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Inspirational Leader, Destructive Batsman And Trusty Keeper – MS Dhoni's India Career In Numbers

India legend MS Dhoni was one of the great leaders and quit international cricket with some incredible figures to his name

Inspirational Leader, Destructive Batsman And Trusty Keeper – MS Dhoni's India Career In Numbers
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MS Dhoni's retirement on Saturday brought an end to one of the most incredible international careers. (More Cricket News)

The former India captain announced he has played his last바카라 웹사이트game for his country in a brief Instagram post.

READ:바카라 웹사이트MS Dhoni Retires From International Cricket

Dhoni's decision came as no surprise given he turned 39 last month and has not played for India since a Cricket World Cup semi-final defeat to New Zealand last year.

The maverick wicketkeeper-batsman became the only skipper to inspire his side to바카라 웹사이트Cricket World Cup,바카라 웹사이트World Twenty20 and바카라 웹사이트Champions Trophy glory, while India also topped the Test rankings during his reign.

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With assistance from Opta, we바카라 웹사이트pick out a selection of the staggering numbers Dhoni racked up in a stellar India career.

17,266바카라 웹사이트- The number of runs Dhoni scored, a tally bettered only바카라 웹사이트 by Sri Lanka great바카라 웹사이트Kumar Sangakkara (17,840)

332바카라 웹사이트- Dhoni captained his country 332 times, more than any other skipper. Ricky Ponting (324) is next on the list.바카라 웹사이트

535바카라 웹사이트- He바카라 웹사이트played for his country over 500 times, a landmark바카라 웹사이트only eight other men have passed –바카라 웹사이트including the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Ponting and바카라 웹사이트Sangakkara.

123바카라 웹사이트- Dhoni is the only wicketkeeper to register over 100 ODI stumpings, finishing with 123.바카라 웹사이트

195바카라 웹사이트- He quit with 195 stumpings across all three formats, which is another record.

444바카라 웹사이트- The India legend sits third on the list of most ODI dismissals with 444, behind바카라 웹사이트Sangakkara (482) and Adam Gilchrist (472).

50.57바카라 웹사이트- Dhoni is one of only five men (who have played at least 100 games)바카라 웹사이트to average over 50 with the bat in ODI cricket. Virat Kohli, Michael Bevan,바카라 웹사이트AB de Villiers and Joe Root being the others.

229바카라 웹사이트- Just five men have hit more ODI sixes than the powerful right-hander, who cleared the ropes 229 times in the 50-over format.

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