4 cricket records held by MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni is undoubtedly one of the greatest Indian cricketers of all time. Under Dhoni’s captaincy, India won a total of 3 major ICC trophies. Dhoni led India on 332 occasions in international cricket. Out of 332 matches under Dhoni’s captaincy, India managed to win an impressive 178 matches in total. Moreover, Dhoni was also a brilliant batsman for Team India. In 538 matches for India, Dhoni amassed an impressive 17266 runs in total. Here is a list of 4 cricket records held by MS Dhoni:

3rd highest knock in the Test format by a wicketkeeper (224)

MS Dhoni amassed an impressive 224 runs in a Test match against Australia back in 2013. Dhoni’s knock of 224 is the 3rd highest score by a wicketkeeper in the longest format of the game. In 144 Test innings in his career, MS Dhoni amassed an impressive 4876 runs for India. The former Indian skipper also boasted a decent batting average of 38.09 in the Test format.

Fifth most sixes in the ODI format (229)

MS Dhoni holds the 5th spot in the list of cricketers with the most sixes in the ODI format. Dhoni smacked an impressive 229 sixes in the ODI format for India. In 297 innings in the ODI format, Dhoni amassed a total of 10773 runs for India. Dhoni also amassed a total of 10 centuries for India in the ODI format.

Most consecutive innings without a duck in the T20I format (84)

Dhoni tops the list of batsmen with the most consecutive innings without a duck in the T20I format. Dhoni has not got out for a duck in the T20I format from 14th September 2007 to 27th February 2019. In 85 innings in the T20I format, MS Dhoni amassed 1617 runs for India.

Highest knock by a wicketkeeper in the ODI format (183*)

Dhoni also holds the record for the highest knock by a wicketkeeper in the ODI format. Dhoni smashed an unbeaten knock of 183 against Sri Lanka in an ODI match back in 2005. India went on to win the ODI match against Sri Lanka by a margin of 6 wickets.

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