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Cricket World Cup -2011 first innings
Cricket World Cup -2011 first innings
Virender Sehwag slammed the first ball of the 2011 World Cup to the boundary and then blasted 175, his highest individual score, to power the Indian innings for the total of 370/4 in 50 overs.
On the other hand Virat Kohli hits his 5th ODI century and 2nd against Bangladesh.
Highlights of this innings
- India's 370 is the highest team total in a World Cup opener, going past England's 334 in the 1975 World Cup.
- Virender Sehwag's 175 is the highest individual score in the opening game of the World Cup, going past Glenn Turner's 171 in the first World Cup.
- Virender Sehwag's 175 is the highest score by an Indian batsman against Bangladesh and also the highest score in an ODI in Bangladesh.
- The 203-run stand between Sehwag and Kohli is the fifth 200-plus partnership for India in World Cups. Virender Sehwag has been involved in two of them.
ICC WorldCup Final India v/s Sri Lanka: Historical Chase Of Indian | Indian Cricket Team Creates History
Indian Cricket Team Creates History - In ICC World-cup - 2011
India are the new World Champions as they defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at Mumbai. It was a record breaking final in more ways than one as it is the first time that a team has won the showpiece event on home soil.
Indian batsmen proved once again that they are one of the best in the business, especially on the flat tracks of the sub-continent. Indian chase was led by none else than their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who steered his team home through an emphatic batting display.
Chasing an extremely competitive total at the Wankhede Stadium, India were off to a worst possible start as their premier batsman Virender Sehwag was sent back to the pavilion in the very first over of the innings. They faced another blow soon when the batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was also dismissed cheaply.
Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli consolidated the innings for the home team from then onwards and laid the platform for the batsmen to follow. However, the best was yet to follow as Dhoni promoted himself in the batting order and played a gem of an innings. He along with Yuvraj Singh saw his team towards victory in style.
It was an ideal finish for India as their captain played the winning shot in shape of a massive six.
Gambhir was unlucky not to complete his hundred as he fell short by just three runs but his knock would be remembered for years to come as he proved that he is a player for the big stage.
The left hander remained the top scorer for his team as he made a brilliant 97 which came off 122 balls with the help of nine boundaries. However the star was Dhoni who remained unbeaten on 91 runs for which he used up only 79 balls in which he struck eight boundaries and a couple of towering hits out of the park.
Lasith Malinga picked up a couple of wickets for his team but lacked support from the other.
There were great scenes in Mumbai after the Indian win as it is the last World Cup for Sachin Tendulkar and his team gave him a great gift for sure.
Final Match Sri Lanka vs India ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Players | ICC World Cup Final Match Players India And Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Player Names for 2011 ICC World cup 2011:
1. Kumar Sangakkara
2. Mahela Jayawardene
3. Tillakaratne Dilshan
4. Upul Tharanga
5. Thilan Samaraweera
6. Chamara Silva
7. Chamara Kapugedera
8. Angelo Mathews
9. Thisara Perera
10. Nuwan Kulasekara
11. Lasith Malinga
12. Dilhara Fernando
13. Muttiah Muralitharan
14. Ajantha Mendis
15. Rangana Herath
India Team Player Names for ICC World Cup 2011 :
1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
2. Virender Sehwag
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Gautam Gambhir
5. Yuvraj Singh
6. Virat Kohli
7. Yusuf Pathan
8. Suresh Raina
9. Piyush Chawla
10. R Ashwin
11. Harbhajan Singh
12. Munaf Patel
13. Zaher Khan
14. Ashih Nehra
15. Praveen Kumar
Indian Cricket Team Creates History: Win ICC WorldCup-2011 | 2nd Time India Wins ICC World Cup 2011
2nd Time India Wins ICC World Cup 2011
Man Of The Series ICC World Cup 2011 : Man of the match selected every match but man of the series selected after end of ICC World Cup 2011. Recently end first round and quarter final match In ICC World Cup 2011. Some information are available now man Of The Series selected ICC World Cup 2011 but recently say very very difficult which player selected man Of The Series ICC World Cup 2011. There are almost 2-3 players from every team to get the man Of the series player award of the ICC World Cup 2011. Inida is looking powerful because there almost 5 players in the man Of the series. Australia , Sri Lanka , Pakistan , South Africa , New Zeland all teams almost 1-2 players are in the list of ICC World Cup 2011 Man Of The Series. At this time Yvuraj Singh at India the best player of ICC World Cup 2011 beacause Yvuraj Singh get 6 wicket and 394 runs face 7 match.
Which player may be selected man Of the series ICC World Cup 2011. . ?
1) Shahid Afridi: Play = 8 Matches : 21 Wkts
2)Yvuraj Singh : Play = 8 Matches : 13 Wkts : 341 Runs
3) TM Dilshan : Play = 8 Matches : 8 Wkts : 467 Runs
4) K. Sangakkara : Play = 8 Matches : 417 Runs
5) S. Tendulkar : Play = 8 Matches : 464 Runs
6) W. Tharnaga : Play = 8 Matches : 393 Runs
Saturday, March 26, 2011
England vs Sri Lanka - ODI SRI LANKA won by 10 wickets
England: 229/6 (50) Run Rate: 4.58
Srilanka: 231/0(39.3 Over)Run Rate: 5.84
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We Will meet again on 29.03.2011 First Semi Final Match of Srilanka Vs Newzealand
Next on 30.03.2011 Second Semi Final Match of India Vs Pakistan.
We wish to India to Win ICC-World cup 2011.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
India win by 5 wickets with 14 balls to spare to meet Pakistan in the Semi Finals.
India won the Match Against Australia on Quarterfinal Match of 2011 Worldcup.
History Breakers Pakistani Players,
Continued by Indian Players.
Man of The Match Yuvaraj Singh.
Australia lost The Worldcup 2011.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Worldcup 2011 India Vs West Indies Match | India Vs Westindies Match Details.
India won by 80 runs. Man of the match:Yuvraj Singh
India Vs West Indies ODI Match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India, Sun 20 Mar 02:30 PM
IST India won the toss & elected to bating.
| India Fall of Wickets: | 1-8 (Sachin Tendulkar, 1 Over) 2-51 (Gautam Gambhir, 8.3 Over) 3-173 (Virat Kohli, 32.2 Over) 4-218 (MS Dhoni, 41.4 Over) 5-232 (Suresh Raina, 43.5 Over) 6-240 (Yuvraj Singh, 45 Over) 7-251 (Yusuf Pathan, 46.4 Over) 8-259 (Harbhajan Singh, 47.5 Over) 9-267 (Zaheer Khan, 48.5 Over) 10-268 (Munaf Patel, 49.1 Over) |
| W. IndiesBowling | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
| Ravi Rampaul | 10 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 |
| Sulieman Benn | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Andre Russell | 9.1 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.01 |
| Darren Sammy | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.83 |
| Devendra Bishoo | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Kieron Pollard | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.9 |
| W. Indies Fall of Wickets: | 1-34 (Kirk Edwards, 6.2 Over) 2-91 (Darren Bravo, 17 Over) 3-154 (Devon Smith, 30.3 Over) 4-157 (Kieron Pollard, 31.5 Over) 5-160 (Devon Thomas, 34.2 Over) 6-162 (Darren Sammy, 35.3 Over) 7-165 (Andre Russell, 37 Over) 8-179 (Sulieman Benn, 40 Over) 9-182 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 41.1 Over) 10-188 (Ravi Rampaul, 43 Over) |
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Friday, March 18, 2011
How to Batting Against Fast Bowler | Cricket Tips for Batting Against Fast Bowlers
Footwork
1. A batter's footwork is key to a good at bat. A fast bowler's pitch may have an odd spin and come off of the ground at an unpredictable angle, so do not commit to a specific direction right away as you may be able to do against an average-speed pitch.
Eye Contact
2. Although a fast pitch may be difficult to follow throughout, the most crucial spot to see is where the ball strikes the ground. Depending on where the ball comes in contact with the ground, the pitch may be a high bouncer, short pitched, good length, full pitched or a yorker, where the ball first bounces very close to the batter's swinging area. Seeing the ball well is a plus in batting, especially when facing a fast bowler.
Level Bat
1. If a pitch is coming in faster than normal, the batter will have less time to bring the bat around. Keeping the bat about waist level is proper as the batter will have time to level the bat in the direction of the playing field and enough room to generate some power in the swing. Hitting an offensive shot against a fast bowler can be done.
Off Pads Through the On-Side
2. This is a style of batting in cricket that may help against fast bowlers. As the batter, you must let the ball come to you. At the last instant, turn the wrists to the opposite field (left field for a right-handed batter, and right field for a left-handed batter). Let the angle of the bat do much of the work as this batting technique can easily find the gaps in the field.
Defense Shot
There are typically two types of defense shot in cricket: the forward defense and back foot defense. Although the forward defense may work against a fast bowler, it is more effective against a bowler who specializes in spinning his pitches. The back foot defense is more effective against fast bowlers, as the speed of the pitch will do a lot of the work if contact is made. The keys here are to keep the bat straight and down, and to hold the bat with soft hands to enable it to be moved up or down depending on the location of the pitch. In the back foot defense shot, the batter should not follow the ball especially against fast bowlers, but stay in line and protect the wickets behind him.
Tips For Best Fielding | Cricket Fielding Tips
When fielding during cricket there are many things to think about and consider depending on where you are fielding. This brief article will look at a few essential cricket fielding tips which you can incorporate into your game to improve your fielding.
Where ever you are fielding you should always be on the balls of your feet so you can react and change direction quickly. If you are caught flat footed you'll be slower off the mark and potentially give away more runs.
Try to anticipate where ball will go; you can do this by carefully watching the batters shape and movements. This may be a little difficult at first but after a bit of practise will become second nature and you'll react much quicker to any shots coming your way and field better as a result.
When you are fielding close to the boundary and have to throw from the deep, try to aim your throw just above the keepers head and the ball should drop nicely in to his gloves, provided you have a relatively strong throwing arm.
When catching close to the wicket, such as in the slips, gulley or short leg, make sure you stance is correct with your feet shoulder width apart or slightly wider. Spread your weight evenly across both feet, resting lightly on the balls of your feet, with your knees flexed. Keep your hands together, close to the ground with your fingers pointing down. Keep your head up with your eyes level and stay alert.
When catching the ball in close, watch the ball all the way into your hands, allowing the ball to come to you; don't try to snatch at it. 'Give' with the ball as you catch, cushioning the impact. When catching in the deep, try and catch the ball at eye level and cushion the ball into your chest.The ball can come to you at any time so it is really important you stay alert and awake so you can stop that vital run or take a match winning catch.
These are just a few cricket fielding tips that you can incorporate into you game; there are many more cricket fielding tips for specific aspects of fielding. However these are the general cricket fielding tips I've found to be the most useful.
Cricket Batting Tips | Cricket Batting Tips-Foot Work | How to Batting Most Important Tips
When batting in cricket it is essential to have excellent footwork. As good foot work is the basis for achieving excellence in cricket and is the foundation for good batting technique.Foot work is absolutely necessary as all successful strokes start with effective batting footwork.
If you watch great cricketers like Brian Lara, Michael Vaughn, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, all of these amazing batsmen have outstanding footwork, often when these types of cricket players don't perform it is simply due to lack of footwork.
Good footwork allows you to time the ball well and place the ball in gaps. It gets you in the optimum position to hit the ball, so you can hit it where you want and with ease.
If you have been struggling to play a particular shot for some reason it could be due to poor footwork causing bad timing and body positioning.
With faster bowlers it is even more essential to have excellent fast and precise footwork, so that you can get into a balanced position, in-line with the ball, so you can play the ball with control.
Getting quickly into position through footwork therefore is very important.
The more you practice your footwork against both fast and slow bowlers the easier you will gradually find it. Many players do what we call trigger movements just before the bowler releases the ball, this helps get the feet moving into position and into line much quicker and easier, especially against faster bowlers.
Next time you watch a game of cricket on TV watch the batsmen's feet really closely as the bowler is about to deliver you'll see these small 'trigger movements'; small foot movements, which help the batsmen get in position and inline early.
As a batsman it is absolutely necessary to develop your foot work and foot movement, as all excellent strokes start with effective and efficient footwork.
Cricket Catching tips | How to Catch Tips
So in my next cricket tips blog I'm going to cover the basics on catching.
There's two different types of catches - outfield and infield catches. The only main difference is that outfield catches are higher and require some distance to be covered, whereas infield catches are flatter, faster and require little/any movement at all. However, there is a similarity between catches and that is the positioning of the hands (the most important body part involved in taking a catch - good idea not to forget that). Here are some things to remember:
1. Relax - Keep your hands 'soft'. This will help in preventing the ball caning the palms of your hands which normally result in some sort of excruciating pain and a dropped catch.2. Give - Give with the ball. As the ball enters your hands it isn't a good idea to just leave your hands where the ball is going to land - this also means pain and a dropped catch. What you want to do is to reduce the amount of force the ball has on your palms, so by bringing the arms towards the body during the catch, you aren't going to feel the full force of a flying cricket ball.
3. Fingers - One of the basic principles of catching. For low catches below the chest, the fingers are pointing down when in its cupped position, whereas the fingers should point up for those catches above the chest.
4. EYES ON THE BALL! Coping one to the face isn't something nobody enjoys. Enough said.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Dhoni beats Sachin Tendulkar | MS Dhoni signs 210 Crore endorsement deal with Rhiti Sports
Dhoni has entered into a two-year deal with Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes worth $42m, which will manage the Indian skipper's long list of endorsements and brand associations, corporate profile, patents and digital rights, images, visibility on social networking sites and merchandise through a joint venture.
"We signed the contract a week back. From now onwards we will be handling Dhoni's endorsements," Rhiti general manager Sanjay Pandey told the Press Trust of India news agency.
The deal surpasses that made made by batsman Sachin Tendulkar with sports management firm Iconix - worth $40m over three years from 2006.
The Indian cricket captain was acclaimed throughout the country for winning the first ICC Twenty20 World Cup trophy in 2007.
Often described as India's most eligible bachelor, he married his childhood sweetheart Sakshi Singh Rawat at a private ceremony outside the northern town of Dehradun last week.
Currently, Dhoni is the country's most expensive sportsperson and is associated with 22 brands such as PepsiCo, Reebok, Aircel, Godrej and Hersheys.
A Forbes study last year said that said that Dhoni was the world's richest cricketer with an annual earning of $10m, followed by Tendulkar at $8m.
About Mahendra Singh Dhoni |Mahendra Singh Dhoni Profile | Mahendra Singh Dhoni Family
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Born : 7th July, 1981
Place of Birth : Ranchi, Bihar
Major Teams : Jharkhand,Bihar,Chennai Super Kings,Asia XI,India
Height : 5 ft 11 in
Player Type : Wicket-keeper, Batsman, Captain,
Batting Style : Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style : Right-hand medium
Also known as: Mahi,Dhoni,MS
Born : 7th July, 1981
Place of Birth : Ranchi, Bihar
Major Teams : Jharkhand,Bihar,Chennai Super Kings,Asia XI,India
Height : 5 ft 11 in
Player Type : Wicket-keeper, Batsman, Captain,
Batting Style : Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style : Right-hand medium
Also known as: Mahi,Dhoni,MS
Dhoni's Family
Dad's Name : Pan Singh
Mother's Name : Devaki Devi
Sister's Name : Jayanti
Brother's Name : Narendra
Mother's Name : Devaki Devi
Sister's Name : Jayanti
Brother's Name : Narendra
Dhoni's Favourite
Film Star : John Abraham
Cricketer : Adam Gilchrist
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar,Kishore Kumar
Childhood idols : Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan
About Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni started his first class career in the year 1999-2000. His one day international debut came after playing five years of first class cricket on the 23rd of December 2004 against Bangladesh. The venue of the match was in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Unfortunately, he was run out on the first ball he faced. It wasnt a great debut for him where batting is concerned. Luck wasnt on his side in the first four matches he played. Where as on the fifth match which was played against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam, Dhoni came to the crease one down and managed to score 148 runs from just 123 balls. He hit 15 boundaries and four sixes. He got his first man of the match award that day. Not only a good wicketkeeper but Dhoni proved himself to be a first class batsman too. He is one of the few finest wicketkeeper batsman India has seen after a very long time.On the 31st of October, Dhoni broke the record of highest runs scored by a wicket keeper by securing 183 runs against Srilanka which was played at Jaipur. Adam Gilchrist was the former record holder with 172 runs.Before he started playing cricket, he was a football goalkeeper. Its said he drinks around four litres of milk everyday but he denied it by saying that has been exaggerated a bit. He said he loves milk and drinks around a litre on a daily basis.On the 2nd of December 2005, Dhoni made his Test cricket debut against Srilanka which was played in Chennai, India.
Achievements | Centuries by MS Dhon.
1. Won the Pepsi & MTV Youth Icon of the year 2006
2. Nominated for NDTV Youth Icon of the year 2006
3. After his success in WorldTwenty20 he was announced to get Jharkhand Ratna
4. On 26th Feb. 2009 Dhoni got Padam Shri Award for his contribution to cricket.
5. Dhoni was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country's highest sports honour by the Government of India, for his contribution to India's success in the 2007 20-20 world championship and the 2008 Australian series
6. Dhoni was selected for the ICC World ODI Team of the Year 2008
7. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the ICC ODI Player of the Year 2008 award at the LG ICC Awards ceremony in Dubai, becoming the first Indian player to get this particular award. Dhoni beat off tough competition from team-mate Sachin Tendulkar, Australia fast bowler Nathan Bracken and Pakistan stalwart Mohammad Yousuf to take the prestigious award
8. Dhoni also received nomination for the inaugural International Twenty20 Performer of the Year 2008 award, for leading his team to victory at the ICC World Twenty20 2007 in South Africa
9. Dhoni received the prestigious Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilain award in India issued by the Government of India, in 2009, as a recognition of his distinguished contribution to cricket in India.
2. Nominated for NDTV Youth Icon of the year 2006
3. After his success in WorldTwenty20 he was announced to get Jharkhand Ratna
4. On 26th Feb. 2009 Dhoni got Padam Shri Award for his contribution to cricket.
5. Dhoni was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country's highest sports honour by the Government of India, for his contribution to India's success in the 2007 20-20 world championship and the 2008 Australian series
6. Dhoni was selected for the ICC World ODI Team of the Year 2008
7. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the ICC ODI Player of the Year 2008 award at the LG ICC Awards ceremony in Dubai, becoming the first Indian player to get this particular award. Dhoni beat off tough competition from team-mate Sachin Tendulkar, Australia fast bowler Nathan Bracken and Pakistan stalwart Mohammad Yousuf to take the prestigious award
8. Dhoni also received nomination for the inaugural International Twenty20 Performer of the Year 2008 award, for leading his team to victory at the ICC World Twenty20 2007 in South Africa
9. Dhoni received the prestigious Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilain award in India issued by the Government of India, in 2009, as a recognition of his distinguished contribution to cricket in India.
Hundreds in ODI and Test matches
ODI Centuries:No
Runs
Match
Opponent
Venue
Year
1
148
5
Pakistan
Vishakapatnam, India
2005
2
183*
22
Sri Lanka
Jaipur, India
2005
3
139*
74
Africa XI
Chennai, India
2007
4
109*
109
Hong Kong
Karachi, Pakistan
2008
5
124
143
Australia
Nagpur, India
2009
6
107
152
Sri Lanka
Nagpur, India
2009
7
101*
156
Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2010
Test Centuries:
No.
Runs
Match
Against
Venue
Year
1
148
5
Pakistan
Faisalabad, Pakistan
2006
2
110
38
Sri Lanka
Ahmedabad, India
2009
3
100*
40
Sri Lanka
Mumbai, India
2009
4
132*
42
South Africa
Kolkata, India
2010
Dhoni's Records
On 31 October 2005 Dhoni scored 183* runs of just 145 balls against Sri Lanka in Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. The following six records are created during the innings
1. The score of 183* is the highest in ODI cricket in the second innings (Earlier record: 153 by Lara). During the epic Aus-SA 2006 match, Herschelle Gibbs came close to the record by scoring 175
2. he innings featured 10 Sixes, the most by an Indian in an Innings, and the second highest in ODI cricket (The highest is 11 by Sanath Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi)
3. He broke Adam Gilchrist's record of 172 for the highest score made by a wicket keeper
4. The innings set the record for the most number of runs scored in boundaries (120 - 15x4; 10x6) breaking the record held by Saeed Anwar. The record was broken by Herschelle Gibbs (126 runs in boundaries - 21x4; 7x6) against Australia during his knock of 175.
5. In the same match, Kumar Sangakkara also made a century, making it the first match in which both wicket keepers scored a century
6. The score of 183* equaled the record of the highest score against Sri Lanka in ODI cricket set by Ganguly during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
7. Among Indian batsmen who have played more than 50 matches, Dhoni has the highest average.Dhoni's batting average is also the highest amongst wicketkeepers in ODIs
8. In April 2006 Dhoni was briefly ranked No.1 in the ICC one day Batsmen's ratings. He achieved the position again towards the end of 2008
9. Dhoni, when he was on 4 during his innings of 23 against Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Saturday, completed his 4,000 runs in ODIs. Having already effected 165 dismissals (125 catches + 40 stumpings), Dhoni became the sixth wicketkeeper after Adam Gilchrist, Andy Flower, Alec Stewart, Mark Boucher and Kumar Sangakkara to complete the 'double' of 4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in the history of ODIs. Dhoni's feat of completing the 'double' of 4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in only 114 innings is a world record. He is the youngest wicket-keeper batsman to do so (27 years and 208 days). Previously such feat was owned by Kumar Sangakkara (28 years and 247 days).
In June 2007, Dhoni(139*) and Mahela Jayawardene(107) set a new world record for the sixth wicket partnership of 218 runs against Africa XI during the Afro-Asia Cup. Following three records made in this match
10. Dhoni erased Shaun Pollock's record for highest individual innings by a number seven batsman in one-day internationals during his unbeaten innings of 139 Incidentally, Pollock record stood for just three days as his score of 130 came in the first match of the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup while Dhoni's century came in the third and final match of the series
11. Dhoni also holds the records of the most dismissals in an innings by an Indian wicketkeeper and joint International (with Adam Gilchrist) with 6 dismissals (5 catches and one stumping) against England at Headlingly 2 September 2007
12. Dhoni holds the Indian record of most dismissals in ODIs. He went past Nayan Mongia's 154 for India on November 14 2008 when he caught Ian Bell off Zaheer Khan at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot. However including 3 ODIs against Africa XI, his 155th dismissal was TM Dilshan caught off Munaf Patel at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 24th August, 2008.
1. The score of 183* is the highest in ODI cricket in the second innings (Earlier record: 153 by Lara). During the epic Aus-SA 2006 match, Herschelle Gibbs came close to the record by scoring 175
2. he innings featured 10 Sixes, the most by an Indian in an Innings, and the second highest in ODI cricket (The highest is 11 by Sanath Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi)
3. He broke Adam Gilchrist's record of 172 for the highest score made by a wicket keeper
4. The innings set the record for the most number of runs scored in boundaries (120 - 15x4; 10x6) breaking the record held by Saeed Anwar. The record was broken by Herschelle Gibbs (126 runs in boundaries - 21x4; 7x6) against Australia during his knock of 175.
5. In the same match, Kumar Sangakkara also made a century, making it the first match in which both wicket keepers scored a century
6. The score of 183* equaled the record of the highest score against Sri Lanka in ODI cricket set by Ganguly during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
7. Among Indian batsmen who have played more than 50 matches, Dhoni has the highest average.Dhoni's batting average is also the highest amongst wicketkeepers in ODIs
8. In April 2006 Dhoni was briefly ranked No.1 in the ICC one day Batsmen's ratings. He achieved the position again towards the end of 2008
9. Dhoni, when he was on 4 during his innings of 23 against Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Saturday, completed his 4,000 runs in ODIs. Having already effected 165 dismissals (125 catches + 40 stumpings), Dhoni became the sixth wicketkeeper after Adam Gilchrist, Andy Flower, Alec Stewart, Mark Boucher and Kumar Sangakkara to complete the 'double' of 4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in the history of ODIs. Dhoni's feat of completing the 'double' of 4,000 runs and 100 dismissals in only 114 innings is a world record. He is the youngest wicket-keeper batsman to do so (27 years and 208 days). Previously such feat was owned by Kumar Sangakkara (28 years and 247 days).
In June 2007, Dhoni(139*) and Mahela Jayawardene(107) set a new world record for the sixth wicket partnership of 218 runs against Africa XI during the Afro-Asia Cup. Following three records made in this match
10. Dhoni erased Shaun Pollock's record for highest individual innings by a number seven batsman in one-day internationals during his unbeaten innings of 139 Incidentally, Pollock record stood for just three days as his score of 130 came in the first match of the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup while Dhoni's century came in the third and final match of the series
11. Dhoni also holds the records of the most dismissals in an innings by an Indian wicketkeeper and joint International (with Adam Gilchrist) with 6 dismissals (5 catches and one stumping) against England at Headlingly 2 September 2007
12. Dhoni holds the Indian record of most dismissals in ODIs. He went past Nayan Mongia's 154 for India on November 14 2008 when he caught Ian Bell off Zaheer Khan at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot. However including 3 ODIs against Africa XI, his 155th dismissal was TM Dilshan caught off Munaf Patel at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 24th August, 2008.
Man of the Match Awards in ODI
ODI:
No.
Runs
Opponent
Venue
Season
As Keeper
1
148
Pakistan
Vishakapatnam
2004-05
2 Catches
2
183*
Sri Lanka
Jaipur
2005-06
1 Catch
3
72
Pakistan
Lahore
2005-06
3 Catches
4
91*
Bangladesh
Mirpur
2007
1 Stumping
5
139*
Africa
Chennai
2007
3 Stumpings
6
50*
Australia
Chandigarh
2007
2 Stumpings
7
63
Pakistan
Guwahati
2007
1 Stumping
8
67
Sri Lanka
Karachi
2008
2 Catches
9
76
Sri Lanka
Colombo
2008
2 Catches
10
84*
New Zealand
Napier
2009
1Catch,1Stumping
11
46*
West Indies
St. Lucia
2009
2Catches,1Stumping
12
124
Australia
Nagpur
2009
1Catch,1Stumping,1Runout
13
101*
Bangladesh
Mirpur
2010
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Man of the Series Awards
No.
Runs
Opponent
Venue
Season
Matches
As keeper
1
346
Sri Lanka
India
2005-06
7(5 Innings)
6Catches,3Stumpings
2
127
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
2007
2(2 Innings)
1Catch,2Stumpings
3
193
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2008
5(5 Innings)
3Catches,1Stumping
4
182
West Indies
West Indies
2009
4(3 Innings)
4Catches,1Stumping
Five greatest innings by Dhoni
183 v Sri Lanka, Jaipur, 2005-06
Sri Lanka set India a formidable 299 to win, and India lose Tendulkar in the first over. But Dhoni, promoted to No. 3, plunders 183 off 145 balls, and takes India to victory with 23 balls to spare. His innings includes 15 fours and 10 sixes, and it is the highest score by a wicketkeeper, the highest individual score batting second, and it has the highest number of runs scored in boundaries at the time.
148 v Pakistan, Visakhapatman, 2004-05
Dhoni is playing his fifth ODI and walks in at No. 3 after Sachin Tendulkar has fallen in the fourth over. The pitch is flat, and Dhoni cashes in in a spectacular manner. He scores his maiden ODI century, 148 off 123 balls with 15 fours and four sixes, and by the time he's done Virender Sehwag's 74 off 40 balls has been overshadowed. It is the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper - barring Rahul Dravid - and by the time Dhoni is out, India are 289 for 4 in the 42nd over.
148 v Pakistan, Faisalabad 2005-06
After Pakistan have scored 588 in the first innings, India are in danger of conceding a massive first-innings lead after losing their top five for 281. Dhoni disregards the match situation, matched fire with fire, and what follows is a breathless knock that kills any chances of a result in the Test. A fired-up Shoaib Akhtar steams in and peppers Dhoni with a barrage of short balls, but Dhoni responds with a thrilling counterattack, hooking and pulling with aggression that almost approaches recklessness. He hits four sixes and 19 fours in his innings for 148, which take him only 153 balls. By the time he is out, India trail by only 97 runs.
72 and 77 v Pakistan, Lahore and Karachi, 2005-06
The knocks that consolidate his reputation of being a finisher. With the five-match series level at 1-1, and India needing 290 to win the Lahore one-dayer, Dhoni walks in with India needing 99 off 92 balls with five wickets in hand. Yuvraj Singh is batting on 53, but Dhoni completely overshadows him, smashing 72 runs off 46 balls to win the game in the 48th over.
76 v England at Lord's, 2007
This is perhaps Dhoni's most valuable innings, for it helps India avoid impending defeat and provides the turnaround for a historic series victory in England. He has played an atrocious shot to get out for a duck in the first innings, and is the last of India's recognized batsmen, when at 145 for 5 India need to bat for more than two sessions to save the Test. He adds 86 for the sixth wicket with VVS Laxman who gets out with India on 231 for 6. Dhoni rides his luck, survives several edges and bats for 159 balls for his 76. He keeps losing partners, but manages to hang on with Sreesanth, the No 11, until the rain, which has threatened to arrive all day, finally does and ends the Test.
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