5 risky captaincy picks that turned out to be brilliant decisions

1. MS Dhoni (India) 

MS Dhoni is by far the best white-ball captain India has ever had. India not only flourished under his captaincy, but Dhoni remains the only captain to win all three ICC white-ball tournaments in T20 World Cup, the ODI World Cup, and the Champions Trophy. While discussing captaincy options for the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, seniors like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid excused themselves from this new format.

As a result, Dhoni leapfrogged other candidates like Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh to become captain. MS Dhoni's captaincy and ability to remain calm under pressure meant that he became the ODI captain in 2007 and Test captain in 2008. He led the team well and India even reached the no.1 ranking in Tests under his captaincy after winning Test series in New Zealand and West Indies.

MS Dhoni captained India in 60 Tests, winning 27 of them, he captained 200 ODIs, winning 110 and in T20Is he led in 72 matches and won 41 of them. He stepped down from India captain in Tests in 2014. When he retired from the format and passed the reins to Virat Kohli in limited overs in 2017.