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Most Successful Captains In Indian Cricket History: Cricket is not considered as a sport but celebrated as a festival in India and cricketers are no less than celebrities in India. It is the most popular sport among the public. It’s treated like a festival in India, with the big games resulting in corporate holidays, empty roads and closed shops. Cricket was introduced in India by the Britishers in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body of cricket in India. It was established on 1 December 1928 at Madras. The captains of the national teams are appointed by BCCI and the India national cricket team selectors appointed by BCCI choose the other players for the national teams.

List of most successful captains in Indian cricket history

India has produced some of the most iconic and successful cricket captains in the world. Here are some of the most successful captains in Indian cricket history. The role of the captain in cricket is critical, and management takes great care in choosing the right captain for the team. From MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to Kapil Dev, India gave the best captain globally.

Rohit Sharma	Sharma’s team reached the semifinal of T20 World Cup 2022
Virat Kohli	Kohli took over the Test captaincy in late 2014
Mohammad Azharuddin .	He played 99 Test matches and 334 One Day Internationals for India.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni	Notably, MS Dhoni is the most successful captain in terms of ICC trophies
Sourav Ganguly	Sourav Ganguly, on the other hand, has been credited for building a robust team and backing future stars
Rahul Dravid	Dravid captained the Indian team for the first time in the fifth match of the bilateral ODI series
Sunil Gavaskar	Sunil Manohar Gavaskar is an Indian cricket commentator and former captain of the national cricket team who represented India and Bombay from 1971 to 1987.
Kapil Dev	Dev captained the Indian cricket team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup

How many captains have led the Indian cricket team in the ICC finals?

● Kapil Dev captained India to win in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, the first ever ICC trophy and later, India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Dhoni.

● The team has won five major ICC tournaments, winning the Cricket World Cup twice (1983 and 2011[12]), the ICC T20 World Cup once (2007) and the ICC Champions Trophy twice (2002 and 2013). Since 2013, the Indian men’s cricket team has not won any ICC tournament. 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). It was the second team after the West Indies to win the World Cup and the first team to win the World Cup on home soil after winning the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

● Since MS Dhoni’s retirement, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, and Shikhar Dhawan have commanded the men’s cricket team. Currently, Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian cricket team in test, ODl and T20 formats. He became the fifth Indian to lead the national team in an ICC (International Cricket Council) tournament after commanding the squad in the 2023 World Test Championship Final

Most Successful Captains In Indian Cricket History

The current Indian team is being led by Rohit Sharma, who took the baton from Virat Kohli after he left the all-format captaincy at the start of 2022. He has led the Indian team in three ICC events (including the ODI World Cup 2023). Virat Kohli’s attitude and character in the middle as captain inspire many people.

Below are the few captain which led India cricket team to its zenith:

Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Manohar Gavaskar is an Indian cricket commentator and former captain of the national cricket team who represented India and Bombay from 1971 to 1987.

Kapil Dev

Dev captained the Indian cricket team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, becoming the first Indian captain to win the Cricket World Cup

Mohammad Azharuddin

He was a former cricketer who also served as the Indian national cricket team’s captain. He was a right-handed middle order batter and an occasional medium fast bowler. He played 99 Test matches and 334 One Day Internationals for India.

Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly, on the other hand, has been credited for building a robust team and backing future stars

Rahul Dravid

Dravid captained the Indian team for the first time in the fifth match of the bilateral ODI series against Zimbabwe in the absence of Ganguly, who was serving suspension. With Agarkar’s successful performance, Dravid led India to a 39-run victory in his maiden ODI as captain

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Notably, MS Dhoni is the most successful captain in terms of ICC trophies. He has been at the helm of India’s title wins in T20 World Cup 2007, ODI World Cup 2011 and Champions Trophy 2013.

Virat Kohli

Kohli took over the Test captaincy in late 2014; it was also the same year when Ravi Shastri took over as the team’s director in a brief stint. The duo reunited in 2017 with Shastri joining as a head coach, and is credited for India’s rise as a strong cricketing unit.

Rohit Sharma

Sharma’s team reached the semifinal of T20 World Cup 2022 where they went down to England. Rohit is in charge of India in the 2023 World Cup too where India are unbeaten going into the semifinals.

One Day International Captains & Records

S. No.	player	span	match	overall win %
1.	Rohit Sharma	2017-2023	26	73.07%
2.	Virat Kohli	2013-2021	95	70.43%
3.	MS Dhoni	2007-2018	200	59.52%
4.	Rahul Dravid	2000-2007	79	56
5.	Mohammad Azharuddin	1990-1999	174	54.16%
6.	Kapil Dev	1982-1987	74	54.16%
7.	Sourav Ganguly	1999-2005	146	53.9%
8.	Sunil Gavaskar	1980-1985	37	40%
9.	SR Tendulkar	1996-2000		35.07%

Twenty 20 captain and records

S. No.	Player	Span	Match	Overall win %
1.	Hardik Pandya	2022-2023	11	77.27%
2.	Rohit Sharma	2017-2022	51	76.47%
3.	Virat Kohli	2017-2021	50	64.58%
4.	MS Dhoni	2007-2016	72	59.28%

Test Captains & Records

S. No.	Player	Span	Match	Overall Win %
1.	Ajinkya Rahane	2017-2021	6	100%
2.	Ravi Shastri	1988-1988	1	100%
3.	Rohit Sharma	2022-2023	7	80%
4.	Virat Kohli	2014-2022	68	70.17%
5.	Sourav Ganguly	2000-2005	49	61.76%
6.	MS Dhoni	2008-2014	60	60%
7.	Rahul Dravid	2003-2007	25	57.14%
8.	Sunil Gavaskar	1976-1985	47	52.94%
9.	Mohammad Azharuddin	1990-1999	47	50%
10.	Ajit Wadekar	1971-1974	16	50%
11.	Nari Contractor	1960-1962	12	37.5%
12.	Anil Kumble	2007-2008	14	37.5%
13.	BS Bedi	1976-1978	22	35.29%
14.	MAK Pataudi	1962-1975	40	32.14%
15.	Sachin Tendulkar	1996-2000	25	30.76%
16.	Dilip Vengsarkar	1987-1989	10	28.57%
17.	Lala Amarnath	1947-1952	15	25%
18.	Vijay Hazare	1951-1953	14	16.66%

Conclusion

India has given many successful captain till date who have led the team to won several trophies. The most famous captains include MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, & Sourav Ganguly etc. This article shed light on the various cricketing records and stats of these outstanding captians of our national team, who led the team to glory.

FAQs on Most Successful Captains In Indian Cricket History

Who is the most successful and famous captain?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is accepted as the most successful captain of India,hos captaincy contributed various tournament victories including; 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 World Cup, the 2013 Champions Trophy. Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly are also in the same category.

Who is the best captain in cricket history?

The top-spot for the most successful ODI captain goes to Australian legend Ricky Ponting. He took over the captaincy in 2002 and went on a 34-game winning streak once.

Who is No 1 successful captain?

Most Successful Cricket Captains In India: #1 MS Dhoni, #2 Virat Kohli, #3 Sourav Ganguly

Who is number 1 captain in Indian cricket history?

M.S Dhoni was the number 1 captain in Indian cricket history and was also called as “Captain Cool”.

Which Indian captain has most win rate?

Rohit Sharma has most win rate among all Indian captains in history.