Mahendra Dhoni Captain Of The India team

Test/ODI Team: India
Test Debut: December 2, 2005 v Sri Lanka, Chennai (Madras)
ODI Debut: December 23, 2004 v Bangladesh, Chittagong
Batting Style: Right Handed
Bowling Style:
Age: 26y 44d
DOB: July 7, 1981

Achievements:Highest score by a wicketkeeper in ODIs (183 not out); highest number of sixes (10) in an ODI innings by a wicketkeeper (most by an Indian); highest batting average for a wicketkeeper

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the new poster boy of Indian cricket. With his long mane and swashbuckling batting style, Dhoni has the whole country drooling over him at this moment.

Dhoni got his big break in the Indian team courtesy his exploits against Pakistan A, in the triangular tournament in Kenya, where he destroyed bowling attacks with disdain. After making his one-day international debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong in December 2004 Dhoni remained subdued in the first four matches he played.

It was his fifth one-dayer, against Pakistan at Vishakapatnam, which heralded MS Dhoni's arrival at the big stage when the dashing wicket keeper cracked a dazzling 148 from just 123 balls. Dhoni followed it with another cracker of an innings against Sri Lanka on 31 October 2005, when he clobbered his way to a mammoth 183 off just 145 balls, thus breaking Adam Gilchrist's record for the highest score by a wicketkeeper in ODIs

During this blitzkrieg, Dhoni also broke Saeed Anwar's record of most runs scored off boundaries by scoring a total of 120 runs off 4s and 6s eclipsing the previous record of 118.

Riding on the good showing in the One-Dayers, Dhoni made his Test debut against Sri Lanka and in only his fifth Test, scored his maiden century to help India avoid follow-on against Pakistan. Ever since, Dhoni has been a crucial member of the Indian side.

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With the arrival of Mahendra Singh Dhoni seems to have India’s search for a wicket-keeper batsman. Dhoni, who hails from Jharkhand, can be swashbuckling with the bat and secure with the wicketkeeping gloves. This was evident for the whole world when Dhoni, playing his fifth ODI, tore to shreds the Pakistani bowling attack in the second one-dayer at Vishakapatnam cracking a dazzling 148 and later took two good catches. Said to be drinking three litres of milk every day, Dhoni has put some stirring performances which led to his call to the Indian team – a rapid hundred which helped East Zone clinch the Deodhar Trophy and an audacious 60 in the Duleep Trophy final. But it was with his two centuries against Pakistan A, in the triangular tournament in Kenya, that Dhoni established himself as a clinical destroyer of bowling attacks.

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Mohd Kaif Middle - Order Batsman

Full name : Mohammad Kaif
Date Of Birth : December 1, 1980
Place Of Birth : Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Major teams : India, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, India Red, Leicestershire, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI, Uttar Pradesh
Batting style : Right-hand bat
Bowling style : Right-arm offbreak

Mohammed Kaif born on December 1st, 1980 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh is a promising Indian cricket player. He is a right handed batsman and an excellent fielder known for his agility and direct-hit at the wickets. Mohammed Kaif holds the world record of five catches in a World Cup match.

Mohammed Kaif made his Test debut in May 2000 against South Africa at Bangalore and his One-day debut against England in January 2002 at Kanpur. His outstanding performance was noted when he helped India in its chase of 326 with his magnificent knock of unbeaten 87 against England in 2002, where he finally won the Man of the Match award. Mohammed Kaif came up with yet another dazzling performance in 2004 against Bangladesh series in all the 3 ODIs.

Most of his career, Mohammed Kaif found his place in the side on a replacement basis in place of injured players. In March 2006 in the first Test against England, Mohammed Kaif found the berth in the side in place of injured Yuvraj Singh. Despite his wonderful knock of 91 he was dropped again when Yuvraj became fit for the next game. Again Mohammed Kaif was selected to play in the West Indies in four Tests in place of injured Sachin Tendulkar; and he knocked a brilliant 148 not out - his maiden Test century. In late 2006, Mohammed Kaif was again dropped from the team giving room for Dinesh Karthik.
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VVS Laxman Middle - Order Batsman

Full Name: Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman
Born: 1 November 1974, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Major Teams: Hyderabad, Deccan Chargers, India
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: India Vs South Africa at Ahmedabad, 1st Test, 1996/97
ODI Debut: India Vs Zimbabwe at Cuttack, Pepsi Triangular Series, 1997/98
Twenty20 Intl Debut: Hasn't played any T20Is

VVS Laxman is one of the best players of the Indian Cricket team. Wristy, supple and winding, he can match, and even better, Sachin Tendulkar for stroke play. The Australians, against whom he has notched his tallest achievements, paid him the highest compliment after India¹s 2003-04 tour to Australia by surrendering that they did not know where to bowl to him. In March 2001 he plagued Steve Waugh¹s then-invincible Australians with a majestic 281 at Calcutta - one of the greatest performances of all time. . An unexpected, pounding century in the West Indies in 2001-02 marked his second coming and he has been a picture of consistency ever since. He made a return to the one-day game with a string of hundreds in Australia and followed it up with a stirring, match-winning 107 in series decider in Indian historic, ice-breaking tour of Pakistan in 2004.
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