MS Dhoni Becomes Fifth Indian to Score 9,000 ODI Runs

Dhoni also beat an old Sachin Tendulkar record.

(Photo: BCCI)

Rohit Sharma lost his wicket to Tim Southee in the 9th over of India’s chase and an unfamiliar number four walked out to bat for the home team in Mohali.

Lots of talk before the match about MS Dhoni wanting to bat at number four and on Sunday, chasing 286, the skipper chose to step out ahead of Manish Pandey.

A swift partnership with Virat Kohli and soon Mahendra Singh Dhoni was celebrating becoming only the fifth Indian and third wicket-keeper to complete 9000 runs in One-day Internationals.

The top four in the club are Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs), Sourav Ganguly (11,363), Rahul Dravid (10,889) and Mohammad Azharuddin (9378).

Internationally, Dhoni is the 17th player to reach the 9000-run mark in ODIs and also the third wicketkeeper-batsman to the mark after Kumar Sangakkara (13341) and Adam Gilchrist (9410).

The record comes at a much needed time for the skipper with his recent record not reflecting his reputation. His last international century, an unbeaten 139, came in an ODI against Australia, albeit in a losing cause.

Also, during the match, with his third maximum, MS Dhoni also overtook Sachin Tendulkar as the Indian with the most sixes in ODIs.