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Leading India for nine years, MS Dhoni equals Ricky Ponting's long-standing captaincy record

New Delhi: Adding another feather to his cap, India's limited over captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni levelled Australian great Ricky Ponting's record of leading his side in 324 international matches across all formats. The feat was

India TV Sports Desk Published : Jun 22, 2016 22:18 IST, Updated : Jun 22, 2016 22:19 IST
MS Dhoni and Ricky Ponting
MS Dhoni and Ricky Ponting

New Delhi: Adding another feather to his cap, India's limited over captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni levelled Australian great Ricky Ponting's record of leading his side in 324 international matches across all formats.

The feat was achieved by Dhoni during the third and final Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.

Registering a nail-biting three-run win in the match, India sealed the series 2-1, days after 3-0 whitewash of the hosts in ODIs.

Dhoni, who took the charge of Indian Cricket Team in his hands in 2007, has led India in 60 Tests, 194 ODIs and 70 T20 Internationals.

The 34-year-old is also India's most successful captain ever, having overseen 27 Test match victories, 107 ODI wins and 40 T20 successes.

During his nine-year tenure, Dhoni has guided India to title triumphs in the World T20 (2007), the World Cup (2011) and the Champions Trophy (2013) besides leading the side to the top of the ICC rankings in all the formats at one point.

Now leading India in ODIs and T20s, the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman had retired from Test cricket in 2014 in the middle of a high-profile series in Australia.

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