MS Dhoni's greatest knocks in ODIs - Times of India

Overall, Dhoni has played 350 ODIs, with 10,773 runs and 10 centuries to his credit, with a highest score of an unbeaten 183 and an average of 50.57. Dhoni has not played since India's World Cup semi-final loss to New Zealand in July. 148 vs Pakistan (123 balls; 15x4, 4x6; strike rate: 120.32) Venue: Visakhapatnam I Date: April 5, 2005 After a few failures in his first four matches, Dhoni announced himself on the international stage with a swashbuckling innings against Pakistan, following captain Sourav Ganguly 's decision to promote him to the No. Perhaps Dhoni 's most celebrated innings, coming as in it did in a World Cup final while chasing. MSD wasn't in the best of form till the final, but he promoted himself in the batting order to counter Sri Lanka's off-spinners. He made sure India won the World Cup after 23 years with an unforgettable six over long on. India were tottering at 154/6 but Dhoni made sure the team crossed the 300-run mark with another dominating innings peppered with his trademark 'helicopter' shot. Dhoni came up with another entertaining and resourceful knock in the final of a tri-series also involving West Indies. Shaminda Eranga was given the task to bowl the final over and Dhoni flattened him with a sequence of 6, 4, 6 off the second, third and fourth deliveries.