MS Dhoni beats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for major unwanted Indian batting record

Indian team possesses one of strongest batting line-ups in world because of likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul etc. within ir ranks. Over years, India's fierce competitiveness has largely been due to ir batsmen excelling in all three formats of game. se batsmen have also enthralled fans with ir different styles of batting, wher it is elegance of Rohit Sharma, calculativeness of an MS Dhoni or Virat Kohli or flamboyance of Shikhar Dhawan for example.

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MS Dhoni tops list of unwanted records, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma follow

re are several ways of getting dismissed in game of cricket. One of m is bowled. Let's take a look at current Indian batsmen who have been bowled over by opposition bowlers for most number of times in international cricket. batsman from current Indian team who holds unwanted record of being bowled most number of times is former India captain MS Dhoni. 

MS Dhoni has been bowled out by opposition bowlers 66 times in his international career. Grabbing second spot on this undesirable list is India's hitman Rohit Sharma. explosive opener has been out bowled 53 times in his career. 

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However, ar surprising name in this list is that of India skipper Virat Kohli. Indian captain is kwn for his flawless technique, which is why his position on this list comes as a shocker. Virat Kohli has been bowled 40 times in his international career and is followed by his Delhi teammate Shikhar Dhawan, who has been bowled 34 times. CSK star Suresh Raina is next on list with 33 bowled dismissals.

Mohammad Amir picks Indian batsman whose wicket is priceless for him

In a recent conversation with Pakistan journalist Saj Sadiq, Mohammad Amir was asked to pick batsman he is most keen to dismiss out in middle. A lot of people expected Amir to pick Virat Kohli, who is arguably best batsman across all formats at present. However, Amir went on to pick Rohit Sharma as man he would want to dismiss to everyone's surprise. It is worth to be ted that prior to 2017 final at Birmingham, Rohit Sharma had famously called Amir an 'ordinary bowler'.

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Rohit Sharma was dismissed in three of Mohammad Amir's first four outings post his spot-fixing ban [2016 Asia Cup, 2016 T20 WC & 2017 Champions Trophy]. However, Rohit Sharma has improved ever since and has t been dismissed by Amir in ir three meetings post 2017 Champions Trophy final. Earlier in an interview with Sky Sports, Mohammad Amir was quoted saying "Let’s get one thing clear, I would never call him an ordinary batsman, in fact, I would call him an extraordinary batsman. His record for India is superb and I respect him.” 

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