Dhoni played goalie on his football squad before being sent to a local cricket club by his football coach. Despite having never played cricket, Dhoni impressed with his wicket-keeping abilities and became the Commando cricket club's regular wicketkeeper (1995–1998). He took up batting as well when asked to by the captain. Dhoni started playing cricket at the age of 14 for a local team in Chennai (then called Madras). He was given training by former Indian cricketer Ashok Malhotra and soon became one of the best batsmen in his region. In 1995, when India toured England and needed a replacement wicketkeeper because of an injury to current keeper Anirudh Thakur, they approached Dhoni who was still playing soccer. He decided to give cricket a try and immediately made an impact by scoring a rapid century (100 runs) against another player who had been drafted into the squad as a replacement. From there on he never looked back and today is regarded as one of India's greatest captains. He has also won several awards including the 2011 ICC Test Player of the Year and the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Captain of the Tournament. With this win, India has now won all three major international cricket trophies (Test, ODI, and T20I world cups).