Here's a timeline of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Life

• 1981 - Born in Ranchi, India.
• 2004 - Made his international debut against Pakistan.
• 2005 - Scored 183 runs in 145 balls against Pakistan.
• 2007 - Took over the captaincy of the one-day side and and led India to the Twenty20 (T20) world title.
• 2008 and 2009 - ICC One Day International Player of the Year Award.
• 2008 - Awarded the most prestigious sports award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
• 2009 - Honoured with Padma Shri Award, India’s fourth-highest civilian award.
• 2010 - Lead Chennai Super Kings and won the Indian Premier League.
• 2011 - Played 91 runs for 79 balls and made India win the match in the finals against Sri Lanka. India won the World Cup after 28 years, and was made man of the match.
• 2011 - Chennai Super Kings won the IPL match series for the second time in a row.
• November 2011 - Was made honorary Lieutenant Colonel by Indian Territorial Army.
• 2013 - India wins ICC Champions Trophy under Dhoni’s captaincy by beating England by 5 runs in the final match.
• 2017 - Announces retirement from all formats of the game.
• 2018 - Mahendra Singh Dhoni was honoured with Padma Bhushan India’s third-highest civilian award.

Quotes on Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Dhoni Is The Best Captain I Have Played Under.

- - Sachin Tendulkar

One of the Greatest batsman of all time.

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

First Indian captain to lift world cup title(1983)

I Am Really Gifted To Play Under The Leadership Of MS Dhoni.

- - Michael Hussey

Mr. Cricket

If Dhoni plays till the end, one thing is for sure…He will make his team Win.

- - Harsha Bhogle

Indian cricket commentator and journalist

He is a great leader by example. Someone whom I have always admired.

- - Rahul Dravid

The Wall

When I die, the last thing I want to see is the SIX that Dhoni hit in the 2011 World Cup Final.

- - Sunil Gavaskar

Little Master

MS Dhoni's Legacy

Dhoni’s legacy is sometimes better captured by the impressions he left on the opponents. His captaincy was captivated from Haydens to Husseys who strayed into Dhonis world of IPL.

One of the reasons that India lifted World cup for the second time in 2011. Dhoni scored over 10,000 runs at a batting average of over 50 in ODIs, nearly 5,000 runs at an average of nearly 40 in Test matches, over 1,500 runs in nearly 40 T20 internationals.