In Pics: 10 major records which rank Dhoni as India's greatest skipper

India also became number one test team under Dhoni’s captaincy.

Dhoni is the only player to captain a country in six editions of World T20. The next is three each by Paul Collingwood (2007, 2009 and 2010) and Darren Sammy (2012, 2014 and 2016).

Dhoni is the only wicket-keeper to lead a team in more than 100 international matches across formats.

Dhoni won 15 Man of the Match awards as captain of India, which is the second most by any captain in ODIs. Sanath Jayasuriya, Ponting and Arjuna Ranatunga are ahead of Dhoni in the list, with all having won 19 Man of the match awards.

Dhoni has been the most successful captain in T20 internationals with 41 wins in 72 matches, skippered by him

Dhoni has been India's most successful captain in ODI's. He has registered the most ODI wins (110 in 200 matches) as a skipper for India

Under Dhoni's captaincy, the Indian cricket team, won all three ICC-limited overs trophies including 2007 T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy and ICC World Cup 2011.

Dhoni captained India in 331 matches, which is the most by any player across formats. He went past Ricky Ponting’s tally of 324 matches as a captain

Under Dhoni’s captaincy, India has won the most test matches ( 27 wins in 60 Tests)

Once in a generation cricketer MS Dhoni kick-started his birthday celebrations by putting his might behind the first four Sri Lankan dismissals at Headingley, Saturday.

MS Dhoni holds the record of most wins by an Indian captain in Tests, ODIs and T20Is

India’s most successful captain across all formats might have relieved himself off the captaincy burden, but he remains a crowd favorite even today.