Published: Mar 06, 2016, 06:20 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 06, 2016, 06:20 PM (IST)
India skipper MS Dhoni is set to become the first captain to lead in 200 international matches when he takes field in the final against Bangladesh in Asia Cup T20 2016. Dhoni has lead the team in 30 Tests, 123 One-Day Internationals (ODI) and 46 T20 Internationals (T20I) till now. The final against Bangladesh will be his 47th and 200th international match. He has won 6 Tests, 64 ODIs and 28 T20Is as captain in his career so far. If India manages to win this Dhoni would have won 99 away international matches away from home. Dhoni has lead India to victories in all matches in the Asia Cup T20 2016 so far. Live Cricket Scorecard: India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup T20 2016 Final at Mirpur
India have been in tremendous from of late. They whitewashed Australia Down Under and the won the home T20I series against Sri Lanka. Dhoni will lead India in the upcoming ICC World T20 2016 in India. He led India to the title in the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007. India did manage to make it to the final in 2016. READ: Live Blog: India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2016 Final IND vs BAN at Dhaka
Dhoni had became the first international skipper to hit 200 sixes. Dhoni has achieved this feat in 315 innings. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is second in the list for cricketers hitting most international sixes as the team’s captain. Ponting had hit 171 sixes in 376 innings. Dhoni scored an unbeaten seven in match against Sri Lanka, which included a six and thereby achieved the milestone. If we look at the overall sixes hit by Dhoni in his international career, we arrive at a staggering number of 298 sixes. He has struck 78 sixes in Tests, 192 in ODIs and 28 in T20Is.
