Happy Birthday MS Dhoni: The date of 7th July is not just a page in the calendar, but it is the date on which a legend was born who started a new era in Indian cricket. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who emerged from the streets of Ranchi and won 3 ICC trophies and took India to the pinnacle of world cricket, is celebrating his birthday today. Mahi has turned 45 today. Dhoni, popularly known as ‘Captain Cool’, was not just a captain or a player, but he was the guarantee of victory on the field who used to change the course of the match even on the last ball. So, on this special day, let’s take a look at those 5 historical records of Dhoni, touching which is a dream for even the biggest legends of the world.
MS Dhoni is the only captain in the world to win all three ICC trophies – ODI World Cup, Champions Trophy and T20 World Cup. No captain in the world has been able to match his record till date. Under the captaincy of Dhoni, Team India won its first T20 World Cup in the very first edition (2007). After this, India won the ODI World Cup title in 2011 under the captaincy of Dhoni. Then in 2013, under his captaincy, Dhoni led Team India to the Champions Trophy title.
Although many captains around the world have run the match from behind the wicket, but MS Dhoni has not only run the match from behind the wicket but has also turned it around. Till date no one has been able to show agility behind the wicket like Dhoni. The record of fastest stumping in international cricket is also in the name of MS Dhoni. In the year 2018, in the match against West Indies, Dhoni had stumped Keemo Paul in just 0.08 seconds. This time is faster than the blinking of a human eye (0.10 seconds), which is still an unbreakable record. Hardly anyone will ever be able to break this record of Dhoni.
The record of playing most matches as a captain in international cricket is also registered in the name of MS Dhoni. As captain, Dhoni has played a total of 332 international matches in all three formats, Test, T20 and ODI. Dhoni has captained Team India in 60 Tests, 200 ODIs and 72 T20 International matches. At the second place in this list is former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who has captained in 324 matches in all three formats.
MS Dhoni was not only one of the best captains and finishers in the world, but he was also unmatched behind the wickets. When Dhoni was behind the wicket, the batsmen did not even dare to leave the crease. Dhoni also holds the record for most stumpings in international cricket. Mahi has made a total of 195 stumpings in his international career. He has the highest number of 123 stumpings in ODI cricket. Breaking this record is still a dream for any wicketkeeper. Not only this, Dhoni also holds the record of scoring most centuries in ODI cricket at number 7. Batting at number 7, he has scored 2 centuries.
