New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): ‘Thala’, skipper, icon, legend, trophy collector, ICC Corridor of Famer. A person with each trophy he might probably have, commanding respect and adoration worldwide, legendary World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni turned 44 on Monday.
Rated extremely for his calmness beneath stress which might make most crumble helplessly, and his tactical excellence, Dhoni, since his worldwide debut in 2004 until now, throughout these previous few years of his profession with Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) within the Indian Premier League (IPL), has made a reputation for himself as considered one of India’s most beloved sons, who has given again to his nation and metropolis of Ranchi, the whole lot it might have requested him for.
With 17,266 worldwide runs, 829 dismissals and 538 matches throughout codecs for India, Dhoni just isn’t solely amongst the world’s biggest gamers but in addition a revolutionary.
Moreover Australia’s Adam Gilchrist, he was among the many first wicketkeeper-batters who confirmed the world that keepers might bat rather well. At a time when the naked minimal of catching and stumping was required out of a wicketkeeper, Dhoni pushed the envelope additional, contributing runs with the consistency and starvation of a top-order batting large. He fashioned a formidable middle-order with Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina.
Dhoni’s strongest format is the ODIs. In 350 ODIs, he scored 10,773 runs at a mean of fifty.57. He scored 10 centuries and 73 fifties for India, with the most effective rating of 183*. He’s India’s sixth-highest scorer in ODIs (with Sachin Tendulkar on the prime with 18,426 runs). The truth that he managed to attain 10,000-plus runs at a mean of over 50 whereas coming down the order makes his statistics much more astonishing.
He led India in 200 ODI matches, successful 110, shedding 74. 5 video games have been tied, whereas 11 failed to provide a consequence. He has a successful share of 55. Dhoni has received the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013 for India as a skipper.
Dhoni, referred to as Chennai Tremendous Kings’ “Thala” (chief), performed 98 T20Is for India, scoring 1,617 runs at a mean of 37.60, at a strike price of 126.13. He has two half-centuries within the format, with the most effective rating of 56. He was the successful captain of India’s ICC T20 WC 2007 successful staff. ‘Mahi’ led India in 72 T20Is, successful 41, shedding 28, one being tied and two failing to provide outcomes. His win share is 56.94.
Coming to his long-format profession, Dhoni performed 90 matches, scoring 4,876 runs at a mean of 38.09. He scored six centuries and 33 half-centuries, with the most effective rating of 224. He’s the 14th-highest scorer for India in Assessments.
As a captain, he led India in 60 Check matches, out of which they received 27 matches, misplaced 18 and drew 15. With a win share of 45.00, he’s considered one of India’s most profitable skippers throughout all eras. He led Staff India to the primary rating within the ICC Check Rankings. He’s additionally the one Indian skipper to whitewash Australia within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, doing so within the 2010-11 and 2012-13 collection.
Dhoni is simply as respected in franchise cricket, being the sixth-highest run-getter in IPL historical past, with 5,439 runs in 278 matches at a mean of 38.30, together with 24 fifties, at a strike price of over 137. He has secured 5 IPL titles and two Champions League T20 titles with CSK, making the franchise some of the common entities within the sporting world, largely on the idea of his personal model and identify. Crowds comply with and completely different fan golf equipment chant ‘Dhoni’ ‘Dhoni’ in unison when the batting legend makes whilst a lot as an look inside his dressing room, gearing up for a doable probability at batting.
When Dhoni broke into the nationwide staff in 2004, no person might have imagined the heights the then-23-year-old would go on to realize as a wicketkeeper-batter. His quickfire stumping and catching talents, large sixes, and the trademark helicopter shot will little doubt keep fan favourites for generations to return. (ANI)
