Former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni turns 43 today. India’s jersey no.7 has been the pride of the nation ever since he had made a debut for India
Dhoni has left indelible imprints on the Indian cricketing history and is recognized as one of the true legends of the game.
As millions of fans celebrated his birthday today, let us have a look at seven unique records of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
• Only Captain To Win 3 ICC Trophies
MS Dhoni is the only captain to win a treble in cricketing history. He is the only skipper to win ICC World Cup (2011), Champions Trophy (2013), and ICC T20 World Cup (2007).
• Number 1 in Test Cricket
Under the captainship of Dhoni, India became the number one team for the first time in Test cricket in December 2009.
• Most Number of Stumpings
The only wicket-keeper to go beyond 100 stumpings in ODI history. He has made a total of 123 stumpings ahead of Kumar Sangakkara with 99 stumpings. Dhoni has 38 stumpings in test cricket, and 34 in T20 internationals. Matching those figures will be challenging in a long time to come.
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• Bowling as Wicketkeeper
Dhoni bowled nine times in his international cricket career, and thus had a strange record of being the wicket-keeper to have bowled most times in international cricket.
• Most runs in T20Is without hitting a half-century
Dhoni usually came down the middle order to bat. He has a unique record of scoring the most number of runs without scoring a 50. He accumulated over 1000 runs without scoring a half-century. His first 50 came only in 2017 against England in the third and final T20 match of a series in Bengaluru where he scored 56 in 36 balls.
• Most centuries batting at number 7
After making his debut in 2004 for Team India, Dhoni scored a couple of centuries batting at no.3. However, once he was established as finished. He started batting down the order. He has scored two centuries batting at number 7 against Pakistan and Africa IX.
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• Joint-Most Number of IPL Trophies as Captain
The Man in Yellow has led the Chennai Super Kings to title victory as much as five times in the history of Indian Premier League. He has won the title five times, a record that he holds jointly with Mumbai Indians Captain Rohit Sharma.
