Know About All The Centuries Of MS Dhoni In All Formats 

By Tushar Saha Updated: Jan 30, 2025, 15:52 IST
Centuries Of MS Dhoni

Former Indian captain MS Dhoni has started his preparation for the upcoming IPL 2023 with Chennai Super Kings. It just appeared online on social media video of Dhoni practicing in nets wearing CSK's signature yellow pads. Although Dhoni retired from an international career in 2019, the sportsperson is confined to the IPL.

MS Dhoni

(Equivalent to "Thala" as perceived by his admirers), Dhoni again will be leading the CSK for this current season. Even though he had stepped down from captaincy before IPL 2022, he assumed the captaincy position once again due to Ravindra Jadeja's lack of stability in leading the team at the middle point of IPL 2022. Maharaj, who has four IPL titles (2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021) under his leadership, concretized their fate. Dhoni has always been vocal about his desire to retire in Chennai, and this season will provide him with the opportunity to play at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, where passionate CSK fans will be eagerly waiting to see him in action.

Dhoni has scored 4,978 IPL runs with an average of 39.20 and 24 half-centuries. Despite not having been at the top of his game at the bat in the last couple of years, he is also set up to make an enormous difference in IPL 2023 (India Premiere League).

MS Dhoni’s Centuries in International Cricket

Composed of coolness and achievement (run-scorer or winner mindset), MS Dhoni has been a blessing with 16 centuries in his international cricket career, owing to 10 centuries in ODIs and 6 centuries in Tests. His maiden ODI century was in 2005 against Pakistan at Visakhapatnam and his maiden Test century was also against Pakistan in 2006. Dhoni's hundred in an ODI for India against England in 2017.

The total century count of MS Dhoni's centuries in international cricket is: 

ODI Centuries

S No. Runs Balls Opposition Venue Year
1 148 123 Pakistan Visakhapatnam 2005
2 183* 145 Sri Lanka Jaipur 2005
3 139* 97 Africa XI Chennai 2007
4 109* 96 Hong Kong Karachi 2008
5 124 107 Australia Nagpur 2009
6 107 111 Sri Lanka Nagpur 2009
7 101* 107 Bangladesh Dhaka 2010
8 112* 125 Pakistan Chennai 2012
9 139* 121 Australia Mohali 2013
10 134 122 England Cuttack 2017

 

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Test Centuries

S No. Runs Balls Opposition Venue Year
1 148 153 Pakistan Faisalabad 2006
2 110 159 Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 2009
3 100* 154 Sri Lanka Mumbai 2009
4 132* 187 South Africa Kolkata 2010
5 144 175 West Indies Kolkata 2011
6 224 265 Australia Chennai 2013

This attacking (at the same time controlled) way of batting has brought to life many great innings and perhaps the ability to see a game through to finish under pressure has secured him a position among the very best cricketers of the modern world. His 183* (Sri Lanka 2005) innings not only are the highest score by a keeper-batsman to an ODI chase. On the other hand, his 224 in 2013 representing India in Tests against Australia is his best individual score as an Indian wicketkeeper in Test match cricket.

Despite not having any more playing engagement in international cricket, his legacy of stardom remains a motivation for many cricketers in the world. With the IPL 2023 on hand, fans are again on tenterhooks for more "Thala" magic in the world's most-watched T20 league.

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