This was Dhoni's 175th ODI as captain. He overtook Azharuddin who captained in 174 ODIs for India.
The following tables reveal MS Dhoni's brilliance as the Captain of Indian team, probably the best captain India ever had in One Day Internationals.
Most matches as Captain
- 230 Ponting
- 218 Fleming
- 193 Ranatunga
- 178 Border
- 175 Dhoni
- 174 Azharuddin
- 150 G Smith
- 147 Ganguly
- 139 Imran
- 138 Cronje
Today was his 98th win as captain in ODIs and joins Fleming at 98 wins.
Most wins in ODIs as captain
- 165 Ponting
- 107 Border
- 99 Cronje
- 98 Fleming
- 98 Dhoni
- 92 Gsmith
- 90 Azharuddin
- 89 Ranatunga
- 76 Ganguly
- 75 Imran
Win versus Ireland was Dhoni's 60th ODI win away from home. He overtook Lloyd.
Most wins away from home
- 104 Ponting
- 60 Cronje
- 60 Dhoni
- 59 Lloyd
- 58 Ganguly
- 57 Ranatunga
- 54 Imran
- 53 Fleming
- 53 Akram
- 52 Jayawerdena
This was 12th victory for Dhoni in World Cups. He overtook Kapil Dev who had 11 wins, most by an Indian.
Most wins in World Cups
- 26 Ponting
- 16 Fleming
- 15 Lloyd
- 14 Imran
- 12 Dhoni
- 11 Kapil
- 11 Border
- 11 Cronje
- 11 G Smith
- 10 Azharuddin
Most successive wins in World Cups
- 24 Ponting
- 09 Lloyd & Dhoni
- 08 Ganguly