Wicket for Wicketkeeper : Dhoni done it
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Indian team is now out of the ICC Champions Trophy but skipper MSDhoni entered the history books during the match against West Indiesby taking a wicket of Travis Dowlin. Dhoni is the only wicketkeeper tohave scored 4000 or more runs, more than 100 victims behind thewickets and a wicket as a bowler. It was Dhoni’s first over of his ODIcareer.Dhoni also became the 3rd wicketkeeper to get wicket in ODI careerafter Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe) and Devon Thomas of West Indies.Taibu and Thomas have two wickets to their credit. Taibu have alsoscored 2020 runs in 108 One Day Internationals and 108 dismissals (94catches and 14 stumpings). He took two wickets for 42 runs against SriLanka at Harare on 29 April 2004. On the other hand Devon Thomas hastaken 2 for 11 against Bangladesh at Roseau on 28 July this year.Interestingly it was Thomas’ debut match.
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