THE COLLECTION
TROPHY CABINET
ICC T20 World Cup
Inaugural T20 World Cup. Dhoni hands the last over to Joginder Sharma. Misbah scoops to fine leg. India wins by 5 runs. A nation erupts.
Asia Cup
India beat Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the final. India's first Asia Cup in 15 years. Dhoni's first continental title.
IPL 2010
The Yellow dynasty begins. CSK beat Mumbai Indians by 22 runs. Dhoni lifts the first of five.
CLT20
CSK beat Warriors by 8 wickets in Johannesburg. Vijay 58, Hussey 51*. Dhoni's first CLT20 title.
ICC ODI World Cup
Six into the Wankhede sky. Dhoni promoted himself and hit an unbeaten 91*. 28 years of wait ended in one swing.
IPL 2011
Back to back. CSK beat RCB by 58 runs. Vijay 95, Hussey — 159-run opening stand. First team to defend the title.
ICC Champions Trophy
Unbeaten throughout. Beat England by 5 runs in a rain-reduced final. ICC Triple Crown complete — only captain ever.
CLT20
CSK beat KKR by 8 wickets. Raina smashed an unbeaten 109. Pawan Negi 5/22. Second CLT20 crown.
Asia Cup (T20)
India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final. Dhoni finished with an unbeaten 20 off 6 balls. First captain to win Asia Cup in both formats.
IPL 2018
Banned. Stripped. Two years away. Returned. Watson 117* off 57 balls. CSK won by 8 wickets. Greatest comeback in Indian sports.
IPL 2021
4th IPL title from Dubai. CSK beat KKR by 27 runs. Age 40. No skipper has done this.
IPL 2023
5th IPL title. Jadeja's last-ball boundary off GT in Ahmedabad. 100,000 fans roaring. The captain in yellow — still standing.
BY THE NUMBERS
CAREER STATS
ACHIEVEMENTS
THE RECORDS
Promoted himself above in-form batsmen. Finished the chase. India won.
Pure lightning. Behind the stumps, Dhoni was in a different sport from everyone else.
His first big statement. A nobody from Ranchi. Broke the record. Never looked back.
Not once. Three times. Three different formats. No other captain on earth.
2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023. Yellow is the colour of winning.
India went through Champions Trophy 2013 unbeaten. Dhoni's most complete tournament.
CHAPTER BY CHAPTER
THE JOURNEY
A train ticket collector from Ranchi plays his first ODI. Nobody knew the world was about to change.
World record ODI score for a wicket-keeper. Out of nowhere. Into history.
India's first T20 World Cup. Dhoni hands the last over to Joginder Sharma. Calm. Fearless. India wins.
Becomes Test captain. Steps onto Chepauk as CSK skipper. Two thrones. One man.
Six into the Wankhede sky. World Cup final. India wins. A billion people cry.
Unbeaten. ICC hat-trick complete. The most decorated captain in world cricket history.
Retires from Tests on his own terms. Silent. Sudden. As only Dhoni could.
CSK banned. Dhoni plays for Rising Pune Supergiant. The yellow is missing. Fans wait.
CSK returns. First match back. Dhoni lifts the trophy. India's greatest comeback.
Announces retirement from international cricket. No press conference. Just a post. Just Dhoni.
5th IPL title. 100,000 fans in Ahmedabad. The captain in yellow — still standing, still winning.
18 seasons. Still behind the stumps at Chepauk. The lion never quits. Yellow lives forever.
Some numbers retire. Some names don't. Whenever #7 walks out, the whole stadium holds its breath.
IN HIS OWN WORDS
HIS WORDS
You don't play for the crowd, you play for the country.
Till the full stop doesn't come, the sentence is not complete.
The process is more important than the result.
If you don't really have a dream, you can't really push yourself.
Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I'm always very confident.
Face the failure, until the failure fails to face you.
★ 2004 — FOREVER ★
THALA FOREVER
THE GLOVES ARE RESTED.
THE JERSEY IS FRAMED.
BUT #7 NEVER POWERS OFF.