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    "title": "Dhoni - The most successful Indian Captain",
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    "excerpt": "Melbourne, Dec 30 (CRCIKETNMORE) - Mahendra Singh Dhoni led India in most number of matches and also holds the record of most wins by any India captain. ",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Melbourne, Dec 30 (CRCIKETNMORE) - Mahendra Singh Dhoni l<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: justify;\">ed India in most number of matches and also holds the record of most wins by any India captain.&nbsp;Dhoni&nbsp;is also the first Indian batsman to complete 10,000 runs or more as captain in international cricket, joining Ricky Ponting (15,440), Graeme Smith (14,878), Stephen Fleming (11,561) and Allan Border (11,062).<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Captaincy Record<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">2008-2014 - 60 matches, 27 wins, 18 losses, 0 tied and 15 drawn<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Overseas:&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">30 matches, 6 wins, 15 losses, 9 drawn<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">27 - Most number of matches won by an Indian captain<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">18 -&nbsp;Most number of matches lost by an Indian skipper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">As a Captain batsman<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">He scored&nbsp;3,454 (ave.40.63), including five hundreds and 24 fifty-plus, in 60 Tests which&nbsp;is an Indian record by a captain, bettering the 3,449 (ave.50.72) in 47 Tests by Mohd. Azharuddin.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">His best series in terms of run-aggregate is 349 (ave.34.90), including four 50s in five Tests vs England in England in 2014.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">His career-best is 224 vs Australia at Chennai in 2012-13<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">\u200bAs a Wicketkeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Dhoni is the only Indian wicketkeeper to have aggregated over 4,000 runs (4,876) and effected 250-plus dismissals (294 - 256 catches + 38 stumpings) or more. 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