15 years ago, on this day, Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his international debut by playing a blazing innings. On this day, on April 5, 2005, Dhoni landed the number three ODI match against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam and scored a quick knock of 148 runs from 123 balls. The Indian team won this match and Dhoni did not look back again.
Dhoni had made his career debut against Bangladesh, but he got recognition from the Visakhapatnam ODI match against Pakistan in 2005. It did not take much time for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to make his mark in world cricket. On 5 April 2005, Mahendra Singh Dhoni played such shots during his century innings in Visakhapatnam, which made the Pakistani bowler look helpless and it was from here that Dhoni's cricket journey started.
Dhoni started this way
Mahendra Singh Dhoni had scored 0, 12, 7 * and 3 runs while batting at number seven in the first four matches of his ODI career. He played his fifth ODI against Pakistan.
Captain Sourav Ganguly fielded Dhoni to bat as soon as the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar (2 runs) fell. He was looking for such an opportunity. Which he took full advantage of. His determined innings fell heavily on the Pakistan bowlers.
Played a stormy innings of 148 runs
Dhoni made his intentions by sending the first ball outside the boundary for fours as soon as he stepped to the crease. Dhoni played a stormy innings of 148 runs in 123 balls in that match. Which included 15 fours in addition to his 4 sixes. Dhoni completed 50 runs in 49 balls during his century, while scoring a century in 88 balls.
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