How tall is Mahendra Singh Dhoni?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's listed height is 175 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 93% of men in India.

Where 175 cm sits among men in India

Taller than about 93% of men in India born in 1981 (average 165.1 cm).

About Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper. He was born on 7 July 1981 in Ranchi and made his first-class debut for Bihar in 1999. He made his India debut on 23 December 2004 in an ODI against Bangladesh and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.

Dhoni captained India in limited overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He led India to victory in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. In the Indian Premier League he plays for the Chennai Super Kings, who won the title five times under him. He has scored 17,266 runs in international cricket. He received the Khel Ratna Award in 2008, the Padma Shri in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in 2018, and was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in June 2025.

Dhoni is listed at 175 cm (5'9"). He is married to Sakshi Dhoni.

Frequently asked

How tall is Mahendra Singh Dhoni in feet and inches? Mahendra Singh Dhoni is 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

Is Mahendra Singh Dhoni tall for men in India? At 175 cm he is taller than about 93% of men in India born in 1981, whose average height is 165.1 cm.

Sources

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 175 cm.
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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