India registered only its fifth victory in the Caribbean when they defeated the West Indies by 63 runs in Kingston, Jamaica, on Thursday.
Rajneesh Gupta lists Indian victories in the Caribbean:
|
Venue |
Season |
Margin |
Captain |
|
Port-of-Spain |
1970-71 |
7 wickets |
Ajit Wadekar |
|
Port-of-Spain |
1975-76 |
6 wickets |
Bishan Singh Bedi |
|
Port-of-Spain |
2001-02 |
37 runs |
Sourav Ganguly |
|
Kingston |
2006 |
49 runs |
Rahul Dravid |
|
Kingston |
2011 |
63 runs |
MS Dhoni |
The win was India's 15th under M S Dhoni's captaincy.
Only Sourav Ganguly has led India to more Test wins - 21.
Dhoni moved ahead of Mohammad Azharuddin's tally of 14 wins.
Among all players who have led India in five Tests or more, Dhoni has the best winning percentage.
Have a look:
India's most successful captains
(Minimum 5 Tests)
|
Captain |
Mts |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
Won% |
|
MS Dhoni |
25 |
15 |
3 |
7 |
60.00 |
|
SC Ganguly |
49 |
21 |
13 |
15 |
42.86 |
|
R Dravid |
25 |
8 |
6 |
11 |
32.00 |
|
M Azharuddin |
47 |
14 |
14 |
19 |
29.79 |
|
BS Bedi |
22 |
6 |
11 |
5 |
27.27 |
|
AL Wadekar |
16 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
25.00 |
|
PR Umrigar |
8 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
25.00 |
|
Nawab Pataudi Jr |
40 |
9 |
19 |
12 |
22.50 |
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