Under Dhoni's captaincy, India topped the Test cricket rankings for the first time, in 2009.
As captain, Dhoni holds the record for longest unbeaten run in Tests from his debut with 11 (8 wins and 3 draws) beating former Australian captain Warwick Armstrong's 10. In his streak, however, there was a period of injury in which Virender Sehwag led the side (for 3 draws). So India's unbeaten streak was for 14 tests, of which 11 were Dhoni's.
Dhoni is the first Indian wicket-keeper to complete 4,000 test runs.
Dhoni is the most successful Indian Test captain with 27 Test wins, eclipsing Sourav Ganguly's record of 21.
Dhoni has the erratic distinction of an Indian captain with most Test defeats overseas with 15.
Dhoni's maiden century against Pakistan in Faisalabad (148) is the fastest century scored by an Indian wicket-keeper and fourth overall.
After hitting a six in the third Test against England in Southampton, Dhoni completed 50 sixes as a captain, an Indian record.
Dhoni shares the record for most dismissals in an innings (6, with Syed Kirmani) and a match (9) by an Indian wicket-keeper.
Dhoni, with 248 dismissals in his career, ranks one in the all-time dismissals list by Indian wicket-keepers.
Dhoni is the second wicket-keeper to have effected 6 dismissals in an innings apart from a fifty in each inning of a Test after Denis Lindsay of South Africa.
Dhoni's 224 against Australia in Chennai is the second-highest score by an Indian captain. En route to 224, Dhoni registered the highest Test score by an Indian wicket-keeper when he was on 193, beating Budhi Kunderan's 192. It was also the highest score by a wicket-keeper–captain beating Englishman Alec Stewart's 164.
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