5 ways in which MS Dhoni's world No. 1 team was different from that of Virat Kohli's

#5 Dhoni’s team’s record as No. 1 wasn’t great

Dhoni took the Indian team to the top in 2009

Dhoni’s Team India reached the No. 1 spot in December 2009 and held onto it until the end of the Test series in England in July-August 2011. Let’s have a look at the team’s record in 2 phases – from Dhoni getting the captaincy to India reaching No. 1, and then from getting to the No.1 spot to the time they lost it:

From starting captaincy to getting the no. 1 spot:

Tests Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win/Loss Ratio
8	5	0	3	--

From getting the no. 1 spot till losing it:

Tests Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win/Loss Ratio
21	8	7	6	1.142

As we can see, during the phase where they were No. 1, they won almost as many Tests as they won and the win/loss ratio was just 1.142.

Kohli’s team’s didn’t stay at no.1 for long after reaching there for the first time in January this year, but the point of note here is that since they touched that spot for the first time, they are yet to lose a Test!

The Indian team has played 7 Tests since January, after reaching the No. 1 spot briefly, and have won 5 and drawn 2 out of those. In fact, the Indian team has not lost a single Test under Kohli’s captaincy since their loss to Sri Lanka in August last year at Galle, where a freakish performance by Chandimal followed by Herath’s magic robbed team India of a certain victory.

There are his stats:

From starting captaincy to getting the no. 1 spot:

Tests Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win/Loss Ratio
10	5	2	3	2.50

From getting the no. 1 spot till today:

Tests Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win/Loss Ratio
7	5	0	2	--

Overall:

Tests Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win/Loss Ratio
17	10	2	5	5.00