MS Dhoni turns 43: A look at accomplishments of former Team India captain

Legendary wicketkeeperbatter and former India captain the evergreen captain cool MS Dhoni who led Team India to three major ICC trophies turned 43 on SundayDhoni needs no introduction in the world of cricket and is famous for his calm and stunning captaincy skills on the field in his international and IPL days On August 15 2020 Dhoni announced his retirement from all forms of cricket bringing down the curtains on an illustrious careerUnder Dhonis leadership India bagged the top prize in all formats Under his captaincy India lead in the Test ranking for 18 months starting December 2009 The side went on to win the 50over World Cup in 2011 and the T20 world title on his captaincy debut in 2007Dhoni has one of the most inspiring journeys in sports history From working as a ticket collector at a railway station he transformed into Indias biggest trophy collector leading the team to ICC T20 World Cup 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013 as skipper He made his international debut in 2004 and made a name for himself as a ferocious hitter of the cricket ball but mellowed down with time to a finisher who would guide his team to wins with his calculated aggression and amazing tacticsDhoni known as Chennai Super Kings Thala leader played 98 T20Is for India scoring 1617 runs at an average of 3760 at a strike rate of 12613 He has two halfcenturies in the format with the best score of 56Coming to his long format career Dhoni played 90 matches scoring 4876 runs at an average of 3809 He scored six centuries and 33 halfcenturies with the best score of 224 He is the 14thhighest scorer for India in TestsAs a captain he led India in 60 Test matches out of which they won 27 matches lost 18 and drew 15 With a win percentage of 4500 he is one of Indias most successful skippers across all eras He led Team India to the number one ranking in ICC Test Rankings He is also the only Indian skipper to whitewash Australia in the BorderGavaskar Trophy doing so in the 201011 and 201213 seriesThe peoples favourite Mahi led India in 72 T20Is winning 41 losing 28 one being tied and two failing to produce results His win percentage is 5694Besides guiding India to ICC titles he has also guided Chennai Super Kings CSK to franchise glory in the Indian Premier League IPL and the Champions League T20 He has led CSK to five IPL titles in 2010 2011 2018 2021 and 2023 Dhoni has also led CSK to two CLT20 titles in 2010 and 2014Dhoni has played 264 IPL matches mostly for CSK other than a stint with Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016 to 2017 In these matches he has scored 5243 runs at an average of 3913 He has also scored 24 halfcenturies in the tournament He also has 152 catches and 42 stumpingsWith these astonishing statistics as a middleorder batter and his success as a captain it is unlikely that India and world cricket in general will witness a phenomenon like captain cool againWith agency inputs