Skip to main content

Captains of Indian teams since 1932

List of Indian Cricket Captains Since 1932.

List of Indian Cricket Captains Since 1932...

TEST MATCHES / LIST OF CAPTAINS

There is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian cricket team for test matches. A total of 33 players have captained India in Test matches, with Virat Kohli being the most successful player with 36 wins.

List of captains
Player Span Mat Won Lost Draw
CK Nayudu 1932-1934 4 0 3 1
Vizianagram 1936-1936 3 0 2 1
Nawab of Pataudi 1946-1946 3 0 1 2
L Amarnath 1947-1952 15 2 6 7
VS Hazare 1951-1953 14 1 5 8
MH Mankad 1955-1959 6 0 1 5
Ghulam Ahmed 1955-1959 3 0 2 1
PR Umrigar 1955-1958 8 2 2 4
HR Adhikari 1959-1959 1 0 0 1
DK Gaekwad 1959-1959 4 0 4 0
P Roy 1959-1959 1 0 1 0
GS Ramchand 1959-1960 5 1 2 2
NJ Contractor 1960-1962 12 2 2 8
Nawab of Pataudi 1962-1975 40 9 19 12
CG Borde 1967-1967 1 0 1 0
AL Wadekar 1971-1974 16 4 4 8
S Venkataraghavan 1974-1979 5 0 2 3
SM Gavaskar 1976-1985 47 9 8 30
BS Bedi 1976-1978 22 6 11 5
GR Viswanath 1980-1980 2 0 1 1
N Kapil Dev 1983-1987 34 4 7 22
DB Vengsarkar 1987-1989 10 2 5 3
RJ Shastri 1988-1988 1 1 0 0
K Srikkanth 1989-1989 4 0 0 4
M Azharuddin 1990-1999 47 14 14 19
SR Tendulkar 1996-2000 25 4 9 12
SC Ganguly 2000-2005 49 21 13 15
R Dravid 2003-2007 25 8 6 11
V Sehwag 2005-2012 4 2 1 1
A Kumble 2007-2008 14 3 5 6
MS Dhoni 2008-2014 60 27 18 15
V Kohli 2014-2021 61* 36 14 10
AM Rahane 2017-2021 5 4 0 1

One Day International list of captains

List of cricketers who have captained the Indian cricket team for One Day Internationals. A total of 24 players have captained the Indian cricket team in One Day Internationals, of which Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the most successful player with 110 wins.

India One Day International captains
Name Year Played Won Lost Tied
Ajit Wadekar 1974 2 0 2 0
Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan 1975–1979 7 1 6 0
Bishen Singh Bedi 1975–1978 4 1 3 0
Sunil Gavaskar 1980–1985 37 14 21 0
Gundappa Viswanath 1980 1 0 1 0
Kapil Dev 1982–1992 74 39 33 0
Syed Kirmani 1983 1 0 1 0
Mohinder Amarnath 1984 1 0 0 0
Ravi Shastri 1986–1991 11 4 7 0
Dilip Vengsarkar 1987–1988 18 8 10 0
Krishnamachari Srikkanth 1989 13 4 8 0
Mohammad Azharuddin 1989–1999 174 90 76 2
Sachin Tendulkar 1996–1999 73 23 43 1
Ajay Jadeja 1998–1999 13 8 5 0
Sourav Ganguly 1999–2005 146 76 65 0
Rahul Dravid 2000–2007 79 42 33 0
Anil Kumble 2001 1 1 0 0
Virender Sehwag 2003–2011 12 7 5 0
Mahendra Singh Dhoni 2007–2018 200 110 74 5
Suresh Raina 2010 12 6 5 0
Gautam Gambhir 2010-2011 6 6 0 0
Virat Kohli 2013–present 95 65 27 1
Ajinkya Rahane 2015 3 3 0 0
Rohit Sharma 2017–2019 10 08 2 0

Twenty20 International list of captains

List of cricketers who captained the Indian cricket team for Twenty20 Internationals. The Indian cricket team has been captained by a total of six players in T20Is, with Mahendra Singh Dhoni being the most successful captain with 41 wins.

India Twenty20 International captains
Name Year Played Won Lost Tied
Virender Sehwag 2006 1 1 0 0
Mahendra Singh Dhoni 2007–2016 72 41 28 1
Suresh Raina 2010–2011 3 3 0 0
Ajinkya Rahane 2015 2 1 1 0
Virat Kohli 2017–present 45 29 14 0
Rohit Sharma 2017–2020 19 15 4 0

India became a member of the Imperial Cricket Conference (now the International Cricket Council) on 31 May 1926. On 25 June 1932 it became the sixth Test nation after England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand.
The Indian team at Lord's was led by Col CK Nayudu against England. He played seven Tests, which were against England before World War II, losing five matches and drawing twice. Their first game against the other opposition came in 1947–48 when the Indians, led by Lala Amarnath, played against Sir Donald Bradman's Australia.
One Day International (ODI) cricket game started on January 5, 1971. The first official game in this format was played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after the Test match was abandoned due to heavy rain. Each side batted for 40 overs and 8 balls in each over, Australia won by 5 wickets.
India played its first ODI cricket match on 13 July 1974 against England at Headingley (Leeds, England). Ajit Wadekar led the Indian cricket team as ODI captain in 2 matches (India lost both games). The first ODI Cricket World Cup was played in 1975, the Indian cricket team was led by Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan.
The name "ICC World Cup" adopted from the 1999 World Cup. The names of the first World Cups were named after the sponsors. Accordingly, the names were: 1975, 1979 and 1983 - Prudential World Cup, 1987 - Reliance World Cup, 1992 - Benson & Hedges World Cup, 1996 - Wills World Cup.
The successful Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kapil Dev in the World Cup. Current Indian captain Virat Kohli has a track record of 78% wins in ODIs, and is expected to repeat the 1983 and 2011 World Cups.

Related Pages:
  1. Fastest 2000 Runs in ODI
  2. Fastest To Reach 4000 Test Runs
  3. World Cup Winners Captains List
  4. Fastest to 200 Wickets in Test Cricket
  5. ICC Test Championship winners list
  6. Most 10 Wicket Hauls in Test
  7. Fastest to 400 Wickets in Test Cricket
  8. Fastest 500 Wickets In TEST
  9. List Of Fastest Century In Test Cricket History
  10. Fastest 5000 runs in Test cricket as captain
  11. Most Hundreds in Test
  12. List of fastest 20 player to reach 50 ODI wickets
  13. List of players with 10,000 runs in T20 cricket
  14. List Of Fastest Century In Test Cricket History
  15. Most centuries in T20 cricket
  16. Highest run scorers against India in ODIs
  17. Fastest To Reach 8000 ODI Runs
  18. Fastest batsman to hit 100 sixes in ODIs
  19. The Names of all the Cricketers in alphabetical A to Z
  20. Most runs in ICC T20 World Cup 2021
  21. List of Wisden Cricketers of the Year

Sports | Cricket | ODI | Test | T20 | T10 | IPL | G K


Comments

Read other -

WPL/Cricket/five-wicket hauls

Five-Wicket Hauls in WPL (max-width- 640px)"> List of WPL Cricket Five-Wicket Hauls... In cricket, the taking of five or more wickets in an innings by a bowler, especially in T20 cricket where a bowler can bowl a maximum of 24 balls (4 overs). WPL (Women's Premier League) is a professional women's Twenty20 cricket league in India, held every year since its first season in 2023. In the three seasons played, six five-wicket hauls have been taken by six different bowlers. Check out the list of Women's Premier League Cricket Five-Wicket Hauls Here. Five-Wicket Hauls in WPL # Bowler Date Ground Team Opp Inns Ov. Runs WKts Econ Result 1 Tara Norris 5 Mar 2023 Brabourne Stadium Delhi Capitals Royal Challengers Bengaluru ...

IND vs PAK One Day International match record from 1978

IND vs PAK - One-Day Internationals (Since 1978) IND vs PAK - One-Day Internationals... Read information about India vs Pakistan cricket history, One Day International records IND vs PAK, One day records, stats between India and Pakistan. India vs Pakistan: One Day International (since 1978) Both sides Total Played: 132 India won: 55 Pakistan won: 73 No Result: 4 IND vs PAK - Match results Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date Pakistan India India 4 runs Quetta Oct 1, 1978 Pakistan India Pakistan 8 wickets Sialkot Oct 13, 1978 Pakistan India Pakistan Sahiwal Nov 3, 1978 Pakistan India Pakistan 14 runs Gujranwala Dec 3, 1982 Pakistan India Pakistan 37 runs Multan Dec 17, 1982 Pakistan India India 18 runs Lahore Dec 31, 1982 Pakistan India Pakistan 8 wickets Karachi Jan 21, 1983 India Pakistan India 4 wickets Hyderabad (Deccan) Sep 10, 1983 India Pakistan India 4 wickets Jaipur Oct 2, 1983 India Pakistan Ind...

IPL/Cricket/Fastest Fifties in IPL History

Fastest Fifties in IPL History (max-width- 640px)"> Fastest Fifties in IPL History... IPL cricket is famous for explosive batting, aggressive bowling and high run scores. This list of fastest half-centuries highlights the explosive batting talent present in the IPL, with players like Yashasvi Jaiswal setting new standards for rapid runs and aggressive batting at the crease. Here is a list of the fastest half-centuries in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. Here’s the updated list of the fastest fifties in Indian Premier League (IPL) history IPL - Fastest Fifties Player Balls for 50 Match Venue Date   Yashasvi Jaiswal 13 Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata 11 May 2023   KL Rahul 14 Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Capitals Mohali 08 April 2018   P...

Fastest To 10000 Test Runs - TEST CRICKET RECORDS

fastest to reach 10000 test runs Fastest To Reach 10000 Test Runs... Scoring more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket is considered a significant achievement. In 1987, Sunil Gavaskar became the first player to cross the 10,000-run mark in Tests during a match against Pakistan. As of June 2022, fourteen players—out of seven teams that are full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC)—have scored 10,000 runs in Tests. Among them Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar are three Indians and three are from Australia, while two are from England, Sri Lanka and West Indies. Rest of Pakistan and South Africa make one player each. Who has scored 10,000 runs in test cricket. Fastest To Reach 10000 Test Runs Pos Player Team Mat Inn Time 1   BC Lara West Indies 111 195 13y 250d 2   Sachin Tendulkar India 122 195 15y 121d 3   KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka 115 195 12y 159d 4   RT Ponting Australia 118 196 12y 174d 5 ...

English willow cricket Bat Knocking Guide 1

आप अपने क्रिकेट बैट की देखभाल कैसे करें आप अपने क्रिकेट बैट की देखभाल कैसे करें? इंग्लिश विलो क्रिकेट बैट का उपयोग करने से पहले दस्तक देने की आवश्यकता होती है। ब्लेड की सतह की नॉकिंग और क्रिकेट बैट के अनुकूल प्रक्रिया। क्रिकेट बैट के दस्तक (knocking) के दो कारण : एक तो बल्ले को टूटने से बचाना और इसका उपयोग करने योग्य जीवन को बढ़ाना। दूसरा बल्ले के बीच में सुधार करना। बल्ले को तेल लगाना : कच्चे अलसी के तेल का एक हल्का कोट सामने, किनारों, बल्ले ब्लेड के पीछे और पीछे एक नरम कपड़े का उपयोग करें लगया जाना चाहिए, जबकि बल्ले को क्षैतिज (समानांतर)स्थिति में रखा जाता है। क्रिकेट बैट पर कच्चे अलसी के तेल को पूरी तरह से सूखने दें और इस प्रक्रिया को 2-3 बार अनुप्रयोगों के लिए दोहराएं। टिप्पणी- सुनिश्चित करे बैट के स्प्लिस एरिया पर तेल न लगाए। दस्तक दे रहा━ (KNOCKING) : बैट मैलेट (या एक पुराने चमड़े की गेंद) का उपयोग करके बल्ले के सामने के चेहरे को धीरे-धीरे 2 घंटे के लिए धीरे-धीरे बल्ले में फाइबर को संपीड़ित करने के लिए टैप करें। क्रिकेट ...

Fastest To 13000 Test Runs - TEST CRICKET RECORDS

Fastest To 13000 Test Runs Fastest Players to Score 13000 Test Runs... There are only 4 batsmen in test cricket who have completed 13000 runs. Sachin Tendulkar is the fastest player to complete 13000 runs in 266 innings in 163 Tests. Sachin leads them in the fastest innings while Rahul is the fastest in terms of match numbers. Below are the top 4 batsmen who completed their 13000 test runs in test cricket. Fastest To Reach 13000 Test Runs Pos Player Team Mat Inn Time 1 Sachin Tendulkar India 163 266 20y 63d 2 JH Kallis South Africa 159 269 17y 19d 3 RT Ponting Australia 162 275 16y 47d 5 Rahul Dravid India 160 277 15y 155d Related Q&A : Q. Who was the first player to score 13,000 runs in test cricket? Ans. The all-time highest run-scorer in Test cricket, Sachin Tendulkar is the first player to score 13000 runs in Test cricket, the fastest in 266 innings in 163 T...

What is Tratak Meditation?

त्राटक ध्यान क्या है? | India Sport-mart त्राटक ध्यान क्या है? त्राटक ध्यान के द्वारा मन की एकाग्रता को बढ़ाना और बुद्धि को तीक्ष्ण करना होता है। त्राटक ध्यान एक बहुत ही शक्तिशाली और विशेष प्रकार की ध्यान साधना है। त्राटक ध्यान साधना हमारे ऋषियों – मुनियों द्वारा बनाई गयी एक विशेष ध्यान साधना है। इससे विचारों का संप्रेषण, दूसरे के मनोभावों को ज्ञात करना, सम्मोहन, आकर्षण, अदृश्य वस्तु को देखना, दूरस्थ दृश्यों को जाना जा सकता है। इसके जरिये हम किसी विशेष वस्तु या व्यक्ति से जुड़ सकते है। इसे कई बार टेलीपैथी या मन की बातों को जानने के लिए उपयोग में लिया जाता है। त्राटक को हठ योग की श्रेणी में रखा गया है। इस प्रक्रिया को त्राटक ध्यान कहा जाता है। त्राटक को हम कई नाम से जानते है, जैसे की त्राटक ध्यान (Tratak Dhyan) , त्राटक साधना (Tratak Sadhana) व त्राटक योग (Tratak Yoga) । त्राटक ध्यान के प्रकार :- अन्तः त्राटक (Inner Tratak): अन्तः त्राटक में हम आँखों को बंद कर के अपने मन में किसी भी विशेष वस्तु और विशेष व्यक्ति पर अपना सम्पूर्ण ध्यान लगाते है। ...

Indian players under whose captaincy India did not lose in any one format

Players under whose captaincy India did not lose in any one format! Indian cricket team is showing performance in every format of cricket. Indian team has won 20 over, 50 over and 60 over cricket world cup. During this, the team got some capable captains and they have taken the team to new heights. MS Dhoni is considered the greatest captain of India. Under his leadership, the Indian cricket team rose to the number one spot in the ICC Test Rankings, winning the 2011 Cricket World Cup, the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. There have been many other players who have captained the India team, albeit only for a short time. Under the captaincy of some of them, the Indian cricket team has never lost a single match in any format. In this list we will know about some Indian team captains. Gautam Gambhir The Indian cricket team never lost an ODI under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir. Gautam Gambhir got a chance to captain India in six ODIs. The Indian team...

How to do Bhadrasana Yoga

भद्रासन योग करने का तरीका और लाभ भद्रासन योग करने का तरीका और फायदे... भद्रासन शुरुआती लोगों के लिए उपयुक्त एक साधारण योग मुद्रा है। जोकि ध्यान के लिए एक अनुकूल आसन है क्योंकि यह आरामदायक है और इसे अधिक अवधि तक किया जा सकता है।'भद्रासन' संस्कृत भाषा का शब्द है। ये दो शब्दों से मिलकर बना है। पहले शब्द 'भद्र' का अर्थ है- 'भला मनुष्य' या 'शानदार'। जबकि दूसरे शब्द आसन का अर्थ किसी विशिष्ट स्थिति में खड़े होने, लेटने या बैठने से है। भद्रासन का शाब्दिक अर्थ होता है, भले मनुष्य या शानदार तरीके से बैठने वाला आसन। इसलिए भद्रासन योग को अंग्रेजी में ‘ग्रेसिऑस पोज’ भी कहा जाता हैं। इस आसन के अभ्यास से शरीर को कुछ गजब के फायदे हैं। भद्रासन योग का अभ्यास मन को शांत करता है और इससे शरीर निरोगी और सुंदर बनता है। यह मूलाधार (मूल) चक्र को भी सक्रिय करता है। यह योग हमारे फेफड़ों और पाचन तंत्र के लिए बहुत ही लाभदायक होता हैं। आइये भद्रासन योग करने की विधि और उसके लाभों को विस्तार से जानते हैं। भद्रासन योग करने का तरीका :– भद्रासन करने के ...