instamsdhoni-fc - Career Timeline

Career Timeline

1981 (July 7): Born in Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand)
1995–98: Played for Commando Cricket Club, engaged at a local level
1998–2000: Represented Bihar U‑19 in Cooch Behar Trophy; top scorer; made East Zone for CK Nayudu Trophy
1999–2000: Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar vs Assam, scoring 68
2000–01: First-class century vs Bengal (Ranji), 488 runs in season
2002–04: Played for Jharkhand, starred in Deodhar Trophy; Hyderabad Final noted
2004: Recruited by India A for tour of Zimbabwe & Kenya; strong batting + keeping performance

2004 (Dec 23): ODI debut vs Bangladesh at Chittagong
2005 (Oct): Historic 183* vs Pakistan at Visakhapatnam; fastest 150 by an Indian keeper
2005 (Dec 2): Test debut vs Sri Lanka in Chennai, scored 30
2006 (Dec 1): T20I debut vs South Africa in Johannesburg; made ICC ODI Team of Year 2006

2006: MTV Youth Icon of the Year
2007 (Aug): Awarded Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna (India’s highest sporting honour)
2007 (Sept): Became ODI & T20I captain; led India to 2007 ICC T20 World Cup victory in South Africa
2008 (Aug): Guided India to first-ever bilateral ODI series win in Sri Lanka; named ICC ODI Player of the Year
2008 (Nov): Took full-time Test captaincy, debut in Nagpur vs Australia
2009 (Dec): India topped ICC Test rankings; Dhoni retained ICC ODI Player of the Year and named in ODI & Test Team of the Year multiple times

2010 (May): Led Chennai Super Kings to first IPL title
2010: Captained India to Asia Cup victory; Test team retained ICC #1 ranking with Test mace in 2010–11
2011 (Apr 2, Mumbai): Scored 91* in World Cup Final vs Sri Lanka; India won its second ODI World Cup; Dhoni awarded Man of Match
2011 (May): CSK retained IPL title under Dhoni, beating RCB
2011 (Nov): Honored as Honorary Lt. Colonel, Indian Territorial Army; won Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year and CNN-News18 Indian of the Year (Sports)
2013 (Mar): Became winningest Indian Test captain; led team to 4–0 whitewash over Australia
2013 (June): Led India to ICC Champions Trophy win in England—first captain ever to win all three ICC trophies
2013: Scored a double century (224) vs Australia in Chennai Test as wicketkeeper—record for Indian keeper in Tests

2014 (Dec): Retired from Test cricket after third Test vs Australia in Melbourne
2015 (Feb 6): Birth of daughter Ziva
2015 (Dec): Drafted by Rising Pune Supergiant (post-CSK ban) for IPL 2016 season; joined league for two years
2016 (Feb): Launched lifestyle brand SEVEN in New Delhi
2017 (Jan): Stepped down as India’s captain in all limited-over formats; named in 2017 Champions Trophy Team of Tournament as wicketkeeper

2018 (Apr): Awarded Padma Bhushan (India’s third-highest civilian honour)
2018: Returned to CSK and led team to IPL championship in IPL 2018
2020 (Aug 15): Announced retirement from international cricket via social media, concluding 16-year career across formats
2021: Captained CSK to IPL 2021 title
2023: CSK won their fifth IPL title under Dhoni’s leadership
2025 (June 9): Inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in London; career total: 538 international matches, 17,266 runs, 829 dismissals