In the 30 Tests captained by MS Dhoni overseas between 2009 and 2014, India went on to win only six of them with a win percentage of 24. In the 38 matches led by Ricky Ponting between 2004 to 2010 overseas, the Aussies won 19 of them with an excellent win percentage of exactly 50.
Coming to their respective ODI World Cup captaincy records, India under MS Dhoni won 14 of their 17 encounters between 2011 and 2015 and has an outstanding win percentage of 85.29%. Meanwhile, the Australians under Ricky Ponting have won 26 out of 29 matches with a mindblowing win percentage of 92.85. Australia were unbeaten in the 2003 and 2007 editions.
As far as their successful captaincy careers are concerned, MS Dhoni has a win percentage of 53.78%. Under his reign, the Indian team won 178 of their 331 matches between 2007 to 2016. Meanwhile, under Ponting’s captaincy, the Aussies enjoyed a win percentage of 67.90 having won 220 of their 324 matches between 2002 to 2012.