Today, we remember MS Dhoni’s first international cricket game. It’s been 19 years. His first match was on December 23, 2004. He played against Bangladesh at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong.
Dhoni’s debut didn’t go as planned. He batted at the seventh spot and got run out immediately.
But Dhoni didn’t let that stop him. His batting picked up significantly with a fantastic score of 148 in a game against Pakistan. That was on April 5, 2005, in Vizag. After this, MS Dhoni quickly moved up, becoming captain within a few years. He then led a fresh team to numerous victories in world cricket.
In total, MS Dhoni participated in 538 games representing India. He attained 17266 runs, averaging 44.96, and hit 16 hundred-runs and 108 fifty-runs. Interestingly, his introduction and conclusion in international cricket were identical, with him being run out. This was seen in the 2019 World Cup’s semi-final match against New Zealand.
In honor of MS Dhoni’s illustrious career, supporters honored the 19-year anniversary of his debut in international cricket. Here are a few responses to X:
“I’ve so many things to worry about in my own team”- MS Dhoni’s interesting reply to an RCB fan
A passionate supporter of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) asked MS Dhoni to assist the Bengaluru-based team in winning their first IPL championship. The 42-year-old cricket player answered in his customary composed manner. Dhoni stated:
“You know, they are a very good team but also what you need to see is in cricket everything doesn’t go according to plan. So, if you’re talking about IPL, all the 10 teams, more often than not, if they have the full players, all of them are very strong teams. The problem arises if you’re missing a few players because of injury or reasons like that. So, they are a very good team and everybody has a fair chance in IPL.”
MS Dhoni
He added:
“As of now, I’ve so many things to worry about in my own team. So, I would like to wish every team all the very best but more than that, I can’t really do much as of now because imagine me trying to come out of the way or to support or help some other team, how will our fans feel?”
MS Dhoni
