Who is better, Imran or Dhoni?
Imran Khan leads with a GOAT score of 87.9 against 87.9 for MS Dhoni — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Imran vs Dhoni
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Imran Khan and MS Dhoni level at 87.9. Imran Khan leads on Longevity. MS Dhoni leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ImranWinner
87.9Imran wins: Longevity
Dhoni
87.9Dhoni wins: Honours
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇰 Imran Khan
87.9
Imran leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Imran Khan
2. MS Dhoni
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇮🇳 MS Dhoni5 years played · career day 2,191260 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇰 Imran Khan5 years played · career day 3,652205 runs
-21.2% vs Dhoni at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Imran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 🇮🇳 Dhoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 145 | 420 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ImranRetired | DhoniRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Cups | 1 | 1 |
| Test wickets | 362 | — |
| Test runs | 3,807 | — |
| Test bowling average | 22.81 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 23 | — |
| Test wins as captain | 14 | — |
| World T20 titles | — | 1 |
| Champions Trophy titles | — | 1 |
| ODI runs | — | 10,773 |
| ODI dismissals | — | 444 |
| ODI average | — | 50.57 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Imran87.9
Dhoni87.9
FAQ
Where does Dhoni beat Imran?
Dhoni scores higher on honours. Imran leads on longevity.
How is the Imran vs Dhoni score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Imran: 87.9, Dhoni: 87.9.
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