Full Name: Mahendra Singh DhoniBorn: July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, India Batting Style : Right-handed batsmanBowling Style : Right-arm medium Test Debut : Sri Lanka vs. India at Chennai – December 2-6, 2005 ODI Debut :Bangladesh vs. India at Chittagong – December 23, 2004 Affectionately called ‘Mahi’, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the avant-garde cricketers to have rocked the Indian cricket