He was promoted to No. 3, and Dhoni produced one of his most destructive knocks. He massacred Sri Lanka's attack and hammered the likes of Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan to score an unbeaten 183 from 145 balls, laced with 10 sixes and 15 fours. Representative image/Reuters
Before that now-legendary innings in the final, Dhoni enjoyed moderate success with the bat in the 2011 ICC World Cup. However, 'cometh the hour, cometh the man', and Dhoni's unbeaten 91 steered India to victory and Men in Blue lifted the World Cup after 28 years. Representative image/AFP
The unbeaten 139 against Australia on October 2013 was a trademark Dhoni innings laced with precise calculation and breathtaking strokeplay. India ended up on the losing side, but the innings that he played in the third ODI of the 7-match ODI series is still hailed as one of his finest. Representative image/AFP
The mammoth innings of 224 off 265 deliveries against Australia comprised of 24 fours and 6 sixes. It is still the only double-century scored by any Indian wicketkeeper-batsman in Test cricket. Representative image/PTI
Published 15 August 2020, 16:53 IST