Overall Dhoni led India in 60 Tests, winning 27 of them and losing 18 with a success rate of 45.00. 14 matches had ended in draws. Under his captaincy, the team managed to win just six Tests on overseas while losing 15 and drawing nine.
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In batting, he averaged 40.63 as captain, and totalled 3454 runs with a best of 224. He had hit five centuries ascaptain. The legendary Sunil Gavaskar had averaged 50.72 while leading the team.
Dhoni's overall Test record stands at 4876 runs in 90 matches with 224 being the best-ever score in a single innings. He struck six tons in his Test career and 33 half centuries, averaging 38.09.
