MS Dhoni becomes first Indian wicket-keeper with 300 dismissals in ODIs

In the 36^th over bowled by Shami Ahmed during the first ODI against New Zealand today, MS Dhoni caught Ross Taylor behind the stumps. With this catch, he created another record – by successfully reaching the 300 dismissals mark in ODIs. He also became the first Indian wicketkeeper to do so.

Adam Gilchrist of Australia is on top of the list with 472 dismissals in 287 matches. Mark Boucher of South Africa holds the second position with 424 dismissals in 295 matches.

Interestingly, Kumar Sangakkara has also got the same number of dismissals as Boucher – 424. However, he has taken 362 matches to achieve the same.

Since Gilchrist and Boucher have retired and Sangakkara does not regularly keep wickets anymore, Dhoni has a good chance to climb up the list. Although he still needs more than 100 dismissals, but I am sure he will get close. He has been a very good wicketkeeper as well as being the captain. Many times, people ignore his keeping and just focus on his captaincy and batting. But, he has always done well with the gloves.