M S Dhoni (DOB July 07,1981)has stepped down as captain of India's limited-overs teams ahead of the ODIs and T20Is against England in January. He will still be available for selection as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the series, though, the BCCI said on Wednesday evening Jan 04,2017
Confirming the development, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a tweet:
NEWS ALERT - Mahendra Singh #Dhoni steps down as #Captain of #TeamIndia. He will be available for selection for ODIs & T20Is vs England
The BCCI did not immediately name a successor for the matches against England, though Virat Kohli, who leads India in Test cricket, is the frontrunner for the job.
The selectors are meeting to pick the ODI and T20I squads on January 06,2017 in Mumbai
made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in late 2004 and was run out for a first ball duck in the Chittagong match.
* Dhoni has played 283 ODIs, scoring 9110 runs, averaging 50.89 with an 88-plus strike rate. He has hit nine centuries in this format to go with 61 fifties.
* Dhoni has played 73 Twenty20 Internationals, scoring 1112 runs, averaging nearly 36 with a 122 strike rate.
Most matches as ODI captain
230 - Ricky Ponting
218 - Stephen Fleming
199 - MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni as Indian captain.....pic.twitter.com/BY7UVbPyh3
M S Dhoni captained India in 199 ODI's, of which he won 110 and lost 74
M S Dhoni made 6633 ODI Runs as captain at an average of 54 and a strike rate of 86
M S Dhoni was captain in 72 T20's, of which India won 41 and lost 28
M S Dhoni scored 1112 Runs at a strike rate of 122.60
It is to be noted that M S Dhoni had given up the Test Captaincy in December 2014, when he retired from the format after the Melbourne Test on December 30, 2014 . M S Dhoni was also India's most successful Test Captain, with 27 wins, 18 defeats and 15 draws.
M S Dhoni in Test Crickett as captain has scored 3454 Runs at an average of 40.63
However, he stayed on as ODI and T20 international captain after having taken on those roles in 2007
M S Dhoni made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2005, scoring 30 in the rain-hit match in Chennai.
* He went on to play 90 Tests for India, amassing 4876 runs at a 38-plus average, hitting six centuries and 33 fifties. He also took 256 catches and effected 38 stumpings.
* Dhoni's highest Test score of 224 came against Australia in February 2013.
M S Dhoni was India's most successful captain, leading the team to victory in the 2007 World T20 in South Africa, the 2011 World Cup in India, and the 2013 Champions Trophy in England.
MS Dhoni's Dizzying Highs And Dismal Lows
The Highs
1. ICC T20 World Cup (2007): So when Dhoni led his young side to the tournament in South Africa, he had unlocked the gates to success and fame. A gripping final in Johannesburg against eternal rivals Pakistan, which India won by five runs in the last over bowled by Joginder Sharma, marked Dhoni's arrival as captain of India.
2. ICC World Cup 2011: India entered the final after hammering Pakistan in a high-voltage semi-final in Mohali.
The final was a tense affair at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sri Lanka, keen to repeat their 1996 success, scored a pretty daunting 274 for six, with the silky Mahela Jayawardene remaining unbeaten on 103 off 88 balls.
India looked in deep trouble, losing Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar early. But Gautam Gambhir played a superb knock of 97 in an 83-run third wicket partnership with Virat Kohli.
In came Dhoni, and with Gambhir, carried India to a winning position, which he later sealed off with the famous six.
3. ICC Champions Trophy 2013: Dhoni's genius as a captain was truly established in this tournament.
India had managed a modest 129 for seven in a rain-truncated 20 overs at Edgbaston. Dhoni then deployed Ravindra Jadeja with his then innocuous left-arm spin to great effect, as the Saurashtra cricketer claimed two wickets and India emerged improbable winners by five runs.
Dhoni thereby also became the first captain to have won all three ICC trophies - the T20, the 50-over World Cup and also the Champions Trophy.
4. Dhoni also won the Commonwealth Bank tri-series involving hosts Australia and Sri Lanka in 2007-08.
The Lows
1. T20 World Cup (2009): Defending champions India were sent packing as England wrought vengeance for the 2007 debacle.
India went down by three runs to England at Lord's. It was India's second successive Super Eights defeat. England's score of 153/7 looked vulnerable against the hard-hitting Indians. But some superb bowling by England left India needing an impossible 15 from three balls.
This loss and defeats to the West Indies and South Africa left India out in the cold, a dent on Dhoni's captaincy record.
2. T20 World Cup (2014): India's fortunes began taking a tumble in ICC tournaments since 2014. They lost to Sri Lanka, who claimed their first World Twenty20 title with a six-wicket victory against former champions India in Dhaka.
3. ICC World Cup 2015: This one ended at the semi-final stage, with hosts Australia stopping India rather comprehensively. The Australians went on to win the title.
He made India debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh in an ODI.
He became India captain, taking over from Rahul Dravid in 2007.
He is the only captain to hold the three ICC-sanctioned trophies simultaneously — World Twenty20, World Cup and Champions Trophy
In 2008, he helped India win Test series in New Zealand and West Indies.
In 2013, his Test side beat Australia 4-0 at home.
He has played 90 Tests, scoring 4876 with six hundreds and 33 fifties. His highest score is 224.
He has so far played 283 ODIs, scoring 9110 with nine hundreds and 61 fifties. His highest score is 183.
He has played 73 T20Is so far, scoring 1112 with a highest score of 48 not out.
He is regarded as one of the greatest finishers, and has trademark shot 'helicopter shot'.
But the most enduring moment from his illustrious career will be that of 2011 World Cup winning six against Sri Lanka at Mumbai.
He married to Sakshi Rawat, and the couple was blessed with a daughter, Ziva, 6 February 2015.
Dhoni is co-owner of Indian Super League franchise Chennaiyin FC.
And in the Indian Premier League, he led Chennai Super Kings to victory in 2010 and 2011. He is now with Rising Pune Supergiants
He has stated desire for bikes.
A biopic was made on his life, titled M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story. It was released on September 30, 2016
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