After winning the second ODI against West Indies, Team India took an unassailable 0-2 lead in the three-match series. Shikhar Dhawan, who captains the team in this series, has achieved a very special position. Shikhar Dhawan is the fifth Indian captain under whose leadership the Indian team has won the series on West Indies soil.
However, India’s most successful captain on West Indies soil has been Virat Kohli. Twice under the leadership of Virat Kohli, the Indian team has managed to win the ODI series in the West Indies. However, the winning streak in the ODI series in the West Indies began under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly. Sourav Ganguly led India to victory in the first ever ODI series in the West Indies in 2002.
After this, Mahendra Singh Dhoni carried on the winning streak. Dhoni, however, was able to lead India to victory in the West Indies only once. Suresh Raina also once led Team India to victory in the ODI series on West Indies soil. Now Shikhar Dhawan’s name has also been included in the list of captains who led India to victory on West Indies soil.
Let us tell you that in the West Indies tour, the India team has entered the field without their senior players. In the first ODI, the Indian team won by three races. In the second ODI, India could achieve the target of 312 runs in 49.4 overs with the loss of 8 wickets.
Team captain Shikhar Dhawan also credited Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel for the win. Shikhar Dhawan said that these players did not give up hope of victory and therefore we were able to achieve the big goal.