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Why Dhoni is the unparalleled wicketkeeper-batsman and finisher for India

He has 100 stumpings in 301 ODIs; of the 73 games in which he has been unbeaten, India has won 40

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot against Sri Lanka during the 4th ODI match in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (File Photo: PTI)
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India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot against Sri Lanka during the 4th ODI match in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo: PTI

Anish Kumar New Delhi
When former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni stepped into Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium to play against Sri Lanka, he achieved a milestone reached so far by only six other Indians – it was 300th one-day international (ODI) outing for MSD. Among those still playing cricket for India, only Yuvraj Singh and Dhoni have achieved this feat.

Dhoni’s career, of 13 years and counting, has been studded with several achievements – from winning the inaugural edition of the World Twenty20 Cup for India in 2007 to India’s ODI World Cup win in 2011, and becoming the only wicketkeeper-batsman to score a double