After 60 Tests, Virat Kohli better than MS Dhoni as captain

Virat Kohli is a more successful Test captain than Mahendra Singh Dhoni after captaining India in 60 Tests although he still needs to match former India wicketkeeperbatsmans achievements as a leader in limitedovers cricketA couple of days before the India team departs for England for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand from June 18 to 22 as well as five Test matches against England Kohli stands alongside Dhoni as the person to have captained India in most number of Test matches Both have led India in 60 Test matchesHowever Kohli is more successful having led the side to 36 wins as against Dhoni who led them to 27 winsThe India No 3 batsmans record as captain outside Asia was garnished with the 201819 Test series win in Australia an achievement that gave confidence to the Indian team under Ajinkya Rahane to repeat the feat in 202021He has won four Tests in the West Indies out of six one in South Africa out of three two in Australia out of seven and one in England out of five He has lost both Tests in New ZealandIn comparison Dhoni has led India to one Test win each in New Zealand South Africa England and South Africa Worse he was at the helm when India were blanked 04 in the Test series in England in 2011 and in Australia in 201112However when it comes to limitedovers cricket Dhoni remains unmatchable He has won all the major trophies as India limitedovers captain 50over World Cup T20 World Cup as well as Champions Trophy He has also led Chennai Super Kings to IPL as well as Champions League T20 titlesNo wonder former England captain Michael Vaughan has called Dhoni better than Kohli across formats though he felt Kohli is better as a leader in Test cricketAsked in an interview on crictrackercom about who is a better captain Vaughan said MS Dhoni Hes the trailblazer in the whiteball game Hes the best ever T20 captain by a good distance What he brought to the Indian team was fantastic Virat is the better Test captain but across formats its DhoniKohli has captained India in 95 matches winning 65 matches and losing 27 with one tie and two no result He has led India in 45 T20Is winning 27 and losing 14 tying and drawing two eachIn comparison Dhoni has led India in 200 matches winning 110 losing 74 tying five with 11 matches producing no result Dhoni captained India in 72 matches leading them to 41 wins 28 losses He led India to one tied result and two no resultsThe win percentage for Dhoni the skipper is not remarkable in comparison to Kohli but it is the big trophies that Dhoni has won for India that has placed him above the restAlso ReadSunil Gavaskar predicts golden English summer for Virat Kohli and CoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever