5 embarrassing records of MS Dhoni

1) Hasn’t scored a half-century in T20Is

MS Dhoni is one of the most experienced T20 players in the world and is certainly the most experienced T20I captain. He has scored 1041 runs in 68 T20Is at an average of 35.89 and with a strike-rate of 121.89 but the hard-hitting batsman hasn’t scored a T20I half-century yet.

2)No hundreds outside Indian-subcontinent

MS Dhoni’s batting records are something which makes every cricket fan realise how important he has been for the Indian cricket team. However, he hasn’t scored a single hundred outside the Indian sub-continent.

He has 15 international hundreds to his name and a glorious double-hundred in Test matches. Dhoni has scored nine centuries in ODIs and six tons in Test matches but all of them were scored in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

In 39 Test matches and in 102 ODI matches outside the Indian-subcontinent he has failed to register a single hundred. This is quite a record which the right-handed batsman holds.  

3)Most number of overseas Test match losses as the captain of India

MS Dhoni holds the record for leading the Indian team in the second-most number of Test matches. Under his captaincy, India also claimed the status of the No. 1 Test side in the world.

The wicketkeeper-batsman has led India in 60 Test matches with an impressive winning percentage of 45%. Winning 27 Test matches, Dhoni holds the record for the most number of wins as an Indian captain.

However, he also clinched the record for losing the most number of away Test matches as captain. India lost 18 games while he was leading the team and out of them, 15 were away. 

He is also second in the list of losing the most number of Test matches as the captain of the Indian team. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi holds the record with 19 Test losses as captain. 

4)First Indian captain to lose 4 consecutive Test series

5)First Indian captain to lose a series against Bangladesh

The Indian cricket team toured Bangladesh during the last monsoon to play one Test match and a three-match ODI series. After drawing the only Test of the tour the Indian team played the ODI series under the leadership of MS Dhoni.