Published: Mar 10, 2015, 01:41 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 10, 2015, 01:52 PM (IST)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday created record by registering the most wins as an Indian captain in the history of World Cup cricket tournaments. Dhoni has now surpassed Kapil Dev with 12 wins, after India’s commanding win by eight wickets against Ireland in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool B at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. Â India register record 9th consecutive win in World Cup, trounce Ireland by 8 wickets
Kapil has 11 wins as the captain of the Indian cricket team. Mohammad Azharuddin is at the third spot in the list with 10 wins, followed by Sourav Ganguly with nine wins. Rahul Dravid and Srinivas Venkataraghavan have one win each. Shikhar Dhawan scores 8th ODI century
Here’s a table of the most wins by Indian cricket captains in World Cup 2015 tournaments:
| Captain | M | W | L | T | NR |
| MS Dhoni | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Â Kapil Dev | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 23 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahul Dravid | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
According to AFP, India beat Ireland by eight wickets to record their fifth win in as many World Cup Pool B matches in Hamilton on Tuesday. The defending champions bowled Ireland out for 259 in 49 overs before openers Shikhar Dhawan smashed 100 and partner Rohit Sharma 64 as India chased down the target in 36.5 overs on a batting-friendly pitch at Seddon Park. Rohit Sharma scores 25th ODI half-century
The pair shared an Indian World Cup record opening stand of 174. Ireland, who batted after winning the toss, owed their total to a run-a-ball 75 from Niall O’Brien, while skipper William Porterfield made 67. Paceman Mohammad Shami finished with 3-41.
This victory ensured India, already in the last eight, finished at the top of Pool B while Ireland will likely need a win against Pakistan in their last pool match in Adelaide on March 15 to reach the quarter-finals.
