New Delhi [India], Feb 8: Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday became the only Indian wicket keeper and fourth overall to effect 400 One-Day International (ODI) dismissals. MS Dhoni achieved this feat during the third ODI of the six-match ODI series against South Africa at Cape Town when Kuldeep Yadav bowled a perfect flighted ball to dismiss South African stand-in skipper Aiden Markram for just 32 runs. While the ball turned enough to beat the outside edge of Markram's bat, Dhoni whipped off the bails in a flash only to catch Markram clueless about the dismissal.
Out of the MS Dhoni 400th ODI dismissals, Dhoni has 294 catches and 106 stumps to his record. He trails by Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara, Australia's Adam Gilchrist, former South Africa's Mark Boucher who have 482, 472 and 424 dismissals respectively to their name.
Apart from this, Dhoni is also the first player to have over 100 stumpings to his name. He achieved the landmark during the fifth and the final ODI against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo in September last year. The 36-year-old dislodged Akila Dananjaya's bails to complete his century of stumps. Dhoni also has the record of most number of unbeaten ODI innings (73 innings).
The World Cup-winning captain, after having spent two seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) franchise, has returned to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the upcoming 11th edition of the IPL.
