Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981, 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. He is regarded as one of the best wicket-keepers in modern limited-overs international cricket. Dhoni also holds numerous captaincy records such as the most wins by an Indian captain in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. His calmness and never give up attitude makes him special. This Mahendra Singh Dhoni quotes will motivate you to achieve success in life.
Best Mahendra Singh Dhoni Quotes
- “If you don’t really have a dream, you can’t really push yourself; you don’t really know what the target is.” – Mahendra Singh Dhoni quotes on dreams
- “I don’t mind repeating everything.” – M.S. Dhoni
- “I like to stay away from the game when I am not playing it.” – MS Dhoni
- “I live for the moment – not the future, not the past.” – MS Dhoni
- “I live in the present with an eye on the future.” – MS Dhoni
- “It’s important to learn and not repeat the same mistakes. What’s done is done.” ― Mahendra Singh Dhoni quotes on mistakes
- “I want people to remember me as a Good Person, Not as a Good Cricketer.” ― M.S. Dhoni
- “You Don’t play for the crowd, You are playing for the country.” ― Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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“I never allow myself to be pressured.” ― MS Dhoni
- “I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a series, they treat me the same way.” ― MS Dhoni
- “Life may have its bad days which leave you feeling demotivated, But don’t you worry!” Always Remember That: “PICTURE ABHI BAAKI HAI MERE DOST” ― MS Dhoni
- “I am always the one who is responsible for anything bad that happens in Indian cricket. Everything that happens is because of me.” ― Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- “Going out for rides with my friends and having lunch or dinner at a roadside hotel – that’s my favorite time-pass.” – Mahendra Singh Dhoni quotes on friends
- “I am in the hands of Deori Maa. Every time I come to Ranchi, I visit her temple. I still remember my first visit.” – MS Dhoni
- “I am touched by the admiration and ovation I receive from CSK fans, which will always remain close to my heart.” – MS Dhoni
- “You die, you die. You don’t see which is the better way to die.” – Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- “Maybe because I bat aggressively and go for big hits at times, people tend to remember my batting. But I have always done well as a stumper, too.” – Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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“I love to be in the moment. I love to analyze things a bit.” – M.S. Dhoni
- “Without any Motion or Movement, There is no Life.” – MS Dhoni
- “I don’t study cricket too much. Whatever I have learned or experienced is through cricket I’ve played on the field, and whatever little I have watched.” – Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dhoni quotes on field
- “You don’t need to spoon-feed bowlers at the international level.” – MS Dhoni
- “You have seen cricketers who are not god-gifted, but even then, they have gone far. That’s because of the passion.” – MS Dhoni
- “You learn a lot more when you’re going through a rough period compared to the good times when everything goes your way.” – MS Dhoni
- “You need to perform consistently, and if you’re raising the standard, you have to stand by it. You have to keep on doing well.” – MS Dhoni
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“From Kishore Kumar, we have gone to Sean Paul.” – M.S. Dhoni on T20 Cricket
- “When people say ‘He’s in the form”, nobody has seen the form. It’s a state of mind where you are confident and you think very positively and everything you think about, you think it’s very achievable. It’s about how you treat the mind.” – Dhoni
- “Frankly speaking, I don’t understand Duckworth-Lewis. I just wait for the umpire’s decision.” – M.S. Dhoni
- “If you are not 100 percent fit and not at your best [and still play], it’s cheating.” – M.S. Dhoni
- “Since 2005, I have not spent much time with my family. In fact, I have spent more time at the Taj Landsend in Mumbai. It was my 100th visit recently, which means I have spent more than 400 days in that hotel, and that is a lot more than I have spent with my family.” – M.S. Dhoni
- “Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life. It is about being in difficult scenarios, knowing what worked, what did not work, and then taking a decision.” – M.S. Dhoni
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“Till the Full stop does not Come, The Sentence is not Complete.” – M.S. Dhoni
- “For me, it’s important to build good partnerships rather than score centuries. Once, you have those partnerships, you will also get centuries.” – M.S. Dhoni
- “I love being in the present. When I was playing for my school, the only thing I wanted to do was get selected for the under-16 or the under-19 district teams. When I was selected for the district team, I would think about the next level, which was getting selected for the state side. I’m a person who lives in the moment.” – M.S. Dhoni
- “As a skipper, when you try to manipulate the field, you need to see the strengths of the fast bowlers.” – MS Dhoni
- “Cricket is not everything, not by any means, but it is a large part of who I am.” – MS Dhoni
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“I have always believed that the process is more important than results.” – MS Dhoni
- “I have more than I will ever need for one life.” – MS Dhoni
- “I like to make statements on the field.” – MS Dhoni
- “Everybody has views in life, and it should be respected.” – MS Dhoni
- “Frankly, I never thought that I would represent my country one day.” – MS Dhoni
- “From when I was a young boy, I read books on weapons and tanks and combat. I was so interested in the army.” – MS Dhoni
- “I care most about how people live their lives, what choices they make, and how they get the best from themselves.” -MS Dhoni
- “I love my country. I tell my wife she is only the third most important thing after my country and my parents, in that order.” – MS Dhoni
- “If you’re playing against an aggressive side, you need to play an aggressive game.” – MS Dhoni
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“I’m a person who lives very in the moment.” – MS Dhoni
- “No. I am on National duty everything else can wait.”― M.S. Dhoni
- “Finishing is one of the most difficult things to do in cricket. A player can’t be a finisher in just 6 months or one year. You have to be used to that responsibility, keeping on doing what is required from you over a period of time.” ― M.S. Dhoni
- “You can’t take any team lightly.” – MS Dhoni
- “In Test matches, you have to play consistent cricket for a period of time.” – MS Dhoni
- It’s important to learn and not repeat the same mistakes. What’s done is done.” – MS Dhoni
- “Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.” – MS Dhoni
- “One thing about our country that is constant is cricket.” – MS Dhoni
- “Our biggest strength has always been the fans. All over, wherever we have gone, CSK has got support.” – MS Dhoni
- “Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn’t possible.” – MS Dhoni
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“Spirit of cricket is not about just the guidelines provided.” – MS Dhoni
- “Strong characters are needed in the game.” – MS Dhoni
- “The cameras used to pass by me; now they’re stopping for me.” – MS Dhoni
- “The reason why people love T20 is sixes and fours.” – MS Dhoni
- “Unless you know the individual, it’s very difficult to advise that individual as to what he needs to do.” – MS Dhoni
- “What captains want is players who move well in the field.” – MS Dhoni
- “Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much to so many.” – Mahendra Singh Dhoni on World Cup 2011
Quotes on MS Dhoni
- “Dhoni Is The Best Captain I Have Played Under.” – Sachin Tendulkar
- “Dhoni Is My Hero. We talk a lot about Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, but this boy has as much talent as anyone in the game.” – Kapil Dev
- “I Am Really Gifted To Play Under The Leadership Of MS Dhoni.” – Michael Hussey
- “Need A Six In Pressure Situation? Call MS DHONI.” – Ramiz Raja
- “You just can’t bowl spin to MS Dhoni in the death overs. He is simply the best in the world.” – Alastair Cook
- “If Dhoni plays till the end, one thing is for sure…He will make his team Win.” – Harsha Bhogle
- “If 15 Runs Are Needed Off The Last 6 Balls, Pressure Is On The Bowler & Not On MS Dhoni.” – Ian Bishop
- I Pray That A Tennis Player Should Emerge From Ranchi As MS Dhoni Emerged For Cricket.” – Sania Mirza
- “The coolest man in world cricket – MS Dhoni delivers when it most matters!” – Michael Vaughan
- “If I am supposed to select a team, Sachin will be the opener and Dhoni will be the captain.” – Steve Waugh
- “He has that uniqueness to respond to a tough situation with ease. He does not involve himself much emotionally, and that’s his quality. India is lucky to have a captain like Dhoni.” – VVS Laxman
- “The best compliment for me is when someone says they’ll pay to watch me play, And I can say that I’ll pay to watch MS Dhoni bat. MS is not the next Gilchrist. He’s the first MS Dhoni.” – Adam Gilchrist
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“He is a great leader by example. Someone whom I have always admired.” – Rahul Dravid
- “When I die, the last thing I want to see is the SIX that Dhoni hit in the 2011 World Cup Final.” – Sunil Gavaskar
- “If 15 runs are needed off the last over, the pressure is on the bowler… not on MS Dhoni.” – Ian Bishop
- “Dhoni is the greatest captain of our country. His record is proof of that.” – Sourav Ganguly
- “I would go to war with Dhoni by my side.” – Gary Kirsten
- “I am really gifted to play under the leadership of MSD.” – Mike Hussey
- “Dhoni has the respect of all other playing nations. I’ve found him to be a really strong leader.” – Glenn McGrath
- “I am learning the ropes of captaincy from MS Dhoni.” – Dwayne Bravo
- “Dhoni is the only one in this World who can smash yorkers for SIXES.” – Wasim Akram
Interesting facts about MS Dhoni:
- He was recommended as captain of Team India by Sachin Tendulkar
- He made his ODI debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka
- Dhoni is only the second Indian after Kapil Dev to receive an honorary rank. Dhoni was given the title of Lieutenant Colonel by the Indian Territorial Army on November 1, 2011
- He learned the helicopter shot from his friend Santosh Lal, who was a former Jharkhand cricketer
- MSD was a Ticket Examiner at Kharagpur railway station from 2001 to 2003, under South Eastern Railway in Midnapore
- Dhoni is the only captain in world cricket to win all three ICC trophies
- India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy
- Dhoni is the third captain in world cricket to win more than 100 ODI matches after Australia’s Ricky Ponting and Allan Border
- Dhoni has hit the most international sixes as captain (204)
- The unbeaten 183 he scored against Sri Lanka in Jaipur in 2005 is the highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODI cricket
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