MS Dhoni, the former Indian cricketer, is without a doubt one of the finest players India has ever produced. He is without a doubt India’s most successful captain to date, having won a slew of prestigious titles while in charge. Only the wicket-keeper batsman has won all three main ICC trophies: the ODI World Cup in 2011, the T20I World Cup in 2007, and the Champions Trophy in 2013.
MS Dhoni has guided India to 178 victories in international cricket out of 332 games as captain. India won 41 Test matches out of 72, 110 ODI matches out of 200, and 27 T20I matches out of 60 under MSD’s captaincy. MS was a fantastic batsman for India in addition to being a fantastic leader.
1. Most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in T20Is
In T20Is, MS Dhoni wore the Indian cricket team’s gloves behind the stumps for more than a decade. In his T20I career, the Ranchi-born player has 91 dismissals to his name, including 54 catches and 37 stumpings. Alyssa Healy, the wicket-keeper batsman for the Australian Women’s cricket team, has eclipsed MS Dhoni as the wicket-keeper with the most dismissals in T20I cricket history. In a T20I against New Zealand Women, she made her 92nd dismissal of her career.
2. Most fifties by an Indian wicket-keeper batsman in T20Is
MS Dhoni batted in the bottom of the order and frequently appeared in cameo appearances for the Indian cricket team. While playing for India in T20Is, the right-handed batsman only scored two half-centuries. KL Rahul in the game’s shortest format, just beat MS Dhoni’s record by scoring his third fifty as a wicket-keeper batsman. Earlier this year, Rahul got two fifties in a five-match T20I series against New Zealand. The Kings XI Punjab skipper struck a fifty in the opening match in the T20I series against Australia.
3. Highest score by an Indian batsman batting number seven or lower in T20Is
MS Dhoni batted in the Indian T20I team’s bottom middle order. For the Men in Blue, the skipper of the Chennai Super Kings held the record for the greatest individual score at number seven or below in T20Is. In the same T20I where KL Rahul scored his third fifty as India’s wicket-keeper batsman, Ravindra Jadeja shattered that record. At number seven, Jadeja blasted 44 runs, breaking his CSK skipper’s record of 38 runs versus England set in 2012.
4. Most runs as an Indian captain in T20Is
MS Dhoni was also the Indian captain with the most runs in T20 internationals. However, that record currently belongs to Virat Kohli, the former Indian T20I captain. In the series against New Zealand earlier last year, the Delhi-based batsman broke MS Dhoni’s record. As Indian T20I captain, Dhoni had amassed 1,112 runs.
5. Most sixes in international cricket as a captain
For a long time, MS Dhoni was the captain of the Indian cricket team. The Indian squad experienced unbelievable success under his guidance. While captaining India, Dhoni performed the position of finisher for his side, hitting 211 sixes in international cricket. Eoin Morgan, the English captain, passed Dhoni on the list after hitting his 212th six as a captain in the third ODI against Ireland earlier last year. The Englishman has now surpassed all other captains in the world in terms of the number of sixes he has hit.
