Virat Kohli is a extra profitable Test captain than Mahendra Singh Dhoni after captaining India in 60 Tests, though he nonetheless must match former India wicketkeeper-batsman’s achievements as a pacesetter in limited-overs cricket.
A few days earlier than the India group departs for England for the World Test Championship remaining towards New Zealand (from June 18 to 22) in addition to 5 Test matches towards England, Kohli stands alongside Dhoni because the individual to have captained India in most variety of Test matches. Both have led India in 60 Test matches.
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However, Kohli is extra profitable, having led the facet to 36 wins as towards Dhoni who led them to 27 wins.
The India No. 3 batsman’s report as captain outdoors Asia was garnished with the 2018-19 Test collection win in Australia, an achievement that gave confidence to the Indian group beneath Ajinkya Rahane to repeat the feat in 2020-21.
He has gained 4 Tests within the West Indies (out of six), one in South Africa (out of three), two in Australia (out of seven) and one in England (out of 5). He has misplaced each Tests in New Zealand.
In comparability, Dhoni has led India to at least one Test win every in New Zealand, South Africa, England and South Africa. Worse, he was on the helm when India had been blanked 0-4 in Test collection in England in 2011 and in Australia in 2011-12.
However, in the case of limited-overs cricket, Dhoni stays unmatchable. He has gained all the main trophies as India limited-overs captain — 50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup in addition to Champions Trophy. He has additionally led Chennai Super Kings to IPL in addition to Champions League T20 titles.
No surprise, former England captain Michael Vaughan has referred to as Dhoni higher than Kohli throughout codecs, although he felt Kohli is healthier as chief in Test cricket.
Asked in an interview on crictracker.com about who’s a greater captain, Vaughan stated, “MS Dhoni. He’s the trailblazer in the white-ball game. He’s the best ever T20 captain by a good distance. What he brought to the Indian team was fantastic. Virat is the better Test captain, but across formats, it’s Dhoni.”
Kohli has captained India in 95 matches, successful 65 matches and dropping 27 with one tie and two no outcome. He has led India in 45 T20Is, successful 27, and dropping 14, tying and drawing two every.
In comparability, Dhoni has led India in 200 matches, successful 110, dropping 74, tying 5 with 11 matches producing no outcome. Dhoni captained India in 72 matches, main them to 41 wins, 28 losses. He led India to at least one tied outcome and two no outcomes.
The win proportion for Dhoni the skipper shouldn’t be exceptional compared to Kohli, however it’s the huge trophies that Dhoni has gained for India that has positioned him above the remainder.
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