Mahendra Singh Dhoni completes 4000 ODI runs in India

Cuttack: Mahendra Singh Dhoni notched up his first international fifty after stepping down India’s limited-overs captaincy as he and Yuvraj Singh revived Indian innings after being reduced to 25/3 in the second ODI against England here on Thursday.

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On his way, to a match-turning fifty, Dhoni also became only the second Indian batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to score 4,000 plus ODI runs on home soil. The Little Master has 6976 ODI runs at home while Rahul Dravid has 3406 ODI runs at home.

The wicketkeeper-batsman, who scored only six runs in the first ODI in Pune, took his time to settle in but as soon as he did that, he was at his best – running quick singles, chipping in with a couple of big hits and keeping England fielders on their toes.

Dhoni, who was playing his 110^th ODI in India, has thus far scored 5125 runs in 175 ODIs away from home.