5 biggest Indian defeats under MS Dhoni's captaincy

#3 against England at Kennington Oval, 2014 - 5th Test

Despite the famous win at Lord's, India's England tour in 2014 turned out to be a big nightmare

England was Dhoni's biggest nemesis as skipper of the Indian cricket team, especially in the Test format, losing 9 of the 15 matches in which he captained the side, including the 4-0 drubbing when India toured England in 2011.

Things started on a better note though, the next time India visited England as they drew the first Test at Trent Bridge before scripting a famous win at Lord's in the second Test on the back of Ishant Sharma's short-ball heroics.

However, things went horribly wrong for the Indian side after that as they were completely outplayed by the hosts in the remaining three Tests, with the biggest defeat coming in the final match of the 5-Test series played at the Kennington Oval.

India offered little resistance throughout the match as they were bowled out for 148 and 94. England's first-innings total of 486 proved more than enough in the end as MS Dhoni and his boys had little to offer in their fight to level the series.

The loss by an innings and 244 runs was India's third-biggest in Test history based on innings margin and the match and the series would have long-term implications, with Ravi Shastri being named as Team India director following the series.

Dhoni bid farewell to the Test format less than a year later and the recurring losses on foreign soil, including the two series losses against England, no doubt played a major role in Dhoni's decision.