World cricket has witnessed many captains who have come and set high benchmarks as leaders by leading their respective national teams from the front on the cricket field in their illustrious international careers. These eminent personalities include the likes of Kapil Dev,  Clive Lloyd, Imran Khan, Arjuna Ranatunga,<strong> <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-to-not-charge-money-for-llcs-special-match-celebrating-75-years-of-indias-independence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sourav Ganguly</a></strong>, Martin Crowe, Graeme Smith, etc.

However, when it comes to success, excellence and accomplishments only two prominent names are taken by cricket enthusiasts and pundits across the globe- Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ricky Ponting. These two have been all-conquering skippers having proved their worth by winning all major titles. Even though MS Dhoni has won all the ICC trophies along with Asia Cups, the IPL, and the now-defunct CLT20, there are a few of Ricky Ponting&#8217;s captaincy records that he has not managed to break. Without further ado, here&#8217;s a look at three of them.

3 Ricky Ponting&#8217;s captaincy records MS Dhoni couldn&#8217;t break:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-533138" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-batting.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni batting" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-533138" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni batting. (Photo Source: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>

When it comes to overall captaincy records, Ricky Ponting is miles ahead of<strong> <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/its-a-skill-that-i-potentially-never-had-when-rahul-dravid-lauded-ms-dhonis-tactical-mindset/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS Dhoni</a></strong> and his accomplishments in big tournaments speak volumes with back-to-back World Cup (2003 and 2007) and Champions Trophy (2006 and 2009) victories. The only ICC events Australia lost during this period were the 2002 and 2004 editions of the Champions Trophy.

Dhoni, on the other hand, captained India in nine ICC tournaments from 2007 to 2016 and the Men in Blue could only manage to win on three occasions- the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 World Cup, and the 2013 Champions Trophy.

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&#8217;s captaincy, the Aussies enjoyed a win percentage of 67.90 having won 220 of their 324 matches between 2002 to 2012.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-414938" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ricky-Ponting-pull.jpg" alt="Ricky Ponting pull" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-414938" class="wp-caption-text">Ricky Ponting. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Australia were a force to reckon with in world cricket from 1999 to 2011 and all the other teams only competed to face Australia in the finals of the World Cup during that era. This is also a territory where MS Dhoni failed to overhaul<strong> <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/maybe-he-had-a-jet-lag-salman-butt-disagrees-with-ricky-ponting-comparing-surkyakumar-yadav-to-ab-de-villiers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ricky Ponting</a></strong> as captain. Coincidentally, both were adjudged the Man of the Match in the first World Cup finals that they had captained in 2003 and 2011 respectively.

The MS Dhoni-led India did end Australia&#8217;s World Cup dominance by knocking them out of the 2011 World Cup with an emphatic win in the quarterfinals in Ahmedabad. Nonetheless, it needs to be noted that the class of 2011 was nowhere near the squads of the 2003 and the 2007 editions, and a few of their seasoned players were also past their prime.

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.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-273702" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-2.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-273702" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni of India. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)</figcaption>

MS Dhoni, the captain, does not even come close to Ricky Ponting when it comes to overseas Test records. Dhoni is arguably India&#8217;s best-ever white-ball captain, but could not achieve the same amount of success in the longest format even though India had reached the summit of the <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/psl-set-to-clash-with-ipl-in-2025-after-icc-announced-their-new-ftp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ICC</a> </strong>Test rankings under him in December 2009.

Under Ponting&#8217;s reign, the Aussies won Test series across the globe barring India. While they did win the Test series in the 2004/05 season, the triumph was registered under the stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist as Ricky was injured and only played the fourth and final Test in Mumbai. With Dhoni leading India from the front in whites, they won an away Test series in New Zealand (2008/09) and tied one in South Africa (2010/11) but faced humiliating whitewashes in England and Australia (both 0-4 during the 2011/12 season).

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.

<p>World cricket has witnessed many captains who have come and set high benchmarks as leaders by leading their respective national teams from the front on the cricket field in their illustrious international careers. These eminent personalities include the likes of Kapil Dev, &nbsp;Clive Lloyd, Imran Khan, Arjuna Ranatunga,<strong> <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-to-not-charge-money-for-llcs-special-match-celebrating-75-years-of-indias-independence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sourav Ganguly</a></strong>, Martin Crowe, Graeme Smith, etc.</p>
<p>However, when it comes to success, excellence and accomplishments only two prominent names are taken by cricket enthusiasts and pundits across the globe- Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ricky Ponting. These two have been all-conquering skippers having proved their worth by winning all major titles. Even though MS Dhoni has won all the ICC trophies along with Asia Cups, the IPL, and the now-defunct CLT20, there are a few of Ricky Ponting’s captaincy records that he has not managed to break. Without further ado, here’s a look at three of them.</p>
<h3>3 Ricky Ponting’s captaincy records MS Dhoni couldn’t break:</h3>
<h3>1. Overall captaincy record</h3>
<figure id="attachment_533138" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-533138" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-533138" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-batting.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni batting" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-533138" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni batting. (Photo Source: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>When it comes to overall captaincy records, Ricky Ponting is miles ahead of<strong> <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/its-a-skill-that-i-potentially-never-had-when-rahul-dravid-lauded-ms-dhonis-tactical-mindset/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS Dhoni</a></strong>&nbsp;and his accomplishments in big tournaments speak volumes with back-to-back World Cup (2003 and 2007) and Champions Trophy (2006 and 2009) victories. The only ICC events Australia lost during this period were the 2002 and 2004 editions of the Champions Trophy.</p>
<p>Dhoni, on the other hand, captained India in nine ICC tournaments from 2007 to 2016 and the Men in Blue could only manage to win on three occasions- the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 World Cup, and the 2013 Champions Trophy.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h3>2. 50-overs World Cup record</h3>
<figure id="attachment_414938" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-414938" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-414938" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ricky-Ponting-pull.jpg" alt="Ricky Ponting pull" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-414938" class="wp-caption-text">Ricky Ponting. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Australia were a force to reckon with in world cricket from 1999 to 2011 and all the other teams only competed to face Australia in the finals of the World Cup during that era. This is also a territory where MS Dhoni failed to overhaul<strong> <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/maybe-he-had-a-jet-lag-salman-butt-disagrees-with-ricky-ponting-comparing-surkyakumar-yadav-to-ab-de-villiers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ricky Ponting</a></strong> as captain. Coincidentally, both were adjudged the Man of the Match in the first World Cup finals that they had captained in 2003 and 2011 respectively.</p>
<p>The MS Dhoni-led India did end Australia’s World Cup dominance by knocking them out of the 2011 World Cup with an emphatic win in the quarterfinals in Ahmedabad. Nonetheless, it needs to be noted that the class of 2011 was nowhere near the squads of the 2003 and the 2007 editions, and a few of their seasoned players were also past their prime.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h3>3. Overseas Test records</h3>
<figure id="attachment_273702" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-273702" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-273702" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-2.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-273702" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni of India. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>MS Dhoni, the captain, does not even come close to Ricky Ponting when it comes to overseas Test records. Dhoni is arguably India’s best-ever white-ball captain, but could not achieve the same amount of success in the longest format even though India had reached the summit of the <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/psl-set-to-clash-with-ipl-in-2025-after-icc-announced-their-new-ftp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ICC</a> </strong>Test rankings under him in December 2009.</p>
<p>Under Ponting’s reign, the Aussies won Test series across the globe barring India. While they did win the Test series in the 2004/05 season, the triumph was registered under the stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist as Ricky was injured and only played the fourth and final Test in Mumbai. With Dhoni leading India from the front in whites, they won an away Test series in New Zealand (2008/09) and tied one in South Africa (2010/11) but faced humiliating whitewashes in England and Australia (both 0-4 during the 2011/12 season).</p>
<p>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.</p>

<p>World cricket has witnessed many captains who have come and set high benchmarks as leaders by leading their respective national teams from the front on the cricket field in their illustrious international careers. These eminent personalities include the likes of Kapil Dev,  Clive Lloyd, Imran Khan, Arjuna Ranatunga,<strong> <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sourav-ganguly-to-not-charge-money-for-llcs-special-match-celebrating-75-years-of-indias-independence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sourav Ganguly</a></strong>, Martin Crowe, Graeme Smith, etc.</p>
<p>However, when it comes to success, excellence and accomplishments only two prominent names are taken by cricket enthusiasts and pundits across the globe- Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ricky Ponting. These two have been all-conquering skippers having proved their worth by winning all major titles. Even though MS Dhoni has won all the ICC trophies along with Asia Cups, the IPL, and the now-defunct CLT20, there are a few of Ricky Ponting&#8217;s captaincy records that he has not managed to break. Without further ado, here&#8217;s a look at three of them.</p>
<h3>3 Ricky Ponting&#8217;s captaincy records MS Dhoni couldn&#8217;t break:</h3>
<h3>1. Overall captaincy record</h3>
<figure id="attachment_533138" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-533138" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-533138" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-batting.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni batting" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-533138" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni batting. (Photo Source: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>When it comes to overall captaincy records, Ricky Ponting is miles ahead of<strong> <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/its-a-skill-that-i-potentially-never-had-when-rahul-dravid-lauded-ms-dhonis-tactical-mindset/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS Dhoni</a></strong> and his accomplishments in big tournaments speak volumes with back-to-back World Cup (2003 and 2007) and Champions Trophy (2006 and 2009) victories. The only ICC events Australia lost during this period were the 2002 and 2004 editions of the Champions Trophy.</p>
<p>Dhoni, on the other hand, captained India in nine ICC tournaments from 2007 to 2016 and the Men in Blue could only manage to win on three occasions- the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 World Cup, and the 2013 Champions Trophy.</p>
<p>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&#8217;s captaincy, the Aussies enjoyed a win percentage of 67.90 having won 220 of their 324 matches between 2002 to 2012.</p>
<h3>2. 50-overs World Cup record</h3>
<figure id="attachment_414938" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-414938" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-414938" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ricky-Ponting-pull.jpg" alt="Ricky Ponting pull" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-414938" class="wp-caption-text">Ricky Ponting. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Australia were a force to reckon with in world cricket from 1999 to 2011 and all the other teams only competed to face Australia in the finals of the World Cup during that era. This is also a territory where MS Dhoni failed to overhaul<strong> <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/maybe-he-had-a-jet-lag-salman-butt-disagrees-with-ricky-ponting-comparing-surkyakumar-yadav-to-ab-de-villiers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ricky Ponting</a></strong> as captain. Coincidentally, both were adjudged the Man of the Match in the first World Cup finals that they had captained in 2003 and 2011 respectively.</p>
<p>The MS Dhoni-led India did end Australia&#8217;s World Cup dominance by knocking them out of the 2011 World Cup with an emphatic win in the quarterfinals in Ahmedabad. Nonetheless, it needs to be noted that the class of 2011 was nowhere near the squads of the 2003 and the 2007 editions, and a few of their seasoned players were also past their prime.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h3>3. Overseas Test records</h3>
<figure id="attachment_273702" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-273702" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-273702" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-2.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-273702" class="wp-caption-text">MS Dhoni of India. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>MS Dhoni, the captain, does not even come close to Ricky Ponting when it comes to overseas Test records. Dhoni is arguably India&#8217;s best-ever white-ball captain, but could not achieve the same amount of success in the longest format even though India had reached the summit of the <strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/psl-set-to-clash-with-ipl-in-2025-after-icc-announced-their-new-ftp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ICC</a> </strong>Test rankings under him in December 2009.</p>
<p>Under Ponting&#8217;s reign, the Aussies won Test series across the globe barring India. While they did win the Test series in the 2004/05 season, the triumph was registered under the stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist as Ricky was injured and only played the fourth and final Test in Mumbai. With Dhoni leading India from the front in whites, they won an away Test series in New Zealand (2008/09) and tied one in South Africa (2010/11) but faced humiliating whitewashes in England and Australia (both 0-4 during the 2011/12 season).</p>
<p>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.</p>

MS Dhoni and Ricky Ponting are two of the most successful captains in world cricket.

3 Ricky Ponting's captaincy records MS Dhoni could not break

Under Ricky Ponting, Australia have won back-to-back World Cups and Champions Trophy in 2003, 2007 and 2006,2009.