The Chennai crowd got to witness a piece of history on February 24, 2013.?
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MS Dhoni, India's skipper at that time became the first wicketkeeper from the coutnry to slam a Test double ton. He achieved the feat against Australia in the first Test.
Having posted 380, Australia were struggling against some good batting by the hosts and Dhoni launched an assault which the visitors were not prepared for.
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By the time Captain Cool was done with them, Michael Clarke's men had the fight knocked out of them.
Dhoni scored 224 in 265 balls. He hit 24 fours and 6 sixes as India posted 572. The hosts went on to win by 8 wickets and it set the tone for the rest of the series.
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India would win it 4-0 and this knock by the captain was what lifted the team to do well. It also remained the highest Test score by an Indian skipper until Virat Kohli made 235 against England in 2016.