New Delhi: In the midst of India’s convincing six-wicket victory Wednesday over South Africa at Southampton, the legendary MS Dhoni added another feather to his cap. He became the first wicket-keeper to stand behind the stumps in 600 international innings – a feat which no other player has done so far.
Earlier the record belonged to South African wicketkeeper-batsman Mark Boucher who had kept wickets in 596 international innings.
List of keepers with most innings behind the stumps
MS Dhoni 600*
Mark Boucher 596
Kumar Sangakkara 499
Adam Gilchrist 485
During the course of the game when Dhoni stumped South Africa’s Andile Phehlukwayo off Yuzvendra Chahal, the glovesman equaled another world record. It was his 139th stumping in List A games and it put him on par with Moin Khan. The former Pakistani wicket-keeper had also stumped 139 batsmen during his career.
While sending back Andile Phehlukwayo, the former India skipper also advanced to third in the list for dismissals in the World Cup. It was Dhoni’s 33rd dismissal in the World Cup and it took him past New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum.
Keepers with most WC dismissals
Kumar Sangakkara 54
Adam Gilchrist 52
MS Dhoni 33
Brendon McCullum 32
Mark Boucher 31