Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni added another feather to his cap by guiding India to an impressive victory over South Africa in the second Test at Durban, on Wednesday.
India crushed South Africa by 87 runs to register their 14th Test win under Dhoni's leadership, and his fourth away from home.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical analysis of India's victories under Dhoni.
India's Test wins under Dhoni:
|
# |
Opp |
Venue |
Season |
Margin of victory |
|
1 |
SA |
Kanpur |
2007-08 |
8 wickets |
|
2 |
Aus |
Mohali |
2008-09 |
320 runs |
|
3 |
Aus |
Nagpur |
2008-09 |
172 runs |
|
4 |
Eng |
Chennai |
2008-09 |
6 wickets |
|
5 |
NZ |
Hamilton |
2008-09 |
10 wickets |
|
6 |
SL |
Kanpur |
2009-10 |
Inns & 144 runs |
|
7 |
SL |
Mumbai BS |
2009-10 |
Inns & 24 runs |
|
8 |
Ban |
Mirpur |
2009-10 |
10 wickets |
|
9 |
SA |
Kolkata |
2009-10 |
Inns & 57 runs |
|
10 |
SL |
Colombo (PSS) |
2010 |
5 wickets |
|
11 |
Aus |
Mohali |
2010-11 |
1 wicket |
|
12 |
Aus |
Bangalore |
2010-11 |
7 wickets |
|
13 |
NZ |
Nagpur |
2010-11 |
Inns & 198 runs |
|
14 |
SA |
Durban |
2010-11 |
87 runs |
Summaries of Dhoni's Test victories as captain:
|
10 in India |
|
1 in Bangladesh |
|
1 in New Zealand |
|
1 in Sri Lanka |
|
1 in South Africa |
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