India Cricket Team Past Captains
Published - 18 Jul 2025, 12:29 PM | Updated - 18 Jul 2025, 12:35 PM
Since 1932, when Team India played their first-ever international match, the team has been led by a remarkable line of captains. The captains have played an integral role in shaping the destiny of the Indian team.
The captains have been at the forefront of India's remarkable journey from underdogs to a powerhouse of cricket. Here we are taking a look at the players who have had the honour of leading India in international cricket.
India Cricket Team Past Captains - Test:
Shubman Gill is the current captain of the Indian team in Tests. The right-handed batsman was appointed as the captain in May 2025 after Rohit Sharma retired from the longest format of the game. Gill became the 37th captain of the India Test team.
The first-ever player to lead India in Tests is C.K. Nayudu. He led India in 4 Tests. Virat Kohli holds the record for leading India in the most Test matches. The former India Test captain led the team in 68 Tests. He is also the most successful Indian Test captain. Under him, India won 40 Tests.
Apart from Kohli, MS Dhoni is the only other player to lead India in 50 or more Tests. Dhoni captained the team in 60 Tests, guiding them to win in 27 of them.
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List of India Cricket Team Past Test captains:
| C. K. Nayudu |
| Maharajkumar of Vizianagram |
| Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi |
| Lala Amarnath |
| Vijay Hazare |
| Vinoo Mankad |
| Ghulam Ahmed |
| Polly Umrigar |
| Hemu Adhikari |
| Datta Gaekwad |
| Pankaj Roy |
| Gulabrai Ramchand |
| Nari Contractor |
| Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi |
| Chandu Borde |
| Ajit Wadekar |
| Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan |
| Sunil Gavaskar |
| Bishan Singh Bedi |
| Gundappa Viswanath |
| Kapil Dev |
| Dilip Vengsarkar |
| Ravi Shastri |
| Krishnamachari Srikkanth |
| Mohammad Azharuddin |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
| Sourav Ganguly |
| Rahul Dravid |
| Virender Sehwag |
| Anil Kumble |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Virat Kohli |
| Ajinkya Rahane |
| KL Rahul |
| Rohit Sharma |
| Jasprit Bumrah |
| Shubman Gill |
India Cricket Team Past Captains - ODIs:
Rohit Sharma is the present captain of the India team in ODIs. Former batsman Ajit Wadekar is the first-ever ODI captain of India. He led India in 2 ODIs.
MS Dhoni holds the record for leading India in most ODIs. The former wicketkeeper-batsman led India in ODIs for almost a decade. Under him, India played 200 ODIs and won 110 of them. He is still the only Indian captain to lead the team to 100 or more ODIs.
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List of India Cricket Team Past ODI Captains:
| Ajit Wadekar |
| Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan |
| Bishan Singh Bedi |
| Sunil Gavaskar |
| Gundappa Viswanath |
| Kapil Dev |
| Syed Kirmani |
| Mohinder Amarnath |
| Ravi Shastri |
| Dilip Vengsarkar |
| Krishnamachari Srikkanth |
| Mohammad Azharuddin |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
| Ajay Jadeja |
| Sourav Ganguly |
| Rahul Dravid |
| Anil Kumble |
| Virender Sehwag |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Suresh Raina |
| Gautam Gambhir |
| Virat Kohli |
| Ajinkya Rahane |
| Rohit Sharma |
| Shikhar Dhawan |
| KL Rahul |
| Hardik Pandya |
India Cricket Team Past Captains - T20Is:
Suryakumar Yadav is the present captain of the India T20I team. He was named the T20I captain in 2024 after Rohit Sharma retired from the shortest format of the game. Former India opener Virender Sehwag is the first player to lead India in T20Is. On the other hand, MS Dhoni holds the record for leading India in most T20Is - 72.
List of India Cricket Team Past T20I captains:
| Virender Sehwag |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Suresh Raina |
| Ajinkya Rahane |
| Virat Kohli |
| Rohit Sharma |
| Shikhar Dhawan |
| Rishabh Pant |
| Hardik Pandya |
| KL Rahul |
| Jasprit Bumrah |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Suryakumar Yadav |
| Shubman Gill |
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