Dhoni's 37th birthday: 37 records held by MSD in his career

MS Dhoni has been one of the finest men to ever play the sport of cricket. The sheer brilliance with bat and the street smartness behind the wickets has proved his mettle all over the world.

Being arguably the greatest ever captain, he has done wonders in the field of cricket with his brilliant presence of mind and never-give-up attitude. The Ranchi lad is the only captain to win all 3 ICC Trophies and has etched his name in many cricketing record books.

The young child who was born on the same day, 37 Years ago, started creating records right from his fifth international match. And from there, to today, the WK/Batsman just keeps creating new milestones every time he steps on the 22 Yards’ cricket pitch. Despite having heavyweights like Ganguly, Sachin, Dravid, Laxman etc in the team, it took him just 2 years to cement his spot in the team and was named the skipper of the squad in the 3rd year.

Even though he left the captaincy duties 1 and a half years ago and turns 37 today but the fact that no current cricketer even comes nearer to some of his records shows how good MS Dhoni has been over the years. The big man has created enormous no. of records in past one decade.

Nonetheless, cricket is a game of uncertainties and these records will be broken at some point in time and it will be really interesting to see that who have such capabilities.

In the following slides, we will have a look at the 37 records created by MS Dhoni.

1. The only captain to win all three ICC Trophies

MS Dhoni is the only captain to lead his team to victory in all three major ICC tournaments. He won the WT20 on 24th September 2007, the Cricket World cup on 2nd April 2011 and the Champions trophy on 23rd June 2013.

2. Most no. of stumpings in International Cricket

India’s 10 Year long drought of a good WK/Batsman ended as MS Dhoni made his debut. Today, he even holds the record of most no. of stumpings in International cricket as he has affected 178 dismissals, standing behind the stumps.

3. The first cricketer to win 150 T20 Matches as captain

MS Dhoni became the first cricketer to win 150 T20 matches as captain. He made this record in the finals of IPL 11 as his team defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai.

4. Most sixes in international cricket as a captain

MS Dhoni’s six-hitting capabilities aren’t hidden from anyone. The man has hit 204 sixes in his captaincy career which is the most by any player.

5. Indian captain to win most no. of ODI matches

MS Dhoni is the most successful captain from India and has won a total of 110 One Day Internationals.

6. The most expensive bat in the history of cricket is MS Dhoni’s reebok bat

The bat from which MS Dhoni had hit winning six in 2011 WC Final was sold for a hefty amount of £100 at an event in London. The fund was later used by Sakshi Dhoni foundation.

7. First Indian to reach 200 sixes

MS Dhoni is the first Indian to hit 200 Sixes. His way of hitting lethal yorkers for sixers is one of the biggest reason behind it.

8. Only third captain to win Man of the match in WC Final

Dhoni got the MOM award in the finals of 2011 CWC for his scintillating knock of 91 runs. He became the only third player to do so after Clive Lloyd (1975) and Ricky Ponting (2003)

9. Second fastest captain to score 3000 runs as a captain

MS Dhoni achieved this landmark in 70 innings. AB De Villiers holds the first rank in this list.

10. Most runs as a captain in IPL history

MS Dhoni surpassed Gautam Gambhir to top this list after he scored an unbeaten 22-ball 51 against DD.

11. Has Played most no. of T20I matches from India

He has played 92 T20Is for India.

12. Most runs without scoring a half-century in T20Is

MS Dhoni scored his first Half-Century in his 66th innings.

13. He has won second highest no. of Man Of the Match awards by a Captain

MS Dhoni has won 15 Man of the match awards as a captain. This is the second most. Sanath Jayasuriya, Ricky Ponting and Arjuna Ranatunga have all won 19 MOM awards.

14. Captain to win most no. of tosses in T20I cricket

MS Dhoni gets the first spot even in this captaincy list.

15. Most Successful test captain from India.

MS Dhoni has won 27 test matches as a captain which is the most by any Indian player.

16. Wicket-keeper to bowl for most no.of times

He has bowled a spell in 9 international matches. Second to him is William Storer who has bowled for 4 times.

17. The first cricketer to score 5000 runs in T20 as a captain

In a match against RCB in IPL 11, MS Dhoni became the first captain to score 5000 T20 runs

18. Most no. of Stumpings in T20I Cricket

MS Dhoni has stumped a batsman for 33 times in T20 Internationals. This is the most by any keeper.

19. Dhoni and Mahela Jayawardene hold the second spot in the list of Highest Partnership at no. 6

Playing from Asia XI in 2009, Dhoni and Mahela, playing at no. 6, made a partnership of 218 runs (highest at that time). The record was later broken by Luke Ronchi and Grant Elliott.

20. Dhoni led India to the first rank in ICC test ranking for the first time

Dhoni’s team held the no. 1 spot in ICC test rankings for 21 Months.

21. Most catches by an Indian player in an innings

MS Dhoni etched his name in this list after he took 6 catches against New Zealand at Wellington in 2009.

22. Longest unbeaten run in Tests from Debut

He didn’t lose a single test match from his debut until the 11th test. This unbeaten run was broken by South Africa in February 2010.

23. Most no. of stumpings in IPL

The stumpings’ record was created when he affected the 33rd dismissal against SRH in IPL 2018 Final.

24. Most no. of sixes by an Indian in IPL

Dhoni has hit 186 sixes in 158 IPL innings. This is the most by an Indian Player in IPL history. Suresh Raina stands second in this list(185 sixers)

25. The only captain to whitewash Australia in Australia in the past 140 Years

This record was created when Virat Kohli’s heroics helped India to whitewash Australia in Australia in a T20I series in 2016.

26. Fastest Century by an Indian Wicket-keeper in test cricket

Dhoni’s 93-ball ton against Pakistan at Faisalabad is the fastest century scored by an Indian Wicket-keeper in test cricket.

27. Only player to lead a team in Six editions of WT20

MS Dhoni led India in six editions of WT20. Paul Collingwood and Darren Sammy are the joint second rank holders in this list.

28. He is the fastest player to reach no. 1 position in ICC ODI rankings.

MS Dhoni reached the no. 1 spot in 42 innings. This is still a world record.

29. Under Dhoni’s captaincy, India defeated every previous world cup winning team in 2011 World Cup

India won the WC11 under Dhoni’s captaincy and defeated many world cup winning nations like Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc.

30. MS Dhoni was the most expensive player of the Inaugural IPL season

Dhoni was the most expensive player of IPL 2008 as he was bought by the franchise CSK for an amount of 1.5 million dollars.

31. He has the second-best Average and has scored second highest no. of runs as a captain in ODIs

Dhoni has scored 6633 runs as a captain. Ricky Ponting is the only man who is ahead of Dhoni in this list. As a captain, Dhoni’s average is 53.92. AB De Villiers is the only man to have a better average than him. (Captains who have scored at least 1000 runs)

32. Most no. of overseas matches won by an Indian Skipper in ODIs

Dhoni won 67 overseas matches as a captain in ODIs. This is the most by an Indian skipper.

33. Most international matches as captain

Dhoni captained 331 International matches which are most by any player in cricket history.

34. Most no. of not outs in the history of ODI cricket.

Dhoni has been able to remain not out in 78 innings which is the highest by anyone in the history of ODI cricket.

35. Most no. of Centuries batting at no. 7

MS Dhoni has scored two centuries batting at no.7. Which are the most by any cricketer.

36. Highest score by a Wicketkeeper batsman in ODIs

Dhoni’s knock of 183* is the highest knock ever played by WK/batsman in ODIs.

37. Only Player to win Cricket World Cup with a six

There will not be a better stat than this to finish this article. Dhoni is the only to Cricketer to win a world cup for his team with a six.