New Delhi: The defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the 1st test match in Auckland, saw Dhoni's name associated with a rather unwanted record. This was Dhoni's 11th loss as the skipper of India when leading the team away from home, which is a record for an Indian captain.Mahendra Singh Dhoni led Team India in 22 test matches out of which only 8 were won and 6 were drawn, but under Dhoni's captaincy India has lost 11 games on foreign soil. Here is a look at the performances of other Indian skippers who led team India on foreign soil: Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi: Pataudi led India in 13 matches and faced loss in 10 games.Mohammed Azharuddin: Azhar had led India in 28 matches but India managed to win only 1 match and drawn 16 matches with 10 losses. Sourav Ganguly: Ganguly was the best test captain when playing abroad as his win percentage was 39.29. Under his captaincy, in 28 matches India won 11 matches drawn 7 and lost 10. Bishen Singh Bedi: Bedi led India in 14 matches and under his captaincy India lost 8 matches. Sunil Gavaskar: Under Gavaskar's captainship, India played 18 matches winning 2, drawing 10 and losing 6 matches. Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin skippered India in 13 matches but he remained winless. Though he managed to draw 7 matches and losing 6 tests.
Updated on: February 10, 2014 6:23 IST
