Former Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Dhoni is the 11th player from India to be inducted into this list. The ICC gave this information on Monday. Apart from Dhoni, former South African batsman Hashim Amla, former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden, former South African captain Graeme Smith, former New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori, Pakistan women's team player Sana Mir and England women's team player Sarah Taylor have also been included in this list.

Said goodbye to international cricket in 2020

It has been almost five years since Dhoni retired from international cricket. Dhoni played his last match for India in the semi-finals of the 2019 ODI World Cup. India lost that match and was eliminated from the tournament. After this, Dhoni did not play any matches for India and then decided to retire from international cricket on 15 August 2020.

Won three ICC titles under his captaincy

Dhoni, popularly known as Captain Cool, is one of India's most successful captains. Dhoni, who hails from Ranchi, led India to the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup, and 2013 Champions Trophy titles. Dhoni is the only Indian captain under whose captaincy the team has won three ICC titles. Apart from this, under his leadership, India also won the Asia Cup title in 2010, and 2016. Dhoni made his debut for India against Bangladesh in 2004.

Which Indians have received the honor

Dhoni is the 11th player from India to be included in the ICC Hall of Fame. Before him, Neetu David, Virender Sehwag, Diane Edulji, Vinod Mankad, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Bishan Singh Bedi and Sunil Gavaskar have received this honor. Gavaskar and Bishan Singh Bedi are the oldest players from India to be included in the ICC Hall of Fame. They received this honor in 2009.

Dhoni has also shone in the IPL.

Apart from guiding India to the ICC title, he has also brought franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to glory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Champions League T20. He has led CSK to five IPL titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023. Under Dhoni's captaincy, CSK won the Champions League T20 title in 2010 and 2014. Dhoni played for Rising Pune Supergiants when CSK was banned from 2016 to 2017. Dhoni played as an uncapped player in IPL 2025 and took over the captaincy of the team in the absence of Rituraj Gaikwad.

BCCI congratulated

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has congratulated Dhoni for being inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. BCCI wrote on X, Many congratulations to the legendary former captain of the Indian team Mahendra Singh Dhoni for being inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. He has become the 11th Indian player to be included in this prestigious list.

Dhoni's international career

Dhoni, known as 'Thala' in Chennai Super Kings, played 98 T20s for India, scoring 1,617 runs at an average of 37.60 at a strike rate of 126.13. He has two half-centuries to his name in this format. His best score is 56 runs. Talking about Tests, Dhoni played 90 matches, scoring 4,876 runs at an average of 38.09. He scored six centuries and 33 half-centuries with a best score of 224. He is the 14th-highest run-scorer for India in Tests. As a captain, he led India in 60 Test matches, out of which he won 27 matches, lost 18 and drew 15. With a win percentage of 45 percent, he is one of India's most successful captains. He led Team India to the number one ranking in the ICC Test rankings. Dhoni played 350 ODIs for India in which he scored 10773 runs. During this, he scored 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries. His highest score in ODIs was 183 not out.

PC Social media