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A world record for Dhoni

By Rajneesh Gupta
February 20, 2006 11:28 IST
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Indian wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, by remaining unbeaten on 77 in the fifth and final one-day international against Pakistan at Karachi on Sunday, got a world record on his name -- at least for the time being.

Dhoni's career batting average at the end of the series stands at 53.95, which is the highest for any batsman having scored at least 1,000 runs in one-day internationals. Dhoni moved ahead of Australia's Michael Bevan.

The following table lists the batsmen with highest career average:

Batsman For Mts Inns NO Runs Hs Avg 100 50
MS Dhoni Ind 35 31 10 1133 183* 53.95 2 6
M Bevan Aus 232 196 67 6912 108* 53.58 6 46
Z Abbas Pak 62 60 6 2572 123 47.62 7 13
V Richards WI 187 167 24 6721 189* 47.00 11 45
G Turner NZ 41 40 6 1598 171* 47.00 3 9
M Clarke Aus 74 67 19 2237 105* 46.60 2 15
G Greenidge WI 128 127 13 5134 133* 45.03 11 31
R Sarwan WI 88 83 20 2817 104* 44.71 2 17
D Jones Aus 164 161 25 6068 145 44.61 7 46
B Dippenaar SA 94 82 13 3075 125* 44.56 3 24
S Tendulkar Ind 362 353 33 14146 186* 44.20 39 72
J Kallis SA 229 219 39 7954 139 44.18 13 56

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