Personal information

Full name Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born 7 July 1981 (age 32)
Ranchi, Bihar, India
Nickname Mahi, MS, MSD
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Wicket-keeper, India captain
International information
National side
India
Test debut (cap 251) 2 December 2005 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 14 February 2014 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 158) 23 December 2004 v Bangladesh
Last ODI 28 January 2014 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no. 7
T20I debut (cap 2) 1 December 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I 10 October 2013 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
1999/00–2004/05 Bihar
2004/05–present Jharkhand
2008–present Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC T20Is
Matches 81 243 122 43
Runs scored 4,342 8,046 6,504 772
Batting average 38.76 53.28 37.16 32.16
100s/50s 6/28 9/54 9/42 0/0
Top score 224 183* 224 48*
Balls bowled 90 36 120 –
Wickets 0 1 0 –
Bowling average – 31.00 – –
5 wickets in innings – – – –
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling – 1/14 – –
Catches/stumpings 219/37 224/80 327/56 22/8
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 31 January 2014

ICC World Twenty20

The ICC World Twenty20 (additionally alluded to as the ICC World T20 or the T20 World Cup) is the global title of Twenty20 cricket. Composed by cricket's representing form, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the competition comprises of 12 groups, containing every one of the ten ICC full parts and two other ICC parts picked through the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The occasion is by and large held at regular intervals, and all matches are agreed Twenty20 International status. The 2014 occasion will be a host to 16 countries. See the full rundown beneath.

The inaugural occasion, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, was arranged in South Africa. Pakistan were initially chosen to have it. It ran from 11–24 September 2007. The competition was won by India, who turned into the first World T20 Champions in the wake of vanquishing Pakistan by 5 runs in the last at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The second occasion, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 occurred in England from 5–21 June 2009. This competition was won by the past runners-up Pakistan who vanquished Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the last at Lord's, London.[3][4] The third competition, the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 was held from 30 April–16 May 2010 and facilitated by the West Indies. The champs were England who crushed Australia by 7 wickets in the last at Kensington Oval, Barbados. This was the first ever ICC competition won via England. The fourth competition, the 2012 ICC World Twenty20, was held from 18 September to 7 October 2012 and was facilitated by Sri Lanka. The victors were West Indies who vanquished Sri Lanka by 36 runs, their first manifestation in a World cricket last since 1983 and their first triumph sinc

Individual data

Full name kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara

Born 18 March 1977 (age 37)

Matale, Sri Lanka

Nickname sanga

Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Batting style left hand bat

Playing style right arm off break

Role batsman, Wicket-manager

Worldwide data

National side

Sri Lanka

Test presentation (top 84) 20 July 2000 v South Africa

Last Test 4 February 2014 v Bangladesh

ODI introduction (top 105) 5 July 2000 v Pakistan

Last Odi 8 March 2014 v Pakistan

Household group data

Years team

1997–present nondescripts

2008–2010 kings XI Punjab

2007 warwickshire

2011–2012 deccan Chargers

2012–present kandurata Warriors

2013 sunrisers Hyderabad

Vocation detail

Competition test odi fc la

Matches 122 362 212 461

Runs scored 11,151 12,116 16,016 15,990

Batting average 58.07 40.11 50.68 41.31

100s/50s 45/55 18/84 46/69 25/104

Top score 445 169 319 169

Balls bowled 84 – 240 –

Wickets 0 – 1 –

Bowling average – – 112.00 –

5 wickets in innings – – 0 –

10 wickets in match – – 0 –

Best bowling – – 1/13 –

Catche

Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara (Sinhala: කුමාර් සංගක්කාර) (conceived 27 October 1977) is a Sri Lankan worldwide cricketer and a previous commander of the Sri Lankan national group, generally viewed as the best batsman generated by Sri Lanka. A left-gave top-request batsman, for much of his profession he likewise played as a wicket-attendant, despite the fact that he probably won't keeps wicket at Test level. Sangakkara captained the national group from 2009 to 2011, venturing down after the 2011 ICC World Cup last. That year, he was named the ODI Cricketer of the Year at the ICC honors ceremony.[1] In 2012, he was respected as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.[2]

Sangakkara is depicted as a standout amongst the "most cleaned and judicious of batsmen" in cricket.[3][4] Currently Kumar Sangakkara is put at number 2 in ICC test rankings.[5][6][7] With 9 twofold centuries, he is second in the rundown of Test twofold century-creators, behind just Donald Bradman (12) and equivalent to Brian Lara (9). He is additionally the first cricketer ever to score 150+ scores in four sequential Test matches.[8] As the wicket manager, he has helped the third most astounding number of rejections in Odis—382.[9] It incorporates 81 stumpings, which is the most noteworthy for a wicket attendant in one-day global cricket.[10]

Sangakkara conveyed the 2011 MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture, which picked up overall attention.[11] He was the most youthful individual and the first present global player to convey that address, which was generally lauded by the cricketing group for its blunt nature.[12][13]

On 26 December 2012 he arrived at 10000 test match runs in 195 innings turning into the joint quickest to get there, the same number it took Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar to achieve the same figure.[14] Previously, he had been the speediest to achieve 8000 and 9000 test match runs, finishing so in 152 and 172 innings individually, a record that holds till date. On fifth February 2014, Sangakkara turned into the speediest batsman to achieve 11000 Test runs in 208 innings, in the wake of scoring his first triple hundred (319), against Bangladesh in Chittagong. He has won the ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2012, Test Cricketer of the Year in 2012, and ODI Cricketer of the Year various times in 2011 and 2013.[15] He has additionally won the LG People's Choice Award twice, in 2011 and 2012. Sangakkara has normally offered in the World Test XI and World ODI XI, seeming 6 times and 3 times in them, individually.

On February 25, 2014 Kumar Sangakkara finished 12000 runs in One-day internationals while playing the Asia Cup match against Pakistan at the Khan Shaheb Os

Particular life 

Virat Kohli was conceived on 5 November 1988 in Delhi to Prem and Saroj Kohli.[11] He has a senior sibling, Vikash, and a senior sister, Bhavna.[12] Kohli went to class at Vishal Bharti and Savier Convent. His father, Prem, filled in as a legal advisor and kicked the bucket in December 2006.[11] He adores the Aston Martin, Ed Hardy shirts and is the main Indian cricketer with vigorously tattooed arms (a Golden Dragon on his lower arm is obviously for luckiness).

Early profession 

The West Delhi Cricket Academy was made in 1998 and Kohli was a piece of its first intake.[13] Kohli first came into the spotlight when he played for Delhi in a Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka upon the arrival of his father's passing. Deciding to stay and bat, he happened to score 90 runs. Mithun Manhas, the group's commander, commented that "That is a demonstration of extraordinary responsibility to the group and his innings ended up being crucial".[14]

Kohli captained the triumphant Indian group at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia.[15] Batting at number 4, he scored 235 runs in 6 matches at a normal of 47, including a century against the West Indies U-19s.[16] He was additionally complimented for making a few strategic rocking the bowling alley progressions throughout the tournament.[17] His mother noted that "Virat changed a bit after that day. Overnight he turned into a significantly more developed individual. He considered each match important. He scorned being on the seat. It's as though his life pivoted completely on cricket after that day."[11]

Kohli was instrumental in India's win of the 2009 Emerging Players Tournament in Australia. In the last against South Africa, Kohli scored a century and India happened to win by 17 runs. Kohli rose as the heading run scorer of the competition, collecting 398 runs from seven matches including two centuries and two fifties.[18]

Virat Kohli



Individual data

Full name virat Kohli

Born 5 November 1988 (age 25)

Delhi, India

Nickname cheeku

Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Batting style right-gave

Bowling style right arm medium

Role batsman

Worldwide data

National side

India

Test presentation (top 269) 20 June 2011 v West Indies

Last Test 14 February 2014 v New Zealand

ODI introduction (top 175) 18 August 2008 v Sri Lanka

Last Odi 05 March 2014 v Afghanistan

ODI shirt no. 18

T20i introduction (top 31) 12 June 2010 v Zimbabwe

Last T20i 10 October 2013 v Australia

Local group data

Years team

2006–present delhi

2008–present royal Challengers Bangalore

Profession facts

Competition test odi t20i fc

Matches 24 134 21 55

Runs scored 1,721 5,634 587 3,909

Batting average 46.51 52.16 34.52 51.43

100s/50s 6/9 19/30 0/4 13/17

Top score 119 183 78 197

Balls bowled 144 538 136 612

Wickets 0 4 3 3

Rocking the bowling alley average – 135.5 61.00 108

5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0

10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 0

Best bowling n/a 1/15 1/13 1/19

Catches/stumpings 27 62 8/

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli (About this sound elocution (help·info)) (conceived 5 November 1988) is an Indian cricketer. A center request batsman, who can likewise bowl right arm medium pace,[1] Kohli captained the successful Indian group at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia, and is the skipper of the Royal Challengers Bangalore establishment in the Indian Premier League.[2] He additionally speaks to Delhi in top of the line cricket and played for the West Delhi Cricket Academy.[3] In One Day International (ODI) cricket, Kohli holds the record for the speediest century by an Indian batsman,[4] and turned into the quickest to 17 hundreds in ODI by any batsman.[5] He is the fourth batsman in Odis after Sourav Ganguly (1997-2000), Sachin Tendulkar (1996-98) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007–09) to hit 1000 or more ODI runs in three or all the more back to back logbook years.[5] He likewise holds the record for most hundreds of years in pursues, with 11 centuries, behind just Sachin Tendulkar. He is the first batsman to make five progressive scores of 50 or all the more in Odis on two separate occasions.[5]

Kohli made his ODI make a big appearance in 2008 and was some piece of the Indian group which won the 2011 World Cup. In spite of being a normal in the ODI side, Kohli just played his first Test in 2011 against West Indies in Kingston. At the same time on the tragic 2011/12 India tour of Australia, in which India's senior batsmen battled all around, Kohli emerged, scoring his first Test hundred in Adelaide.[6]

Kohli was the beneficiary of the ICC ODI Player of the Year recompense in 2012.[7] Sportspro has appraised him the thirteenth most attractive player in the world.[8] In October 2013, against Australia, Kohli crushed the quickest ODI century by an Indian, the seventh speediest ever.[9] In November 2013, he turned into the top positioned ODI batsman for the first time.[