MS Dhoni is the greatest ever white ball captain and his calm demeanor permeates throughout the team he is leading regardless of the situation of the match, said India head coach and former skipper Ravi Shastri. Dhoni retired from international cricket last year after leading India to three International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament titles as a captain.

“Dhoni is the greatest white-ball captain ever. Just look at his record in ICC tournaments. What has he not won? IPL, Champions League, all ICC tournaments, two World Cups. There is no one close to him when it comes to white-ball cricket. He has to be the greatest. The King Kong, you can call him in that fashion,” Shastri told Fan Code.

Dhoni is the only captain to have won the T20 World Cup, the 50-over World Cup and the Champions Trophy. He led India to the 2007 World T20 title in what was his first assignment as captain before leading the team to their first World Cup title since 1983 in 2011. India then won the 2013 Champions Trophy, which remains their last ICC tournament title to date.

Additionally, Dhoni is also one of the most succesfull captains of all time in the Indian Premier League (IPL), leading Chennai Super Kings to three titles. “When you see Dhoni captaining a side, and you see Chennai Super Kings (CSK), there’s that assurance and calmness of things in control. The other side might me whacking sixes or fours but you still get the feeling there is this composure and control,” Shastri concluded.