India national cricket team explained

India
Nickname:Men in Blue
Association:Board of Control for Cricket in India
Test Captain:Rohit Sharma
Od Captain:Rohit Sharma
T20i Captain:Suryakumar Yadav
Coach:Gautam Gambhir
Icc Status:Full Member
Icc Member Year:1926
Icc Region:ACC
Test Rank:2nd
Odi Rank:1st
T20i Rank:1st
Test Rank Best:1st (1 April 1973)
Odi Rank Best:1st (January 2013)
T20i Rank Best:1st[1] [2] (28 March 2014)
First Test:v at Lord's, London; 2528June 1932
Most Recent Test:v at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala; 79March 2024
Num Tests:579
Num Tests This Year:6
Test Record:178/178
(222 draws, 1 tie)
Test Record This Year:5/1
(0 draws)
Wtc Apps:2
Wtc First:2019–2021
Wtc Best: Runners-up (2019–21, 2021–23)
First Odi:v at Headingley, Leeds; 13 July 1974
Most Recent Odi:v at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo; 7 August 2024
Num Odis:1,058
Num Odis This Year:3
Odi Record:559/445
(10 ties, 44 no results)
Odi Record This Year:0/2
(1 tie, 0 no results)
Wc Apps:13
Wc First:1975
Wc Best: Champions (1983, 2011)
First T20i:v at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg; 1December 2006
Most Recent T20i:v at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy; 30 July 2024
Num T20is:235
Num T20is This Year:19
T20i Record:154/69
(6 ties, 6 no results)
T20i Record This Year:16/1
(2 ties, 0 no results)
Wt20 Apps:9
Wt20 First:2007
Wt20 Best: Champions (2007, 2024)
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The India men's national cricket team represents India in men's international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. India are the current Twenty20 World Champions.[3]

The team has played 579 Test matches, winning 178, losing 178, 222 draw and 1 tie. As of August 2024, India is ranked second in the ICC Test Championship on 120 rating points. India has played the finals of the ICC World Test Championship in the first two editions (2021 and 2023).

Test rivalries include the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (with Australia), Freedom Trophy (with South Africa), Anthony de Mello Trophy and Pataudi Trophy (with England).

The team has played 1,058 ODI matches, winning 559, losing 445, tying 10 and with 44 ending in a no-result. As of August 2024, India is ranked first in the ICC ODI Championship on 118 rating points. India have appeared in the World Cup final four times 1983, 2003, 2011, 2023 and won twice in 1983 and 2011. It was the second team (after the West Indies) to win the World Cup, and the first to win the competition on home soil after winning it in 2011. India have also won two ICC Champions trophies (2002 and 2013). In addition, they have also won the ODI Asia Cup 7 times in 1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2010, 2018, 2023.

The team has played 235 Twenty20 International matches, winning 154, losing 69, tying 6 and with 6 ending in a no-result. As of August 2024, India is ranked first in the ICC T20I Championship on 267 rating points. India have won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup twice in 2007 and 2024. They have also won the Twenty20 Asia Cup in 2016 and Asian Games in 2022.

India are the reigning T20 World Cup Champions, winning the championship in 2024 against South Africa.

History

Early history (1700s–1918)

See also: History of cricket in India to 1918.

The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first cricket match played in 1721.[4] It was played and adopted by Kolis of Gujarat because they were sea pirates and outlaws who always loot the British ships so East India Company tried to manage the Kolis in cricket and been successful.[5] [6] [7] In 1848, the Parsi community in Mumbai formed the Oriental Cricket Club, the first cricket club to be established by Indians. After slow beginnings, the Europeans eventually invited the Parsis to play a match in 1877.[8] By 1912, the Parsis, Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims of Bombay played a quadrangular tournament with the Europeans every year.[8] In the early 1900s, some Indians went on to play for the England cricket team. Some of these, such as Ranjitsinhji and Duleepsinhji were greatly appreciated by the British and their names went on to be used for the Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy – two major first-class tournaments in India. In 1911, an Indian men's cricket team, captained by Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, went on their first official tour of the British Isles, but only played English county teams and not the England cricket team.[9] [10]

Test match status (1918–1970)

See also: History of cricket in India from 1918–19 to 1945, History 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 nation in England in 1932, led by CK Nayudu, who was considered the best Indian batsman at the time.[11] The one-off Test match between the two sides was played at Lord's in London. The team was not strong in their batting[12] at this point and went on to lose by 158 runs.[13] India hosted its first men's Test cricket series in 1933. England was the visiting team that played two Tests in Bombay (now Mumbai) and Calcutta (now Kolkata). The visitors won the series 2–0. The Indian team continued to improve throughout the 1930s and 1940s but did not achieve an international victory during this period. In the early 1940s, India did not play any men's Test cricket due to World War II. The team's first series as an independent country was in late 1947 against Don Bradman's Australian cricket team in England in 1948 (a name given to the Australia national cricket team of that time). It was also the first Test series India played which was not against England. Australia men's cricket team won the five-match series 4–0, with Bradman tormenting the Indian bowling in his final Australian summer.[14] India subsequently played their first Test series at home not against England, but against the West Indies in 1948. West Indies won the five Test series 1–0.[15] India recorded their first Test victory, in their 24th match, against England at Madras in 1952.[16] Later in the same year, they won their first Test series, which was against Pakistan.[17] They continued their improvement throughout the early 1950s with a series win against New Zealand in 1956. However, they did not win again in the remainder of the decade and lost badly to strong Australian and English sides. On 24 August 1959, India lost by an innings in the Test to complete the only 5–0 whitewash ever inflicted by England.[18] The next decade saw India's reputation develop as a team with a strong record at home. They won their first Test series against England at home in 1961–62 and also won a home series against New Zealand. They managed to draw home series against Pakistan and Australia and another series against England. In this same period, India also won its first series outside the subcontinent, against New Zealand in 1967–68.[19]

The key to India's bowling in the 1970s were the Indian spin quartet – Bishan Singh Bedi, E. A. S. Prasanna, B. S. Chandrasekhar and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan. This period also saw the emergence of two of India's best ever batsmen, Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath. Indian pitches have had the tendency to support spin and the spin quartet exploited this to create collapses in opposing batting line-ups.[20] [21] These players were responsible for the back-to-back series wins in 1971 in the West Indies and in England, under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar. Gavaskar scored 774 runs in the West Indian series while Dilip Sardesai's 112 played a big part in their one Test win.[22] [23] [24]

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

See also: History of cricket in India from 1970–71 to 1985. The advent of men's One Day International (ODI) cricket in 1971 created a new dimension in the cricket world. However, India was not considered strong in ODIs at this point and batsmen such as the captain Gavaskar were known for their defensive approach to batting. India began as a weak team in ODIs and did not qualify for the second round in the first two editions of the Cricket World Cup.[25] Gavaskar infamously blocked his way to 36 not out off 174 balls against England in the first World Cup in 1975; India scored just 132 for 3 and lost by 202 runs.[26]

In contrast, India fielded a strong team in Test matches and was particularly strong at home, where their combination of stylish batsmen and beguiling spinners were at their best. India set a then Test record in the third Test against the West Indies at Port-of-Spain in 1976, when they chased 403 to win, thanks to 112 from Viswanath.[27] In November 1976, the team established another record by scoring 524 for 9 declared against New Zealand at Kanpur without any individual batsman scoring a century.[28] There were six fifties, the highest being 70 by Mohinder Amarnath.[29] This innings was only the eighth instance in Test cricket where all eleven batsmen reached double figures.[30] During the 1980s, India developed a more attack-minded batting line-up with stroke makers such as the wristy Mohammad Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar and all-rounders Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri. India won the Cricket World Cup in 1983, defeating the favourites and the two-time defending champions West Indies in the final at Lord's, owing to a strong bowling performance. In spite of this, the team performed poorly in the Test arena, including 28 consecutive Test matches without a victory. In 1984, India won the Asia Cup and in 1985, won the World Championship of Cricket in Australia. Apart from this, India remained a weak team outside the Indian subcontinent. India's Test series victory in 1986 against England remained the last Test series win by India outside the subcontinent for the next 19 years. The 1980s saw Gavaskar and Kapil Dev (India's best all-rounder to date) at the pinnacle of their careers. Gavaskar made a Test record 34 centuries as he became the first man to reach the 10,000 run mark. Kapil Dev later became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket with 434 wickets.[31] The period was also marked by an unstable leadership, with Gavaskar and Kapil exchanging the captaincy several times.[32] [33]

Late 20th century (1985–2000)

See also: History of cricket in India from 1985–86 to 2000. The addition of Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble to the national side in 1989 and 1990 further improved the team. The following year, Javagal Srinath, India's fastest bowler since Amar Singh made his debut. Despite this, during the 1990s, India did not win any of its 33 Tests outside the subcontinent while it won 17 out of its 30 Tests at home. After being eliminated by neighbours Sri Lanka on home soil at the 1996 Cricket World Cup semi-final, the team underwent a year of change as Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, later to become captains of the team, made their debut in the same Test at Lord's. Tendulkar replaced Azharuddin as captain in late 1996, but after a personal and team form slump, Tendulkar relinquished the captaincy and Azharuddin was reinstated at the beginning of 1998.[34] After failing to reach the semi-finals at the 1999 Cricket World Cup, Tendulkar was again made captain, and had another poor run, losing 3–0 on a tour of Australia and then 2–0 at home to South Africa. Tendulkar resigned, vowing never to captain the team again.[35]

21st century

See also: History of cricket in India from 2000–01. The team was further damaged in 2000 when former captain Azharuddin and fellow batsman Ajay Jadeja were implicated in a match-fixing scandal and given life and five-year bans respectively.[36] [37] This period was described by the BBC as "the Indian cricket's worst hour".[38] However, the new core – Tendulkar, Dravid, Kumble and Ganguly – swore not to let this happen to them again, and led Indian cricket out of the dark times. The first three put aside personal ambitions to let Ganguly lead them into a new era.[39]

The Indian team underwent major improvements under the captaincy of Ganguly and the guidance of John Wright, India's first foreign coach.[40] [41] In the Kolkata Test match, India became only the third team in the history of Test cricket to win a Test match after following on. Australian captain Steve Waugh labelled India as the "Final Frontier" because of his side's inability to win a Test series in India.[42] In 2002, India were joint-winners of the ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka and then went to the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, where they reached the final, only to be beaten by Australia. A convincing ODI series win in Pakistan in early 2006, following a loss in the Test series, gave India the world record of 17 successive ODI victories while batting second.[43]

In September 2007, India won the first-ever ICC Men's T20 World Cup held in South Africa, beating Pakistan by five runs in the final.[44] On 2 April 2011, India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in the final, thus becoming the third team after West Indies and Australia to win the World Cup twice.[45] India also became the first team to win the World Cup on home soil.[46] India defeated England in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy final and captain M. S. Dhoni became the first men's cricket team captain in history to win the three major ICC trophies, namely the Cricket World Cup, ICC Men's T20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy.[47] [48] In the 2014 ICC Men's World Twenty20 hosted in Bangladesh, India narrowly missed out on another ICC trophy by losing to Sri Lanka in the final.[49] India was knocked out of the 2015 Cricket World Cup in the semi-final to eventual winners Australia.[50] India then began 2016 by winning the 2016 Asia Cup, remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament.[51] The team were favourites to win the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, which was being held at home, but lost in the semi-final to eventual champions West Indies.[52] India defeated Pakistan in their first game of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy but lost to the same opponents in the final, the first time they had met at this stage of a tournament since 2007.[53] [54]

The Indian team's next major global tournament was the 2019 Cricket World Cup where the team finished first in the group stage with seven wins and only one loss which came against host nation England.[55] They made the semis but lost to New Zealand by 18 runs.[56] Rohit Sharma was the highest run-scorer for the team with 648 runs. India played the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final against New Zealand in Southampton in which they lost by eight wickets.[57] India qualified for the semi-finals in the 2022 T20 World Cup, but lost to England by ten wickets.

After a 3–1 series win against Australia on home soil.[58] India played the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final against Australia at The Oval in which they lost by 209 runs.[59] India went on to win the 2023 Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka in R. Premadasa Stadium by ten wickets .[60] Kuldeep Yadav was the player of the tournament with nine wickets. Meanwhile, the Indian men's cricket team secured a gold medal in 2022 Asian games due to higher seeding after the final against Afghanisthan was washed out.[61]

India had an unbeaten campaign in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, starting with a win over Australia with six wickets. They stormed into the final after a strong win against Sri Lanka by 302 runs, and then won their semi-final against New Zealand by 70 runs. The game was marked by Virat Kohli becoming the first to ever achieve 50 ODI Centuries, surpassing the previous record set by Sachin Tendulkar. As well, Mohammed Shami took the best bowling figues for an Indian in the ODI World Cup, 7/57. However, they were ultimately defeated in the final by Australia by the same margin of wickets they beat them with by wickets, six wickets. Virat Kohli was the highest run scorer of the ODI World Cup with 765 runs, the most ever in a single edition of the World Cup.[62]

India won the 2024 T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa in the final.[63] They became the third team after England and West Indies to win the cup twice and also the first team to win the tournament undefeated. Arshdeep Singh was the joint-highest wicket taker at 17 wickets.[64] [65]

Governing body

See main article: Board of Control for Cricket in India.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the governing body for the Indian cricket team and first-class cricket in India. The Board has been operating since 1929 and represents India at the International Cricket Council (ICC). Its headquarters is situated in the 'Cricket centre' at Churchgate in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Amongst the richest sporting organisations in the world, it sold media rights for India's matches from 2006 to 2010 for $612,000,000.[66] Roger Binny is present BCCI president and Jay Shah is secretary.

The International Cricket Council determines India's upcoming matches through its future tours program. However, the BCCI, with its influential financial position in the cricketing world, has often challenged the ICC's program and called for more series between India, Australia and England which are more likely to earn more revenue as opposed to tours with Bangladesh or Zimbabwe.[67] In the past, the BCCI has also come into conflict with the ICC regarding sponsorships.[68]

Selection committee

See main article: India national cricket team selectors. Selection for the Indian cricket team occurs through the BCCI's zonal selection policy, where each of the five zones is represented by one selector and one of the members nominated by BCCI as the chairman of the selection committee. This has sometimes led to controversy as to whether these selectors are biased towards their zones.[69]

Until 18 November 2022, Chetan Sharma was the chief selector and Debashish Mohanty, Harvinder Singh and Sunil Joshi were members. The entire panel was sacked after the unsuccessful performance of the team in 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[70]

On 7 January 2023, Sharma was again appointed as the chief selector along with Shiv Sunder Das, Subroto Banerjee, Salil Ankola, and Sridharan Sharath.[71]

On 17 February 2023, Sharma resigned from his post after a sting operation by a private news channel saw him make several loose comments on the Indian team with Shiv Sunder Das replacing him and acting as an interim chief selector.[72]

On 4 July 2023, Ajit Agarkar was appointed as the new chief selector and replaced Sharma.[73] He joined Das, Banerjee, Ankola and Sharath on the selection committee.[74]

Team colours

India plays its Test cricket matches with the traditional cricket whites with navy blue caps and helmets. The uniforms worn in limited-overs matches have different shades of blue for ODIs and T20Is, with sometimes a splash of the colours that are present in the Indian flag.[75]

During the 1992 and 1999 Cricket World Cups, the Indian team's kit was sponsored by ISC and ASICS respectively,[76] [77] but had been without an official kit sponsor until 2001. With no official kit sponsor for the Indian team, Omtex manufactured the shirts and pants for the team, while some players chose to wear pants provided to them by their individual sponsors like Adidas and Reebok until December 2005.

In December 2005, Nike outbid its competitors Adidas and Reebok, and acquired the contract for five years which started in January 2006 ahead of Indian team's tour to Pakistan.[78] Nike was a long time kit supplier to team India with two extensions for a period of five years each time; in 2011[79] and 2016[80] respectively.

After Nike ended its contract in September 2020,[81] MPL Sports Apparel & Accessories, a subsidiary of online gaming platform Mobile Premier League replaced Nike as the kit manufacturer in November 2020 ahead of Indian team's tour to Australia, which was supposed to run until December 2023.[82] [83]

In November 2022, MPL Sports decided to exit the deal before the end of their contract and hand over their rights to Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited (KKCL).[84]

In January 2023, MPL appointed Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited (KKCL) and Killer Jeans (a brand owned by KKCL) as interim sponsors until May 2023.[85] [86]

In February 2023, it was announced that Adidas will begin a five-year sponsorship deal in June 2023 ahead of ICC World Test Championship final, replacing KKCL.[87]

In May 2023, BCCI officially announced Adidas as their kit sponsor for the next five years running until March 2028.[88] [89] [90]

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor[91]
1992ISC
1999ASICSITC Limited
(Wills & ITC Hotels)
1993–2001
2001–2005Omtex
2006–2013Nike
2014–2017Star India
2017–2019OPPO
2019–2020BYJU's
2020–2022MPL Sports
2023Killer Jeans
2023 – presentAdidasDream11
Sponsorship for ICC Tournaments!Tournament!Kit Manufacturer!Sleeve Sponsor
1975 Cricket World Cup
1979 Cricket World Cup
1983 Cricket World Cup
1987 Cricket World Cup
1992 Cricket World CupISC
1996 Cricket World CupWills
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy
1999 Cricket World CupASICS
2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
2002 ICC Champions TrophyOmtex
2003 Cricket World CupAamby Valley
2004 ICC Champions TrophySahara
2006 ICC Champions TrophyNike
2007 Cricket World Cup
2007 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2009 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2009 ICC Champions Trophy
2010 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
2012 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2013 ICC Champions Trophy
2014 ICC Men's T20 World CupStar India
2015 Cricket World Cup
2016 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2017 ICC Champions TrophyOPPO
2019 Cricket World Cup
2021 ICC World Test ChampionshipMPL SportsBYJU's
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2023 ICC World Test ChampionshipAdidas
2023 Cricket World CupDream11
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2025 ICC Champions Trophy

Sponsorship

Dream11
Kit sponsorAdidas
Title sponsorIDFC FIRST Bank
Official partner(s)SBI Life
Campa
Atomberg Technologies
Official broadcasterViacom18
(Sports18 & JioCinema)

Team sponsorship

Dream11 (Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) was announced as the sponsor for the team on 1 July 2023.[92] Their sponsorship is supposed to run until 31 March 2026 for a period of three years.[93]

Previously, BYJU's was the sponsor for the Indian team from 5 September 2019 until 31 March 2023, after OPPO handed over the rights to them.[94]

OPPO's sponsorship was supposed to run from 2017 until 2022, but they handed over to BYJU's. On 7 March 2022, BYJU's extended its sponsorship for one year.[95] [96]

Previously, the Indian team has been sponsored by BYJU's from September 2019 until March 2023, OPPO from May 2017 until August 2019, Star India from January 2014 until March 2017,[97] Sahara India Pariwar from June 2001 until December 2013[98] [99] and ITC Limited (with Wills and ITC Hotels brands) from June 1993 until May 2001.[100] [101]

Official partners

On 9 January 2024, BCCI announced Campa and Atomberg Technologies as official partners for its domestic & international season during 2024–26.[102]

On 20 September 2023, BCCI announced SBI Life as the official partner for its domestic & international season during 2023–26.[103]

In August 2023, IDFC First Bank replaced Mastercard as the current title sponsor for all international and domestic matches played in India for the 2023–26 season.[104]

The title sponsorship was initially given to Paytm for all matches played between 2015 and 2023[105] but they handed over to Mastercard in 2022.

On 30 August 2019, following the conclusion of the expression of interest process for official partners' rights, the BCCI announced that Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Dream11), LafargeHolcim (ACC Cements, and Ambuja Cements) and Hyundai Motors India Ltd. have acquired the official partners' rights for the BCCI International and Domestic matches during 2019–2023.[106]

Disney Star and Airtel have been title sponsors previously.[107] [108]

Official broadcasters

Viacom18 is the official broadcaster until March 2028 for all the men's international and domestic matches played in India.[109] [110] Sports18 telecasts the international and domestic matches on TV, while it is live streamed on JioCinema as OTT (over the top) platform.[111]

International grounds

See main article: List of international cricket grounds in India.

There are numerous world-renowned cricket stadiums located in India. Most grounds are under the administration of various state cricket boards as opposed to being under the control of the BCCI. The Bombay Gymkhana was the first ground in India to host a full-scale cricket match featuring an Indian cricket team. This was between the Parsis and the Europeans in 1877. The first stadium to host a Test match in India was also the Gymkhana Ground in Bombay in 1933, the only Test it ever hosted. The second and third Tests in the 1933 series were hosted at Eden Gardens and Chepauk. The Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi was the first stadium to host a Test match after independence, a draw against the West Indies in 1948, the first of a five-Test series. There are 21 stadiums in India that have hosted at least one official Test match. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of world-class cricket stadiums in India.[112] [113]

India currently has the world's largest cricket stadium.[114] [115] The Narendra Modi Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Eden Gardens in Kolkata has hosted the most Tests, and also has the third-largest seating capacity of any cricket stadium in the world. Founded in 1864, it is one of the most historical stadiums in India, having hosted numerous historical and controversial matches.[116] [117] Other major stadiums in India include the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, which was established in 1883 and hosted memorable matches including Anil Kumble's ten wickets in an innings haul against Pakistan.[118]

The Bombay Gymkhana hosted the first Test match in India which is the only Test it has hosted to date.[119] Wankhede Stadium, established in 1974, has a capacity to hold 33,000 spectators and is currently the most popular venue in the city. It has hosted 24 Test matches. It was the unofficial successor of the Brabourne Stadium, which is also located in Mumbai. Mumbai is often considered the cricketing capital of India because of its fans and the talent it produces (see Mumbai cricket team). Thus the stadium regularly hosts major Test matches.[120] The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk is also considered to be an important historical Indian cricket ground, established in the early 1900s, and it was the site of India's first Test victory.[121]

Captains

See main article: List of India national cricket captains. A total of 35 men have captained the Indian men's cricket team in at least one Test match, although only six have led the team in more than 25 matches, and six have captained the team in men's ODIs but not Tests. India's first captain of the men's cricket team was C. K. Nayudu, who led the team in four matches against England: one in England in 1932 and a series of three matches at home in 1933–34. Lala Amarnath, India's fourth captain of the men's cricket team and the first Indian to score a century in Test cricket while playing for India, led the team in its first Test match after Indian independence. He also captained the side to its first Test victory and first series win, both in a three-match series at home against Pakistan in 1952–53. From 1952 until 1961–62, India men's cricket team had a number of captains such as Vijay Hazare, Polly Umrigar and Nari Contractor.[122] [123]

The Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, was the men's team's captain for 36 Test matches from 1961–62 to 1969–70, returning for another four matches against West Indies in 1974–75. In the early years of his captaincy tenure, the team was whitewashed in the West Indies, England and Australia. However, in 1967–68, Pataudi led India men's cricket team on its maiden New Zealand tour, which ended in India winning the Test series 3–1.[124] In 1970–71, Ajit Wadekar took over the captaincy from Pataudi. Under Wadekar's captaincy, India registered its first Test series win in the West Indies and England. India played its first men's ODI in 1974, also under his captaincy.[125] India won its first men's ODI under the captaincy of Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan in the 1975 Cricket World Cup, against East Africa. Between 1975–76 and 1978–79, Bishan Singh Bedi captained the team in 22 men's Tests and four ODIs, winning six Tests and one ODI.[126] [127]

Sunil Gavaskar took over as men's Test and ODI captain in 1978–79, leading India 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 four victories. Kapil Dev led India to victory in 39 of his 74 ODIs in charge, including the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Kapil Dev also captained India's 2–0 Test series victory in England in 1986. Between 1987–88 and 1989–90, India had three captains in Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri and Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Vengsarkar took over the captaincy from Kapil Dev after the 1987 Cricket World Cup. Although he started with two centuries in his first series as captain, his captaincy period was turbulent and he lost the job following a disastrous tour of the West Indies in early 1989 and a stand-off with the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI).[128] [129]

India has had six regular Test captains of the men's cricket team since Mohammad Azharuddin took charge in 1989. Azharuddin led 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 team in 25 Test matches and 73 ODIs in the late 1990s; Tendulkar was relatively unsuccessful[130] [131] as a captain, winning only four Test matches and 23 ODIs.

Sourav Ganguly became the regular captain of the men's team in both Tests and ODIs in 2000.[132] He remained captain until 2005–06 and became the then most successful Indian captain, winning 21 of his 49 Test matches in charge and 76 of his 146 ODIs. Under his captaincy, India became the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka, and the runners-up of the 2003 Cricket World Cup. India lost only three Tests at home under Ganguly and managed to draw Test series in England and Australia.

Rahul Dravid took over as men's Test captain in 2005. In 2006, he led India to its first Test series victory in the West Indies in more than 30 years.[133]

In September 2007, MS Dhoni was named as the new captain of the men's ODI and T20I teams, after Dravid stepped down from the post. Soon after taking up the captaincy, Dhoni led the team to the inaugural World men's Twenty20 title. Anil Kumble was appointed Test captain in November 2007, but retired from international cricket in November 2008 after captaining in 14 Tests. Dhoni succeeded him as the men's Test captain, making him the captain in all formats. Under the captaincy of Dhoni, the Indian men's cricket team held the number one position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings for 21 months (from November 2009 to August 2011), and set a national record for most back-to-back ODI wins (nine straight wins).[134] Dhoni also led the team to victory in 2011 Cricket World Cup and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Thus, Dhoni became the first captain in history to win all three major ICC trophies, namely- the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011, ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2007 and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.[135] However, the team performed poorly in away Tests from 2011 to 2014 and Dhoni retired from Test cricket in December 2014, with Virat Kohli being named as the new Test captain.[136] Dhoni resigned as captain of the ODI and T20I teams in January 2017 and Kohli succeeded him at the position.[137]

Under Kohli's captaincy, India was unbeaten in 19 Test matches, starting from a 3–0 series win over New Zealand and ending with a 2–1 series win over Australia. India also had an unbeaten streak of winning nine consecutive Test series, starting with a 3–0 series win over Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka and ending with a 1–0 series win over Sri Lanka at home. India also became only the third team after Australia and South Africa to have won their most recent Test series simultaneously against all the other Test-playing nations. As per winning percentage in Test matches, Kohli was India's second most successful Test captain, behind Ajinkya Rahane, having won more than 58% of Test matches (at least two games).[138]

In November 2021, Rohit Sharma was appointed as the new T20I captain of the Indian men's cricket team after Kohli resigned from the role.[139] Kohli led India one last time in T20Is at the T20 World Cup 2021. Under Rohit Sharma's first series as permanent captaincy, India whitewashed New Zealand at home in the T20I series 3–0.[140] In December 2021, Sharma was also appointed as the new ODI captain of the Indian men's cricket team, replacing Kohli ahead of their away series against South Africa.[141] Kohli later quit as Test captain as well, after their Test series loss to South Africa.[142] Sharma replaced Kohli as Test captain before the Test series against Sri Lanka[143] and is now the Full-Time Captain of the Indian men's cricket team. In 2024, after the team won the 2024 T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma retired from the format, with Suryakumar Yadav being named as the new T20I captain.

Current squad

The BCCI released the list of their 2023–24 annual player contracts on 28 February 2024.[144] Players can still be upgraded to a Grade C annual player contract on a pro-rata basis by meeting the criteria of playing a minimum of three Tests or eight ODIs or ten T20Is in the specified period (1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024).

This is a list of every active player who is contracted to BCCI, has played for India since June 2023 or was named in the recent Test, ODI or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in italics.[145]

Last updated: 30 June 2024

Key
Symbol Meaning
CG Contract grade with BCCI
No. Shirt number of the player in all formats
Format Denotes the player recently played in which particular format, not his entire career
NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleDomestic teamIPL TeamCGFormsNo.CaptaincyLast TestLast ODILast T20I
Batters
Right-handed C ODI, T20I 31 2023 2024
Right-handed A Test, ODI, T20I 77 ODI, T20I (VC) 2024 2024 2024
Right-handed Test, ODI, T20I 96 2024 2024 2023
Left-handed B Test, T20I 64 2024 2024
Right-handed C Test 97 2024
Right-handed A+ Test, ODI 18 2024 2024 2024
Right-handed Test 37 2024 2021
Right-handed C Test, ODI 87 2024 2023
Right-handed Mumbai IndiansA+ Test, ODI 45 Test, ODI (C) 2024 2024 2024
Left-handed C ODI, T20I 35 2023 2024
Left-handed ODI, T20I 66 2023 2024
Right-handed Mumbai IndiansB ODI, T20I 63 T20I (C) 2023 2023 2024
All-rounders
Left-handed ODI, T20I 47 2022 2023
Right-handed A Test, ODI 99 2024 2023 2022
Left-handed C ODI, T20I 25 2024 2024
Left-handed A+ Test, ODI 8 2024 2023 2024
Right-handed ODI
Right-handed A ODI, T20I 33 2018 2023 2024
Right-handed ODI, T20I 12 2024
Left-handed B Test, ODI, T20I 20 2024 2024 2024
Left-handed T20I 4 2024
Left-handed C ODI, T20I 5 2021 2024 2024
Left-handed C ODI, T20I 72 2023 2024
Wicket-keepers
Right-handed C Test 14 2024
Right-handed C Test, T20I 16 2024 2024
Left-handed Mumbai IndiansODI, T20I 32 2023 2023 2023
Right-handed A Test, ODI 1 2024 2024 2022
Right-handed C ODI, T20I 9 2023 2024
Right-handed C T20I 6 2024
Left-handed B ODI, T20I 17 2022 2022 2024
Pace bowlers
Right-handed ODI, T20I 71 2019 2024
Right-handed A+ Test, ODI, T20I 93 Test (VC) 2024 2023 2024
Right-handed T20I 90 2022 2023
Right-handed F
Right-handed F Test 41 2024
Right-handed T20I 36 2024
Right-handed F
Right-handed C ODI, T20I 65 2023 2024
Right-handed C Test, ODI, T20I 49 2024 2023 2024
Right-handed C Test, ODI, T20I 24 2024 2023 2023
Right-handed F ODI 21 2023 2023
Right-handed A ODI 11 2023 2023 2022
Left-handed C ODI, T20I 2 2024 2024
Right-handed A Test, ODI, T20I 73 2024 2024 2024
Right-handed C Test, ODI 54 2023 2023 2022
Right-handed ODI 91 2023 2023 2018
Right-handed F
Spin bowlers
Right-handed C T20I 56 2022 2024
Right-handed T20I 3 2023 2023
Left-handed B Test, ODI, T20I 23 2024 2024 2024
Left-handed T20I 60 2023

Pay grade

BCCI awards central contracts to its players, their pay is graded according to the importance of the player. Players' salaries are as follows:

Match feesPlayers also receive a match fee of per Test match, per ODI, and per T20I.

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Gautam Gambhir
Assistant coaches Abhishek Nayar
Ryan ten Doeschate
Bowling coach Morné Morkel
Fielding coach T Dilip

Coaching history

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within India

style="background:gold" width="20"
Champions
Runners-up
Semi-finals

ICC World Test Championship

World Test Championship record
YearLeague stageFinal HostFinalFinal Position
Matches
2019–2021[146] 1/9 17 12 4 1 0 0 720 520 72.2 Rose Bowl, England Lost to by 8 wickets Runners-up
2021–2023[147] 2/918 10 53 0 5 216 127 58.80 The Oval, England Lost to by 209 runs Runners-up

ICC Cricket World Cup

See main article: India at the Cricket World Cup.

World Cup record
width=100 Host and Yearwidth=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 Pwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NRwidth=50 Squad
1975[148] Group Stage6/831200Squad
1979[149] Group Stage7/830300Squad
1983[150] Champions1/886200Squad
1987[151] Semi-finals3/875200Squad
1992[152] Group Stage7/982501Squad
1996[153] Semi-finals3/1274300Squad
1999[154] Super Six6/1284400Squad
2003[155] Runners-up2/14119200Squad
2007[156] Group Stage9/1631200Squad
2011[157] Champions1/1497110Squad
2015[158] Semi-finals3/1487100Squad
2019[159] Semi-finals3/10107201Squad
2023[160] Runners-up2/101110100Squad
2027[161] Qualification to be decided
2031[162] Qualified as co-hosts
Total2 Titles13/1396633012

ICC T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup record
width=100 Host and Yearwidth=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 Pwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NRwidth=50 Squad
2007[163] Champions1/1274111Squad
2009[164] Super 8s7/1252300Squad
2010[165] Super 8s8/1252300Squad
2012[166] Super 8s5/1254100Squad
2014[167] Runners-up2/1665100Squad
2016[168] Semi-finals4/1653200Squad
2021[169] Super 12s6/1653200Squad
2022[170] Semi-finals3/1664200Squad
2024[171] Champions1/2098001Squad
2026[172] Qualified as co-hosts
2028[173] TBD
2030[174] TBD
Total2 Titles9/953351512

ICC Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
width=100 Host and Yearwidth=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 Pwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NRwidth=50 Squad
1998[175] Semi-finals3/921100Squad
2000[176] Runners-up2/1143100Squad
2002[177] Champions1/1253002Squad
2004[178] Group stage7/1221100Squad
2006[179] Group stage5/1031200Squad
2009[180] Group stage5/831101Squad
2013[181] Champions1/855000Squad
2017[182] Runners-up2/853200Squad
2025[183] Qualified
2029[184] Qualified as hosts
Total2 Titles8/82918803

Asia Cup

Asia Cup record
width=150 Host and Year !Round width=50 Position !width=50 P !W width=50 L !width=50 T !width=50 NR
1984[185] Champions1/322000
1986[186] Boycotted the tournament [187]
1988[188] Champions1/443100
1990–91[189] Champions1/332100
1995[190] Champions 1/443100
1997[191] Runners-up2/4 41201
2000[192] First round3/431200
2004[193] Runners-up 2/663300
2008[194] Runners-up2/6 64200
2010[195] Champions 1/443100
2012[196] First round 3/432100
2014[197] First round3/542200
2016[198] Champions 1/555000
2018[199] Champions1/665010
2022[200] Super Fours3/653200
2023[201] Champions1/6 6 4 101
2025[202] Qualified as hosts
2027[203] Qualified as ICC Full Members
Total8 Titles 15/16 65431912

Other tournaments

Asian Games

Asian Games record
width=150 Yearwidth=150 Roundwidth=50 Positionwidth=50 Pwidth=50 Wwidth=50 Lwidth=50 Twidth=50 NR
2010 Did Not Participate
Did Not Participate
2022[204] Gold Medal1/1432001
Total1 Title1/3 32001

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
YearRoundPositionPWLTNR
1998[205] Group stage9/1631101
Total0 Title1/1 31101

Defunct tournaments

Honours

ICC

ACC

Others

Statistics

See main article: India national cricket team record by opponent.

Tests

See main article: List of India Test cricket records. Head-to-head record

Most Test runs for India[206]

PlayerRunsAverage
Sachin Tendulkar15,921 53.78
Rahul Dravid13,265 52.63
Sunil Gavaskar10,122 51.12
Virat Kohli 8,848 49.15
VVS Laxman8,781 45.97
Virender Sehwag8,503 49.43
Sourav Ganguly7,212 42.17
Cheteshwar Pujara7,195 43.60
Dilip Vengsarkar6,868 42.13
Mohammad Azharuddin6,215 45.03

Most Test wickets for India[207]

PlayerWicketsAverage
Anil Kumble619 29.65
Ravichandran Ashwin51623.75
Kapil Dev434 29.64
Harbhajan Singh417 32.46
Ishant Sharma 311 32.40
Zaheer Khan311 32.94
Ravindra Jadeja294 24.13
Bishan Singh Bedi266 28.71
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar242 29.74
Javagal Srinath236 30.49

One-Day Internationals

See main article: List of India One Day International cricket records. Head-to-head record

Most ODI runs for India[208]

PlayerRunsAverage
Sachin Tendulkar18,426 44.83
Virat Kohli13,88658.34
Sourav Ganguly11,221 40.95
Rohit Sharma10,831 49.23
Rahul Dravid10,768 39.15
MS Dhoni10,599 50.23
Mohammad Azharuddin9,378 36.92
Yuvraj Singh8,609 36.47
Virender Sehwag7,995 35.37
Shikhar Dhawan6,793 44.11

Most ODI wickets for India[209]

PlayerWicketsAverage
Anil Kumble334 30.83
Javagal Srinath315 28.08
Ajit Agarkar288 27.85
Zaheer Khan269 30.11
Harbhajan Singh265 33.47
Kapil Dev253 27.45
Ravindra Jadeja220 36.52
Venkatesh Prasad196 32.30
Mohammed Shami195 24.65
Irfan Pathan173 29.72

Twenty20 Internationals

See main article: List of India Twenty20 International cricket records. Head-to-head record

Most T20I runs for India[210]

PlayerRunsAverageStrike rate
Rohit Sharma4,230 32.05 140.89
Virat Kohli4,188 48.69 137.04
Suryakumar Yadav2,398 43.60 168.75
KL Rahul2,265 37.75 139.12
Shikhar Dhawan1,75927.92126.36
MS Dhoni1,617 37.60 126.13
Suresh Raina1,605 29.18 134.87
Hardik Pandya1,501 26.33 140.41
Rishabh Pant1,207 23.21 127.32
Yuvraj Singh1,177 26.12 139.92

Most T20I wickets for India[211]

PlayerWicketsAverage
Yuzvendra Chahal96 25.09
Bhuvneshwar Kumar90 23.10
Jasprit Bumrah89 17.74
Hardik Pandya84 25.97
Arshdeep Singh81 18.92
Ravichandran Ashwin72 23.22
Kuldeep Yadav69 14.07
Axar Patel60 23.28
Ravindra Jadeja54 29.85
Ravi Bishnoi43 19.67

Players in bold text are still active with India in T20I format.

Individual records

See main article: List of India One Day International cricket records.

See also: List of India Test cricketers, List of India ODI cricketers and List of India Twenty20 International cricketers.

Sachin Tendulkar, who began playing for India as a 16-year-old in 1989 and has since become the most prolific run-scorer in the history of both Test and ODI cricket, holds a large number of national batting records. He holds the record of most appearances in both Tests and ODIs, most runs in both Tests and ODIs and most centuries in Tests.[212] The highest score by an Indian is the 319 scored by Virender Sehwag in Chennai. It is the second triple century in Test cricket by an Indian, the first being a 309 also made by Sehwag although against Pakistan. The team's highest ever score was a 759/7 against England at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in 2016, while its lowest score was 36 against Australia in 2020.[213] In ODIs, the team's highest score is 418/5 against West Indies at Indore in 2011–12. India scored 413–5 in a match against Bermuda in 2007 World Cup which was the highest score ever in Cricket World Cup history at the time. In the same match, India set a world record of the highest winning margin in an ODI match of 257 runs.[214]

India has also had some very strong bowling figures, with spin bowler Anil Kumble being a member of the elite group of four bowlers who have taken 600 Test wickets.[215] In 1999, Kumble emulated Jim Laker to become the second bowler to take all ten wickets in a Test match innings when he took 10 wickets for 74 runs against Pakistan at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.[216] [217]

Many of the Indian cricket team's records are also world records, for example Tendulkar's century tally (in Tests and ODIs) and run tally (also in both Tests and ODIs).[218] Dhoni's 183 not out against Sri Lanka in 2005 is the world record score by a wicketkeeper in ODIs.[219] The Indian cricket team also holds the record sequence of 17 successful run-chases in ODIs,[220] which ended in a dramatic match against the West Indies in May 2006, which India lost by just one run.[221]

Tendulkar was the first batsman to score 200 runs (he was unbeaten on 200 from 147 deliveries including 25 fours and 3 sixes) in a single ODI innings, on 24 February 2010 against South Africa in Gwalior.[222] On 8 December 2011, this achievement was eclipsed by compatriot Virender Sehwag, who scored 219 runs from 149 deliveries (25 fours and 7 sixes) versus the West Indies in Indore.[223] On 13 November 2014 the record was broken by another Indian opening batsmen, Rohit Sharma, who scored 264 runs from 173 deliveries (33 fours and 9 sixes) against Sri Lanka in Kolkata, West Bengal. In 2013, Dhoni became the first captain in history to win all three major ICC trophies- ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011, ICC World Twenty20 in 2007 and ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.[224] [225] [226] [227]

In 2014, Kohli became the first cricketer to win back-to-back Man of the Series awards in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20. Rohit is the most runs scorer in T20Is and also hold joint most T20I centuries.[228] In 2017, Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest cricketer in history to reach 250 wickets.[229]

Fan following

See main article: Cricket in India. Owing to the massive Indian diaspora in nations like Australia, England and South Africa, a large Indian fan turnout is expected whenever India plays in each of these nations. There have been a number of official fan groups that have been formed over the years, including the Swami Army or Indian Army,[230] the Indian equivalent of the Barmy Army, that were very active in their support when India toured Australia in 2003/2004. They are known to attribute a number of popular Indian songs to the cricket team.[231]

Fan rivalry and cross-border tension has created a strong rivalry between the Indian and the Pakistani cricket teams. In tours between these two nations, cricket visas are often employed to accommodate for the tens of thousands of fans wishing to cross the border to watch cricket. This intense fan dedication is one of the major causes of the BCCI's financial success.[232]

However, there are downsides to having such a cricket-loving population. Many Indians hold cricket very close to their hearts and losses are not received well by the Indian population. In some cases, particularly after losses to Pakistan or after a long string of weak performances, there have been reports of player effigies being burnt in the streets and vandalism of player homes.[233] In many cases, players have come under intense attention from the media for negative reasons, this has been considered one of the reasons for Ganguly being left out of the Indian team. At times, when a match is surrounded by controversy, it has resulted in a debacle. For example, when India slid to defeat against Australia at Brabourne Stadium in 1969, fans began throwing stones and bottles onto the field as well as setting fire to the stands, before laying siege to the Australian dressing rooms.[234] During the same tour, a stampede occurred at Eden Gardens when tickets were oversold and India fell to another loss; the Australian team bus was later stoned with bricks.[235] A similar event occurred during the 1996 Cricket World Cup, where India were losing the semi-final to Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens. In this case, the fan behaviour was directed at the Indian team in disappointment at their lacklustre performance. An armed guard had to be placed at the home of captain Mohammad Azharuddin to ensure his safety. In 1999, a riot occurred in a Test against Pakistan at Eden Gardens after a collision with Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar saw Sachin run out, forcing police to eject spectators and the game to be played in an empty stadium.In 2006, a string of low scores resulted in Tendulkar being booed by the Mumbai crowd when he got out against England.[236]

Often, fans engage in protests regarding players if they believe that regionalism has affected selection, or because of regional partisan support for local players. In 2005, when Ganguly was dropped from the team, Ganguly's home town Kolkata erupted in protests.[237] India later played a match against South Africa in Kolkata. The Indian team was booed by the crowd who supported South Africa instead of India in response to Ganguly's dropping.[238] Similar regional divisions in India regarding selection have also caused protests against the team, with political activists from the regional Kalinga Kamgar Sena party in Odisha disrupting the arrival of the team in Cuttack for an ODI over the lack of a local player in the team, with one activist manhandling coach Greg Chappell.[239] Similar treatment was handed to Sunil Gavaskar in the 1987 World Cup Semi Finals by crowds at Wankhede Stadium when he got bowled by Phillip DeFreitas.

A successful string of results, especially victories against the arch-rival Pakistan or victories in major tournaments such as the World Cup are greeted with particular ecstasy from the Indian fans.[240] [241] [242]

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