NEW DELHI- MS Dhoni on Sunday registered two unique records as awicketkeeper in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). During the India vs Englandlink> 3rd T20I match at CountyGround, Bristol, MS Dhoni became the first wicketkeeper to take 50 catchesin T20Is.
Not just that moments later, the former India captain also became the firstwicketkeeper to take five catches in a single T20I match. Dhoni took thecatch of Jason Roy (67) to complete his half-century of catches. Followingthat Dhoni took the catches of Alex Hales (30), England captain Eoin Morgan(6), Jonny Bairstow (25) and Liam Plunkett (9) to make it five catches in asingle T20I.
Dhoni had in the first T20I against England, surpassed Kamran Akmallink>ofPakistan to lead the list of most number of stumpings (33) in T20Is. Hetook 91 matches to get on top of the tally.
With his total dismissal being 87 (54 catches + 33 stumpings), Dhoni leadsthe list of most dismissals. The 37-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman is wellahead of Akmal (60), Mohammad Shahzad of Afghanistan (54) and Dinesh Ramdinof the West Indies (53).
Not just the shortest format of the game, Dhoni also sits atop the list ofmost stumpings in ODIs as well. The Ranchi stalwart has affected 107stumpings. Sri Lanka great Kumara Sangakkara is second in the list with 99stumpings.
Dhoni, who made his India debut back in 2004, became the third Indiancricketer during the 2nd T20I vs Engalnd to play 500 international matcheslink>.The other two to do so are Rahul Dravid (664) and Sachin Tendulkar (509).
Dhoni is the only captain in the history of cricket to win three ICCtrophies. India first lifted the inaugural World T20 in 2007 under hiscaptaincy and then won the ICC World Cup 2011. Following that India liftedthe Champions Trophy in 2013.