Under Dhoni, India's only notable Test wins away from home have come in South Africa and New Zealand one each. India beat West Indies in the Caribbean once, but even that was a laboured effort. India have won just six away Tests out of the 30 that Dhoni has captained

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India became the No.1 Test team and retained the ranking for 18 months starting December 2009.

Post the World Cup win in 2011, India lost eight straight Tests away from home. This put Dhoni the captain under immense pressure, which was accentuated by a 2-1 home series loss to England in 2012-13, the first time India had lost at home in more than eight years.

Having led India in 60 matches, MS Dhoni ranks seventh in the list of cricketers with the most Test matches as captain. Kohli is ahead of Dhoni, leading India in 61 Tests.

India has won 27, lost 19 and drawn 15 of the 60 Tests MS Dhoni has led the team in.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his Test retirement after the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Melbourne on December 30, 2014.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the record for the most stumpings in international cricket with 195 from 538 matches.

MS Dhoni, who was also the team's wicket-keeper, took over as Test captain in 2008 after a successful spell captaining the one-day and T20 sides.

Dhoni has played 90 Tests and scored 4876 runs at an average of 38.09

Dhoni was the 31st captain of India in Tests and is one of the most successful Indian Test skippers.

In batting, he averaged 40.63 as captain, and totalled 3454 runs. He had hit five centuries as captain.

MS Dhoni is nicknamed 'Captain Cool' for his calm demeanour in the face of challenging situations.

Dhoni, once held the record for highest Test score by an Indian captain - 224 (Vs Australia in 2013). Virat Kohli is the new record holder for this feat. Dhoni's 224 is also the highest by a Test wicketkeeper-captain in history.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement after the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Melbourne on December 30, 2014. Australia beat India in the series with one Test remaining. Virat Kohli will take over the reigns

Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement after the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Melbourne on December 30, 2014. Australia beat India in the series with one Test remaining. Virat Kohli will take over the reigns

Having led India in 60 matches, MS Dhoni ranks 6th in list of players to have captained a side.

India has won 27, lost 19 and drawn 15 of the 60 Tests MS Dhoni has led the team in.

India has won 27, lost 19 and drawn 15 of the 60 Tests MS Dhoni has led the team in.

MS Dhoni, who is also the team's wicket-keeper, took over as Test skipper in 2008 after a successful spell captaining the one-day and T20 sides.

Under Dhoni, India's only notable Test wins away from home have come in South Africa and New Zealand one each. India beat West Indies in the Caribbean once, but even that was a laboured effort. India have won just six away Tests out of the 30 that Dhoni has captained

Dhoni has played 90 Tests and scored 4876 runs at an average of 38.09

Under Dhoni's captaincy, India became the No.1 Test team and retained the ranking for 18 months starting December 2009.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni broke the world record for the most number of stumpings in international cricket after he effected his 134th dismissals during the third Test against Australia in Melbourne. He surpassed Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara when he stumped Mitchell Johnson off the bowling of off-spinner R Ashwin for his world record dismissal. He reached the landmark in his 460th innings while Sangakkara has 133 stumpings from 485 innings.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni broke the world record for the most number of stumpings in international cricket after he effected his 134th dismissals during the third Test against Australia in Melbourne. He surpassed Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara when he stumped Mitchell Johnson off the bowling of off-spinner R Ashwin for his world record dismissal. He reached the landmark in his 460th innings while Sangakkara has 133 stumpings from 485 innings.

Post the World Cup win in 2011, India lost eight straight Tests away from home. This put Dhoni the captain under immense pressure, which was accentuated by a 2-1 home series loss to England in 2012-13, the first time India had lost at home in more than eight years.

Dhoni was the 31st captain of India in Tests and is the most successful Indian Test skipper.

In batting, he averaged 40.63 as captain, and totalled 3454 runs. He had hit five centuries as captain.

Dhoni holds the record for highest Test score by an Indian captain - 224 (Vs Australia in 2013). His 224 is also the highest by a Test wicketkeeper-captain in history.

Nicknamed 'Captain Cool' for his calm demeanour in the face of challenging situations, MSD will continue to lead India in ODIs and T20s.