MD
India · 2004–2020 · Retired
MS Dhoni
Right-hand middle-order batter / wicket-keeper
Spartan MSD 7
Made by Spartan →Spartan
- Willow
- Grade 1 English willow
- Weight
- 2lb 10oz
The player
India's most successful white-ball captain and finisher. Dhoni's switch from Reebok to Spartan in 2010 turned the MSD 7 into the IPL era's most famous bat — including the bat that struck the 2011 World Cup-winning six.
Famously calm in run-chases, Dhoni's bat-speed and last-over hitting reshaped what 'finishing' meant in limited-overs cricket.
Career snapshot
- Tests
- 90
- ODIs
- 350
- ODI runs
- 10,773
- WCs won
- 2 (T20 2007, 50-over 2011)
Notable innings with this bat
- 91* vs Sri Lanka, Mumbai 2011 (World Cup final)
- 183* vs Sri Lanka, Jaipur 2005 (ODI)
- 224 vs Australia, Chennai 2013 (Test)