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Dhoni was named vice-captain of the ODI team for the 2007 Future Cup against South Africa in Ireland and the subsequent seven-match series against England. [62] Dhoni was awarded an 'A' grade contract by BCCI in June 2007. [63] Dhoni was appointed as the captain of the Indian squad for the inaugural World Twenty20 in September 2007. [64]
MS Dhoni holds the record of most matches and wins as a captain in the IPL. In cricket, a captain is a player who leads the team and has additional roles and responsibilities. [1] [2] The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket in India, [3] which has been held annually since its first edition in 2008. [4] [5]
Indian batsman Virat Kohli holds the records for the most runs scored (8,004) and the most centuries made (8) in the league. Indian batsman Rohit Sharma and wicket-keeper MS Dhoni are the most successful captains in the league, each winning five titles. Dhoni also holds the record for the most matches played.
Before the starting of the game in cricket, the captains toss which decides which team will bat first. During the match the captain decides the team's batting order, who will bowl each over, and where each fielder will be positioned. [1] [2] Cricket was introduced to the Indian subcontinent by the English in the 17th and 18th centuries. [3]
Dhoni led the team from 2008 to 2023 and is one of the most successful captains in the IPL, having led the Super Kings to ten finals of which the team has won five. [83] [178] In 2022, Jadeja was appointed as the captain succeeding Dhoni but handed the captaincy back to Dhoni after a poor start to the IPL season. [179]
They were captained for the fourth season in succession by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The Super Kings had won both 2010 Indian Premier League and 2010 Champions League Twenty20 under Dhoni's captaincy. [1] The Super Kings completed a hat-trick of titles by winning the 2011 Indian Premier League. Thus, they became the first team in the ...
MS Dhoni: 60 96 40.63 5 24 2008–2014 3 3,449 Sunil Gavaskar: 47 74 ... holds the record for the most wins as captain in Test cricket with 53. Rank Wins Matches Player
Ganguly's, captaincy is considered to be the turning point of Indian cricket as it saw great success and became one of the dominant side of the sport, followed by the superb captaincy of MS Dhoni under whom India won its second World Cup in 2011, [7] the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, [8] and Champions Trophy in 2013. [9]