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MahendraSinghDhoni:Atimeline

MahendraSinghDhoni.

ItislearnttheIndianteamwasinformedaboutDhonisretirementonlyinthedressingroomaftertheTest.

December2,2005:DebutagainstSriLankainChennai.Makes30off54balls
December12,2005:ScoreshisfirstTestfifty(51notoutoff51balls)attheFerozShahKotlainNewDelhi.
January26,2006:WithIndiaintroubleat281forfive,inreplytoPakistan's588,Dhonismashes148(153b)tohelp
histeampost603.TheTestisdrawn.
July23,2007:HelpsdrawaTestatLord'swithanunbeatentpatient76.Chasing380,Indiawas145forfivewith
overthreehoursleft.Dhonibatsfor203minutesandhis10thwicketstandof19withSreesanthseeksanever
wreckingdrawintheseriesopener.
April11,2008:LeadsinaTestforthefirsttimeinAnilKumble'sabsence.IndiabeatsSouthAfricainsidethreedays
atKanpur.
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October21,2008:Inhissecondmatchascaptain,Dhoniwinshisfirstmanofthematchawardforhis92and
scores68notoutina130runwininthesecondTestagainstAustraliaatMohali.
November6,2008:TakeschargeasfulltimeskipperafterKumble'sretirement.IndiabeatsAustraliaby172runsin
Nagpurtowintheseries20.
December23,2008:Inhisfirstfullseriesascaptain,leadsIndiatoa10winoverEngland.
April7,2009BecomesonlythesecondIndiancaptainin41yearstowinaTestseriesinNewZealand.
December6,2009:Followinga20serieswinoverSriLanka,IndiabecomesNo.1intheTestrankingsforthefirst
time.Hescoresanunbeaten100off154ballsinamammothtotalof726forninedeclared.
February18,2010:IndiaretainsitsNo.1rankingwithaninningswinoverSouthAfricaatEdenGardens.Dhoni
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scores132notoutoff187ballsinIndia's643forsixinserieslevellingwin.
January6,2011:IndiadrawsitsfirstTestseriesonSouthAfricansoil.
August22,2011:IndialosesNo.1rankingaftersufferinga40whitewashagainstEngland.
January2012:Suffersanother40whitewash,thistimeinAustralia.
December17,2013:ArarefailureathomeasEnglandwinsthefourTestseries21.India'sfirsthomeTestseriesloss
in28years.
February24,2013:Hitsarollickingmaidendoublecentury(224)againstAustraliainChennai.Itisthehighest
scorebyanwicketkeepercaptainandthebestbyanIndiankeeper.Indiawinsthematch.
March5,2013:DhonibecomesIndia'smostsuccessfulcaptainwith22wins.Aninningsand135runwinover
AustraliainHyderabadtakeshmpastSouravGanguly'srecordof21.
March24,2013:OverseesIndia'sfirstTestserieswhitewashoverAustralia.
December30,2013:AthirdconsecutiveoverseasTestserieslossasIndiagoesdown10inSouthAfrica.
February2014:IndialosesaTestandtheseriestoNZafter12yearsafourthstraightoverseasdefeat.
July21,2014:IndiawinsatLord'sforthefirsttimein28years.
August17,2014:AthreedaydefeatatTheOvalseesIndialosetoEngland31,afifthstraightawayserieslossunder
Dhoni.
December30,2014.ShortlyafterIndialosesitssixthconsecutiveoverseasTestseries,Dhoniannounceshis
retirementfromTestcricket.
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