Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni entered record books on Sunday evening at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Dhoni became the first wicketkeeper in ODI cricket history to complete 100 stumpings. His 100th victim was Akila Dananjaya, who was bamboozled by a spin from Yuzvendra Chahal.
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Dhoni surpassed Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara who had 99 stumpings to his credit. At 161, he holds the record for the maximum number of stumpings in ODIs, Tests and T20s combined.
Obviously, social media was in awe of Dhoni. Congratulatory messages poured in on social media.
Mahi bhai, you are incredible. Fastest hands for stumpings & first to 100 of them. Jawab nahi aap ka @msdhoni #dhoni100 #indiancricket pic.twitter.com/0v4reexsRn
Advertisement— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) September 3, 2017
100 Stumpings for MS Dhoni♥#SLvIND pic.twitter.com/aJGeVhPSzX
— Gujarati Jon Snow (@Gujju_Jon) September 3, 2017
Mahendra Zing Dhoni. What coordination and accuracy. Usain Bolt stuff.
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) September 3, 2017
MS Dhoni – stumpings in intl cricket
100 in ODIs
38 in Tests
23 in T20Is
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Most stumpings int cricket
161 MSD
139 Sanga
101 Kalu#SLvInd— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 3, 2017
Among those messages was one from Sachin Tendulkar himself. This:
Who said lightning doesn’t strike twice? Today it did for the 100th time! Well done, @msdhoni! Keep them coming 🙂 pic.twitter.com/HteDcKPWBi
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 3, 2017
Of course, the Master Blaster has seen the boy from Ranchi transform into one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Tendulkar knows how effective Dhoni is both behind and in front of the stumps.
At the same time, Tendulkar is also aware of Dhoni’s intelligence, having played under him when MSD lifted the cricket World Cup for India.
An emotional Twitterati fired in pictures of Dhoni and Tendulkar with quite a few anecdotes. For instance, did you know that Dhoni’s first ODI stumping came off a delivery of Sachin Tendulkar?
Do You know who was the bowler when MD Dhoni made his first ODI stumping?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
— Sachin Tendulkar FC (@SachinsLovers) September 3, 2017
Hahaha pic.twitter.com/0LG0nhxiN6
— OMKAR DUBEY (@dubeyomkar786) September 3, 2017
Pic of the day) pic.twitter.com/zBCzLY8Dg8
— 18ViratKohli (@LegendVirat) September 3, 2017
Pic of the day) pic.twitter.com/zBCzLY8Dg8
— 18ViratKohli (@LegendVirat) September 3, 2017
This is so touching. What do you have to say for M.S. Dhoni’s feat?
