Top 10 Cricketers who have played 500 or more international matches

6. MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni is one of the few India cricketers who has played more than 500 matches in international cricket. During his stint from 2004 to 2019 in international cricket, the dashing wicketkeeper batter played 538 matches. In ODIs, he is in the fifth position on the list of scoring the most runs for the Men in Blue.

Playing 347 ODIs for India, he chalked up 10599 runs with nine tons and 73 half-centuries. Along with the batter, he was also an amazing wicketkeeper. With 444 dismissals in 350 matches, he is the third-most successful wicketkeeper in ODIs, following Australia’s Adam Gilchrist and Sri Lanka’s Kumara Sangakkara.

In India whites, Dhoni scored 4876 runs in 144 innings of 90 Tests, with six centuries and 33 half-centuries. He became the skipper of the Indian team in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 and under his leadership, the Men in Blue clinched the coveted trophy. 

Talking about his performance in T20Is, he represented India in 98 matches, in which he accumulated 1617 runs in 85 innings at a strike rate of 126.13. As a skipper, Dhoni won the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup, and 2013 Champions Trophy for India. With these three titles, he is the only captain to win all three major ICC trophies in white-ball cricket.