Ms. Dhoni as a captain is very well-known for his good judgments and quick decisions on the field. The brutal power-hitting skills in one of the many traits that become synonymous with MS Dhoni. Before MS Dhoni becoming known for his captaincy skills, he is very well-known for his power-hitting in international cricket. The knock of 183 not out against Sri Lanka,148 vs Pakistan, his unique helicopter shot. These were all highlighted parts of the power-packed Dhoni.
Therefore, there is no surprise that Dhoni is fifth in the list of six-hitters in international cricket, having 359 sixes. As Dhoni celebrates his 40th birthday today, cricket Australia paid a special tribute to MS Dhoni the former Indian captain. Cricket Australia has posted a video on its social media, composed of the best sixes Dhoni has hit in Australia.
Ms. Dhoni has hit a lot of sixes across all formats of the game. He has hit 78 sixes in test, 229 in ODIs, and 52 in T20s. He has become India’s second-highest six hittersssss ahead of Sachin Tendulkar just behind Rohit Sharma. It always seemed like Dhoni loves hitting sixes against Australia. Remember the massive six hits by Dhoni in the final over in the bowling of Clint McKay. Which had won them a match in the CB series in 2012.
Even when Ms. Dhoni was batting in the lower middle order that is No.5 to No.7 across the formats, he managed to hit 270 sixes for India. And what makes Dhoni’s record even spectacular is that he is the only middle-order batsman among the top five-six hitters in international cricket. The other batsman who has hit more sixes than MS Dhoni is Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Rohit Sharma, and Brendon McCullum. They all play in the top-order.
Dhoni has become the first batsman to hit 10 sixes in an ODI inning, during his knock of 183 against Sri Lanka. Dhoni has also become the third highest six-hitter in test cricket by a sub-continent player after Virender Sehwag and Misbah-Ul-Haq.
