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