This is not Dhawan's first stint as a captain for India. He led the side in the three-match ODIs in Sri Lanka last year.
Dhawan's ODI stats against WI
Dhawan has hoarded 844 runs against West Indies in ODIs. He averages a modest 32.46 across 28 matches played to date. He has notched two hundreds and five fifties.
One of India's overseas heroes
Since his debut, Dhawan has amassed the third-most runs for India in ODIs played overseas (2,657).
A look at Dhawan’s ODI numbers
Dhawan (6,284) is India's third-highest run-getter since his debut, behind Kohli (11,184) and Rohit (8,128).