Mahendra Singh Dhoni Becomes First Indian Wicketkeeper To Effect 400 ODI Dismissals

–           Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian wicketkeeper and fourth overall to effect 400 One-Day International (ODI) dismissals. Dhoni achieved this feat during the third ODI of the six-match ODI series against South Africa at Cape Town.

–           Out of the 400 ODI dismissals, Dhoni has 294 catches and 106 stumpings to his name. He trails Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara, Australia’s Adam Gilchrist, 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.

–           Dhoni also has the record of most number of unbeaten ODI innings – 77 innings.

–           Apart from this, the Ranchi-stalwart is only the 14th overall and fourth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly to score a century of fifties in international cricket. Tendulkar is on the top of the list with 164 fifties, former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara has 153 and former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis scored 149 fifties in his decade-long career.