Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday notched up an individual milestone inIndia’s eight-wicket win over Ireland in the ICC World Cup, Pool B clash at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. Dhoni has now registered most wins by an Indian captain in the history of the cricket World Cup.
The Indian skipper surpassed former cricket legend Kapil Dev with 12 wins following his team’s emphatic triumph over the Irish brigade. Dhoni leads the list of most World Cup wins by an Indian captain which includes Kapil Dev(11) at second spot, Mohammad Azharuddin(10) at the third place, Sourav Ganguly(9) at fourth.
Dhoni, who now has nine consecutive wins to his name in the World Cup, also surpassed Sourav Ganguly’s record of eight successive wins in the 2003 edition of the tournament. He is now joint-second with Clive Lloyd in the list of captains with the most World Cup wins. Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting leads the list with 24 wins during 2003-2011.
Riding on the heroics of in-form Shikhar Dhawan, India achieved the modest total of 259 runs at the loss just two wickets with 79 balls to spare. It was also Team India’s fifth consecutive win in the ongoing World Cup.
The Indian brigade bowled Ireland out for 259 runs in 49 overs after the minnows won the toss and decided to bat first on the batting-friendly pitch at Seddon Park. After William Porterfield made 67 and Niall O’Brien 75 from 75 balls to give Ireland hope of a competitive total, India took seven wickets for 53 runs.
In reply, Shikhar Dhawan(100) and Rohit Sharma(64) gave India a 174-run opening partnership – its best in World Cup – as the Men in Blue chased down Ireland’s 259 with 13.1 overs remaining.
India, who are yet to lose a game in the ongoing World Cup, will stay at atop the pool regardless of the outcome of its last group match against Zimbabwe.
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Dhoni now only behind Ponting with most consecutive World Cup wins
