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With solid performance in Duleep and Deodhar Trophy, Dhoni started knocking the door of the selectors and he played his first one-day international against Bangladesh at Chittagong on December 23, 2004. But a duck on debut meant it was a low-key start for the youngster, who went on to establish his reputation as one of the fiercest hitters of the ball in contemporary cricket.
It was in his fifth ODI, against Pakistan in Vishakapatnam, where Dhoni announced his arrival with a swashbuckling 148 in April 2005. And in November, Dhoni hit a magnificent 183 not out at Jaipur against Sri Lanka to eclipse idol Adam Gilchrist's record of highest score by a wicketkeeper in one-dayers.
His Test debut came against Sri Lanka at Chennai in December, 2005 and he hit 148 -- his highest knock -- against Pakistan in what was just his fifth Test match.
Since then, he has played 20 Tests and 84 ODIs and emerged as a core member of the Indian team.
Dhoni averages 36.39 in Tests and 44.23 in ODIs, with a striking rate of 96.26 in the shorter version of the game.
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