Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni reached his first international century in the game of cricket on April 5, 2005 against Pakistan in the second ODI of the six-match series. The match was played at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni reached his first international century in the game of cricket on April 5, 2005 against Pakistan in the second ODI of the six-match series. The match was played at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
India had won the toss and opted to bat first, however, they lost Sachin Tendulkar in the fourth over of the innings and soon Dhoni was brought in.
Dhoni along with Virendra Sehwag wreaked havoc as the duo formed a 96-run stand. Sehwag even went past the 50-run mark, he, however, was (74) was sent back to the pavilion in the 14th over.
The wicket-keeper batsman Dhoni then found support in Rahul Dravid and the duo formed a 149-run stand.
Dhoni smashed 15 fours and 4 sixes and he managed to play a 148 runs knock from 123 balls, taking India’s total to 356/9 in the allotted fifty overs.
Coming into the field, Ashish Nehra's four-wicket haul helped India to defend the total as the side bundled out Pakistan for 298.
So far, Dhoni has played 350 ODIs with his highest score being 183 against Sri Lanka. He also remains the only captain to win all major ICC trophies (50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup, and Champions Trophy).
Under his leadership, India also managed to attain the number one ranking in Test cricket.
Not just international cricket, even in the Indian Premier League (IPL), captaining Chennai Super Kings, he has managed to win the tournament three times.
Currently, he was supposed to return to cricket with the 13th edition of the IPL, however, the outbreak of coronavirus has got the comeback on a halt.
The 38-year-old has been enjoying his time away from the game. He last played competitive cricket during the 2019 World Cup.
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