Two most famous Indian crickets whose names are known from a little kid to grown up individuals have now left captaincy of team India, know the Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni record
Two absolute legends in the cricket history who are loved more than many famous superstars or athletes around all the globe have made it and delivered to big stages at many occasions whether we talk about their personal contribution or their contribution as captains. So below here we have made a comparison for you between Virat Kohli VS M.S Dhoni captaincy records in all three international formats and IPL.
Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni Captaincy Record In All Formats: Who Was The Best Captain
Virat Kohli As A Captain In International Formats: ODI, Test, T20Is
| Virat Kohli’s record as captain | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result | Win % | |
| Test | 68 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 0 | – | 58.82% |
| ODI | 95 | 65 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 70.43% |
| T20I | 45 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 65.11% |
Virat has led Indian Team to victory with his solo performances and along spirit of his captaincy at many times, he has a decent win ratio of 55% above in all three formats which is quite something many captains only dream to be with.
M.S Dhoni Record As A Captain In International Formats
| M.S Dhoni’s record as captain | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result | Win % | |
| Test | 60 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 0 | – | 45% |
| ODI | 199 | 110 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 55.28% |
| T20I | 72 | 41 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 56.94% |
Dhoni has captained the national side for record 331 matches which is most by any captain in all the formats during his span of years between 2007-2016, earlier this record was hold by Australian legend Ricky Ponting.
Comparison In International Cricket
It is clear that Virat Kohli and M.S Dhoni gave many joys to the Indian fans with their captaincy moments, from the above data we conclude that Virat has a better win percentage over M.S Dhoni , with both of them having an overall percentage of 64.78% and 53.78% respectively.
While Kohli managed to reform the Indian cricket team in tests, winning all his home series and winning on foreign soil apart from South Africa, MS Dhoni is the only Asian captain to win three ICC trophies with Kohli ending his reign as captain without an ICC trophy. When it comes to unearthing players and leaving the team in a stable condition, MS Dhoni did a better job with India’s middle-order in a predicament at the moment along with the spin department.
Comparison In IPL (Indian Premier League)
India’s most famous league whose 15th season will continue with two new teams has also seen both the players Kohli and Dhoni leading their sides Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings for a long time, M.S Dhoni has also participated as Rising Pune Supergiant captain. Furthermore we also conclude that M.S Dhoni out pasts Virat Kohli when it comes to IPL format with having a better winning percentage of 59.60% over his 48.16% record.
Moreover Kohli has never won an IPL Trophy whereas M.S Dhoni led his team to 4 IPL Trophies, second most after Mumbai Indians.
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | 2008-2021 | 204 | 121 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 59.60 |
| (Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiants) | |||||||
| V Kohli | 2011-2021 | 140 | 64 | 69 | 3 | 4 | 48.16 |
| (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | |||||||
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