MS Dhoni becomes India's Best Test Captain to go past Sourav Ganguly, with India's humiliating win against Australia with innings and 135 run win in 2nd test Hyderabad.
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| Dhoni overtakes Ganguly, India Most Successful Test Captain |
It was Dhoni's 22nd win as Test Capatain in his 45 Tests, with a siginificant winning percentage 47, and in process he goes past most aggressive and decisive former captain Sourav Ganguly's record of 21 victories from 49 Tests. Ganguly's feet of 21 Test wins stood for eight years before Dhoni overtook him after inflicting another humiliating loss on Australia. Ganguly is reckoned as India's most successful captain in all formats.
MS Dhoni's achievement is also worth notice because his 22 wins have come in 45 matches while Ganguly captained India in 49 Tests. What differs Dhoni from Ganguly is the fact that Ganguly had more wins outside of India but the former has more time on his hands now, it seems. Dhoni's latest feat comes after he had previously led the team to title triumphs at the World Twenty20 in South Africa in 2007, and in the 50-over World Cup in India in 2011. There was also the No. 1 ranking in Test cricket, which India held between December 2009 and August 2011.
Also, Dhoni has already achieved what Ganguly never managed - a win in South Africa and New Zealand - but still has to prove his worth in Australia and England.
Dhoni has recorded more wins in fewer games than Ganguly. Dhoni also has three overseas wins, one each in New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies. Besides Dhoni and Ganguly, lets check some of Indian Captain stats as well...Mohammed Azharuddin is third in list with 14 wins, followed by Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Sunil Gavaskar are tied on fourth with nine wins each.
| Player |
Matches
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Draw
|
Tied
|
Win
%
|
Loss
%
|
| MS Dhoni |
45
|
22
|
12
|
11
|
0
|
47.72 | 27.27 |
| Sourav Ganguly |
49
|
21
|
13
|
15
|
0
|
42.85 | 26.53 |
| Mohammed Azharuddin |
47
|
14
|
14
|
19
|
0
|
29.78 | 29.72 |
| Sunil Gavaskar |
47
|
9
|
8
|
30
|
0
|
19.14 | 17.02 |
| M. A. K. Pataudi |
40
|
9
|
19
|
12
|
0
|
22.50 | 47.5 |
| Rahul Dravid |
25
|
8
|
6
|
11
|
0
|
32.00 | 24.00 |
| BS Bedi |
22
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
0
|
27.27 | 50.00 |
| Ajit Wadekar |
16
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
25.00 | 25.00 |
| Kapil Dev |
34
|
4
|
7
|
22
|
1
|
11.76 | 20.58 |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
25
|
4
|
9
|
12
|
0
|
16.00 | 36.00 |
However, Dhoni captaincy came under sever criticism after India's summer of England in 2011, as they lost series with 4-0 and also whitewashed by Australians in their soil in 2012. Later India lost home series to Englishmen to 2-1 on home soil since 1984-85. So, Dhoni's captaincy will be more scrutinised in abroad test.....
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| India defeat Australia, with innings and 135 runs in 2nd Test Hyderbad |
Hope, India comes good under the captaincy of MS Dhoni to retain ICC Test Team..
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