Trivia

In 2011, Time magazine included Dhoni in its annual Time 100 list as one of the "Most Influential People in the World.

In 2016, a biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story was made about his real life journey to become a cricketer.

In the final of the 2011 World Cup, Dhoni scored 91 not out off 79 balls handing India the victory for which he was awarded the Man of the Match.

Under his captaincy, Chennai Super Kings won the 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021 Indian Premier League titles and the 2010 and 2014 Champions League T20 titles.

Starred in a shelved film "Hook Ya Crook", starring John Abraham, Genelia D'Souza, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Directed by David Dhawan. The film revolves around a group of jail inmates who tries to escape the jail by organizing a cricket match. The film was in making in 2010, however due to indefinite delays in making along with Abraham who suffered ankle injury resulted in shelving the film.

Dhoni is an Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.

Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the CB Series of 2007-08, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

He is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket.

He is regarded as one of the best wicket-keepers in world cricket and is known to have very fast hands.

Dhoni holds numerous captaincy records such as the most wins by an Indian captain in Tests, ODIs and T20Is.

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.

Captained India in 60 tests, winning 27 of them which at the time of his retirement from the five day format were the highest number of victories for any Indian skipper.

Took India to the number 1 spot in ICC's test rankings in 2009-10, India's first such accomplishment in over 9 decades of its existence as a full fledged test playing team. However, just a few weeks after India's triumph at the 2011 World Cup, India suffered back-to-back whitewashes on tours of England and Australia, thereby losing the top spot in tests to England.

Was bestowed upon by the Government of India with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, it's highest honour in sports, in 2008, Padma Shri, it's fourth highest civilian honour, in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan, it's third highest civilian honour, in 2018.

Was one of the world's most marketable athletes in his prime years between 2004 and 2012 and has an estimated net worth of US$ 150 million.

Was the first right handed batsman to hit the winning runs of a World Cup final when he dispatched Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga for a six at Mumbai in 2011. Prior, Arjuna Ranatunga of Sri Lanka(against Australia) at Lahore and Darren Lehman of Australia(against Pakistan) at Lord's were southpaws who hit the winning runs at the 1996 and 1999 edition's finals respectively.