MS Dhoni Captaincy Records

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer who represented Team India in international cricket. In domestic cricket, Ms Dhoni played for Jharkhand while in the Indian Premier League, he plies his trade for Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni is a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper.

He has already retired from international cricket and has only been playing in the IPL since 2020. Dhoni is one of the most decorated captains in the history of international cricket and created numerous records as a captain during his illustrious career. So here, we are taking a look at MS Dhoni's captaincy records. 

MS Dhoni's captaincy records:

MS Dhoni's Test captaincy record:

Dhoni made his debut in Tests in 2005 during the home series against Sri Lanka. He became a regular in the Test team from the very start and it took him only three years to become the Test captain. In 2008, he replaced the legendary Anil Kumble as the Test captain.

Under his captaincy, India achieved the number one spot in the ICC Test Rankings for the very first time. India achieved the milestone after beating Sri Lanka in the home series in 2009. Dhoni had scored two centuries in that series. India held the number one spot for nearly two years before losing it following the 4-0 drubbing in England.

Overall, Dhoni played 90 Tests and led India in 60 of them. MS Dhoni's Test captaincy record is stunning. At the time of his retirement, he was India's most successful Test captain as he led the team to 27 wins, more than any other Indian captain. His record was later broken by his successor Virat Kohli.

Here is MS Dhoni's Captaincy Record In Tests:

MS Dhoni's Record With The Bat as Test Captain:

MS Dhoni's ODI Captaincy Record:

MS Dhoni was appointed the ODI captain of India in 2007, just days after he led Team India to the historic triumph at the inaugural T20 World Cup. Dhoni enjoyed unprecedented success as a captain in ODIs. In 2008, he led India to their first-ever series win in Australia. Three years later, he ended India's 28-year wait for the World Cup trophy.

In doing so, Dhoni also became the first ever captain to lead a team to glory in the World Cup on home soil. Two years later, Dhoni guided India to glory in the Champions Trophy in England. The victory made him the first and so far only captain to win all the major ICC tournaments in the white-ball format - T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and the Champions Trophy.

Overall, Dhoni led India in a record 200 ODIs. Only Ricky Ponting (230) and Stephen Fleming (218) have led a team in more ODIs than Dhoni. Of the 200 ODIs that India played under Dhoni's captaincy, they won 110 and lost 74. 

Here is MS Dhoni's Captaincy Record in ODIs:

MS Dhoni's Record With The Bat as ODI Captain:

MS Dhoni's T20I Captaincy Record:

Dhoni's reign as India's T20I captain began on a historic note in 2007. Not many had expected India to go far in the inaugural T20 World Cup when the BCCI named a youthful side and appointed Dhoni as the captain.

However, Dhoni went on to defy all the odds and led India to a historic victory in South Africa. Dhoni also became the first Indian captain to guide India to a T20I series win in Australia. Overall, he led India in 72 T20Is and India won 41 of them.

Here is MS Dhoni's Captaincy Record in T20Is:

MS Dhoni's record with the bat as T20I captain: