“Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout.from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired,” MS Dhoni wrote along with an Instagram post of a montage capturing his career with the national team
- 538 matches
- 17,266 runs
- 16 hundreds
- 108 fifties
- 359 sixes
- 829 dismissals
- T20 World Cup winning captain
- World Cup winning captain
- Champions Trophy winning captain
- What an international career
Former India captain Mr Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced his retirement from international cricket. Dhoni, from Ranchi, who made his ODI debut in 2004, changed the face of Indian cricket with his calm demeanor, sharp comprehension of the game and intelligent leadership qualities.
The 2011 World Cup winning captain is only the second wicketkeeper-batsman to touch the 10000-run mark. Sangakkara was the first designated wicketkeeper-batsman to achieve the landmark.
Under Dhoni’s captaincy, India lifted the 50-over World Cup in 2011 and the World Twenty20 in 2007. Dhoni also led India to the ICC Champions Trophy triumph in 2013 in England.
With India winning the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 in England, Dhoni became the first and is still the only captain till date to have won all three ICC Trophies.
While his heroics in the limited-overs formats are well documented, it was also under his leadership that India became the No. 1 Test side in 2009 and the team stayed at the top for over 600 days. He has led India to victory in 21 home Test matches, the most by an Indian captain.
Dhoni, who had announced his retirement from Tests in 2014, has played 350 ODIs and 98 T20Is.
In 350 ODIs, Dhoni has scored 10773 runs at an average of 50.57. He has 10 centuries and 73 fifties to his name.
Dhoni has amassed 1617 runs in 98 T20Is at an average of 37.60, including two half-centuries.
In January 2019, Dhoni added another feather to his cap as he became fifth Indian and 12th overall in ODI history to score 10,000 runs. The former India skipper achieved the milestone during first ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 12.
Dhoni joined the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Kumar Sangakkara, Brian Lara and Sanath Jayasuriya on the elite list.
Leaving behind a rich legacy that will be difficult to replicate, Dhoni holds the record for most international matches as captain (332).
MS Dhoni has been one of the best wicketkeepers to play international cricket and his record speaks for itself. Unarguably the quickest man behind the wicket, Dhoni has 195 international stumpings, the most by any wicketkeeper.