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Mahendra Singh Dhoni ([məˈɦeːnd̪ɾəˈsɪŋɡɦˈd̪ɦoːniː] i; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper batsmen and captains, he represented the Indian cricket team and was the captain of the side in limited overs formats from 2007... See more

The commercialisation of cricket & the advent of T20s in the past decade has meant test matches rarely go in to day 5 these days. They get over in 3-4 days. Hence, this record will stand the test of time. I don't see it broken at all in a zillion years. It is the most number of balls faced by a batter in test cricket: a small matter of 31258 balls... See more