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Rohit Sharma equalled MS Dhoni’s record for the most wins as India’s T20I captain as India defeated Afghanistan six wickets in the second T20I to gain an unassailable 2-0 lead at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
This was Rohit’s 53rd game in-charge on the Indian T20I side, and the win has now put him on par with MSD with 41 wins each.
But how exactly have the two captains fared in the shortest format? The Sporting News takes a look.
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What is MS Dhoni’s record as captain in T20Is?
Dhoni’s first game as captain of India’s in T20Is was on September 13, 2007, in India’s first game of the ICC World Twenty20 against Scotland. The game was, however, abandoned without a toss due to the heavy downpour.
Dhoni’s last game as T20I captain came on August 28, 2016 at Lauderhill against West Indies.
Under Dhoni, India played 72 T20I, winning 41, losing 28, and one game tied. Two games had no results.
Dhoni led India at six T20 World Cups (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016), winning the 2007 edition, finishing runners-up in the 2014 edition, and losing in the semi-final of the 2016 edition. He holds the records for a) the most matches as a captain in T20 World Cups, b) joint second-most T20I matches as captain (Aaron Finch has 76 games as captain), c) joint second-most wins in T20Is as captain (Babar Azam and Eoin Morgan have 42 wins).
India also won the 2016 T20 Asia Cup.
MS Dhoni’s record in T20 World Cups:
| Matches | Wins | Losses | Tie | NR | Win-loss ratio | Win % |
| 33 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.82 | 64.06 |
MS Dhoni’s records in T20Is:
| Matches | Wins | Losses | Tie | NR | Win-loss ratio | Win % |
| 72 | 41 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1.46 | 59.28 |
What is Rohit Sharma’s record as captain in T20Is?
Rohit took permanent charge of the Indian captaincy duties in T20Is in 2021, after Virat Kohli had announced that he would be stepping down as captain from T20Is following the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Although Rohit had first captained India in a T20I in 2017, his first game after earning permanent captaincy role came on November 17, 2021, against New Zealand.
Since then, he has captained India in 53 T20Is, winning 41 of them to now become India’s joint-most successful captain. He is now just two wins away from becoming the most successful T20I captain of all-time.
He has led India at just one T20 World Cup. the 2022 T20 World Cup, as well as the 2022 T20 Asia Cup.
Rohit Sharma’s record in T20 World Cups:
| Matches | Wins | Losses | Tie | NR | Win-loss ratio | Win % |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 66.67 |
Rohit Sharma’s record in T20Is:
| Matches | Wins | Losses | Tie | NR | Win-loss ratio | Win % |
| 53 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.42 | 77.36 |