He ended up as India's fifth-highest run-getter in international cricket with 17092 runs from 535 matches at an average of 44.74, scoring 15 100s and 108 fifties. "Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. From being a flamboyant six-hitting monster, he turned into a calculative finisher. We look at some insights and observations on what made Dhoni – the ODI batsman – one of the best in the format’s history. One of the more famous quotes of Kirsten in this regard:And indeed, Dhoni once again aced the finisher’s role, finishing on an unbeaten 91 off 79 balls, scoring the winning runs with a six to win India the World Cup.It was the penultimate match of a long and forgettable tour when India came to Lord’s having lost all but one match in the ODI series. He aced chase after chase to turn into the best finisher in ODIs.- Dhoni is the only batsman who averages more than 100 in successful run chases in ODIs.

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He had the third-highest number of dismissals by a wicketkeeper (444), most number of stumpings (123). When Dhoni took his first ODI wicket Source: PTI. In his 16-year long international career, he's shattered records and set benchmarks. He has no doubt etched his name in the annals of cricket history.As he walks into the sunset, here's a look at the statistical highlights of MS Dhoni's international career.MS Dhoni captained India in 332 matches - the most times a player has led a team in international cricket. The Indian team were low on confidence after losing the Test series 0-1, but MS Dhoni had his chin up after stroking his maiden Test century in the second Test in Faisalabad.The limited-overs leg was level at 1-1 when the teams arrived in Lahore. Get Rediff News in your Inbox: email. That was when MS Dhoni walked in and took the Sri Lankan attack of Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof and Muttiah Muralitharan to the cleaners, even as none of the other Indian batsmen crossed 40.MS Dhoni finished on an unbeaten and unbelievable 183 off 145 balls, his highest ODI score, as India got home with 23 balls to spare. For the record, it was only the second time he batted in the entire tournament, but he made such an impact.Now, August 15 will not only be remembered as India’s Independence Day but also the day one of the country’s finest captains decided to hang up his boots. He is the only captain to win all the three ICC trophies: ODI World Cup (2011), T20 World Cup (2007) and Champions Trophy (2013).- After the disappointment of India's 2007 World Cup exit, Dhoni was handed over the reins for the first-ever World T20 in 2007 and he led a young team to the championship bringing back the smiles to the nation and breathing life back into Indian cricket. He's scored 10628 runs at an average of 41.19 with 9 100s and 69 50s. He had the third-highest number of dismissals by a …

I understand it’s a personal decision and we respect that. But most importantly, he won the 50-over World Cup in 2011, the captain confirming the win by hitting the winning six off Nuwan Kulasekara.MS Dhoni slotted himself down the order to give youngsters like MS Dhoni also played a lot of memorable innings, which buoyed India out of trouble. Down 0-2 in the series, Sri Lanka posted a massive 298 for 4 in the third ODI.India lost Sachin Tendulkar in the very first over of their chase. But no one saw this coming with the IPL on the horizon.A street smart cricketer, a fearless batsman, lightening-quick wicket-keeper, an instinctive captain, and a calm and composed personality: he was all moulded into one. They put together a third-wicket partnership of 146 runs as India won the series 4-.MS Dhoni finished on an unbeaten 77 off 56 balls, taking his series tally to 219 runs.

The bails would get clipped in milliseconds and get the batsman stumped. And then went on to do the treble, winning the Champions Trophy in 2013 in England.- Dhoni also led India to the pinnacle of Test cricket for the first time. Rohit scored the first of his three ODI double tons on November 2, 2013 in Bengaluru against Australia.