MS Dhoni made his international debut on this day in 2004.

MS Dhoni made his international debut on this day in 2004.

On this day seventeen years ago. Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his international debut against Bangladesh in the Chittagong One-Day International.

On this day seventeen years ago, former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his international debut. Dhoni made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in Chittagong. But the great wicket-keeper batsman was quickly dismissed.

Tapash Baisya and Khaled Mashud ran Dhoni out for a golden duck on the first delivery the batter had faced in international cricket. Dhoni, on the other hand, went on to become the finest finisher in modern-day limited-overs cricket and was considered as one of the game’s brightest brains.

On August 15, 2020, Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket. In December 2014, the former Indian captain said his final goodbyes to the longest format.

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MS Dhoni made his international debut on this day in 2004.

In addition, Dhoni is one of the most successful captains in cricket history. India won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011 under his supervision, after winning the ICC World T20 in its inaugural edition in South Africa in 2007.

Dhoni became the first and remains the only captain to have won all three ICC Trophies when India won the ICC Champions Trophy in England in 2013.

While his exploits in the limited-overs formats are well-known, it was also under his supervision that India rose to the top of the Test rankings in 2009, where they remained for over 600 days. He has guided India to 21 Test victories at home, the most of any Indian captain.

In 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, he was a member of the ICC ODI Teams of the Year, as well as the ICC Test Teams of the Year in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013. In 2011, he received the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award.

Moreover, The CSK captain stated last month that he wanted to play his final T20 encounter on home soil. Under Dhoni’s leadership, CSK has won four Indian Premier League (IPL) titles, the most recent in October 2021.

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