Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a major role in the Indian cricket team from the mid-2000s to the late 2010s.
His records in cricket across formats prove that.
It is fair to say that he is the best captain-batsman-wicketkeeper combo in the history of cricket.
Especially as a batsman, from an aggressive top-order batsman at the beginning of his career to a stable lower-middle-order batsman, he has always been a paramount force in the Indian batting unit throughout his career.
The table below, which portrays MS Dhoni’s year-wise batting stats, will prove the above statement.
| YEAR | INNINGS | RUNS | AVERAGE | 50S/100S | HIGH SCORE | NOT OUTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | 19 | 9.50 | 0/0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2005 | 24 | 895 | 49.72 | 3/2 | 183* | 6 |
| 2006 | 26 | 821 | 41.05 | 7/0 | 96 | 6 |
| 2007 | 33 | 1103 | 44.12 | 7/1 | 139* | 8 |
| 2008 | 26 | 1097 | 57.74 | 8/1 | 109* | 7 |
| 2009 | 24 | 1198 | 70.47 | 9/2 | 124 | 7 |
| 2010 | 17 | 600 | 46.15 | 3/1 | 101* | 4 |
| 2011 | 22 | 764 | 58.77 | 6/0 | 91* | 9 |
| 2012 | 14 | 524 | 65.50 | 3/1 | 113* | 6 |
| 2013 | 20 | 753 | 62.75 | 5/1 | 139* | 8 |
| 2014 | 10 | 418 | 52.25 | 5/0 | 79* | 2 |
| 2015 | 17 | 640 | 45.71 | 4/0 | 92* | 3 |
| 2016 | 10 | 278 | 27.80 | 1/0 | 80 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22 | 788 | 60.62 | 6/1 | 134 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 | 275 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 42* | 2 |
| 2019 | 16 | 600 | 60.00 | 6/0 | 87* | 6 |
| OVERALL | 297 | 10773 | 50.58 | 73/10 | 183* | 84 |
Key highlights from the above stats
MSD’s overall average of 50.58 is one of the best among the batsmen with 10000 ODI runs.
He crossed the 1000 runs mark in a calendar year thrice during his peak years – 2007, 2008, & 2009.
