India national cricket team

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

Nickname(s)	Men in Blue
Association	Board of Control for Cricket in India
Personnel
Test captain	Rohit Sharma
One Day captain	Rohit Sharma
T20I captain	TBA
Coach	TBA
History
Test status acquired	1931 (93 years ago) (1931)
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Full Member (1926)
ICC region	ACC
ICC Rankings Current Best-ever Test 2nd 1st (1 April 1973) ODI 1st 1st (January 2013) T20I 1st 1st(28 March 2014)
Tests
First Test	v  England at Lord's, London; 25‍–‍28 June 1932
Last Test	v  England at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala; 7‍–‍9 March 2024
Tests Played Won/Lost Total 579 178/178 (222 draws, 1 tie) This year 6 5/1 (0 draws)
World Test Championship appearances	2 (first in 2019–2021)
Best result	Runners-up (2019–21, 2021–23)
One Day Internationals
First ODI	v  England at Headingley, Leeds; 13 July 1974
Last ODI	v  South Africa at Boland Park, Paarl; 21 December 2023
ODIs Played Won/Lost Total 1,055 559/443 (9 ties, 44 no results) This year 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances	13 (first in 1975)
Best result	Champions (1983, 2011)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I	v  South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg; 1 December 2006
Last T20I	v  South Africa at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown; 29 June 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total 227 148/68 (5 ties, 6 no results) This year 11 10/0 (1 tie, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances	9 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2007, 2024)
Test kit ODI kit T20I kit
As of 29 June 2024

The team played its first international match on 25 June 1932 in a Test against England at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, becoming the sixth team to be granted Test cricket status. India's first Test victory was in 1952, and success was limited in the team's first fifty years of international cricket, with only 35 wins in 196 Tests. However, they gained strength in the 1970s with the emergence of the Indian spin quartet, and players like Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Viswanath, and Kapil Dev. In men's limited-overs cricket, India made its ODI debut against England in 1974 and its T20I debut against South Africa in 2006.

India's men's national cricket team has won six major ICC tournaments, winning the Cricket World Cup twice (1983 and 2011), the ICC T20 World Cup twice (2007 and 2024) and the ICC Champions Trophy twice (2002 and 2013). They have also finished as runners-up in the World Cup twice (2003 and 2023), the T20 World Cup once (2014), the Champions Trophy twice (2000 and 2017) and the ICC World Test Championship finals in the first two editions (2021, 2023). India 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 are the reigning ICC T20 World Cup champions following their 2024 victory.

They have won the eight times, in 1984, 1988, (1990‍–‍91), (1995), (2010), (2016), (2018) and (2023); and have finished runners-up three times ((1997), (2004), (2008)). India also won a gold medal in the (2022 Asian Games). Other achievements include winning the ICC Test Championship Mace five times and the ICC ODI Championship Shield once. As of May 2024^[update], the team is top of the ICC rankings for ODIs and T20Is and second in tests behind Australian Cricket Team. With such success, it is one of the most successful teams in international cricket.

History

Early history (1700s–1918)

The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first cricket match played in 1721. 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. 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. By 1912, the Parsis, Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims of Bombay played a (quadrangular tournament) with the Europeans every year. 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.

(C. K. Nayudu), India's first Test cricket captain

Test match status (1918–1970)

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. The one-off Test match between the two sides was played at Lord's in London. The team was not strong in their batting at this point and went on to lose by 158 runs. 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. 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.

(Lala Amarnath) batting during a match against Middlesex at Lord's, c. 1936

Elizabeth II with members of the Indian cricket team during their (tour of England in 1952)

India recorded their first Test victory, in their 24th match, against England at Madras in 1952. Later in the same year, they won their first Test series, which was against Pakistan. 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. 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.

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. 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.

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

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. 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.

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. 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. There were six fifties, the highest being 70 by (Mohinder Amarnath). This innings was only the eighth instance in Test cricket where all eleven batsmen reached double figures.

Graph showing India's Test match results against all Test match teams from 1932 to September 2006

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. The period was also marked by an unstable leadership, with Gavaskar and Kapil exchanging the captaincy several times.

Late 20th century (1985–2000)

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.

With 619 wickets, Anil Kumble is the world's fourth highest wicket-taker in Tests and India's highest Test and ODI wicket-taker.

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.

21st century

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. This period was described by the BBC as "the Indian cricket's worst hour". 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.

The Indian team underwent major improvements under the captaincy of Ganguly and the guidance of (John Wright), India's first foreign coach. 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. 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.

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. 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. India also became the first team to win the World Cup on home soil. 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.

Indian players celebrating after taking a wicket against New Zealand in 2010

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. India was knocked out of the 2015 Cricket World Cup in the semi-final to eventual winners Australia. India then began 2016 by winning the (2016 Asia Cup), remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament. 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. 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.

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. They made the semis but lost to New Zealand by 18 runs.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. 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. India played the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final against Australia at The Oval in which they lost by 209 runs. India went on to win the (2023 Asia Cup final) against Sri Lanka in (R. Premadasa Stadium) by ten wickets .(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.

(India) in their first game of Cricket World Cup 2023, defeated Australia by six wickets, but after defeating New Zealand in the semi-finals by 70 runs, they lost to their same opponent Australia in the final by six wickets, resulting in another win for the Aussies and lifting the World Cup after eight years for the sixth time. Virat Kohli was the highest run scorer of the ODI World Cup with 765 runs. Additionally, Kohli made history by achieving his 50th ODI century at the Cricket World Cup.

Governing body

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.(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. In the past, the BCCI has also come into conflict with the ICC regarding sponsorships.

Selection committee

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

India's cricket kit during the World Championship of Cricket.

During the 1992 and 1999 Cricket World Cups, the Indian team's kit was sponsored by (ISC) and (ASICS) respectively, 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). Nike was a long time kit supplier to team India with two extensions for a period of five years each time; in 2011 and 2016 respectively.

After Nike ended its contract in September 2020, 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.

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).

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

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.

In May 2023, (BCCI) officially announced Adidas as their kit sponsor for the next five years running until March 2028.

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
1992	(ISC)
1999	(ASICS)	(ITC Limited) ((Wills) & (ITC Hotels))
1993–2001
2001–2005	Omtex	(Sahara)
2006–2013	Nike
2014–2017		(Star India)
2017–2019		(OPPO)
2019–2020		(BYJU's)
2020–2022	(MPL Sports)
2023	Killer Jeans
2023 – present	Adidas	(Dream11)

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 Cup	(ISC)
1996 Cricket World Cup		(Wills)
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy
1999 Cricket World Cup	(ASICS)
2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
2002 ICC Champions Trophy	Omtex
2003 Cricket World Cup		(Aamby Valley)
2004 ICC Champions Trophy		(Sahara)
(2006 ICC Champions Trophy)	Nike
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 Cup		(Star India)
2015 Cricket World Cup
2016 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2017 ICC Champions Trophy		(OPPO)
2019 Cricket World Cup
2021 ICC World Test Championship	(MPL Sports)	(BYJU's)
(2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup)
2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2023 ICC World Test Championship	Adidas
2023 Cricket World Cup		(Dream11)
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Sponsorship

Current Sponsors & Partners

Team sponsor	(Dream11)
Kit sponsor	Adidas
Title sponsor	(IDFC FIRST Bank)
Official partner(s)	(SBI Life) (Campa) Atomberg Technologies
Official broadcaster	(Viacom18) ((Sports18) & (JioCinema))

Team sponsorship

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

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.

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.

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,(Sahara India Pariwar) from June 2001 until December 2013 and (ITC Limited) (with (Wills) and (ITC Hotels) brands) from June 1993 until May 2001.

Official partners

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

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

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.

The title sponsorship was initially given to (Paytm) for all matches played between 2015 and 2023 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.

Disney Star and (Airtel) have been title sponsors previously.

Official broadcasters

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

International grounds

(Narendra Modi)

(Sawai Mansingh)

(Barabati)

(Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy)

(Wankhede)

(Brabourne)

(MCA)

(SVN, Raipur)

Eden Gardens

(ACA)

Arun Jaitley

Green Park

(Thiruvananthapuram)

HPCA

(Rajiv Gandhi, Hyderabad)

(Chinnaswamy)

(Chidambaram)

(I S Bindra)

(Holkar)

(Rajiv Gandhi, Dehradun)

(VCA)

(JSCA)

(SCA)

(Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

(V S Pathik)

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Locations of active international stadiums 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.

India currently has the world's largest cricket stadium. 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. 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.

The Bombay Gymkhana hosted the first Test match in India which is the only Test it has hosted to date.(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. 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.

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).

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. 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. 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.

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).

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 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. 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.

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). 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. 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. Dhoni resigned as captain of the ODI and T20I teams in January 2017 and Kohli succeeded him at the position.

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).

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. 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. 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). Kohli later quit as Test captain as well, after their (Test series loss to South Africa.)Sharma replaced Kohli as Test captain before the (Test series against Sri Lanka) and is now the Full-Time Captain of the Indian men's cricket team.

Current squad

Rohit Sharma became captain of India's national cricket team in November 2021.

The BCCI released the list of their 2023–24 annual player contracts on 28 February 2024. 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.

• Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja played in T20Is during this period however retired from the format following the 2024 T20 World Cup.

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

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team	IPL Team	CG	Forms	No.	Captaincy	Last Test	Last ODI	Last T20I
Batters
(Ruturaj Gaikwad)	27	Right-handed	—	(Maharashtra)	(Chennai Super Kings)	C	ODI, T20I	31		—	2023	2023
(Shubman Gill)	24	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	(Punjab)	Gujarat Titans	A	Test, ODI, T20I	77		2024	2023	2024
(Shreyas Iyer)	29	Right-handed	Right-arm (leg spin)	Mumbai	(Kolkata Knight Riders)	—	Test, ODI, T20I	96		2024	2023	2023
(Yashasvi Jaiswal)	22	Left-handed	Right-arm (leg spin)	Mumbai	(Rajasthan Royals)	B	Test, T20I	64		2024	—	2024
(Sarfaraz Khan)	26	Right-handed	Right-arm (leg break)	Mumbai	—	C	Test	97		2024	—	—
Virat Kohli	35	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Delhi	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	A+	Test, ODI	18		2024	2023	2024
(Devdutt Padikkal)	23	Left-handed	—	(Karnataka)	(Lucknow Super Giants)	—	Test	37		2024	—	2021
(Rajat Patidar)	31	Right-handed	—	(Madhya Pradesh)	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	C	Test, ODI	87		2024	2023	—
Rohit Sharma	37	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Mumbai	Mumbai Indians	A+	Test, ODI	45	Test, ODI (C)	2024	2023	2024
(Rinku Singh)	26	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	(Uttar Pradesh)	(Kolkata Knight Riders)	C	ODI, T20I	35		—	2023	2024
(Sai Sudharsan)	22	Left-handed	Right-arm (leg break)	Tamil Nadu	Gujarat Titans	—	ODI	66		—	2023	—
(Suryakumar Yadav)	33	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	Mumbai	Mumbai Indians	B	ODI, T20I	63		2023	2023	2024
All-rounders
(Ravichandran Ashwin)	37	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	Tamil Nadu	(Rajasthan Royals)	A	Test, ODI	99		2024	2023	2022
(Shivam Dube)	31	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Mumbai	(Chennai Super Kings)	C	T20I	25		—	2019	2024
Ravindra Jadeja	35	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	(Saurashtra)	(Chennai Super Kings)	A+	Test, ODI	8		2024	2023	2024
(Hardik Pandya)	30	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Baroda	Mumbai Indians	A	ODI, T20I	33	ODI, T20I (VC)	2018	2023	2024
(Axar Patel)	30	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	(Gujarat)	Delhi Capitals	B	Test, ODI, T20I	20		2024	2023	2024
(Shahbaz Ahmed)	29	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	(Bengal)	Sunrisers Hyderabad	—	T20I	47		—	—	2023
(Washington Sundar)	24	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	Tamil Nadu	Sunrisers Hyderabad	C	ODI, T20I	5		2021	2023	2024
(Tilak Varma)	21	Left-handed	Right arm off spin	(Hyderabad)	Mumbai Indians	C	ODI, T20I	72		—	2023	2024
Wicket-keepers
(Srikar Bharat)	30	Right-handed	—	(Andhra)	(Kolkata Knight Riders)	C	Test	14		2024	—	—
(Dhruv Jurel)	23	Right-handed	—	(Uttar Pradesh)	(Rajasthan Royals)	C	Test	16		2024	—	—
(Ishan Kishan)	25	Left-handed	—	(Jharkhand)	Mumbai Indians	—	ODI, T20I	32		2023	2023	2023
(KL Rahul)	32	Right-handed	—	(Karnataka)	(Lucknow Super Giants)	A	Test, ODI	1		2024	2023	2022
(Sanju Samson)	29	Right-handed	—	(Kerala)	(Rajasthan Royals)	C	ODI, T20I	9		—	2023	2024
(Jitesh Sharma)	30	Right-handed	—	(Vidarbha)	(Punjab Kings)	C	T20I	6		—	—	2024
(Rishabh Pant)	26	Left-handed	—	Delhi	Delhi Capitals	B	T20I	17		2022	2022	2024
Pace bowlers
Jasprit Bumrah	30	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	(Gujarat)	Mumbai Indians	A+	Test, ODI, T20I	93	Test (VC)	2024	2023	2024
(Deepak Chahar)	31	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	(Rajasthan)	(Chennai Super Kings)	—	T20I	90		—	2022	2023
(Akash Deep)	27	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	(Bengal)	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	F	Test	41		2024	—	—
(Yash Dayal)	26	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	(Uttar Pradesh)	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	F	—	—		—	—	—
(Vidwath Kaverappa)	25	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	(Karnataka)	(Punjab Kings)	F	—	—		—	—	—
(Avesh Khan)	27	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	(Madhya Pradesh)	(Rajasthan Royals)	C	ODI, T20I	65		—	2023	2024
(Mukesh Kumar)	30	Right-handed	Right arm medium	(Bengal)	Delhi Capitals	C	Test, ODI, T20I	49		2024	2023	2024
(Prasidh Krishna)	28	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	(Karnataka)	(Rajasthan Royals)	C	Test, ODI, T20I	24		2024	2023	2023
(Umran Malik)	24	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	(Jammu and Kashmir)	Sunrisers Hyderabad	F	ODI	21		—	2023	2023
(Mohammed Shami)	33	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	(Bengal)	Gujarat Titans	A	ODI	11		2023	2023	2022
Arshdeep Singh	25	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	(Punjab)	(Punjab Kings)	C	ODI, T20I	2		—	2023	2024
(Mohammed Siraj)	30	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	(Hyderabad)	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	A	Test, ODI, T20I	73		2024	2023	2024
(Shardul Thakur)	32	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Mumbai	(Chennai Super Kings)	C	Test, ODI	54		2023	2023	2022
(Jaydev Unadkat)	32	Right-handed	Left-arm medium	(Saurashtra)	Sunrisers Hyderabad	—	ODI	91		2023	2023	2018
(Vijaykumar Vyshak)	27	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	(Karnataka)	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	F	—	—		—	—	—
Spin bowlers
(Ravi Bishnoi)	23	Right-handed	Right-arm (leg spin)	(Gujarat)	(Lucknow Super Giants)	C	T20I	56		—	2022	2024
(Yuzvendra Chahal)	33	Right-handed	Right-arm (leg spin)	Haryana	(Rajasthan Royals)	—	T20I	3		—	2023	2023
(Kuldeep Yadav)	29	Left-handed	(Left-arm wrist spin)	(Uttar Pradesh)	Delhi Capitals	B	Test, ODI, T20I	23		2024	2023	2024
(Sai Kishore)	27	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Tamil Nadu	Gujarat Titans	—	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:

• Grade A+ – ₹7 crore (US$839,000)
• Grade A – ₹5 crore (US$599,000)
• Grade B – ₹3 crore (US$359,000)
• Grade C – ₹1 crore (US$120,000)
• Grade F – Fast Bowling Contracts

Match fees

Players also receive a match fee of ₹15 lakh (US$18,000) per Test match, ₹6 lakh (US$7,200) per ODI, and ₹3 lakh (US$3,600) per T20I.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	TBA
Batting coach	TBA
Bowling coach	TBA
Fielding coach	TBA

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within India

ICC World Test Championship

World Test Championship record
Year	League stage										Final Host	Final	Final Position
	Pos	Matches					Ded	PC	Pts	PCT
		P	W	L	D	T
2019–2021	1/9	17	12	4	1	0	0	720	520	72.2	Rose Bowl, England	Lost to  New Zealand by 8 wickets	Runners-up
2021–2023	2/9	18	10	5	3	0	5	216	127	58.80	The Oval, England	Lost to  Australia by 209 runs	Runners-up

ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup record
Host and Year	Round	Position	P	W	L	T	NR	Squad
1975	Group Stage	6/8	3	1	2	0	0	(Squad)
1979	Group Stage	7/8	3	0	3	0	0
1983	(Champions)	1/8	8	6	2	0	0
1987	Semi-finals	3/8	7	5	2	0	0
1992	Group Stage	7/9	8	2	5	0	1
1996	Semi-finals	3/12	7	4	3	0	0
1999	Super Six	6/12	8	4	4	0	0
2003	(Runners-up)	2/14	11	9	2	0	0
2007	Group Stage	9/16	3	1	2	0	0
2011	Champions	1/14	9	7	1	1	0
2015	Semi-finals	3/14	8	7	1	0	0
2019	Semi-finals	3/10	10	7	2	0	1
2023	Runners-up	2/10	11	10	1	0	0
(2027)	Qualification to be decided
2031	Qualified as co-hosts
Total	2 Titles	13/13	96	63	30	1	2

ICC T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup record
Host and Year	Round	Position	P	W	L	T	NR	Squad
2007	(Champions)	1/12	7	4	1	1	1
2009	Super 8s	7/12	5	2	3	0	0
2010	Super 8s	8/12	5	2	3	0	0
2012	Super 8s	5/12	5	4	1	0	0
2014	(Runners-up)	2/16	6	5	1	0	0
2016	Semi-finals	4/16	5	3	2	0	0
2021	Super 12s	6/16	5	3	2	0	0
2022	Semi-finals	3/16	6	4	2	0	0
2024	Champions	1/20	9	8	0	0	1
2026	Qualified as co-hosts
(2028)	TBD
(2030)	TBD
Total	2 Titles	9/9	53	35	15	1	2

ICC Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
Host and Year	Round	Position	P	W	L	T	NR	Squad
1998	Semi-finals	3/9	2	1	1	0	0
2000	Runners-up	2/11	4	3	1	0	0
2002	(Champions)	1/12	5	3	0	0	2
2004	Group stage	7/12	2	1	1	0	0
(2006)	Group stage	5/10	3	1	2	0	0
2009	Group stage	5/8	3	1	1	0	1
2013	Champions	1/8	5	5	0	0	0
2017	(Runners-up)	2/8	5	3	2	0	0
2025	Qualified
(2029)	Qualified as hosts
Total	2 Titles	8/8	29	18	8	0	3

ACC Asia Cup

Asia Cup record
Host and Year	Round	Position	P	W	L	T	NR
1984	Champions	1/3	2	2	0	0	0
(1986)	Boycotted the tournament
1988	Champions	1/4	4	3	1	0	0
(1990–91)	Champions	1/3	3	2	1	0	0
(1995)	Champions	1/4	4	3	1	0	0
(1997)	Runners-up	2/4	4	1	2	0	1
(2000)	First round	3/4	3	1	2	0	0
(2004)	Runners-up	2/6	6	3	3	0	0
(2008)	Runners-up	2/6	6	4	2	0	0
(2010)	(Champions)	1/4	4	3	1	0	0
(2012)	First round	3/4	3	2	1	0	0
(2014)	First round	3/5	4	2	2	0	0
(2016)	(Champions)	1/5	5	5	0	0	0
(2018)	(Champions)	1/6	6	5	0	1	0
(2022)	Super Fours	3/6	5	3	2	0	0
(2023)	(Champions)	1/6	6	4	1	0	1
Total	8 Titles	15/16	65	43	19	1	2

Other tournaments

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	P	W	L	T	NR
(2010)	Did Not Participate
(2014)	Did Not Participate
(2022)	Gold Medal	1/14	3	2	0	0	1
Total	1 Title	1/3	3	2	0	0	1

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
Year	Round	Position	P	W	L	T	NR
1998	Group stage	9/16	3	1	1	0	1
Total	0 Title	1/1	3	1	1	0	1

Honours

ICC

• World Test Championship:
  • Runners-up (2): 2019–21, 2021–23
• (World Cup):
  • Champions (2): 1983, 2011
  • Runners-up (2): 2003, 2023
• T20 World Cup:
  • Champions (2): 2007, 2024
  • Runners-up (1): 2014
• Champions Trophy:
  • Champions (2): 2002, 2013
  • Runners-up (2): (2000), 2017

ACC

• Asia Cup:
  • Champions (8): 1984, 1988, (1990–91), (1995), (2010), (2016), (2018), (2023)
  • Runners-up (3): (1997), (2004), (2008)

Others

• (Asian Games)
  • Gold medal (1): (2022)

Statistics

Tests

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Matches			(Tied)		(% Won)	% Lost	% Drew	First	Last
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00	2018	2018
Australia	107	32	45	1	29	29.90	42.05	27.10	1947	2023
Bangladesh	13	11	0	0	2	84.61	0.00	15.38	2000	2022
England	136	35	51	0	50	25.73	37.50	36.76	1932	2024
New Zealand	62	22	13	0	27	35.48	20.96	43.54	1955	2021
Pakistan	59	9	12	0	38	15.25	20.34	64.41	1952	2007
South Africa	44	16	18	0	10	36.36	40.90	23.25	1992	2023
Sri Lanka	46	22	7	0	17	47.82	15.21	36.95	1982	2022
West Indies	100	23	30	0	47	23.00	30.00	47.00	1948	2023
Zimbabwe	11	7	2	0	2	63.64	18.18	18.18	1992	2005
Total	579	178	178	1	222	30.74	30.74	38.34	1932	2024
Statistics are correct as of  India v  England, 5th Test, 7–9 March 2024.

Most Test runs for India Player Runs Average Sachin Tendulkar 15,921 53.78 (Rahul Dravid) 13,265 52.63 Sunil Gavaskar 10,122 51.12 Virat Kohli 8,848 49.15 VVS Laxman 8,781 45.97 Virender Sehwag 8,503 49.43 Sourav Ganguly 7,212 42.17 (Cheteshwar Pujara) 7,195 43.60 (Dilip Vengsarkar) 6,868 42.13 (Mohammad Azharuddin) 6,215 45.03

Most Test wickets for India Player Wickets Average Anil Kumble 619 29.65 (Ravichandran Ashwin) 516 23.75 Kapil Dev 434 29.64 (Harbhajan Singh) 417 32.46 (Ishant Sharma) 311 32.40 Zaheer Khan 311 32.94 Ravindra Jadeja 294 24.13 (Bishan Singh Bedi) 266 28.71 (Bhagwat Chandrasekhar) 242 29.74 (Javagal Srinath) 236 30.49

One-Day Internationals

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Matches					(% Won)	First	Last
Full Members
Afghanistan	4	3	0	1	0	75.00	2014	2023
Australia	151	57	84	0	10	37.74	1980	2023
Bangladesh	41	32	8	0	1	78.04	1988	2023
England	107	58	44	2	3	56.73	1974	2023
Ireland	3	3	0	0	0	100.00	2007	2015
New Zealand	118	60	50	1	7	54.09	1975	2023
Pakistan	135	57	73	0	5	42.22	1978	2023
South Africa	94	40	51	0	3	42.55	1988	2023
Sri Lanka	168	99	57	1	11	63.37	1979	2023
West Indies	142	72	64	2	4	50.70	1979	2023
Zimbabwe	66	54	10	2	0	81.82	1983	2022
Associate Members
(Bermuda)	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	2007	2007
(East Africa)	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	1975	1975
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	0	100.00	2008	2018
Kenya	13	11	2	0	0	84.62	1996	2004
Namibia	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	2003	2003
Nepal	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	2023	2023
Netherlands	3	3	0	0	0	100.00	2003	2023
Scotland	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	2007	2007
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	0	100.00	1994	2015
Total	1055	559	443	9	44	52.98	1974	2023
Statistics are correct as of  India v  South Africa at Boland Park, Paarl, 21 December 2023.

Most ODI runs for India Player Runs Average Sachin Tendulkar 18,426 44.83 Virat Kohli 13,848 58.67 Sourav Ganguly 11,221 40.95 (Rahul Dravid) 10,768 39.15 Rohit Sharma 10,709 49.12 MS Dhoni 10,599 50.23 (Mohammad Azharuddin) 9,378 36.92 Yuvraj Singh 8,609 36.47 Virender Sehwag 7,995 35.37 (Shikhar Dhawan) 6,793 44.11

Most ODI wickets for India Player Wickets Average Anil Kumble 334 30.83 (Javagal Srinath) 315 28.08 (Ajit Agarkar) 288 27.85 Zaheer Khan 269 30.11 (Harbhajan Singh) 265 33.47 Kapil Dev 253 27.45 Ravindra Jadeja 220 36.52 (Venkatesh Prasad) 196 32.30 (Mohammed Shami) 195 24.65 (Irfan Pathan) 173 29.72

Twenty20 Internationals

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Matches				Tie+Win	Tie+Loss		(% Won)	First	Last
ICC Full Members
Afghanistan	9	7	0	0	1	0	1	77.77	2010	2024
Australia	32	20	11	0	0	0	1	61.29	2007	2024
Bangladesh	14	13	1	0	0	0	0	92.30	2009	2024
England	24	13	11	0	0	0	0	54.16	2007	2024
Ireland	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	100.00	2009	2024
New Zealand	25	12	10	1	2	0	0	54.00	2007	2023
Pakistan	13	9	3	0	1	0	0	73.07	2007	2024
South Africa	27	15	11	0	0	0	1	55.55	2006	2024
Sri Lanka	29	19	9	0	0	0	1	67.85	2009	2023
West Indies	30	19	10	0	0	0	1	63.33	2009	2023
Zimbabwe	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	75.00	2010	2022
ICC Associate members
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100.00	2022	2022
Namibia	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100.00	2021	2021
Nepal	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100.00	2023	2023
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100.00	2022	2022
Scotland	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	100.00	2007	2021
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100.00	2016	2016
United States	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100.00	2024	2024
Total	227	148	68	1	4	0	7	65.19	2006	2024
Statistics are correct as of  India v  South Africa at Barbados, ICC T20 World Cup Final, 29 June 2024.

Most T20I runs for India Player Runs Average Strike rate Rohit Sharma 4,231 32.05 140.89 Virat Kohli 4,188 48.69 137.04 (Suryakumar Yadav) 2,340 43.33 167.74 (KL Rahul) 2,265 37.75 139.12 (Shikhar Dhawan) 1,759 27.92 126.36 MS Dhoni 1,617 37.60 126.13 (Suresh Raina) 1,605 29.18 134.87 (Hardik Pandya) 1,492 26.64 140.88 Yuvraj Singh 1,177 26.12 139.92 (Rishabh Pant) 1,158 22.70 126.55

Most T20I wickets for India Player Wickets Average (Yuzvendra Chahal) 96 25.09 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) 90 23.10 Jasprit Bumrah 89 17.74 (Hardik Pandya) 84 25.48 Arshdeep Singh 79 19.10 (Ravichandran Ashwin) 72 23.22 (Kuldeep Yadav) 69 14.07 (Axar Patel) 58 23.43 Ravindra Jadeja 54 29.85

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

Individual records

Sachin Tendulkar celebrating his 38th (Test century) during a match against Australia in 2008. He holds (multiple world records) including the world's leading run-scorer and century maker in both Tests and ODIs.

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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

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). Dhoni's 183 not out against Sri Lanka in 2005 is the world record score by a wicketkeeper in ODIs. The Indian cricket team also holds the record sequence of 17 successful run-chases in ODIs, which ended in a dramatic match against the West Indies in May 2006, which India lost by just one run.

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. 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. 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.

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. Kohli is also the highest scorer in T20Is as of November 2022^[update]. In 2017, Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest cricketer in history to reach 250 wickets.

Fan following

Supporters of the Indian cricket team waving the (Indian flag) during match between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

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, 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.

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.

(Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary), a fan of the Indian cricket team, travels to all Indian home games with his (body painted) as the (Indian flag).

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. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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). 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.

See also

• (BCCI Awards)
• Glossary of cricket terms
• (India A cricket team)
• (India national under-19 cricket team)
• (India–Pakistan cricket rivalry)
• (National Cricket Academy) (NCA)
• Sport in India – Overview of sports in India

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