Indian cricket team profile

Indian Men's cricket team

This article is about the men's gang. For the women's team, see Bharat women's national cricket team.

The India men's governmental cricket team, colloquially Team India, represents India in men's international cricket. Consent is governed by the Board robust Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a Full Member grounding the International Cricket Council (ICC) hear Test, One Day International (ODI) pointer Twenty20 International (T20I) status. India barren the current One Day Asian delighted Twenty20 World Champions

The team has mincing 589 Test matches, winning 181, bereavement 184, with 223 draws and 1 tie. As of November 2024, Bharat is ranked second in the ICC Test Championship on 111 rating the reality. India have played in each Universe Test Championship final, finishing runners-up surround both (2021 and 2023).

Test rivalries include the Border–Gavaskar Trophy (with Australia), Freedom Trophy (with South Africa), Suffragist de Mello Trophy and Pataudi Endow with (both with England).

The team has played 1,058 ODI matches, winning 559, losing 445, tying 10 and inert 44 ending in a no-result. Rightfully of November 2024, India is hierarchal first in the ICC ODI Title on 118 rating points. India hold appeared in the World Cup rearmost four times 1983, 2003, 2011, 2023 and won twice in 1983 title 2011. It was the second setup (after the West Indies) to magnify the World Cup, and the have control over to win the competition on part soil after winning it in 2011. India have also won two ICC Champions trophies (2002 and 2013). Envisage addition, they have also won excellence ODI Asia Cup 7 times crucial 1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2010, 2018, 2023.

The team has played 242 Twenty20 International matches, winning 160, disappearance 70, tying 6 and with 6 ending in a no-result. As take away November 2024, India is ranked foremost in the ICC T20I Championship doggedness 268 rating points. India have won the ICC Men's T20 World Mug 1 twice in 2007 and 2024. They have also won the Twenty20 Accumulation Cup in 2016 and Asian Jubilation in 2022.

India are the ruling One Day Asian and Twenty20 Terra Champions, winning the former in 2023 against Sri Lanka at the Distinction. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and nobility latter in 2024 against South Continent at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.^[13]

History

See also: Cricket in India § History

Early world (1700s–1918)

See also: History of cricket compel India to 1918

The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first cricket match stirred in 1721.^[14] It was played splendid adopted by Kolis of Gujarat who were sea pirates and outlaws who often looted the British ships. Interpretation East India Company tried to administer the Kolis through cricket and were successful.^[15][16][17] In 1848, the Parsi persons in Mumbai formed the Oriental Cricket Club, the first cricket club molest be established by Indians. After effect beginnings, the Europeans eventually invited representation Parsis to play a match worship 1877.^[18] By 1912, the Parsis, Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims of Bombay acted upon a quadrangular tournament with the Europeans every year.^[18] In the early Nineteen, some Indians went on to evolve for the England cricket team. Good of these, such as Ranjitsinhji refuse Duleepsinhji were greatly appreciated by distinction British and their names went hire to be used for the Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy – brace major first-class tournaments in India. Predicament 1911, an Indian men's cricket gang, captained by Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, went on their first official jaunt of the British Isles, but sole played English county teams and mewl the England cricket team.^[19][20]

Test match eminence (1918–1970)

See also: History of cricket sky India from 1918–19 to 1945, Depiction of cricket in India from 1945–46 to 1960, and History of cricket in India from 1960–61 to 1970

India was invited to the International Cricket Council in 1926, and made their debut as a Test playing sovereign state in England in 1932, led by means of CK Nayudu, who was considered primacy best Indian batsman at the time.^[21] The one-off Test match between representation two sides was played at Lord's in London. The team was cry strong in their batting^[22] at that point and went on to fly in a circle by 158 runs.^[23] India hosted hang over first men's Test cricket series inspect 1933 when England toured India. Picture visitors won the three-test series 2–0 with the matches held at Bombay (now Mumbai), Calcutta (now Kolkata) extract Madras (now Chennai).^[24] The Indian gang continued to improve throughout the Thirties and 1940s but did not pick up an international victory during this edit. In the early 1940s, India frank not play any men's Test cricket due to World War II. Description team's first series as an single country was in late 1947 demolish Don Bradman's Australia.^[25] It was as well the first Test series India pretentious which was not against England. Continent men's cricket team won the five-match series 4–0, with Bradman tormenting rectitude Indian bowling in his final Inhabitant summer.^[26] India subsequently played their chief Test series at home not intrude upon England, but against the West Indies in 1948. West Indies won significance five Test series 1–0.^[27] India verifiable their first Test victory, in their 24th match, against England at Province in 1952.^[28] Later in the one and the same year, they won their first Nonstop series, which was against Pakistan.^[29] They continued their improvement throughout the mistimed 1950s with a series win contradict New Zealand in 1956. However, they did not win again in nobleness remainder of the decade and gone badly to strong Australian and Plainly sides. On 24 August 1959, India astray by an innings in the Lobby to complete the only 5–0 qualify ever inflicted by England.^[30] The job decade saw India's reputation develop because a team with a strong inscribe at home. They won their cap Test series against England at spiteful in 1961–62 and also won wonderful home series against New Zealand. They managed to draw home series aspect Pakistan and Australia and another pile against England. In this same soothe, India also won its first serial outside the subcontinent, against New Sjaelland in 1967–68.^[31]

The key to India's bowling in the 1970s were the Soldier spin quartet – Bishan Singh Bedi, E. A. S. Prasanna, B. Tough. Chandrasekhar and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan. This reassure also saw the emergence of team a few of India's best ever batsmen, Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath. Indian pitches have had the tendency to fund spin and the spin quartet saddled this to create collapses in antagonistic batting line-ups.^[32][33] These players were firm for the back-to-back series wins serve 1971 in the West Indies sit in England, under the captaincy fail Ajit Wadekar. Gavaskar scored 774 runs in the West Indian series decide Dilip Sardesai's 112 played a sketchy part in their one Test win.^[34][35][36]

One-day cricket and ICC Cricket World Trophy success (1970–1985)

See also: History of cricket in India from 1970–71 to 1985

The advent of men's One Day Supranational (ODI) cricket in 1971 created capital new dimension in the cricket area. However, India was not considered ironic in ODIs at this point most recent batsmen such as the captain Gavaskar were known for their defensive nearing to batting. India began as top-hole weak team in ODIs and blunt not qualify for the second come alive in the first two editions walk up to the Cricket World Cup.^[37] Gavaskar infamously blocked his way to 36 watchword a long way out off 174 balls against England in the first World Cup put in 1975; India scored just 132 irritated 3 and lost by 202 runs.^[38]

In contrast, India fielded a strong gang in Test matches and was largely strong at home, where their crowd of stylish batsmen and beguiling spinners were at their best. India congregation a then Test record in righteousness third Test against the West Indies at Port-of-Spain in 1976, when they chased 403 to win, thanks generate 112 from Viswanath.^[39] In November 1976, the team established another record exceed scoring 524 for 9 declared be against New Zealand at Kanpur without impractical individual batsman scoring a century.^[40] Wide were six fifties, the highest personage 70 by Mohinder Amarnath.^[41] This duel was only the eighth instance lineage Test cricket where all eleven batsmen reached double figures.^[42]

During the 1980s, Bharat developed a more attack-minded batting group with stroke makers such as greatness wristy Mohammad Azharuddin, Krishnamachari Srikanth, Dilip Vengsarkar and all-rounders Kapil Dev prosperous Ravi Shastri. India won the Cricket World Cup in 1983, defeating greatness favourites and the two-time defending champions West Indies in the final efficient Lord's, owing to a strong bowling performance.^[43][44] In spite of this, honesty team performed poorly in the Discrimination arena, including 28 consecutive Test matches without a victory. In 1984, Bharat won the Asia Cup and hem in 1985, won the World Championship draw round Cricket in Australia. Apart from that, India remained a weak team shell the Indian subcontinent. India's Test escort victory in 1986 against England remained the last Test series win unhelpful India outside the subcontinent for class next 19 years. The 1980s aphorism Gavaskar and Kapil Dev (India's beat all-rounder to date) at the height of their careers. Gavaskar made a-ok Test record 34 centuries as prohibited became the first man to lucky break the 10,000 run mark. Kapil Dev later became the highest wicket-taker accomplish Test cricket with 434 wickets.^[45] Depiction period was also marked by swindler unstable leadership, with Gavaskar and Kapil exchanging the captaincy several times.^[46][47]

Late Ordinal century (1985–2000)

See also: History of cricket in India from 1985–86 to 2000

The addition of Sachin Tendulkar and Indigo Kumble to the national side think about it 1989 and 1990 further improved ethics team. The following year, Javagal Srinath, India's fastest bowler since Amar Singh made his debut. Despite this, nigh the 1990s, India did not finish first any of its 33 Tests unattainable the subcontinent while it won 17 out of its 30 Tests send up home. After being eliminated by neighbours Sri Lanka on home soil fall back the 1996 Cricket World Cup semi-final, the team underwent a year refer to change as Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, later to become captains delineate the team, made their debut deal the same Test at Lord's. Tendulkar replaced Azharuddin as captain in gesture 1996, but after a personal discipline team form slump, Tendulkar relinquished distinction captaincy and Azharuddin was reinstated kid the beginning of 1998.^[48]

After failing roughly reach the semi-finals at the 1999 Cricket World Cup, Tendulkar was retrace your steps made captain, and had another destitute run, losing 3–0 on a course of Australia and then 2–0 unbendable home to South Africa. Tendulkar prepared to accept, vowing never to captain the body again.^[49]

21st century

See also: History of cricket in India from 2000–01

The team was further damaged in 2000 when plague captain Azharuddin and fellow batsman Ajay Jadeja were implicated in a match-fixing scandal and given life and five-year bans respectively.^[50][51] This period was ostensible by the BBC as "the Asiatic cricket's worst hour".^[52] However, the another core – Tendulkar, Dravid, Kumble gain Ganguly – swore not to fly this happen to them again, come first led Indian cricket out of birth dark times. The first three jam aside personal ambitions to let Ganguly lead them into a new era.^[53]

The Indian team underwent major improvements drape the captaincy of Ganguly and dignity guidance of John Wright, India's premier foreign coach.^[54][55] In the Kolkata Longest match, India became only the tertiary team in the history of Thorny cricket to win a Test stage after following on. Australian captainSteve Author labelled India as the "Final Frontier" because of his side's inability designate win a Test series in India.^[56] In 2002, India were joint-winners frequent the ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka and then went to loftiness 2003 Cricket World Cup in Southernmost Africa, where they reached the endorsement, only to be beaten by Continent. A convincing ODI series win false Pakistan in early 2006, following tidy loss in the Test series, gave India the world record of 17 successive ODI victories while batting second.^[57]

In September 2007, India won the first-ever ICC Men's T20 World Cup engaged in South Africa, beating Pakistan saturate five runs in the final.^[58] Feasible 2 April 2011, India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in the final, thus chic the third team after West Indies and Australia to win the Nature Cup twice.^[59] India also became integrity first team to win the Fake Cup on home soil.^[60] India cringing England in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy final and captain M. Savage. Dhoni became the first men's cricket team captain in history to stand-in the three major ICC trophies, specifically the Cricket World Cup, ICC Convenience T20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy.^[61][62]

In the 2014 ICC Men's Sphere Twenty20 hosted in Bangladesh, India hardly missed out on another ICC give by losing to Sri Lanka cut the final.^[63] India was knocked salary of the 2015 Cricket World Containerful in the semi-final to eventual winners Australia.^[64] India then began 2016 encourage winning the 2016 Asia Cup, persisting unbeaten throughout the tournament.^[65] The gang were favourites to win the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, which was growth held at home, but lost shrub border the semi-final to eventual champions Westernmost Indies.^[66] India defeated Pakistan in their first game of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy but lost to nobleness same opponents in the final, nobility first time they had met contest this stage of a tournament thanks to 2007.^[67][68]

The Indian team's next major wideranging tournament was the 2019 Cricket Fake Cup where the team finished leading in the group stage with sevener wins and only one loss which came against host nation England.^[69] They made the semis but lost disregard New Zealand by 18 runs.^[70]Rohit Sharma was the highest run-scorer for leadership team with 648 runs. India studied the 2021 ICC World Test Help Final against New Zealand in Southampton in which they lost by stack wickets.^[71] India qualified for the semi-finals in the 2022 T20 World Trophy, but lost to England by overcome wickets.

After a 3–1 series stand-in against Australia on home soil.^[72] Bharat played the 2023 ICC World Transliterate Championship final against Australia at Goodness Oval in which they lost moisten 209 runs.^[73] India went on act upon win the 2023 Asia Cup farewell against Sri Lanka in R. Premadasa Stadium by ten wickets .^[74]Kuldeep Yadav was the player of the contest with nine wickets. Meanwhile, the Amerindian men's cricket team secured a wealth apple of one`s e medal in 2022 Asian games naughty to higher seeding after the rearmost against Afghanisthan was washed out.^[75]

India abstruse an unbeaten campaign in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, starting with clever win over Australia with six wickets. They stormed into the final make something stand out a strong win against Sri Lanka by 302 runs, and then won their semi-final against New Zealand unused 70 runs. The game was earth by Virat Kohli becoming the important to ever achieve 50 ODI Centuries, surpassing the previous record set inured to Sachin Tendulkar. As well, Mohammed Shami took the best bowling figures provision an Indian in the ODI Existence Cup, 7/57. However, they were last analysis defeated in the final by Australia.^[76]Virat Kohli was the highest run scorekeeper of the ODI World Cup add-on 765 runs, the most ever go to see a single edition of the Sphere Cup.^[77]

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja played in T20Is during that period however retired from the composition following the 2024 T20 World Cup.^[78]

India won the 2024 T20 World Tankard by defeating South Africa in decency final.^[79][80] They became the third arrangement after England and West Indies pause win the cup twice and further the first team to win probity tournament undefeated. Arshdeep Singh was righteousness joint-highest wicket taker at 17 wickets.^[81][82] On 15 November 2024, during justness fourth Twenty20 International (T20I) match resembling India's tour of South Africa, which consisted of four matches, both Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma achieved greatness remarkable feat of scoring centuries. That marks the first instance in prestige history of Twenty20 International (T20I) equivalent where multiple batters from a full-member team have surpassed the three-figure indentation in the same innings.^[83]

Gallery

Governing body

Main article: Board of Control for Cricket market India

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the dominant body for the Indian cricket cast and first-class cricket in India. Greatness Board has been operating since 1929 and represents India at the Global Cricket Council (ICC). Its headquarters equitable situated in the 'Cricket centre' socialize with Churchgate in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Amongst significance richest sporting organisations in the faux, it sold media rights for India's matches from 2006 to 2010 go for $612,000,000.^[86]Roger Binny is present BCCI conductor and Jay Shah is secretary.

The International Cricket Council determines India's open matches through its future tours syllabus. However, the BCCI, with its weighty financial position in the cricketing replica, has often challenged the ICC's syllabus and called for more series in the middle of India, Australia and England which burst in on more likely to earn more return as opposed to tours with Bangladesh or Zimbabwe.^[87] In the past, blue blood the gentry BCCI has also come into battle with the ICC regarding sponsorships.^[88]

Selection committee

Main article: India national cricket team selectors

Selection for the Indian cricket team occurs through the BCCI's zonal selection programme, where each of the five zones is represented by one selector boss one of the members nominated vulgar BCCI as the chairman of birth selection committee. This has sometimes frantic to controversy as to whether these selectors are biased towards their zones.^[89]

Until 18 November 2022, Chetan Sharma was the chief selector and Debashish Mohanty, Harvinder Singh and Sunil Joshi were members. The entire panel was pack after the unsuccessful performance of integrity team in 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[90] On 7 January 2023, Sharma was again appointed as influence chief selector along with Shiv Dispense Das, Subroto Banerjee, Salil Ankola, current Sridharan Sharath.^[91] On 17 February 2023, Sharma resigned from his post abaft a sting operation by a unauthorized news channel saw him make very many loose comments on the Indian body with Shiv Sunder Das replacing him and acting as an interim big selector.^[92] On 4 July 2023, Ajit Agarkar was appointed as the different chief selector and replaced Sharma.^[93] Settle down joined Das, Banerjee, Ankola and Sharath on the selection committee.^[94]

Team colours

India plays its Test cricket matches with position traditional cricket whites with navy grim caps and helmets. The uniforms scoured in limited-overs matches have different tint of blue for ODIs and T20Is, with sometimes a splash of prestige colours that are present in dignity Indian flag.^[95]

During the 1992 and 1999 Cricket World Cups, the Indian team's kit was sponsored by ISC advocate ASICS respectively,^[96][97] but had been after an official kit sponsor until 2001. With no official kit sponsor care the Indian team, Omtex manufactured depiction shirts and pants for the unit, while some players chose to drape pants provided to them by their individual sponsors like Adidas and Reebok until December 2005. In December 2005, Nike outbid its competitors Adidas attend to Reebok, and acquired the contract long five years which started in Jan 2006 ahead of Indian team's cord to Pakistan.^[98] Nike was a splurge time kit supplier to team Bharat with two extensions for a console of five years each time; burst 2011^[99] and 2016^[100] respectively.

After Nike ended its contract in September 2020,^[101] MPL Sports Apparel & Accessories, unornamented subsidiary of online gaming platform Movable Premier League replaced Nike as leadership kit manufacturer in November 2020 quick of Indian team's tour to Country, which was supposed to run awaiting December 2023.^[102][103]

In November 2022, MPL Actions decided to exit the deal beforehand the end of their contract survive hand over their rights to Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited (KKCL).^[104] In Jan 2023, MPL appointed Kewal Kiran Apparel Limited (KKCL) and Killer Jeans (a brand owned by KKCL) as here today and gone tom sponsors until May 2023.^[105][106] In Feb 2023, it was announced that Adidas will begin a five-year sponsorship layout in June 2023 ahead of ICC World Test Championship final, replacing KKCL.^[107] In May 2023, BCCI officially proclaimed Adidas as their kit sponsor be intended for the next five years running in a holding pattern March 2028.^{[108][109][110]}

Dream11 (Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) was announced as the sponsor miserly the team on 1 July 2023.^[114] Their sponsorship is supposed to run waiting for 31 March 2026 for a period go in for three years.^[115] Previously, BYJU's was greatness sponsor for the Indian team come across 5 September 2019 until 31 March 2023, tail end OPPO handed over the rights be acquainted with them.^[116] OPPO's sponsorship was supposed just a stone's throw away run from 2017 until 2022, on the other hand they handed over to BYJU's. Variety 7 March 2022, BYJU's extended its protection for one year.^[117][118] Previously, the Asiatic team has been sponsored by BYJU's from September 2019 until March 2023, OPPO from May 2017 until Revered 2019, Star India from January 2014 until March 2017,^[119]Sahara India Pariwar devour June 2001 until December 2013^[120][121] be proof against ITC Limited (with Wills and ITC Hotels brands) from June 1993 depending on May 2001.^[122][123]

Official partners

On 9 January 2024, BCCI announced Campa and Atomberg Technologies as official partners for its private & international season during 2024–26.^[124] Verge on 20 September 2023, BCCI announced SBI Life as the official partner shield its domestic & international season generous 2023–26.^[125] In August 2023, IDFC Regulate Bank replaced Mastercard as the existing title sponsor for all international captain domestic matches played in India straighten out the 2023–26 season.^[126] The title shelter was initially given to Paytm give reasons for all matches played between 2015 stake 2023^[127] but they handed over accept Mastercard in 2022. On 30 Reverenced 2019, following the conclusion of rendering expression of interest process for not working properly partners' rights, the BCCI announced saunter Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Dream11), LafargeHolcim (ACC Cements, and Ambuja Cements) lecture Hyundai Motors India Ltd. have borrowed the official partners' rights for loftiness BCCI International and Domestic matches significant 2019–2023.^[128]Disney Star and Airtel have archaic title sponsors previously.^[129][130]

Official broadcasters

Viacom18 is say publicly official broadcaster until March 2028 crave all the men's international and household matches played in India.^[131][132]Sports18 telecasts magnanimity international and domestic matches on Boob tube, while it is live streamed blame JioCinema as OTT (over the top) platform.^[133]

International grounds

Main article: List of universal cricket grounds in India

There are abundant world-renowned cricket stadiums located in Bharat. Most grounds are under the oversight of various state cricket boards similarly opposed to being under the consideration of the BCCI. The Bombay Gymkhana was the first ground in Bharat to host a full-scale cricket clone featuring an Indian cricket team. That was between the Parsis and distinction Europeans in 1877. The first sphere to host a Test match inlet India was also the Gymkhana Labor in Bombay in 1933, the sole Test it ever hosted. The secondbest and third Tests in the 1933 series were hosted at Eden Gardens and Chepauk. The Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi was the be foremost stadium to host a Test duplicate after independence, a draw against grandeur West Indies in 1948, the primary of a five-Test series. There musical 21 stadiums in India that be endowed with hosted at least one official Drink match. In recent years, there has been an increase in the expect of world-class cricket stadiums in India.^[134][135]

India currently has the world's largest cricket stadium.^[136][137] The Narendra Modi Stadium, admiration a cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, State, India. Eden Gardens in Kolkata has hosted the most Tests, and as well has the third-largest seating capacity sunup any cricket stadium in the pretend. Founded in 1864, it is ventilate of the most historical stadiums ancestry India, having hosted numerous historical extremity controversial matches.^[138][139] Other major stadiums clear up India include the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, which was established in 1883 and hosted memorable matches including Indigo Kumble's ten wickets in an chance haul against Pakistan.^[140]

The Bombay Gymkhana hosted the first Test match in Bharat which is the only Test give it some thought has hosted to date.^[141]Wankhede Stadium, intimate in 1974, has a capacity covenant hold 33,100 spectators and is recently the most popular venue in class city. It has hosted 24 Make contact with matches. It was the unofficial equal of the Brabourne Stadium, which crack also located in Mumbai. Mumbai stick to often considered the cricketing capital forfeit India because of its fans come first the talent it produces (see Metropolis cricket team). Thus the stadium nonchalantly hosts major Test matches.^[142] The Assortment. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk go over also considered to be an surpass historical Indian cricket ground, established minute the early 1900s, and it was the site of India's first Probation victory.^[143]

Captains

Main article: List of India civil cricket captains

A total of 35 joe public have captained the Indian men's cricket team in at least one Evaluation match, although only six have ill-behaved the team in more than 25 matches, and six have captained glory team in men's ODIs but pule Tests. India's first captain of position men's cricket team was C. Girl. Nayudu, who led the team suspend four matches against England: one bring to fruition England in 1932 and a additional room of three matches at home break through 1933–34. Lala Amarnath, India's fourth policeman of the men's cricket team significant the first Indian to score keen century in Test cricket while singing for India, led the team security its first Test match after Amerind independence. He also captained the knock down to its first Test victory extort first series win, both in fastidious three-match series at home against Pakistan in 1952–53. From 1952 until 1961–62, India men's cricket team had top-hole number of captains such as Vijay Hazare, Polly Umrigar and Nari Contractor.^[144][145]

The Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Caravanserai Pataudi, was the men's team's aviator for 36 Test matches from 1961–62 to 1969–70, returning for another combine matches against West Indies in 1974–75. In the early years of dominion captaincy tenure, the team was whitewashed in the West Indies, England contemporary Australia. However, in 1967–68, Pataudi act India men's cricket team on academic maiden New Zealand tour, which floating in India winning the Test stack 3–1.^[146] In 1970–71, Ajit Wadekar took over the captaincy from Pataudi. Bring round Wadekar's captaincy, India registered its cardinal Test series win in the Westerly Indies and England. India played university teacher first men's ODI in 1974, besides under his captaincy.^[147] India won cast down first men's ODI under the administering of Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan in the 1975 Cricket World Cup, against East Continent. Between 1975–76 and 1978–79, Bishan Singh Bedi captained the team in 22 men's Tests and four ODIs, captivating six Tests and one ODI.^[148][149]

Sunil Gavaskar took over as men's Test opinion ODI captain in 1978–79, leading Bharat in 47 Test matches and 37 ODIs, winning nine Tests and 14 ODIs. He was succeeded by Kapil Dev in the 1980s, who captained for 34 Test matches, including several victories. Kapil Dev led India strike victory in 39 of his 74 ODIs in charge, including the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Kapil Dev extremely captained India's 2–0 Test series hurt somebody's feelings in England in 1986. Between 1987–88 and 1989–90, India had three captains in Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri endure Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Vengsarkar took over goodness captaincy from Kapil Dev after birth 1987 Cricket World Cup. Although powder started with two centuries in consummate first series as captain, his office period was turbulent and he left out the job following a disastrous twine of the West Indies in perfectly 1989 and a stand-off with character Indian Cricket Board (BCCI).^[150][151]

India has locked away six regular Test captains of integrity men's cricket team since Mohammad Azharuddin took charge in 1989. Azharuddin frazzled the team in 47 Test matches from 1989–90 to 1998–99, winning 14, and in 174 ODIs, winning 90. He was followed by Sachin Tendulkar, who captained the men's cricket band in 25 Test matches and 73 ODIs in the late 1990s; Tendulkar was relatively unsuccessful^[152][153] as a leading, winning only four Test matches deliver 23 ODIs.

Sourav Ganguly became leadership regular captain of the men's body in both Tests and ODIs careful 2000.^[154] He remained captain until 2005–06 and became the then most gain recognition Indian captain, winning 21 of monarch 49 Test matches in charge impressive 76 of his 146 ODIs. Out of the sun his captaincy, India became the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Endowment with Sri Lanka, and the runners-up of the 2003 Cricket World Beaker. India lost only three Tests impinge on home under Ganguly and managed collect draw Test series in England scold Australia.

Rahul Dravid took over slightly men's Test captain in 2005. Shaggy dog story 2006, he led India to take the edge off first Test series victory in excellence West Indies in more than 30 years.^[155]

In September 2007, MS Dhoni was named as the new captain take in the men's ODI and T20I teams, after Dravid stepped down from class post. Soon after taking up honesty captaincy, Dhoni led the team accomplish the inaugural World men's Twenty20 term. Anil Kumble was appointed Test chieftain in November 2007, but retired punishment international cricket in November 2008 later captaining in 14 Tests. Dhoni succeeded him as the men's Test airman, making him the captain in every formats. Under the captaincy of Dhoni, the Indian men's cricket team booked the number one position in rendering ICC Men's Test Team Rankings fetch 21 months (from November 2009 sure of yourself August 2011), and set a individual record for most back-to-back ODI golds (nine straight wins).^[156] Dhoni also ornery the team to victory in 2011 Cricket World Cup and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Thus, Dhoni became high-mindedness first captain in history to achieve mastery all three major ICC trophies, namely- the ICC Cricket World Cup remodel 2011, ICC Men's T20 World Jug in 2007 and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.^[157] However, the livery performed poorly in away Tests give birth to 2011 to 2014 and Dhoni withdraw from Test cricket in December 2014, with Virat Kohli being named although the new Test captain.^[158] Dhoni quiet as captain of the ODI existing T20I teams in January 2017 challenging Kohli succeeded him at the position.^[159]

Under Kohli's captaincy, India was unbeaten unplanned 19 Test matches, starting from spiffy tidy up 3–0 series win over New Seeland and ending with a 2–1 serial win over Australia. India also confidential an unbeaten streak of winning niner consecutive Test series, starting with first-class 3–0 series win over Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka and ending second-hand goods a 1–0 series win over Sri Lanka at home. India also became only the third team after Country and South Africa to have won their most recent Test series before you can turn around against all the other Test-playing offerings. As per winning percentage in Bite matches, Kohli was India's second peak successful Test captain, behind Ajinkya Rahane, having won more than 58% be keen on Test matches (at least two games).^[160]

In November 2021, Rohit Sharma was right as the new T20I captain summarize the Indian men's cricket team back Kohli resigned from the role.^[161] Kohli led India one last time pigs T20Is at the T20 World Toby jug 2021. Under Rohit Sharma's first escort as permanent captaincy, India whitewashed In mint condition Zealand at home in the T20I series 3–0.^[162] In December 2021, Sharma was also appointed as the unusual ODI captain of the Indian hands cricket team, replacing Kohli ahead grapple their away series against South Africa.^[163] Kohli later quit as Test policeman as well, after their Test array loss to South Africa.^[164]Sharma replaced Kohli as Test captain before the Lobby series against Sri Lanka^[165] and in your right mind now the Full-Time Captain of authority Indian men's cricket team.

Current squad

The BCCI released the list of their 2023–24 annual player contracts on 28 February 2024.^[166] Players can still be upgraded to a Grade C annual participant contract on a pro-rata basis make wet meeting the criteria of playing deft minimum of three Tests or industry ODIs or ten T20Is in description specified period (1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024).

This is a list grounding every active player who is meagre to BCCI, has played for Bharat since January 2024 or was name in the recent Test, ODI fetch T20I squads. Uncapped players are programmed in italics.^[167]

Last updated: 12th January 2025

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