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Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday equalled Sourav Ganguly's Indian record of winning most Tests as captain following the team's eight-wicket victory over Australia in the first Test, in Chennai.
Dhoni now has 21 victories from 44 matches, while Ganguly has the same number of wins in 49.
The striking difference between the two records is that Ganguly boasts of a better away from home showing.
Under him, India won 11 matches away while Dhoni has just five away Test wins so far.
Take a look at a detailed comparison of India's two most successful captains by Rajneesh Gupta, and also have your say on it:
Ganguly's Test wins as captain:
| # | Opponents | Venue | Season | Result |
| 1 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 2000-01 | 9 wickets |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | Delhi | 2000-01 | 7 wickets |
| 3 | Australia | Kolkata | 2000-01 | 171 runs |
| 4 | Australia | Chennai | 2000-01 | 2 wickets |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo QSC | 2001 | 8 wickets |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | Kandy | 2001-02 | 7 wickets |
| 7 | England | Mohali | 2001-02 | 10 wickets |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | Nagpur | 2001-02 | Inns & 101 runs |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | Delhi | 2001-02 | 4 wickets |
| 10 | West Indies | Port-of-Spain | 2001-02 | 37 runs |
| 11 | England | Headingley | 2002 | Inns & 46 runs |
| 12 | West Indies | Mumbai WS | 2002-03 | Inns & 112 runs |
| 13 | West Indies | Chennai | 2002-03 | 8 wickets |
| 14 | Australia | Adelaide | 2003-04 | 4 wickets |
| 15 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 2003-04 | Inns & 131 runs |
| 16 | South Africa | Kolkata | 2004-05 | 8 wickets |
| 17 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 2004-05 | Inns & 140 runs |
| 18 | Bangladesh | Chittagong | 2004-05 | Inns & 83 runs |
| 19 | Pakistan | Kolkata | 2004-05 | 195 runs |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo QSC | 2005-06 | Inns & 90 runs |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | Harare | 2005-06 | 10 wickets |
Ganguly's captaincy against each country:
| Opponents | Mts | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win% |
| Australia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33.33 |
| England | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.57 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.00 |
| West Indies | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37.50 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75.00 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| TOTAL | 49 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 42.86 |
| Home | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 47.62 |
| Away | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 39.29 |
Break-up of big wins by India under Ganguly:
| By inns margin | 7 |
| By 100 runs or more | 2 |
| By 8 wickets or more | 6 |
Dhoni's Test wins as captain:
| # | Opponents | Venue | Season | Result |
| 1 | South Africa | Kanpur | 2007-08 | 8 wickets |
| 2 | Australia | Mohali | 2008-09 | 320 runs |
| 3 | Australia | Nagpur | 2008-09 | 172 runs |
| 4 | England | Chennai | 2008-09 | 6 wickets |
| 5 | New Zealand | Hamilton | 2008-09 | 10 wickets |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 2009-10 | Inns & 144 runs |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | Mumbai BS | 2009-10 | Inns & 24 runs |
| 8 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 2009-10 | 10 wickets |
| 9 | South Africa | Kolkata | 2009-10 | Inns & 57 runs |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | Colombo PSS | 2010 | 5 wickets |
| 11 | Australia | Mohali | 2010-11 | 1 wicket |
| 12 | Australia | Bangalore | 2010-11 | 7 wickets |
| 13 | New Zealand | Nagpur | 2010-11 | Inns & 198 runs |
| 14 | South Africa | Durban | 2010-11 | 87 runs |
| 15 | West Indies | Kingston | 2011 | 63 runs |
| 16 | West Indies | Delhi | 2011-12 | 5 wickets |
| 17 | West Indies | Kolkata | 2011-12 | Inns & 15 runs |
| 18 | New Zealand | Hyderabad | 2012 | Inns & 115 runs |
| 19 | New Zealand | Bangalore | 2012 | 5 wickets |
| 20 | England | Ahmedabad | 2012-13 | 9 wickets |
| 21 | Australia | Chennai | 2012-13 | 8 wickets |
Dhoni's captaincy against each country:
| Opponents | Mts | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| England | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| South Africa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| West Indies | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Pakistan | - | |||
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | - | |||
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 |
| Home | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 |
| Away | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Break-up of big wins by India under Dhoni:
| By inns margin | 6 |
| By 100 runs or more | 2 |
| By 8 wickets or more | 5 |