After doing disastrously bad at T20 World cup indian fans has a reason to cheer. India has won its Fifth consecutive series win after defeating WestIndies in the just concluded one day series under the leadership of Dhoni.
India started the series with a band when they scored 340 in the first ODI, thanks to Yuvraj for his brilliant century. WestIndies came terrifyingly close to chase down it but fell just 20 runs short of it giving india a 1-0 up in the series. West Indies came back strongly in second ODI, where Dhoni's heriocs coudnt win the game for india. With this win the series was hanging in balance at 1-1. Third ODI was shortened due to rain and india won it thru Dhoni who hit a six in the final over to seal a win for india and giving india a unassailable lead of 2-1. Final ODI was a damp squid and India won Fifth straight series on a trot.
Mahendra singh Dhoni was awarded the Man of the series award for his consistant performance througout the series.
India's Consolidated list of Five Series Wins:
| YEAR | AGAINST | IN | MARGIN | MAN OF THE SERIES |
| 2009 | WestIndies | WestIndies | 2-1 | MS Dhoni |
| 2009 | NewZealand | NewZealand | 3-1 | --NA-- |
| 2009 | Srilanka | Srilanka | 4-1 | Yuvraj Singh |
| 2008 | England | India | 5-0 | Yuvraj Singh |
| 2008 | Srilanka | Srilanka | 3-2 | MS Dhoni |
As you refer the table above, 4 of the 5 series wins for india are away and one was against england during which the mumbai attacks happened. Dhoni and Yuvraj domindated the series and not to be forgetten that in the recently concluded series inspite of Dhoni being the Man of the series Yuvraj scored a brilliant century of the series from either side.
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