India now stand second alongside Clive Lloyd's West Indies in terms of
consecutive victories in World Cup. The eight-wicket win against Ireland
was India's ninth in the quadrennial extravaganza, the run starting
with the victory over the West Indies in the previous edition.
They comfortably took the top spot in pool B as Dhoni also overtook
former captain Sourav Ganguly, who had led the Men in Blue to eight
consecutive World Cup wins in the mega event.
It was against the West Indies on March 6 that Dhoni overtook Ganguly
for most overseas ODI wins as a captain. Dhoni's India surpassed
Ganguly's record of 58 wins in 110 matches, at the WACA last week.
Dhoni is also credited with most wins (12) by an Indian captain in World Cups. He has overtaken 1983 World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev (11), Mohammed Azharuddin (10) and Ganguly (9).
Dhoni is also credited with most wins (12) by an Indian captain in World Cups. He has overtaken 1983 World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev (11), Mohammed Azharuddin (10) and Ganguly (9).
Source: ICC Cricket World Cup and Latest Cricket Match News
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