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#2 MS Dhoni

Dhoni is the only captain to have won all three major ICC tournaments

His approach:

For Dhoni as well, it was a difficult time when he was made Captain in 2008. Following a resounding loss in the World Cup, at the group stage no less, the coach of the cricket team had been sacked.

Team India wasn’t doing too well. But with patience, resilience and clear-minded thinking, Dhoni was able to lift the team spirits and abilities back up to a point where the victories began to stack up again, even during times when the pressure was building.

Dhoni went on to become the only captain to have won all ICC tournament cups - the World T20 in 2007, the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy.

MS Dhoni - ODI Captainship Performance in Home and Away

The stats:

Compared to Ganguly, Dhoni stacked up more wins at home, winning 59% of all matches at home.

His team's performance in away matches was comparable to Ganguly, though, who also won 53% of all away matches.

Overall, Dhoni played 199 games as captain and the team under Dhoni’s leadership won 55% of all matches.