MS Dhoni Records in World Cup: One of the greatest wicketkeeper batsmen in the world is a huge fan of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He is counted among the most successful captains of Team India. Not only this, he is a role model for many players and India has created history under his leadership. He has a record in his name, which will not be broken this time even in the T20 World Cup.
Mahendra Singh’s 11 year old record
Very few people would know about this record of Dhoni. Dhoni is the first batsman to occupy the first position in the ICC rankings for the fewest matches played in the history of ODI cricket. He achieved this position in just 42 innings after his debut. MS Dhoni also holds the record for most runs in a match as a wicket-keeper batsman in ODI cricket. Mahi achieved this record by playing a match-winning innings of 183 runs against Sri Lanka in 2005. During this he hit 15 fours and 10 sixes.
MS Dhoni also holds the record for most stumpings in international cricket. He made 123 stumpings in his career of 15 years. Apart from him, no other wicketkeeper has reached the 100 mark. Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the record for captaining India in most matches in ODI cricket. Dhoni led India in 200 ODIs between 2007 and 2018.
Dhoni is the only captain to win all ICC trophies
Mahi is the only captain in the world to win all ICC trophies. Under his leadership, India won the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. It is almost impossible to break this record of Dhoni.
Most matches won as captain
Dhoni, who hails from Ranchi, has won the most matches as a captain in the T20 World Cup. In this tournament he led in 33 matches and won 20. During this, Team India had to face defeat in 11 matches. At the same time, one match ended in a draw while one did not. West Indies’ Darren Sammy and former South African captain Graeme Smith are joint second with 11-11 matches.
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It is often said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a successful captain of Team India. Because he has won many series in his international cricket career. At the same time, he has won the World Cup in T20 and the World Cup in 50-over international cricket for Team India.
