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Mahendra Singh Dhoni Trivia Quiz

Today we will see another personality from the Indian side- Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He is given the ODI captaincy along with test captaincy for the Indian team. Lets have his look of his road to success.

A multiple-choice quiz by cricketers. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cricketers

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
300,432

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1759

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (3/10), Guest 47 (0/10), Guest 152 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. When was Mahendra Singh Dhoni born? Hint

7 July

12 May

8 August

22 April

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Question 2 of 10

2. When did MS Dhoni play his first ODI? Hint

2002

2003

2005

2004

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Question 3 of 10

3. When did he play his first Test match? Hint

2001

2004

2005

2002

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which year was MS Dhoni appointed Indian captain? Hint

2002

2008

2003

2007

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was MS Dhoni's score in his 5th One Day International against Pakistan? Hint

148

126

183*

134

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Question 6 of 10

6. At which venue did MS Dhoni made his daunting 183 not out? Hint

Jaipur

Hyderabad

Ahmedabad

Kolkata

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Question 7 of 10

7. Against which country did Dhoni (as captain) score his first bilateral ODI series win? Hint

Zimbabwe

Australia

Sri Lanka

England

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which year did Dhoni win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award? Hint

2006

2007

2004

2008

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the present (gift) to Sourav Ganguly from MS Dhoni on the last day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy's 4th test match in Nagpur? Hint

Ganguly was bought a new car

Ganguly was kept in his favourite fielding position

Ganguly was given captaincy by MS Dhoni for that final day

Ganguly was given 10 glasses of wine

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the Indian Premier League, MS Dhoni captained which team? Hint

Chennai Super Kings

Deccan Chargers

Rajasthan Royals

Delhi Daredevils

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Mahendra Singh Dhoni born?

Answer: 7 July

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was born on 7th July 1981 in Ranchi. His nickname is "Mahi".

2. When did MS Dhoni play his first ODI?

Answer: 2004

He played his first ODI against Bangladesh on 23rd November 2004. He was the wicketkeeper-batsman of India.

3. When did he play his first Test match?

Answer: 2005

He played his first test match on 2nd December 2005 against Sri Lanka.

4. In which year was MS Dhoni appointed Indian captain?

Answer: 2007

His captaincy won India the inaugural World Twenty20 Championship in South Africa. Dhoni's men went on to win the Commonwealth Bank ODI series in Australia in 2008.

5. What was MS Dhoni's score in his 5th One Day International against Pakistan?

Answer: 148

He struck 148 off 123 balls against Pakistan in 2005 which lead India (Dhoni wasn't captain at that time) to a score of 356-9. India won that match and Dhoni was the Man of the Match.

6. At which venue did MS Dhoni made his daunting 183 not out?

Answer: Jaipur

He made this 183 not out against Sri Lanka at Jaipur. Sri Lanka set India a target of 299 and MS Dhoni smashed 183* to lead his team to victory. It was the highest individual score by a wicket-keeper batsman.

7. Against which country did Dhoni (as captain) score his first bilateral ODI series win?

Answer: Sri Lanka

The Idea Cup 2008 saw Dhoni's(as captain) first bilateral ODI series win. India had lost the test series but Dhoni and his men finished it with a victory in the Idea Cup 2008.

8. In which year did Dhoni win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award?

Answer: 2008

He received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2008 for making his team emerge victorious in the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship, and winning the Commonwealth Bank Odi series in 2008.

9. What was the present (gift) to Sourav Ganguly from MS Dhoni on the last day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy's 4th test match in Nagpur?

Answer: Ganguly was given captaincy by MS Dhoni for that final day

It was all on Ganguly to captain the team on the 5th day (10th November 2008) of the 4th Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Nagpur as this was Sourav Ganguly's last match in his career. Team India won that match and won the series 2-0.

10. In the Indian Premier League, MS Dhoni captained which team?

Answer: Chennai Super Kings

His team Chennai Super Kings went on to the final but losing to Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals. Delhi Daredevils(captained by Virender Sehwag), went till the semis but lost to the Royals. Deccan Chargers finished in last place. Hope you enjoyed my quiz!

Source: Author cricketers

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