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List of India national cricket captains
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Bottom: Harmanpreet Kaur Middle: Suryakumar Yadav (Men's Team: T20I) Bottom: Harmanpreet Kaur (Women's team - All formats) women's Team All Formats; 2012/13 Respectively |India national cricket team (Men's) |India women's national cricket team |C. K. Nayudu (Test) |Ajit Wadekar (ODI) |Virender Sehwag (T20I) Women's National Captains |Shantha Rangaswamy (Test) |Diana Edulji (ODI) |Mithali Raj (T20I) This is the list of captains of Indian cricket team who have led the team in at least one international cricket match. A captain is the appointed leader of the team, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players. As in other sports, the captain is usually experienced and has good communication skills and is likely to be one of the most regular members of the team, as the captain is responsible for the team selection. Before the starting of the game in cricket, the captains toss which decides which team will bat first. During the match the captain decides the team's batting order, who will bowl each over, and where each fielder will be positioned.
Cricket was introduced to the Indian subcontinent by the English in the 17th and 18th centuries. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body of cricket in India. The BCCI was established on 1 December 1928 at Madras and joined the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1926 which later became the International Cricket Council. 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.
On 25 June 1932, India became the sixth nation to play test cricket and the men's cricket team was led by C. K. Nayudu against England at Lord's. Nayudu led India in the first international cricket match held in India on 15 December 1933 when Gymkhana Ground in Bombay hosted the only match during England's tour of India. Vijay Hazare led India to its first win in fifth test of home series against England on 10 February 1952 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Madras. Ajit Wadekar led India in its first ever ODI on 13 July 1974 at Leeds against England. On 1 December 2006, Virender Sehwag captained India in its first T20 International against South Africa at Johannesberg.
Shantha Rangaswamy led the women's team in their first women's test match against West Indies at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bangalore on 31 October 1976. Diana Edulji led India in its first WODI during the 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup against England on 1 January 1978 at Eden Gardens in Calcutta. Mithali Raj captained India in the first WT20I on 5 August 2006 against England at Derby.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth was the captain for the first youth test for India U-19 team against Pakistan U-19 which began on 20 January 1979 at Wankhede Stadium in Bombay while Ravi Shastri captained India U-19 in the first youth ODI in 1981 against England U-19.
Shubman Gill is the current captain of the men's team in Test & ODI, Suryakumar Yadav is the captain of the men's team in T20Is, and Harmanpreet Kaur is current captain of women's team in all Formats.
Men's
Test
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian men's cricket team for at least one Test match. A dagger (†) indicates that the player captained at least one Test in the series as a stand-in for the appointed captain or was appointed by the home authority for a proportion in a series.
38 players have captained India in men's test matches, of which Virat Kohli is the most successful with 40 wins.
| Indian Test match captains | Number | Image | Name | Season | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn/Tied | Win % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:CK Nayudu 1930s.jpg | 100px]] | C. K. Nayudu | 1932 | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1933–34 | England | India | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 2 | Maharajkumar of Vizianagram | 1936 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 3 | [[File:Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi 1931cr.jpg | 100px]] | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi | 1946 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 4 | [[File:Lala Amarnath at Lord's 1936.jpg | 100px | Lala Amarnath at Lord's 1936]] | Lala Amarnath | 1947–48 | Australia | Australia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 1948–49 | West Indies | India | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1952–53 | Pakistan | India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |||||||||
| 5 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Vijay Hazare | 1951–52 | England | India | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1952 | England | England | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1952–53 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7.14 | |||||||||
| 6 | [[File:Vinoo Mankad 1996 stamp of India.jpg | 100px]] | Vinoo Mankad | 1954–55 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1958–59† | West Indies | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 7 | [[File:Ghulam Ahmed 1952.jpg | 100px]] | Ghulam Ahmed | 1955–56† | New Zealand | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1958–59 | West Indies | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 8 | Polly Umrigar | 1955–56 | New Zealand | India | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1956–57 | Australia | India | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1958–59† | West Indies | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25.00 | |||||||||
| 9 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Hemu Adhikari | 1958–59† | West Indies | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 10 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Datta Gaekwad | 1959 | England | England | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 11 | Pankaj Roy | 1959† | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 12 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Gulabrai Ramchand | 1959–60 | Australia | India | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.00 | |||||||||
| 13 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Nari Contractor | 1960–61 | Pakistan | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1961–62 | England | India | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1961–62† | West Indies | West Indies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16.67 | |||||||||
| 14 | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1961–62 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1963–64 | England | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1964–65 | Australia | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1964–65 | New Zealand | India | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1966–67 | West Indies | India | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1967 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1967–68 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1967–68 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1969–70 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1969–70 | Australia | India | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1974–75 | West Indies | India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 40 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 22.50 | |||||||||
| 15 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Chandu Borde | 1967–68† | Australia | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 16 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Ajit Wadekar | 1970–71 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1971 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1972–73 | England | India | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1974 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25.00 | |||||||||
| 17 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | 1974–75† | West Indies | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 | England | England | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 18 | [[File:Sunny Gavaskar Sahara.jpg | 100px | Sunny Gavaskar Sahara]] | Sunil Gavaskar | 1975–76† | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978–79 | West Indies | India | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1979–80 | Australia | India | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1979–80 | Pakistan | India | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1980–81 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1980–81 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1981–82 | England | India | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1982 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1982–83 | Sri Lanka | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1982–83 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1984–85 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1984–85 | England | India | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 47 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 19.14 | |||||||||
| 19 | [[File:Major Ahluwalia with Mr. Bishan Singh Bedi (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Bishan Singh Bedi | 1975–76 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1975–76 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1976–77 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1976–77 | England | India | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1977–78 | Australia | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1978–79 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 27.27 | |||||||||
| 20 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Gundappa Viswanath | 1979–80† | Pakistan | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1979–80 | England | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 21 | [[File:Kapil Dev at Equation sports auction.jpg | 100px | Kapil dev cropped]] | Kapil Dev | 1982–83 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1983–84 | Pakistan | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1983–84 | West Indies | India | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1985 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1985–86 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1986 | England | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1986–87 | Australia | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1986–87 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1986–87 | Pakistan | India | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Total | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 11.76 | |||||||||
| 22 | [[File:DilipVengsarkar.jpg | 100px]] | Dilip Vengsarkar | 1987–88 | West Indies | India | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1988–89 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1988–89 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20.00 | |||||||||
| 23 | [[File:RaviShastri.jpg | 100px]] | Ravi Shastri | 1987–88† | West Indies | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||||||||
| 24 | [[File:Former cricketer K. Srikkanth meets PM Modi (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 1989–90 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 25 | [[File:Mohammad Azharuddin (1).jpg | 100px]] | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1989–90 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1990 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1990–91 | Sri Lanka | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1991–92 | Australia | Australia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1992–93 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1992–93 | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1992–93 | England | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1992–93 | Zimbabwe | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1993 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1993–94 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1993–94 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1994–95 | West Indies | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1995–96 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1996 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | Australia | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | Pakistan | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | Pakistan | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 47 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 29.79 | |||||||||
| 26 | [[File:Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg | 100px | Sachin Tendulkar]] | Sachin Tendulkar | 1996–97 | Australia | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996–97 | South Africa | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1997 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1999–2000 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1999–2000 | South Africa | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16.00 | |||||||||
| 27 | [[File:Sourav Ganguly crop.jpg | 100px | Sourav Ganguly crop]] | Sourav Ganguly | 2000–01 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2000–01 | Zimbabwe | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2000–01 | Australia | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2001 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2001 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | England | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | Zimbabwe | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2002 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | West Indies | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | New Zealand | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | Australia | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | Australia | India | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | South Africa | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | Pakistan | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 49 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 42.86 | |||||||||
| 28 | [[File:Rahul Dravid at GQ Men Of The Year 2012 AWARD.jpg | 100px | Rahul Dravid]] | Rahul Dravid | 2003† | New Zealand | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2004† | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2004† | Australia | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | Sri Lanka | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2006 | England | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2007 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 32.00 | |||||||||
| 29 | [[File:Virender Sehwag at the NDTV Marks for Sports event 13.jpg | 100px | Virender Sehwag]] | Virender Sehwag | 2005–06† | Sri Lanka | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009† | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2010† | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2011–12† | Australia | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | |||||||||
| 30 | [[File:Anil Kumble.jpg | 100px | Anil Kumble]] | Anil Kumble | 2007 | Pakistan | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2007–08 | Australia | Australia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2008 | South Africa | India | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2008 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2008 | Australia | India | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21.42 | |||||||||
| 31 | [[File:Mahendra Singh Dhoni January 2016 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2008† | South Africa | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2008† | Australia | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2008 | England | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2009 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2009 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2010 | South Africa | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Australia | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2010 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2010-11 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2011 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2011 | England | England | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2011 | West Indies | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2012 | New Zealand | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2012 | England | India | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2013 | Australia | India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2013 | West Indies | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2013-14 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2014 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2014 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2014-15 | Australia | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 60 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 45.00 | |||||||||
| 32 | [[File:Virat Kohli in PMO New Delhi.jpg | 100px]] | Virat Kohli | 2014–15† | Australia | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2015 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2015 | South Africa | India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2016 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2016 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2016 | England | India | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Bangladesh | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Australia | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2018 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2018 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2018 | West Indies | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2018–19 | Australia | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2019 | West Indies | West Indies | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2019 | South Africa | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Bangladesh | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2020 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2020–21 | Australia | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2021 | England | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2021 | New Zealand | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2021 | England | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2021 | New Zealand | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2021–22 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 68 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 58.82 | |||||||||
| 33 | [[File:Ajinkya Rahane 2016 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Ajinkya Rahane | 2017† | Australia | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Afghanistan | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2020–21† | Australia | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2021† | New Zealand | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 | |||||||||
| 34 | [[File:KL Rahul at Femina Miss India 2018 Grand Finale (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | KL Rahul | 2022† | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |||||||||
| 35 | [[File:Prime Minister Of Bharat Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi with Shri Rohit Gurunath Sharma (Cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Rohit Sharma | 2022 | Sri Lanka | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Australia | India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2023 | Australia | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2023 | West Indies | West Indies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2024 | England | India | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2024 | Bangladesh | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2024 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 50.00 | |||||||||
| 36 | [[File:Jasprit Bumrah in PMO New Delhi.jpg | frameless | 127x127px]] | Jasprit Bumrah | 2022† | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024-25† | Australia | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 | |||||||||
| 37 | [[File:Shubman Gill 2023 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Shubman Gill | 2025 | England | England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | West Indies | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2025 | South Africa | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50.00 | |||||||||
| 38 | [[File:Rishabh Pant.jpg | 100px]] | Rishabh Pant | 2025 | South Africa | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 598 | 185 | 188 | 225 | 30.98 |
Last updated: 26 November 2025
ODI
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian men's cricket team for at least one ODI. 27 players have captained the Indian men's team in ODIs of which MS Dhoni is the most successful captain of men's cricket team with 110 wins. 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.
| Indian ODI Captains | Number | Image | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Win % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Ajit Wadekar | 1974 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 2 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | 1975–79 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 | ||
| 3 | [[File:Major Ahluwalia with Mr. Bishan Singh Bedi (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Bishen Singh Bedi | 1975–78 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| 4 | [[File:Sunny Gavaskar Sahara.jpg | 100px]] | Sunil Gavaskar | 1980–85 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 37.83 | ||
| 5 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Gundappa Viswanath | 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 6 | [[File:Kapil Dev at Equation sports auction.jpg | 100px]] | Kapil Dev | 1982–92 | 74 | 39 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 52.70 | ||
| 7 | [[File:Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani.jpg | 100px]] | Syed Kirmani | 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 8 | [[File:MohinderAmarnath.jpg | 100px]] | Mohinder Amarnath | 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| 9 | [[File:Ravi_Shastri.jpg | 100px]] | Ravi Shastri | 1986–91 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | ||
| 10 | [[File:DilipVengsarkar.jpg | 100px]] | Dilip Vengsarkar | 1987–88 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 | ||
| 11 | [[File:Former_cricketer_K._Srikkanth_meets_PM_Modi_(cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 1989 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30.76 | ||
| 12 | [[File:Mohammad Azharuddin (1).jpg | 100px]] | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1989–99 | 174 | 90 | 76 | 2 | 6 | 51.72 | ||
| 13 | [[File:Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg | 100px]] | Sachin Tendulkar | 1996–99 | 73 | 23 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 31.50 | ||
| 14 | [[File:Ajay_jadega.jpg | 100px]] | Ajay Jadeja | 1998–99 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61.53 | ||
| 15 | [[File:Sourav Ganguly closeup-2.jpg | 100px]] | Sourav Ganguly | 1999–2005 | 146 | 76 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 52.05 | ||
| 16 | [[File:Rahul Dravid at GQ Men Of The Year 2012 AWARD.jpg | 100px]] | Rahul Dravid | 2000–07 | 79 | 42 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 53.16 | ||
| 17 | [[File:Anil Kumble.jpg | 100px]] | Anil Kumble | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| 18 | [[File:Virender Sehwag at the NDTV Marks for Sports event 13.jpg | 100px]] | Virender Sehwag | 2003–2011 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 | ||
| 19 | [[File:Mahendra Singh Dhoni receiving Padma Bhushan.jpg | 100px]] | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2007–18 | 200 | 110 | 74 | 5 | 11 | 55.00 | ||
| 20 | [[File:Suresh Raina1.jpg | 100px]] | Suresh Raina | 2010-2014 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 50.50 | ||
| 21 | [[File:Gautam Gambhir (IPL 2014).jpg | 100px]] | Gautam Gambhir | 2010–11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| 22 | [[File:Virat Kohli in PMO New Delhi.jpg | 100px]] | Virat Kohli | 2013–21 | 95 | 65 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 68.42 | ||
| 23 | [[File:Ajinkya Rahane 2016 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Ajinkya Rahane | 2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| 24 | [[File:Prime Minister Of Bharat Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi with Shri Rohit Gurunath Sharma (Cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Rohit Sharma | 2017–2025 | 56 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 75.00 | ||
| 25 | [[File:Shikhar Dhawan January 2016 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Shikhar Dhawan | 2021–22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 58.33 | ||
| 26 | [[File:KL Rahul at Femina Miss India 2018 Grand Finale (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | KL Rahul | 2022–25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
| 27 | [[File:Hardik Pandya in PMO New Delhi.jpg | 100px]] | Hardik Pandya | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
| 28 | [[File:Shubman Gill 2023 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Shubman Gill | 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Total | 1075 | 571 | 450 | 10 | 44 | 55.86 |
Last updated: 11 January 2026
T20I
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian men's cricket team for at least one Twenty 20 International. 14 players have captained India in men's T20Is, of which Rohit Sharma is the most successful with 49 wins. India won the 2007 World T20, the inaugural T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Dhoni., later India win the 2024 T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
| Indian T20I Captains | Number | Image | Name | Year | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:Virender Sehwag at the NDTV Marks for Sports event 13.jpg | 100px]] | Virender Sehwag | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 2 | [[File:Mahendra Singh Dhoni January 2016 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2007–2016 | 72 | 41 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 56.94 | |
| 3 | [[File:Suresh_Raina_grace_the_'Salaam_Sachin'_conclave.jpg | 100px]] | Suresh Raina | 2010–2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 4 | [[File:Ajinkya Rahane 2016 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Ajinkya Rahane | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| 5 | [[File:Virat Kohli in PMO New Delhi.jpg | 100px]] | Virat Kohli | 2017–2021 | 50 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 66.67 | |
| 6 | [[File:Prime Minister Of Bharat Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi with Shri Rohit Gurunath Sharma (Cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Rohit Sharma | 2017–2024 | 62 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 79.03 | |
| 7 | [[File:Shikhar Dhawan January 2016 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Shikhar Dhawan | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| 8 | [[File:Rishabh Pant.jpg | 100px]] | Rishabh Pant | 2022 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |
| 9 | [[File:Hardik Pandya in PMO New Delhi.jpg | 100px]] | Hardik Pandya | 2022-2023 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 65.52 | |
| 10 | [[File:KL Rahul at Femina Miss India 2018 Grand Finale (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | KL Rahul | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 11 | [[File:Jasprit Bumrah in PMO New Delhi.jpg | 100px]] | Jasprit Bumrah | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 12 | [[File:Ruturaj Gaikwad.jpeg | 100px]] | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | |
| 13 | [[File:Suryakumar Yadav in PMO New Delhi.jpg | 100px]] | Suryakumar Yadav | 2023–present | 43 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 74.41 | |
| 14 | [[File:Shubman Gill 2023 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Shubman Gill | 2024 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Total | 268 | 179 | 74 | 7 | 8 | 71.34 |
Last updated: 19 December 2025
Captains in Men's ICC tournaments
| Indian Captains in ICC Tournaments | Tournament | Name | Captain's hometown | Format | Played | Won | Lost | Tied/NR | Stand | Winning rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Cricket World Cup | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | Chennai | 60 overs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Group Stage | 33.3% | ||
| 1979 Cricket World Cup | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | Chennai | 60 overs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Group Stage | 0% | ||
| 1983 Cricket World Cup | Kapil Dev | Chandigarh | 60 overs | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | Champions | 75% | ||
| 1987 Cricket World Cup | Kapil Dev | Chandigarh | 50 overs | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Semi Finals | 72% | ||
| 1992 Cricket World Cup | Mohammad Azharuddin | Hyderabad | 50 overs | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | Group Stage | 25% | ||
| 1996 Cricket World Cup | Mohammad Azharuddin | Hyderabad | 50 overs | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Semi Finals | 57% | ||
| 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy | Mohammad Azharuddin | Hyderabad | 50 overs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Semi Finals | 50% | ||
| 1999 Cricket World Cup | Mohammad Azharuddin | Hyderabad | 50 overs | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Super Six | 50% | ||
| 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy | Sourav Ganguly | Kolkata | 50 overs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Runners-up | 75% | ||
| 2002 ICC Champions Trophy | Sourav Ganguly | Kolkata | 50 overs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Co-Champions | 75% | ||
| 2003 Cricket World Cup | Sourav Ganguly | Kolkata | 50 overs | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | Runners-Up | 82% | ||
| 2004 ICC Champions Trophy | Sourav Ganguly | Kolkata | 50 overs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Group Stage | 50% | ||
| 2006 ICC Champions Trophy | Rahul Dravid | Bangalore | 50 overs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Group Stage | 33.3% | ||
| 2007 Cricket World Cup | Rahul Dravid | Bangalore | 50 overs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Group Stage | 33.3% | ||
| 2007 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | Ranchi | 20 overs | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Champions | 71% | ||
| 2009 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | Ranchi | 20 overs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Super 8 | 40% | ||
| 2009 ICC Champions Trophy | MS Dhoni | Ranchi | 50 overs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Group Stage | 33.33% | ||
| 2010 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | Ranchi | 20 overs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Super 8 | 40% | ||
| 2011 Cricket World Cup | MS Dhoni | Ranchi | 50 overs | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Champions | 77.7% | ||
| 2012 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | Ranchi | 20 overs | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Super 8 | 80% | ||
| 2013 ICC Champions Trophy | MS Dhoni | Ranchi | 50 overs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Champions | 100% | ||
| 2014 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | Ranchi | 20 overs | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Runners-Up | 83.3% | ||
| 2015 Cricket World Cup | MS Dhoni | Ranchi | 50 overs | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Semi Finals | 87.7% | ||
| 2016 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | Ranchi | 20 overs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Semi Finals | 60% | ||
| 2017 ICC Champions Trophy | Virat Kohli | New Delhi | 50 overs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Runners-Up | 60% | ||
| 2019 Cricket World Cup | Virat Kohli | New Delhi | 50 overs | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Semi Finals | 70 | ||
| 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final | Virat Kohli | New Delhi | Unlimited | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Runners-Up | 0 | ||
| 2021 World Twenty20 | Virat Kohli | New Delhi | 20 overs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Super-12 | 60% | ||
| 2022 Men's T20 World Cup | Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 20 overs | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Semi Finals | 66.6% | ||
| 2023 ICC World Test Championship Final | Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | Unlimited | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Runners-Up | 0 | ||
| 2023 Cricket World Cup | Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 50 overs | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Runners-Up | 91% | ||
| 2024 Men's T20 World Cup | Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 20 overs | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | Champions | 88.88% | ||
| 2025 ICC Champions Trophy | Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 50 overs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Champions | 100% | ||
| 2026 Men's T20 World Cup | Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai | 20 overs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBC | TBC |
Women's
WTest
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian women's cricket team for at least one women's Test match. Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur are the most successful test captains of Indian women's cricket team with three wins each.
Last updated: 1 July 2024
| Number | Image | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:Shantha Rangaswamy (2017).jpg | 100px]] | Shantha Rangaswamy | 1976-84 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8.33 |
| 2 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Nilima Jogalekar | 1984-85 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 3 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Diana Edulji | 1985-86 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 4 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Shubhangi Kulkarni | 1986-91 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 5 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Sandhya Agarwal | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Purnima Rau | 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 7 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Pramila Bhatt | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 8 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Chanderkanta Kaul | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9 | [[File:Anjum Chopra (10 March 2009, Sydney).jpg | 100px]] | Anjum Chopra | 2002 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
| 10 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Mamatha Maben | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 11 | [[File:Mithali_Raj.png | 100px]] | Mithali Raj | 2005-21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37.50 |
| 12 | [[File:Harmanpreet Kaur 2017 (sq cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Harmanpreet Kaur | 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total | 41 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 19.51 |
WODI
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian women's cricket team for at least one women's one-day international. Mithali Raj is the most successful WODI captain of Indian women's cricket team with 89 wins.
Last updated: 2 November 2025
| Number | Image | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie | No Result | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Diana Edulji | 1978-93 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 38.88 |
| 2 | [[File:Shantha Rangaswamy (2017).jpg | 100px]] | Shantha Rangaswamy | 1982-84 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| 3 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Shubhangi Kulkarni | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 4 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Purnima Rau | 1995 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| 5 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Pramila Bhatt | 1995-97 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
| 6 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Chanderkanta Kaul | 1999 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| 7 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Anju Jain | 2000 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| 8 | [[File:Anjum Chopra (10 March 2009, Sydney).jpg | 100px]] | Anjum Chopra | 2002-12 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 35.71 |
| 9 | [[File:Blank.svg | 100x100px]] | Mamatha Maben | 2003-04 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 73.68 |
| 10 | [[File:Mithali_Raj.png | 100px]] | Mithali Raj | 2004-22 | 155 | 89 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 57.41 |
| 11 | [[File:Ms._Jhulan_Goswami,_in_2012_(cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Jhulan Goswami | 2008-11 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 48.00 |
| 12 | [[File:RUMELI DHAR (3387570215).jpg | 100px]] | Rumeli Dhar | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 13 | [[File:Harmanpreet Kaur 2017 (sq cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Harmanpreet Kaur | 2013 – present | 48 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 62.50 |
| 14 | [[File:Ms. Smriti Mandhana, Arjun Awardee (Cricket), in New Delhi on July 16, 2019 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Smriti Mandhana | 2024-25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total | 342 | 188 | 147 | 2 | 5 | 56.08 |
WT20I
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian women's cricket team for at least one Twenty 20 International. Harmanpreet Kaur is the most successful WT20I captain of Indian women's cricket team with 65 wins.
Last updated: 30 December 2025
| Number | Image | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:Mithali_Raj.png | 100px]] | Mithali Raj | 2006–16 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 53.12 |
| 2 | [[File:Ms._Jhulan_Goswami,_in_2012_(cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Jhulan Goswami | 2008–15 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| 3 | [[File:Anjum Chopra (10 March 2009, Sydney).jpg | 100px]] | Anjum Chopra | 2012 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| 4 | [[File:Harmanpreet Kaur 2017 (sq cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Harmanpreet Kaur | 2012–present | 132 | 78 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 59.09 |
| 5 | [[File:Ms. Smriti Mandhana, Arjun Awardee (Cricket), in New Delhi on July 16, 2019 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Smriti Mandhana | 2019–25 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 58.82 |
| Total | 209 | 116 | 86 | 1 | 6 | 57.63 |
Youth cricket
Youth test
This is a list of cricketers whose have captained the Indian Men's Under-19 cricket team for at least one under-19 Test match. Four men, Srikkanth, Shastri, Dravid and Kohli have gone on to captain the senior side.
Last updated:2019
| S.No. | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Vedraj Chauhan | 1978 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Ravi Shastri | 1981 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Saba Karim | 1984 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Anju Mudkavi | 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Amikar Dayal | 1986 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Myluahanan Senthilnathan | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Janardhanan Ramdas | 1988 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Ranjib Biswal | 1989 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Rahul Dravid | 1991 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Manoj Joglekar | 1992 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Sridharan Sriram | 1993 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Amit Sharma | 1994 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Kiran Powar | 1994 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Sanjay Raul | 1995 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Ajit Agarkar | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jyoti Yadav | 1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Reetinder Singh Sodhi | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Ajay Ratra | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Manvinder Bisla | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Yaleeka Gnaneswara Rao | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Ambati Rayudu | 2004/5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tanmay Srivastava | 2006-07 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Piyush Chawla | 2006-07 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Virat Kohli | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Ashok Menaria | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Vijay Zol | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Jonty Sidhu | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Himanshu Rana | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Anuj Rawat | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Suraj Ahuja | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 26 | 12 | 39 |
Youth ODI
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian men's U-19 cricket team for at least one youth ODI.
Last updated:December 2023
| S.No. | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravi Shastri | 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 2 | Saba Karim | 1985 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 3 | Anju Mudkavi | 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 4 | Amikar Dayal | 1986 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| 5 | M. Senthilnathan | 1988 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 | |
| 6 | Arjan Kripal Singh | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 7 | Ranjib Biswal | 1989-90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| 8 | Rahul Dravid | 1992 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| 9 | Manoj Joglekar | 1993 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 10 | Amit Sharma | 1994 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| 11 | Kiran Powar | 1995 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| 12 | Sanjay Raul | 1996 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 13 | Jyoti Yadav | 1997-98 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| 14 | Amit Pagnis | 1997 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| 15 | Reetinder Singh Sodhi | 1999 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 16 | Mohammad Kaif | 1999-00 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 | |
| 17 | Ajay Ratra | 2001 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| 18 | Parthiv Patel | 2002 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| 19 | Yalaka Gnaneswara Rao | 2002 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 20 | Ambati Rayudu | 2003-04 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| 21 | Dinesh Karthik | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 22 | Manoj Tiwary | 2005 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| 23 | Ravikant Shukla | 2005-06 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88.23 | |
| 24 | Tanmay Srivastava | 2006-07 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 25 | Piyush Chawla | 2006-07 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91.66 | |
| 26 | Ravindra Jadeja | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 27 | Virat Kohli | 2008 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 28 | Ashok Menaria | 2009-10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| 29 | Unmukt Chand | 2011-12 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 73.80 | |
| 30 | Vijay Zol | 2013-14 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 85.71 | |
| 31 | Sanju Samson | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 32 | Ricky Bhui | 2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 33 | Virat Singh | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 34 | Rishabh Pant | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 35 | Ishan Kishan | 2015 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 | |
| 36 | Abhishek Sharma | 2016 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 | |
| 37 | Himanshu Rana | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| 38 | Prithvi Shaw | 2018 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 39 | Aryan Juyal | 2018 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| 40 | Pawan Shah | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 41 | Prab Simran Singh | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 42 | Priyam Garg | 2019 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| 43 | Dhruv Jurel | 2019 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| 44 | Shubhang Hedge | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33.33 | |
| 45 | Yash Dhull | 2021-22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 | |
| 46 | Nishant Sindhu | 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 47 | Uday Saharan | 2023 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Total | 276 | 211 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 76.44 |
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