A Silent Giant Awakens - Sports

Mahendra Dhoni raises his bat
after scoring his maiden century

He is known to some as "Dashing Dhoni", because of his charming looks. Looks however, do not play a major role on the ground, and Dhoni clearly understands that. He showed the world just why he was brought in to the side and even after scoring a mediocre 26 runs in 5 innings, he was retained in the side, and for good reason. On the 5th of March, 2005, he played an innings that will be remembered by cricket lovers across the globe. He hammered 148 runs off just 123 balls, smashing 15 fours and 4 massive sixes in his maiden century.

In response, the already under strength Pakistani bowling had absolutely no answer to Dhoni's excellent knock. He was finally sent back to the pavillion by Mohammad Hafeez, but not before he had made his mark in international cricket. This youngster has a long way to go, but he has given his side just what they needed, a wicket keeper capable of batting as magnificiently as he did in the 2nd ODI at Visakhapatnam.

Image Courtesy of BBC News.