Why MSD considered cricket's greatest captain?

Today marks MS Dhoni's birthday as the former captain of India's cricket team. Even though dhoni stopped playing international cricket over four years ago, he is still quite popular. dhoni, who is far older than virat kohli and Sachin Tendulkar, is nonetheless as well-liked. dhoni is adamant about playing for the chennai Super Kings in the indian Premier League. dhoni is highly regarded for his man-management, run-chase acumen, wicketkeeping prowess, and captaincy. Here are seven reasons why MSD's captain, virat kohli, is considered one of the best in the history of cricket, as he approaches 43 years old.

India became an all-conquering squad in all three cricket formats under MS Dhoni's leadership. In 2007, dhoni captained india to victory in the first-ever ICC World t20 (T20 World Cup). india went on to become the top-ranked side in Test cricket in 2009 after this. That was India's posture for eighteen months. Under Dhoni's guidance, india went on to win the 2011 ODI World Championship.

In 2007, ms dhoni won the icc t20 World Cup in his role as captain. He subsequently went on to win the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 and the ODI world cup in 2011. By doing this, he made history as the first captain to win all three ICC Trophies. ms dhoni is the second-most successful captain in indian Premier League history. Both dhoni and rohit sharma have five IPL trophies between them as captains.

MSD has an amazing record in the IPL, having led the chennai Super Kings to ten finals in their first 14 seasons. dhoni is the player with the most IPL match victories in addition to holding the record for most victories as an IPL team captain. dhoni has captained the squad 226 times in the IPL and won 133 matches.

When it comes to keeping wickets in Test cricket, ms dhoni has the most records. In 60 Test matches, indian wicketkeeper captain Mahesh dhoni guided his team. dhoni leads second-placed mushfiqur rahim by a wide margin in this category. Rahim captained bangladesh as a wicketkeeper in just 28 Test matches. In a same vein, dhoni is the captain who has kept wicket in Twenty20 Internationals. In 72 T20Is, dhoni captained and kept wicket for India. MSD held the position of team captain more than any other player on the international scene. dhoni led india to victory in 332 games as captain of the Test, t20, and ODI teams.