MS Dhoni is celebrating his 44th birthday. Photo: AP
MS Dhoni is celebrating his 44th birthday on Monday (July 7). The ICC Hall of Famer lives a private life and stays away from the limelight. Despite him being away from social media, X is flooded with birthday wishes for him. Dhoni, who retired from international cricket in August 2020, now only plays IPL for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). He is expected to play a couple of more seasons for CSK before calling it quits. On the occasion of Dhoni's birthday, here we have a look at the 3 greatest records owned by the India legend -
Only captain to win all 3 white-ball ICC trophies
MS Dhoni is the only captain in history to win all 3 white-ball ICC trophies as captain. Dhoni made a memorable captaincy debut in the 2007 T20 World Cup and led India to a title win. In 2011, Dhoni-led India ended the country's 28-year wait to win the ODI World Cup. India became the first team to win the ODI WC at home.
In 2013, Dhoni's India defeated England in the Champions Trophy final to win the trophy. India had a young team at the helm during the ICC event.
First captain to take India to top spot in Test rankings
In 2009, Dhoni became the first Indian captain to take the country to the top spot in the ICC Test rankings. India acquired the numero uno position with a win over Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli also took the team to the top position in the Test rankings.
Most matches as IPL captain
MS Dhoni tops the list of captains with the most matches in IPL. He has played 235 matches as captain. No other captain has even played 175 matches. A five-time IPL-winning captain, Dhoni has 136 wins from 235 matches.
He captained CSK on a full-time basis from 2008 to 2015. He led Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016. He returned as CSK's captain in 2018 and led them till 2023. CSK won 5 IPL trophies under him.
