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'Kya khusi ki baat hain'- Fans react as MS Dhoni's stunning individual record in Asia Cup

MS Dhoni, led the team to many triumphs during his time. He has been the highest runscorer of the Asia Cup as a captain. 

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The 2023 Asia Cup will be back in its traditional format. It is to be jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka and is set to begin on August 30. This year, the continental event will serve as a preparation for the ODI World Cup, which will be held in India in October-November.

India is the most successful side in the Asia Cup winning the continental trophy seven times. MS Dhoni, India's 'Captain Cool' led the team to many triumphs during his time. He has been the highest runscorer in the history of the Asia Cup as a captain.

MS Dhoni leads as a captain 

MS Dhoni has scored 621 runs in this competition making him the player with the most runs in an Asia Cup as a captain. He is the second-highest runs for a wicket-keeper after Sangakkara in 20 innings at an average of 69. The 42-year-old has scored a hundred and 3 fifties during his captaincy tenure.

'Mahi' has scored 327 runs in five innings in the 2008 edition of the tournament. Dhoni’s tally included two fifties and a century that year in the Asia Cup. He is also the player who has captained the most Asia Cup matches. His best performance came against Hong Kong wherein he smashed a fantastic century and ended with 109 unbeaten as India won the match by 256 runs. The former India skipper has a win rate of over 60%. The Ranchi-born batter won 9 out of 14 matches.

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper also ranks third in the list of top five run scorers for India in the tournament's history. He has scored 648 runs in 19 matches at a terrific average of 64.8 and a strike rate of 87.68. He will be the best captain in terms of his records and stats at the continental competition.

Dhoni was also a part of the team that won the 2018 Asia Cup (ODI), but he was not the captain. Rohit Sharma led the side, while Dhoni's contribution as wicketkeeper batter was invaluable. India is set to face their arch-rivals in their first match on September 2.

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