Indian Cricket Team Captain List: India became a full 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 was first led by C. K. Nayudu against England at Lord's. They played only seven tests against England before the Second World War, losing five matches and drawing two. Their first game against another opposition came in 1947-48 when Lala Amarnath captained the Indian team against Sir Donald Bradman's Australia.
A total of 25 players have captained the Indian ODI team. The very first ODI captain of the Indian cricket team was Ajit Wadekar, who captained the team in 1974 and played just 2 matches, both of which were lost. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli are considered among the most successful Indian captains. Rohit Sharma is currently the ODI captain of India and is expected to lead the Indian team in Tests as well after Virat Kohli stepped down.
Indian Cricket Team Captain List 1974 to 2025
Here is the list of Indian Cricket Team Captains in One Day Internationals (ODI) from 1974 to 2025.
| Name | Year | Matches Played | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ajit Wadekar | 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 2. Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | 1975–1979 | 7 | 14.28 |
| 3. Bishen Singh Bedi | 1975-1978 | 4 | 25 |
| 4. Sunil Gavaskar | 1980-1985 | 37 | 40 |
| 5. Gundappa Viswanath | 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 6. Kapil Dev | 1982-1992 | 74 | 54.16 |
| 7. Syed Kirmani | 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 8. Mohinder Amarnath | 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 9. Ravi Shastri | 1986-1991 | 11 | 36.36 |
| 10. Dilip Vengsarkar | 1987-1988 | 18 | 44.44 |
| 11. Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 1989 | 13 | 33.33 |
| 12. Mohammad Azharuddin | 1989-1999 | 174 | 53.57 |
| 13. Sachin Tendulkar | 1996-1999 | 73 | 35.07 |
| 14. Ajay Jadeja | 1998-1999 | 13 | 61.53 |
| 15. Sourav Ganguly | 1999–2005 | 146 | 53.9 |
| 16. Rahul Dravid | 2000-2007 | 79 | 56 |
| 17. Anil Kumble | 2001 | 1 | 100 |
| 18. Virender Sehwag | 2003-2011 | 12 | 58.33 |
| 19. Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2007–2018 | 200 | 59.52 |
| 20. Suresh Raina | 2010 | 12 | 54.54 |
| 21. Gautam Gambhir | 2010-11 | 6 | 100 |
| 22. Virat Kohli | 2013-2021 | 95 | 68.42 |
| 23. Ajinkya Rahane | 2015 | 3 | 100 |
| 24. Rohit Sharma | 2017-2018 | 13 | 84.61 |
| 25. Shikhar Dhawan | 2021 | 3 | 66.66 |
| 26. Rohit Sharma | 2021 | - | - |
Indian Cricket Team Captain List in Hindi (एकदिवसीय अंतर्राष्ट्रीय के पुरुष कप्तान)
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| क्र सं | नाम |
|---|---|
| 1 | अजित वाडेकर |
| 2 | श्रीनिवासाराघवान वेंकटराघवन |
| 3 | बिशन सिंह बेदी |
| 4 | सुनील गावस्कर |
| 5 | गुंडप्पा विश्वनाथ |
| 6 | कपिल देव |
| 7 | सैयद किरमानी |
| 8 | मोहिंदर अमरनाथ |
| 9 | रवि शास्त्री |
| 10 | दिलीप वेंगसरकर |
| 11 | कृष्णम्माचारी श्रीकांत |
| 12 | मोहम्मद अजहरुद्दीन |
| 13 | सचिन तेंदुलकर |
| 14 | अजय जड़ेजा |
| 15 | सौरव गांगुली |
| 16 | राहुल द्रविड़ |
| 17 | अनिल कुंबले |
| 18 | वीरेंद्र सहवाग |
| 19 | महेंद्र सिंह धोनी |
| 20 | सुरेश रैना |
| 21 | गौतम गंभीर |
| 22 | विराट कोहली |
| 23 | अजिंक्य रहाणे |
| 24 | रोहित शर्मा |
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