With the arrival of Mahendra Singh Dhoni seems to have India’s search for a wicket-keeper batsman. Dhoni, who hails from Jharkhand, can be swashbuckling with the bat and secure with the wicketkeeping gloves. This was evident for the whole world when Dhoni, playing his fifth ODI, tore to shreds the Pakistani bowling attack in the second one-dayer at Vishakapatnam cracking a dazzling 148 and later took two good catches. Said to be drinking three litres of milk every day, Dhoni has put some stirring performances which led to his call to the Indian team – a rapid hundred which helped East Zone clinch the Deodhar Trophy and an audacious 60 in the Duleep Trophy final. But it was with his two centuries against Pakistan A, in the triangular tourRecords
On 31st October 2005 Mahendra Dhoni scored 183* runs of just 145 balls, accompanying that there are a list of records which he broke He hit 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) He broke Adam Gilchrist’s record of 172 for the highest score made by a wicket keeper He is the second highest in scoring maximum runs in boundaries after Herchelle Gibbs of South Africa In this match Kumar Sangakkara also made a century, making it the first match in which both wicket keepers scored a century
He has an average of 48.89 giving him the 4th highest average in the world overall The highest Indian average Highest average for a wicketkeeper. 2nd Highest average among those who have made more than 1200 runs in one day international cricket Highest strike rate among the top 5 averages
He has a strike rate of 100.96 giving him the sixth highest strike rate overall The highest by an Indian The 4th highest among players who have made more than 1000 runs in International Cricket
In April 2006 Dhoni was briefly ranked No.1 in the ICC one day Batsmen’s ratings. He is currently ranked No. 4 after a poor series in the West Indies