MS Dhoni Becomes 5th Indian to Complete 9000 ODI Runs
Mahendra Singh Dhoni achieved the feat during the third One-Day International against New Zealand in Mohali on Sunday.
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Dhoni became the 5th Indian to score 9000 ODI runs
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The field is led by Sachin Tendulkar with 18426 runs
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Others in the list are Ganguly, Dravid, Azharuddin
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday became the fifth Indian and third wicket-keeper to complete 9000 runs in One-Day Internationals.
Dhoni achieved the feat during the third ODI against New Zealand in Mohali on Sunday.
He joined an elite club of Indian cricketers, who have scored more than 9000 runs. The top four in the club are Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs), Sourav Ganguly (11,363), Rahul Dravid (10,889) and Mohammad Azharuddin (9378).
He is also the third wicket-keeper to cross the 9000-run mark after Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara (14234) and Australian Adam Gilchrist (9619).
Meanwhile, Dhoni also broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of the highest number of sixes by an Indian batsman in ODIs, hitting his 196 six to overtake Tendulkar's 195 sixes.
Dhoni is well past his prime but the World Cup winning skipper would still go down as one of the greats of the game.
His last international century, an unbeaten 139, came here in an ODI against Australia, albeit in a losing cause.
In 90 Tests, Dhoni had made 4876 runs at an average of 38.09.
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