Wishes pour in for the
legendry cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni after
he announces his retirement from international cricket on
15 August 2020, having captained India in 199 -ODIs and 72 - T20Is and
played in the Indian team for more than a decade, he is regarded by many as one
of the best wicket-keepers and captains in modern limited-overs international
cricket.
Dhoni holds numerous records and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. Here we tried to honor him by listing some of his finest achievements,
- Dhoni captained India in 331 matches, which is the most by any player across formats.
- Most centuries batting at No.7 in ODIs. Out of nine centuries, he has scored two while batting at No.7. This is a record for any batsman batting at No.7.
- He is the only captain who won all three major ICC tournaments.
- In 2009, Dhoni led the Indian team to number one position for the first time in the ICC Test rankings.
- M S Dhoni holds the most stumping in international cricket with 148 stumpings in 439 matches.
- He captained India 331 times across all formats which is the most by any captain followed by Ricky Ponting (324 matches).
- Most T20 matches won as captain. By winning 41 matches for India.
- He led India 199 times in ODI which is the highest by any Indian captain and third overall.
- In ODI, after AB de Villiers he has an average of 53.92 as captain.
- Dhoni is the only captain to lead an international team at least 50 times in each format.
- Dhoni is the second fastest to score 3,000 runs in ODIs as a captain.
- Dhoni won four Man of the Series awards as an Indian captain in ODIs, which is the joint second-most by any captain in ODIs.
- Under the leadership of Dhoni, India won 2007 World T20, the 2011 ODI World Cup, and the 2013 Champions Trophy.
- Dhoni is the third captain to win a Man of the Match award in the final of a World Cup.
- Dhoni was unbeaten 26 times in successful chases in ODIs, which is the most by any captain.
- MS Dhoni scored 6,633 runs as a captain in ODIs, which is the second-most by any captain after Ponting’s 8,497 runs.
- Dhoni is the only player to captain a country in six editions of World T20.
- Dhoni won 110 ODI matches as a captain, which is the second-most by any player.
- He led India in six finals won four of them, which is the joint-most by any captain for a team in limited-over internationals.
- There had been 65 players who played under MS Dhoni in ODIs.
- Most times bowled in international cricket while playing as a wicket-keeper. He has bowled 9 times in international cricket.
- Dhoni has the best win/loss ratio for any Indian captain in ODIs.
- Dhoni-led India in 72 T20Is, which is also the most by a captain out of which won 41 matches which is the most by any captain.
- Dhoni scored 1,112 runs in T20Is as captain of India, which is the most by any captain.
- Dhoni hit 126 sixes as a captain in ODIs in his career, which is the most by any player in ODIs.
- The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Dhoni on 1 November 2011. He is the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to receive this honor.
As they say, It Ends where it Begins...
MS Dhoni at the age of 23, made his international debut on December 23, 2004,
against Bangladesh in Chittagong in a one-day international match he was
run-out on his debut match.
In my first game I was run-out and this game again I was run-out. I keep telling myself why didn't I dive. Those two inches I still keep telling myself I should have dived, Dhoni told India Today.
We are in the 'end of an era'. Dhoni is a legend and inspiration. He led India to greater heights under his captaincy and he'll always be in our hearts!
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