Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni achieved a unique distinction after India humiliated England by nine wickets the fourth ODI in Birmingham, on Tuesday.
It was India's 91st ODI win under him, and makes him India’s most successful captain in the 50-overs format, ahead of Mohammad Azharuddin.
With 27 wins in Tests and Twenty20 Internationals each, Dhoni is already India's most successful captain in the two formats.
Dhoni holds the record of winning most matches in all three formats -- the first Indian and also the first among current captains from all sides.
Check out the most successful captain across all three formats in world cricket for each Test nation:
|
Country |
Tests |
ODIs |
T20Is |
|
Australia |
Ricky Ponting 48 |
Ricky Ponting 164 |
George Bailey 14 |
|
Bangladesh |
Habibul Bashar / Mashrafe Mortaza / Mushfiqur Rahim / Shakib Al Hasan 1 each |
Habibul Bashar 29 |
Mushfiqur Rahim 8 |
|
England |
Michael Vaughan 26 |
Alastair Cook 33 |
Paul Collingwood 17 |
|
India |
MS Dhoni 27 |
MS Dhoni 91 |
MS Dhoni 27 |
|
New Zealand |
Stephen Fleming 28 |
Stephen Fleming 98 |
Daniel Vettori 14 |
|
Pakistan |
Imran Khan / Javed Miandad 14 |
Imran Khan 75 |
Mohammad Hafeez 18 |
|
South Africa |
Graeme Smith 53 |
Hansie Cronje 99 |
Graeme Smith 18 |
|
Sri Lanka |
S Jayasuriya/M Jayawardene 18 |
Arjuna Ranatunga 89 |
M Jayawardene / K Sangakkara 13 |
|
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd 36 |
Viv Richards 67 |
Darren Sammy 20 |
|
Zimbabwe |
Heath Streak 4 |
Alistair Campbell 30 |
Prosper Utseya 4 |
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