Mahendra Singh Dhoni, arguably the best keeper that cricket has ever had, is well renowned for his quick reflexes and tactical playon the field. Dhoni is the only international captain to win all the ICC limited-overs trophies. He announced his retirement from international cricket in 2020 but continues to play for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL to date. The CSK fans love him to pieces and enjoy every moment of seeing him on the field. The 42-year-old has led the franchise to five IPL titles making it the joint most successful club in the league. Dhoni’s lightning-quick hands behind the stumps often leave minimal margin for error for the batsman as he pounces on even the slightest of mistakes by the batsman. Let’s have a look at 6 of MSD’s fastest-stumping records:-
MS Dhoni Fastest Stumping Records
6. MS Dhoni Tactical Brilliance to Stump Jonathan Trott. (0.25 seconds)
India faced England, the hosts, in the final of the 2013 Champions final and India had a low score of 129 to defend in the 2nd innings. MS advised Ravi Ashwin to bowl from around the wicket and if the ball spins, Jonathan would get stumped. Rightly so, Ashwin followed the plan and Dhoni stumped him with a sensational reaction time of 0.25 seconds.
5. MS Dhoni quick hands to dismiss Michael Clarke. (0.23 seconds)
In the 3rd test match held in Perth in 2008, MS Dhoni’s quick hands came into action once again when Michael Clarke unknowingly fell short of the crease off the bowling of Anil Kumble. On Day 4 of the test match, Clarke was looking well settled scoring 81 runs and was all set to make his century in an attempt to save Australia. MS Dhoni, once again had other plans and pounced on his prey with an absolutely stunning reaction time of 0.23 seconds to dismiss him.
4. Dhoni dismiss Glenn Maxwell at the Eden Gardens. (0.18 seconds)
During the 2nd ODI of the series that was played between India and Australia in 2017 at the Eden Gardens, India’s bowling strength was on display as India beat Australia by a comfortable margin of 50 runs. Maxwell was looking dangerous and India wanted him back in the pavilion as quickly as possible. Yuzvendra Chahal’s ball deceived Maxwell in the air and Dhoni did the rest behind the stumps. MS Dhoni stumped Glenn Maxwell with an insane reflex timing of 0.18 seconds.
3. MS Dhoni stump Suryakumar Yadav. (0.12 seconds)
The 40-year-old was doubted to be way past his prime behind the stumps and was out of the debates in being the fastest wicket-keeper. However, MS Dhoni turned back the clock while stumping the Mumbai Indians batsman Suryakumar Yadav with a mind-blowing reaction time of just 0.12 seconds. MSD, once again shows why he’s the best behind the stumps despite his age and absence from the international stage.
2. MS Dhoni sends Gill back in the IPL 2023 Finals. (0.10 seconds)
In the 2023 IPL finals, Gujarat were off to a flying start credit to their formidable opening pair, Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill. It was important for CSK to break the partnership to get back into the game and the captain turned towards Jadeja. Jadeja’s ball beats Gill and MSD stuns Gill with a quite extraordinary stumping with a reaction time of just 0.1 seconds. This was the game-changing wicket for CSK that led to their 5th IPL title.
1. MS Dhoni record-breaking stumping of Keemo Paul. (0.08 seconds)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni still holds the record for the quickest stumping in cricket history. In the ODI played between India and West Indies in 2018, MS Dhoni managed to stump Keemo Paul in just 0.08 seconds, within a blink of an eye, leaving Keemo Paul baffled on the crease. This record remains unbroken to this day and is one of the major reasons why he is considered the best wicketkeeper that cricket has ever witnessed.
