trophy,DLF Cup.
 Remained in controversies about dating Deepika
Padukone but neither of them accepted.
•Mahendra Singht Dhoni - Mahi has been chosen for the Padma Shri
awards for year 2009.

•MS Dhoni has won the ODI Player of the Year 2008 award at the LG
ICC Awards ceremony in Dubai .

•MS Dhoni also received nomination for the inaugural International

Twenty20 Performer of the Year 2008 award .

• Mahi was selected for the ICC World ODI Team of the Year 2008.
• MS Dhoni was voted as MTV Youth Icon 2006 .
•MS Dhoni was selected by the Australian daily Sydney
Morning Herald in its World Dream XI Test team of 2008 as the
captain and wicket keeper.

•Mahi has been picked up by the Australian newspaper Herald

Sun as a member of the world team of the year 2008 .
• Nominated for NDTV Youth Icon of the year 2006 .
 Remarkably,bowlers performed well.
 Sehwag and Sachin played well.
 It was a “team effort”.
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 Dhoni has all what it takes to be a good leader.
 Thrives for betterment of team’s performance.
 Can take India to new heights of SUCCESS.