MS Dhoni’s distinction – becomes the first wicket keeper batsman to score 200 boundary sixes in one day internationals

MS Dhoni’s distinction – becomes the first wicket keeper batsman to score 200 boundary sixes in one day internationals

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

MS Dhoni became the first wicket keeper batsman to score 200 plus boundary sixes in the history of one day games

MS Dhoni scored six boundary sixes during his knock of 134 against England at Cuttack on 19.01.17. His third boundary six gave him an aggregate of 200 boundary sixes in one day games and at the end of the game his aggregate of boundary sixes in one day games read 203. He earned the distinction of becoming the first wicket keeper batsman to score 200 plus boundary sixes in the history of one day games.

MS Dhoni is one of the five batsmen who have scored 200 plus boundary sixes in one day internationals. The others are – Shahid Afridi {351}, SR Jayasuriya {270}, CH Gayle {238} and BB McCullum {200}

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 Shahid Afridi 398 369 27 08064 124 23.57 06 39 30 0730 351
2 ST Jayasuriya 445 433 18 13430 189 32.36 28 68 34 1500 270
3 CH Gayle 269 264 17 09221 215 37.33 22 47 23 1038 238
4 MS Dhoni 286 248 67 09250 183* 51.10 10 61 08 0716 203
5 BB McCullum 260 228 28 06083 166 30.41 05 32 20 0577 200

MS Dhoni became the first Indian batsman to score 200 plus boundary sixes in one day internations. The previous record was 195 boundary sixes which was credited to SR Tendulkar

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