REPORT ON MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI

MADE BY: KARAN SINGHAL (9502912) ASHISH MANRAL (9502927) ARVIND KR. CHAUHAN (9502930) MAHENDRA SINGH KHANDELWAL (9502931)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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INTRODUCTION
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, (born 7 July 1981 in Ranchi, Bihar) (now in Jharkhand) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian team. Initially recognized as an extravagantly flamboyant and destructive batsman, Dhoni has come to be regarded as one of the coolest heads to captain the Indian ODI side. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, CB Series of 200708 , the BorderGavaskar trophy 2008 in which they beat Australia 20 and also the recent IPL 2010. He is now captain of India in all three forms of the game and also led the team to their first ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Dhoni also led team India to number one position in ICC rankings in test cricket for the first time. Dhoni has also been the recipient of many awards including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 (the first Indian player to achieve this feat), the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and the Padma Shri,

India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2009. As of January 2010, Dhoni is the highest ranked ODI batsman on the ICC Rankings List. Dhoni was named as captain of Wisden's first-ever Dream Test XI Team in 2009 and has topped the list of worlds top 10 earning cricketers compiled by Forbes.. He was named as the captain of ICC World Test and ICC ODI teams for 2009.

Personal life
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Bihar (now in Jharkhand) to Pan Singh and Devaki Devi. His paternal village Lvali is in the Lamgarha block of the Almora District of Uttarakhand. Dhoni's parents, moved from Uttarakhand to Ranchi where Pan Singh worked in junior management positions in MECON. Dhoni has a sister Jayanti and a brother Narendra. Dhoni had long hair which he has now shortened; he cut it because he wanted to look like his favourite film star John Abraham. He likes Bikes a Hummer to add to the four cars and 23 high-speed motorcycles already parked in his garage in Ranchi.He is endorsing 15 brands form clothes to cold Drinks. And, he is one of the highest income tax payers in last year Dhoni is a fan of Adam Gilchrist, and his childhood idols were cricket teammate Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and singer Lata Mangeshkar. Dhoni studied at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali,(now the school is known as JVM , Shyamli,Ranchi) Ranchi, Jharkhand where he initially excelled in badminton and football and was selected at district and club level in these sports. Dhoni was a goalkeeper for his football team and was sent to play cricket for a local cricket club by his football coach. Though he had not played cricket, Dhoni impressed

with his wicket-keeping skills and became the regular wicketkeeper at the Commando cricket club (1995 1998). Based on his performance at club cricket, he was picked for the 1997/98 season Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-16 Championship and he performed well. Dhoni focused on cricket after his 10th standard.

CAPTAIN OF INDIA
Dhoni was named the captain of India Twenty 20 squad for the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 held in South Africa in September 2007. India were crowned champions as Dhoni led the team to victory against Pakistan in a thrilling contest. He then went on to become the ODI captain of the Indian team for the seven-match ODI series against Australia in September 2007. He made his debut as full-time Test captain of India during the fourth and final test against Australia at Nagpur in November 2008 replacing Anil Kumble who retired from cricket after the third test. India eventually won that Test thus clinching the series 20 and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Dhoni had previously captained India on a stand-in basis against South Africa and Australia in 2008 and 2009 respectively. It was under his captaincy that India climbed to No. 1 in the ICC Test Rankings in December 2009. After that he managed to lead India in a series leveling world championship of Test against the South Africans in Feb 2010. As a result India managed No. 1 spot in the ICC Test Rankings.

LEADERSHIP TRAITS
1: Lead from the Front
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:

2: Adapt to the Changes

Flexible in the batting line up Became a more conservative batsman Displays innovative improvisations when Captaining a side Keeps his cool in difficult situations

3: Value the Followers

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

4: Provide Constructive Feedback

Handles the media well Does not encourage negative behavior Accepts personal failures Praises the performers generously Concentrates on the present than dwell over Past achievements