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MS Dhoni  today surpassed former skipper  Sourav Ganguly  as the most successful Indian captain in terms of ODI victories achieved on foreign shores. Match Scorecard ;  Match updates ;  World Cup Special ;  Points Table ;  Dhoni equals Ganguly's record The four-wicket win over the West Indies in the cricket World Cup here was Dhoni's 59th while Ganguly had 58 victories under his belt. The current Indian captain played a key role with an unbeaten 45-run knock, helping his side to a hard-fought win at the WACA. Under his leadership,  India  won the 2007 World T20 and the 2011 World Cup at  home , besides the Champions Trophy in England two years ago. He was also at the helm when India  achieved the number one Test rankings.

Indian skipper  MS Dhoni  was all praise for his bowlers after the Men in Blue earned a hard-fought win against the West Indies to move into the quarter-finals of the  ICC World Cup , here today. Match Scorecard ;  Updates ;  Report ;  World Cup Special ;  Points Table Table-toppers India managed a four-wicket win at the WACA to keep a clean slate in Pool B and Dhoni was impressed with his bowlers after they bundled out the West Indies for 182 on a bouncy pitch. Shami was the Man-of-the- match  for his 3-wicket haul "I think our bowlers did a very good  job . They didn't try too much, they stuck to their line and length, it had a bit  more  bounce, gave quite a few wides bowling bouncers, but we also got wickets with the bouncer, so very happy with our performance," said Dhoni. "I think it was a difficult wicket, even initially with the new ball. There was some variable bounce, it was doing a bit. It settled down later, there was some swing for th

India beat the West Indies in their fourth consecutive  match  at the World Cup  Down Under and became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals from Pool B with two matches remaining. World Cup Special ;  Points Table This is the first time India have won first four matches played at  World Cup  and remained at the top of the points table. Here is a look at India's position in the group table after a minimum of three matches (in case the number of teams in the group is four) in all the World Cups played since 1975: 1975: 3rd position among 4 teams  after 3 games won 1 lost 2 1979: 4th position among 4 teams  after 3 games lost all 3 1983: 2nd position among 4 teams  after 6 games won 4 lost 2 1987: 1st position among 4 teams  after 6 games won 5 lost 1 1992: 7th position among 9 teams  after 8 games won 2 lost 5 no result 1 1996: 3rd position among 6 teams  after 5 games won 3 lost 2 1999: 3rd position among 6 teams  after 5 games won 3 lost

Share this Email Print 1 OF 9.  India's Mohit Sharma (C) celebrates with team mates including wicketkeeper, captain MS Dhoni (R) after Sharma caught out West Indies batsman Chris Gayle for 21 runs during their Cricket World Cup  match  in Perth, March 6, 2015. CREDIT : REUTERS/DAVID GRAY RELATED NEWS India v West Indies highlights RELATED TOPICS Sport » (Reuters) - Mahendra Singh Dhoni made a calm unbeaten 45 to guide  India  to a four-wicket victory over West Indies on Friday which sent the holders into the World Cup quarter-finals. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami (3-35) returned from injury to torment West Indies with three wickets as the  Caribbean  side were bundled out for 182 after opting to bat first. West Indies captain Jason Holder (57) hit his second half-century and highest score in one-day internationals to give his team some sort of a total t

As India bashed South Africa by 130 runs, Twitter has been flooded by several tweets celebrating the win. And yes!! India pulled it off again And Twitter is storming up with funny tweets & jokes all up for South Africa and well India stand victorious as always . Let me get some tweets for you to enjoy!! @irohitrajpal: According to 'The Visible Light Spectrum', Blue color frequency dominates Green. #IndvsSA @sirjadeja: 2 Min of Silence For This Paki Boys. #MaukaMauka  #IndVsSA #SAvsInd #CWC15 #जयहिन्द #PoonamPandeyKoBulao http://t.co/XcSMlFAobP @FunWithHashtag: 1992-SA won by 6 wkts 1999-SA won by 4 wkts 2011-SA won by 3 wkts 2015-Ind won by 130 runs @kritanshu: South Africa is trying to remind Indian team after every over भाई हम पाकिस्तान नहीं हैं हमारे सिर्फ कपड़े हरेहै?. #IndvsSA #SAvIND #Dhawan @theusama143: Paki To Indian: How u r winning matches In WC. Indian: Coz Hamari Poonam Pandey Form me  aa gai he. #IndvsSA #PoonamPandeyKoBulao

Melbourne:  Shikhar Dhawan smashed 137 off 146 balls as defending champions India whipped mighty South Africa by 130 runs to step closer to a quarter-final berth in the World Cup on Sunday.( Score card ) source: ZeeNews A boisterous crowd of 86,876 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground saw India pile up 307 for seven after electing to bat and then bowl out the Proteas for 177 with almost 10 overs to spare in the day-night Pool B match. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 55 but India made regular dents in the South African batting, with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin taking three wickets and seamers Mohammad Shami and Mohit Sharma sharing four wickets. With two wins from as many games -- India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 76 runs last Sunday -- Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men will move into the quarter-finals if they beat the unfaniced United Arab Emirates in Perth on February 28. South Africa, one of the pre-tournament favourites who beat Zimbabwe in their first match, have two points

Virat Kohli deservingly won the Man of the Match award as India routed Pakistan by 76 runs in their opening game of the 2015 World Cup. Kohli smashed 107 off 126 balls as India scored 300 for 7 after opting to bat first. Kohli said the MoM award was one of the "biggest" he had in his career. ( Highlights ) � Kohli loves to take responsibility and known for his ability to chase big totals, the 26-year-old played the role of an anchor after he batted at his No. 3 position. "I hate losing and love winning for India. That's the way I like playing the game," Kohli said in a post-match chat in Adelaide on Sunday. (Love you, Adelaide, says Virat Kohli) � India rode two solid partnerships against Pakistan and Kohli was a common factor. For the second wicket, Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan produced 129 runs while Suresh Raina and the Indian vice-captain scored a valuable 110 before Pakistan struck in the last 10 overs with quick wickets. (Adelaide Oval turns into

  Perhaps it's one of the best pic of this        India vs Pakistan hosting ground!! Nothing succeeds like success and two former Indian captains are over the moon after India's emphatic 76-run ICC World Cup 2015 win against Pakistan in Adelaide on Sunday. Sunil Gavaskar feels the victory, India's first meaningful one in almost three months in Australia, will be "rejuvenating" and Ravi Shastri is already "warning" tournament favourites Australia.( India Win by 76 Runs ) It's been a long tour for India Down Under. They lost the four-match Test series against Australia 2-0 and was knocked out of the tri-nation series that preceded the World Cup. Team India's first win came in a warm-up match against Afghanistan last week but the style of Sunday's win has really impressed the two Maratha warriors.( 300 Was Gettable: Misbah ) "This will against Pakistan could be really rejuvenating. If they beat South Africa on Sunday, India will