<Tr> <Th> Catches / stumpings </Th> <Td> 256 / 38 </Td> <Td> 293 / 105 </Td> <Td> 364 / 57 </Td> <Td> 47 / 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 December 2017 </Td> </Tr> <P> Mahendra Singh Dhoni (pronunciation (help info); commonly known as MS Dhoni; born 7 July 1981), is an Indian cricketer who captained the Indian team in limited - overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014 . An attacking right - handed middle - order batsman and wicket - keeper, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited - overs cricket . He is also regarded as one of the best wicket - keepers in world cricket and is known to have very fast hands . He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka . </P> <P> 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 . He was named as the captain of ICC World Test XI and ICC World ODI XI teams for 2009 . The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Dhoni on 1 November 2011 . He is the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to receive this honour . </P>

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