WATCH- 5 entertaining MS Dhoni knocks which fans can enjoy over and over again

Here are the five entertaining knocks from the bat of MS Dhoni.

MS Dhoni is and will remain a huge crowd favorite thanks to many memorable knocks he has played over his career. He began his international innings with a duck against Bangladesh in 2004 but managed to make six-Test and 10 ODI centuries in his amazing career which saw him playing 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20I matches.

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The Jharkhand-led cricketer captained India to three ICC trophies and numerous other glories before giving up captaincy in early 2017. However, he remained one of the best finishers of the game, ending quite a few matches in favor of India from the position of no-win. Many of his innings have the quality of being interesting despite watching them over and over again.

Therefore, Team COC brings to you five such entertaining innings from MS ‘Thala’ Dhoni in international cricket over the years, that everyone still enjoys watching.

Check out the 5 entertaining MS Dhoni's knocks which fans can enjoy over and over again

224 v Australia, Chennai, 2008

Not many wicketkeepers in Test cricket have made double centuries thanks to the tiresome workload they have. It is difficult for the glovesman to bat for over 3-4 hours that are needed to make a score of 200 or more. But MS Dhoni managed to break the threshold against Australia in Chennai, 2008.

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A Michael Clarke century (130) had led Australia to 380 batting first. India pummeled the Australia bowling to the ground with Tendulkar (81) and Kohli (107) tiring them and then Dhoni came in and ripped them to shreds with 224 in 265 balls with 24 fours and 6 sixes. Bhuvneshwar made 38 and aided Dhoni well, who became the first Indian keeper to make a double century in Tests.

Watch the innings here:

148 v Pakistan, 2005

This was MS Dhoni’s fifth ODI which came against Pakistan and was played at Vizag in 2005. India chose to bat first and though lost Tendulkar for 2 runs, Sehwag (74 in 40 balls) took charge in partnership with MS Dhoni, who was promoted by captain Sourav Ganguly to no.3 spot.

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The duo added 96 runs in just 10 overs of madness and Dhoni continued his merry way to his first-ever ODI century, which came in 88 balls. He made 148 runs in 123 balls with 15 fours and 4 sixes, as India made 356/9.

This was Dhoni at his belligerent best, even managing to rile up Shahid Afridi, who let out some choicest words to him after Dhoni smacked him over long-off for a huge six.

Watch the innings here:

183* v Sri Lanka, 2005

MS Dhoni’s magical 183* remains the second-highest score by a batsman in a chase in ODI cricket. The match was played against Sri Lanka at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Kumar Sangakkara’s 138 and Jayawardene’s 71 led Sri Lanka to 298/4 in 50 overs batting first.

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India lost Tendulkar for 2 and Sehwag for 39, but Dhoni kept smacking the Lankan bowlers everywhere in the Jaipur stadium. He got support from Dravid (28) and single-handedly took the Indian team to the victory making 183* in 145 balls, batting at no.3 with 15 fours and 10 sixes.

India won by 6 wickets and four overs to spare.

Watch the innings here:

124 v Australia, 2009

This was the second ODI of the seven-match series between India and Australia and was played at Nagpur in 2009. India batted first and Sehwag (40) and Gambhir (76) gave the team a good start. But they needed a firm finish and that’s what MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina (62) gave them.

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Dhoni was in top form and even got riled up after a collision with Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson. This resulted in Dhoni’s bludgeoning 124 in 107 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes, becoming the first Indian captain to score an ODI century against Australia.

India made 354/7 and kept Australia to 255, winning the match by 99 runs.

Watch the innings here:

113* v Pakistan, 2012

All of the above MS Dhoni centuries in international matches resulted in India’s victory, but this century is considered to be the best, despite coming in a loss. This is because the great man scored a brilliant ton when India was reduced to 29/5.

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The match was the 1^st ODI between India and Pakistan and was played at the Chepauk in Chennai. Pakistan opted to field first and Junaid Khan picked 4/43, as India’s top order crumbled losing the first five wickets for single-digit scores.

Suresh Raina made 43 runs, but the innings that salvaged India’s reputation a bit came from captain Dhoni, who made 113* in 125 balls with 7 fours and 3 sixes. And with the help of Ashwin (31*) took India to a respectable 227/6.

It was an amazing knock under severe pressure from Dhoni as he had to bat with the tail-end for most of the innings after Raina fell in the 33^rd over. He was named the Man of the Match for his innings, despite India losing the match by 6 wickets.

Watch the innings here (from 16.46 time mark):