MS Dhoni announces retirement from Test cricket
Mahendra Singh Dhoni with the trophy, after beating West Indies 2-0 in Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, 2013 (AFP/ File) - Dhoni is the most successful Indian Test captain with 24 Test victories, eclipsing Sourav Ganguly’s record of 21 victories from 49 Tests. (Photo: PTI)
- Dhoni has the dubious distinction of an Indian captain with most Test defeats overseas with 11 Test losses. (Photo: PTI)
- Under Dhoni's captaincy, India did not lose a test match until the first test versus South Africa in Nagpur in February 2010. As a captain, he holds a record for longest unbeaten run in tests from his debut, 11 tests (8 wins and 3 draws). This
- Under Dhoni's captaincy, India reached their highest test score of 726–9 (decl) during Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2009. Their 2–0 victory in the series took them to the number 1 ranking in Test cricket (Photo: PTI)
- Dhoni holds the record for most catches by an Indian player in an innings. He achieved this feat by taking six catches during the first innings of the third test against New Zealand in Wellington in April 2009. (Photo: PTI)
- Dhoni currently ranks No. 1 in the all-time dismissals list by Indian wicket-keepers. Dhoni has 248 dismissals under his belt. The following is the list of top five Indian wicket-keepers, in terms of all-time dismissals in test matches: Dhoni (248
- Dhoni has registered the highest Test score by an Indian wicketkeeper. On 193, he beat a long-standing record of 192 held by Budhi Kunderan against England in 1964, also scored in Chennai. (Photo: AP)
- MS Dhoni enjoyed first stint of international captaincy in the World T20 tournament in 2007 which India won (Photo: PTI)
- MS Dhoni became the seventh wicket-keeper in Test cricket history to slam a double ton (Photo: AP/File)
- MS Dhoni took over the Test captaincy in 2008 after Anil Kumble retired (Photo: AP)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni with the trophy, after beating West Indies 2-0 in Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, 2013 (AFP/ File)
MS Dhoni announces retirement from Test cricket
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