MS Dhoni was the captain of the Indian cricket team for a decade. He was surprisingly named the captain for the ICC T20 World Cup 2007. Not many fans gave India a chance in that tournament because the seniors of the team did not participate, and the inexperienced names traveled to South Africa for the mega event.
But playing under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, the players brought their ‘A-game to the table and defeated the world’s best teams to win the ICC T20 World Cup. Soon after, Dhoni became India’s captain in all three formats of cricket.
India became the world’s number one Test team, and in 2011, they became the first team to win the Cricket World Cup trophy on home soil. Dhoni-led India to the 2011 World Cup title. He won the Man of the Match award in the final for his 91-run knock that helped India trounce Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium.
Two years later, Dhoni led India to the ICC Champions Trophy title in England. A few years later, Dhoni stepped down as the captain and handed over the team’s reins to Virat Kohli.
MS Dhoni holds several records in the captaincy department
An image has gone viral on Twitter, where a user shared the list of records held by MS Dhoni as the captain of the Indian team. The thread shared by the Twitter user has gone viral on the micro-blogging platform. It is a thread detailing his records in all three formats. Here’s a look at it:
1 . ICC ODI Player of the Year: 2008 , 2009
2 . Padma Shri in India's fourth-highest civilian award in 2009.
3 . Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honour in sports in 2007–08.
4 . Honorary doctorate degree by De Montfort University in August 2011
And Many More … pic.twitter.com/lv2NMY1zda
— Shivansh Patel (@Shivans71302876) February 15, 2022
Odi Records Of Dhoni(1/4) :-
1. Dhoni is the third captain (and the first non-Australian) overall to win 100 games.
2. Most career runs in ODI history when batting at number 6 position (4031).
3. First Indian and fifth overall to hit 200 sixes in ODIs. pic.twitter.com/rQAEANyg3U
— Shivansh Patel (@Shivans71302876) February 15, 2022
Odi Records Of Dhoni (3/4)
6. Dhoni has the most stumpings (123) by any wicket-keeper in an ODI career.
7. First Indian wicket-keeper to take 300 ODI catches and fourth wicket-keeper in the world who achieved this milestone. pic.twitter.com/pdkU9ADirA
— Shivansh Patel (@Shivans71302876) February 15, 2022
Odi Records Of Dhoni (4/4)
8. The first player to pass 10,000 runs in ODI cricket with having a career average of over 50.
9. He is the only player to score more than one hundred in ODI cricket when batting at number 7 position or lower.
10. Most not outs in ODI history (84). pic.twitter.com/RCnv6uaqkP
— Shivansh Patel (@Shivans71302876) February 15, 2022
T20IS Records Of Dhoni(1/2)
1. As a captain most wins (41) in T20Is.
2. Most matches (72) both as captain and wicket-keeper in T20Is.
3. Most dismissals (87) as wicket-keeper in T20Is.
4. Most consecutive T20I innings (84) without a duck. pic.twitter.com/PvLpV1Xfiy
— Shivansh Patel (@Shivans71302876) February 15, 2022
Test Records Of Dhoni (1/4)
1. Under M.S. Dhoni's captaincy, the Indian team topped the Test cricket rankings for the first time in 2009.
2 .M.S. Dhoni is the first Indian wicket-keeper to complete 4,000 test runs. pic.twitter.com/MZoEYxMP2a
— Shivansh Patel (@Shivans71302876) February 15, 2022
Test Records Of Dhoni (3/4)
5 . Dhoni's maiden century against Pakistan in Faisalabad (148) is the fastest century scored by an Indian wicket-keeper, and fourth overall. pic.twitter.com/2bknRr8thT
— Shivansh Patel (@Shivans71302876) February 15, 2022
Overall Stats Of MS Dhoni (International)
Matches :- 538
Runs :- 17266
Average :- 44.95
100 :- 16
50 :- 108
4s :- 1486
Sixes :- 359
Dismissals :- 829
Catches :- 634
Stumping :- 195
ICC Trophies :- 3
IPL Trophies :- 4
CLT20 Trophies :- 2
CB Series :- 1
Total = 10 Trophies pic.twitter.com/lMpMAGpvPp— Shivansh Patel (@Shivans71302876) February 15, 2022
While Dhoni retired from international cricket two years ago, he still plays for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. He confirmed in his last match of IPL 2022 that he will play in IPL 2023. It will be exciting to see how he performs in the next edition of the Indian Premier League.
