India National Cricket Team (2026)
The India National Cricket Team, often referred to as Team India, Indian cricket team and India, is one of the most successful and celebrated cricket teams in the world. With a rich history dating back to 1932, the team has produced legendary players like Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Known for their aggressive batting, lethal bowling, and electrifying fielding, Team India has won multiple ICC trophies, including the 1983 and 2011 World Cups. This page provides the latest updates, squad details, records, and news about the Indian cricket team.
India National Cricket Team Other Names:
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India Cricket Team |
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India National Cricket Team |
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Indian Cricket Team |
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India Team Today |
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Current Indian Cricket Team |
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Indian Cricket Team Today |
India National Cricket Team Info:
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Team |
India |
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Nickname |
Team India, Men in Blue |
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Governing body |
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
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Captain |
Shubman Gill (ODI & Test) SuryaKumar Yadav (T20) |
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Coach |
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Assistant Coach |
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Bowling Coach |
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Batting Coach |
Sitanshu Kotak |
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Fielding Coach |
T Dilip |
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First Test |
v England at Lord's, London; 25-28 June 1932 |
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First ODI |
v England at Headingley, Leeds; 13 July 1974 |
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First T20I |
v South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg; 1 December 2006 |
The India National Cricket Team represents India in men's international cricket. The Indian cricket team is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and is one of the most successful teams in the game. The India Cricket Team's governing body is the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the richest cricket body in the world.
India National Cricket Team: History
India National Cricket Team: ICC World Cup Records
The Indian cricket team has been playing the ICC World Cup since its first edition in 1975 and has played in all editions. The Men in Blue have won two World Cups so far in addition to finishing runners-up on two occasions. India won their first World Cup in 1983 before becoming the first-ever team to win the title on home soil in 2011.
India's Record in ICC World Cup:
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Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
NR |
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1975 |
Round 1 |
6/8 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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1979 |
Round 1 |
7/8 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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1983 |
Champions |
1/8 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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1987 |
Semi-finals |
3/8 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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1992 |
Round 1 |
7/9 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
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1996 |
Semi-finals |
3/12 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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1999 |
Round 2 (Super 6s) |
6/12 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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2003 |
Runners-up |
2/14 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2007 |
Group Stage |
9/16 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2011 |
Champions |
1/14 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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2015 |
Semi-finals |
3/14 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2019 |
Semi-finals |
3/10 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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2023 |
Runners-up |
2/10 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
India National Cricket Team: ICC T20 World Cup Records
The India cricket team won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 and are yet to repeat that feat. In 2014, they made it to the final but lost to Sri Lanka. In 2016 and 2022, their journey came to an end at the semifinal stage.
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Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
NR |
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2007 |
Champions |
1/12 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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2009 |
Super 8s |
7/12 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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2010 |
Super 8s |
8/12 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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2012 |
Super 8s |
5/12 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2014 |
Runners-up |
2/16 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2016 |
Semi-finals |
4/16 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2021 |
Super 12s |
6/16 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2022 |
Semi-finals |
3/16 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2024 |
Champions |
1/20 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
India National Cricket Team: ICC Champions Trophy record:
India have played in all the editions of the ICC Champions Trophy so far. In 2000, they lost the final before being crowned champions in 2002. In 2013, they won the tournament once again before losing the final against Pakistan in 2017.
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Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
NR |
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1998 |
Semi-finals |
3/9 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2000 |
Runners-up |
2/11 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2002 |
Champions |
1/12 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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2004 |
Group stage |
7/12 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2006 |
Group stage |
5/10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2009 |
Group stage |
5/8 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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2013 |
Champions |
1/8 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2017 |
Runners-up |
2/8 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2025 |
Champions |
1/8 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
India National Cricket Team: Asia Cup Record:
India are the most successful team in the history of the Asia Cup. The Men in Blue have won the continental championship eight times.
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Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
NR |
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1984 |
Champions |
1/3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1988 |
Champions |
1/4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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1990-91 |
Champions |
1/3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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1995 |
Champions |
1/4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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1997 |
Runners-up |
2/4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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2000 |
First round |
3/4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2004 |
Runners-up |
2/6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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2008 |
Runners-up |
2/6 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2010 |
Champions |
1/4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2012 |
First round |
3/4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2014 |
First round |
3/5 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2016 |
Champions |
1/5 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2018 |
Champions |
1/6 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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2022 |
Super Fours |
3/6 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2023 |
Champions |
1/6 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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2025 |
Champions |
1/8 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
India National Cricket Team: Honours
ICC World Test Championship:
Runners-up (2): 2019-21, 2021-23
ICC World Cup:
Champions (2): 1983, 2011
Runners-up (2): 2003, 2023
ICC T20 World Cup:
Champions (1): 2007, 2024
Runners-up (1): 2014
ICC Champions Trophy:
Champions (2): 2002, 2013, 2025
Runners-up (2): 2000, 2017
ACC Asia Cup:
Champions (8): 1984, 1988, 1990-91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2025
Runners-up (3): 1997, 2004, 2008
Current Indian Cricket Team:
Here is the list of prominent players who are part of the current Indian cricket team:
India Test Squad 2026
| PLAYER | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
| Rishabh Pant | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Left hand bat | 17 |
| Dhruv Jurel | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Right hand bat | 16 |
| KL Rahul | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Right hand bat | 1 |
| Shubman Gill (Captain) | Batter |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
77 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Legbreak |
64 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batter |
Batting: Left hand bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
37 |
| Sai Sudharsan | Batter |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Legbreak |
66 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
8 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
25 |
| Axar Patel | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
20 |
| Washington Sundar | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
5 |
| Akash Deep | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium |
41 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
93 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin |
23 |
| Mohammed Siraj | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
73 |
| Prasidh Krishna | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium |
24 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Batter |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Legbreak |
97 |
India ODI Squad 2026
| PLAYER | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
| Shubman Gill (Captain) | Batter |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
77 |
| Rohit Sharma | Batter |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
45 |
| Virat Kohli | Batter |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
18 |
| KL Rahul | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Right hand bat | 1 |
| Shreyas Iyer | Batter |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
96 |
| Washington Sundar | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
5 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
8 |
| Mohd Siraj | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
73 |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
22 |
| Prasidh Krishna | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium |
24 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin |
23 |
| Rishabh Pant | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Left hand bat | 17 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
25 |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Left arm Medium fast |
2 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Legbreak |
64 |
| Axar Patel | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
20 |
| Hardik Pandya | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
33 |
| Sanju Samson | Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right hand Bat |
9 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
93 |
India T20I Squad 2026
| PLAYER | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
| Suryakumar Yadav (Captain) | Batter |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
63 |
| Abhishek Sharma | Batter |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
4 |
| Tilak Varma | Batter |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
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| Sanju Samson | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Right hand Bat | 9 |
| Shivam Dube | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
70 |
| Ishan Kishan | Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
32 |
| Hardik Pandya | Allrounder |
Batting: Right hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
33 |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Left arm Medium fast |
2 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
93 |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
22 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
29 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin |
23 |
| Axar Patel | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
20 |
| Washington Sundar | Allrounder |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
5 |
| Rinku Singh | Batter |
Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak |
35 |
| Rishabh Pant | Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left hand bat |
17 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
56 |
Cricket Grounds in India
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Sabarmati, Ahmedabad
- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
- HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal
- Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- MCA International Stadium, Maharashtra
- Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, Telangana
- Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, Assam
- ACA VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam
- Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Most Runs for India in Tests
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | Period |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 15,921 | 200 | 329 | 1989-2013 |
| Rahul Dravid | 13,265 | 163 | 284 | 1996-2012 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 10,122 | 125 | 214 | 1971-1987 |
| Virat Kohli | 9,230 | 123 | 210 | 2011-2025 |
| VVS Laxman | 8,781 | 134 | 225 | 1996-2012 |
| Virender Sehwag | 8,503 | 103 | 178 | 2001-2013 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 7,212 | 113 | 188 | 1996-2008 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 7,195 | 103 | 176 | 2010-2023 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 6,868 | 116 | 185 | 1976-1992 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 6,215 | 99 | 147 | 1984-2000 |
Most Runs for India in ODIs
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | Period |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 18,426 | 463 | 452 | 1989-2012 |
| Virat Kohli | 14,797 | 311 | 299 | 2008-2026 |
| Rohit Sharma | 11,577 | 282 | 274 | 2007-2026 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 11,221 | 308 | 297 | 1992-2007 |
| Rahul Dravid | 10,768 | 340 | 314 | 1996-2011 |
| MS Dhoni | 10,599 | 347 | 294 | 2004-2019 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 9,378 | 334 | 308 | 1985-2000 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 8,609 | 301 | 275 | 2000-2017 |
| Virender Sehwag | 7,995 | 241 | 235 | 1999-2013 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 6,793 | 167 | 164 | 2010-2022 |
Most Runs for India in T20Is
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | Period |
| Rohit Sharma | 4,231 | 159 | 151 | 2007-2024 |
| Virat Kohli | 4,188 | 125 | 117 | 2010-2024 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 2,967 | 103 | 97 | 2021-2026 |
| KL Rahul | 2,265 | 72 | 68 | 2016-2022 |
| Hardik Pandya | 2,029 | 128 | 99 | 2016-2026 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 1,759 | 68 | 66 | 2011-2021 |
| MS Dhoni | 1,617 | 98 | 85 | 2006-2019 |
| Suresh Raina | 1,605 | 78 | 66 | 2006-2018 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 1,267 | 37 | 36 | 2024-2026 |
| Rishabh Pant | 1,209 | 76 | 66 | 2017-202 |
Most Wickets for India in Tests
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | Period |
| Anil Kumble | 619 | 132 | 236 | 1990-2008 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 537 | 106 | 237 | 2011-2024 |
| Kapil Dev | 434 | 131 | 237 | 1978-1994 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 417 | 103 | 190 | 1998-2015 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 348 | 89 | 167 | 2012-2025 |
| Ishant Sharma | 311 | 105 | 188 | 2007-2021 |
| Zaheer Khan | 311 | 92 | 165 | 2000-2014 |
| Bishan Bedi | 266 | 67 | 118 | 1966-1979 |
| Bhagwath Chandrasekhar | 242 | 58 | 97 | 1964-1979 |
| Javagal Srinath | 236 | 67 | 121 | 1991-2002 |
Most Wickets for India in ODIs
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | Period |
| Anil Kumble | 334 | 269 | 263 | 1990-2007 |
| Javagal Srinath | 315 | 229 | 227 | 1991-2003 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 288 | 191 | 188 | 1998-2007 |
| Zaheer Khan | 269 | 194 | 191 | 2000-2012 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 265 | 234 | 225 | 1998-2015 |
| Kapil Dev | 253 | 225 | 221 | 1978-1994 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 232 | 210 | 202 | 2009-2026 |
| Mohammed Shami | 206 | 108 | 107 | 2013-2025 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 196 | 161 | 160 | 1994-2001 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 194 | 120 | 117 | 2017-2026 |
Most Wickets for India in T20Is
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | Period |
| Arshdeep Singh | 113 | 75 | 74 | 2022-2026 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 107 | 86 | 83 | 2016-2026 |
| Hardik Pandya | 105 | 128 | 115 | 2016-2026 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 96 | 80 | 79 | 2016-2023 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 94 | 53 | 51 | 2017-2026 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 90 | 87 | 86 | 2012-2022 |
| Axar Patel | 83 | 86 | 80 | 2015-2026 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 72 | 65 | 65 | 2010-2022 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 64 | 44 | 44 | 2022-2026 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 58 | 35 | 33 | 2021-2026 |
SCHEDULED / Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X3) / Eden Gardens
COMPLETED / Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X4) / Narendra Modi Stadium
111/10 (18.5 ov)
187/7 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 76 runs
COMPLETED / 36th Match, Group A / Narendra Modi Stadium
193/6 (20 ov)
176/7 (20 ov)
India won by 17 runs
COMPLETED / 5th T20I / Narendra Modi Stadium
231/5 (20 ov)
201/8 (20 ov)
India won by 30 runs
COMPLETED / 4th T20I / Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
Match Abandoned
COMPLETED / 5th T20I / Greenfield International Stadium
271/5 (20 ov)
225/10 (19.4 ov)
India won by 46 runs
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
120/3 (15.5 ov)
117/10 (20 ov)
India won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 4th T20I / Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
165/10 (18.4 ov)
215/7 (20 ov)
New Zealand won by 50 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
162/10 (19.1 ov)
213/4 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 51 runs
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Barsapara Cricket Stadium
155/2 (10 ov)
153/9 (20 ov)
India won by 8 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Barabati Stadium
175/6 (20 ov)
74/10 (12.3 ov)
India won by 101 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium
209/3 (15.2 ov)
208/6 (20 ov)
India won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
271/1 (39.5 ov)
270/10 (47.5 ov)
India won by 9 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha
238/7 (20 ov)
190/7 (20 ov)
India won by 48 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium
358/5 (50 ov)
362/6 (49.2 ov)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd Match, Group A / Wankhede Stadium
161/9 (20 ov)
132/8 (20 ov)
India won by 29 runs
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Holkar Cricket Stadium
296/10 (46 ov)
337/8 (50 ov)
New Zealand won by 41 runs
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / JSCA International Stadium Complex
349/8 (50 ov)
332/10 (49.2 ov)
India won by 17 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri
284/7 (50 ov)
286/3 (47.3 ov)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Barsapara Cricket Stadium
201/10 (83.5 ov)
489/10 (151.1 ov)
South Africa won by 408 runs
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Kotambi Stadium
306/6 (49 ov)
300/8 (50 ov)
India won by 4 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Eden Gardens
189/10 (62.2 ov)
159/10 (55 ov)
South Africa won by 30 runs
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