MS Dhoni as India's limited-overs captain: The number's game

Just like his retirement from Tests in 2014, MS Dhoni surprised everyone when he stepped down as the captain of Indian ODI and T20I team. He has captained India in 199 ODIs and 72 T20Is and has won an ICC World Cup, ICC World T20 and ICC Champions Trophy. With his decision to resign from captaincy, it is likely that the leadership reigns will be handed over to Virat Kohli ahead of the England series, for which MS Dhoni will be available for selection.

Let us take a look at some of the statistical highlights from MS Dhoni’s glorious captaincy reign in the limited-overs format.

1- MS Dhoni is the only captain to have led his team in all the 6 editions of World T20.

1- MS Dhoni is the only captain to have won all the three major ICC limited-over tournaments (ICC World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy, ICC World T20).

1- MS Dhoni is the only player to captain at least 50 matches in each format.

1.486- With 110 wins and 74 losses in ODIs, MS Dhoni's win-loss record is the best among Indian captains who have led at least 20 ODIs

4- MS Dhoni has won four limited-over tournaments finals involving five or more teams. This is the joint-highest for any captain and he shares this distinction with Ricky Ponting.

8- MS Dhoni has won an ODI bilateral series against 8 Test playing nations. He failed to win a bilateral series against Bangladesh. Only Ricky Ponting has won series’ against all the nine Test playing teams.

12- Number of times MS Dhoni remained unbeaten in successful chases as a T20I captain. This is the most by any player.

41- Number of T20Is won by India under MS Dhoni, the most by any captain around the world in this format.

43- Number of ODI series India played under MS Dhoni. This is the most by any Indian and the fourth highest overall.

70.83- MS Dhoni's batting average as a captain in India's ODI wins. This is the third-best by any captain around the world with at least 1000 runs. Only AB de Villiers and Sachin Tendulkar average higher than Dhoni.

72- Number of T20Is captained by MS Dhoni, the most by any captain.

110- Number of ODIs won by India under MS Dhoni. This is the most under any Indian captain. Only Ricky Ponting has more wins (165) than Dhoni as a captain of his national team.

126- Number of sixes hit by MS Dhoni as a captain in ODIs. This is the most by any captain.

199- Number of ODIs in which MS Dhoni has led India. This is the most by an India captain and the third-highest overall.

271- Number of ODIs played by MS Dhoni as a keeper-captain. This is the most by any player.

331- Matches captained by Dhoni across all formats. This is the most by any player.

1112- Runs scored by MS Dhoni in T20Is as a keeper-captain. This is the most by any cricketer. In fact, he is the only keeper-captain with over 1000 T20I runs.

6633- Runs scored by MS Dhoni in ODIs as a keeper-captain. This is the most by any wicketkeeper-captain in ODIs.