The Indian cricket team has had a long and storied history, with many great captains leading the team to victory. However, it can be difficult to keep track of all the different captains who have led the team over the years. This is especially true for newer fans of the game who may not be familiar with all the past captains.

This blog post will provide a comprehensive list of all the captains of the Indian cricket team, from year to year. The list will include the captain’s name, the year they were captains and the format of cricket they captained. The list will also be updated to include the current captain, Rohit Sharma.

The research for this blog post was conducted by using a variety of sources, including Wikipedia, ESPNcricinfo, and the official website of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The sources were used to gather information on the names of all the captains of the Indian cricket team, the years they were captains, and the formats of cricket they captained.

Introduction

The Indian cricket team is one of the most successful teams in the world and has had a long and illustrious history. Over the years, there have been many great captains who have led the team to victory.

In this blog post, we will take a look at the list of Indian cricket team captains, year-wise. We will also discuss the most successful Indian cricket captains, and provide some concluding thoughts. The journey starts with the first captain of Indian cricket team, CK Nayudu.

List of Indian Cricket Team Captains (Year Wise)

Test Captains

Captain	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	% Win
CK Nayudu	1932-1934	4	0	3	0	1	0%
Vizianagram	1936	3	0	2	0	1	0%
Nawab of Pataudi	1946	3	0	1	0	2	0%
L Amarnath	1947-1952	15	2	6	0	7	13.33%
VS Hazare	1951-1953	14	1	5	0	8	7.14%
MH Mankad	1955-1959	6	0	1	0	5	0%
Ghulam Ahmed	1955-1959	3	0	2	0	1	0%
PR Umrigar	1955-1958	8	2	2	0	4	25%
HR Adhikari	1959	1	0	0	0	1	0%
DK Gaekwad	1959	4	0	4	0	0	0%
P Roy	1959	1	0	1	0	0	0%
GS Ramchand	1959-1960	5	1	2	0	2	20%
NJ Contractor	1960-1962	12	2	2	0	8	16.66%
MAK Pataudi	1962-1975	40	9	19	0	12	22.5%
CG Borde	1967	1	0	1	0	0	0%
AL Wadekar	1971-1974	16	4	4	0	8	25%
S Venkataraghavan	1974-1979	5	0	2	0	3	0%
SM Gavaskar	1976-1985	47	9	8	0	30	19.14%
BS Bedi	1976-1978	22	6	11	0	5	27.27%
GR Viswanath	1980	2	0	1	0	1	0%
N Kapil Dev	1983-1987	34	4	7	1	22	11.76%
DB Vengsarkar	1987-1989	10	2	5	0	3	20%
RJ Shastri	1988	1	1	0	0	0	100%
K Srikkanth	1989	4	0	0	0	4	0%
M Azharuddin	1990-1999	47	14	14	0	19	29.78%
SR Tendulkar	1996-2000	25	4	9	0	12	16%
SC Ganguly	2000-2005	49	21	13	0	15	42.85%
R Dravid	2003-2007	25	8	6	0	11	32%
V Sehwag	2005-2012	4	2	1	0	1	50%
A Kumble	2007-2008	14	3	5	0	6	21.42%
MS Dhoni	2008-2014	60	27	18	0	15	45%
V Kohli	2014-2022	68	40	17	0	11	58.82%
AM Rahane	2017-2021	6	4	0	0	2	66.66%
KL Rahul	2022	3	2	1	0	0	66.66%
RG Sharma	2022-2023	7	4	2	0	1	57.14%
JJ Bumrah	2022	1	0	1	0	0	0%

Note: The table represents the player’s name, the span of their international career, number of matches played (Mat), matches won (Won), matches lost (Lost), matches tied (Tied), matches drawn (Draw), and the winning percentage (%W).

ODI Captains

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	%W
AL Wadekar	1974-1974	2	0	2	0	0	0
S Venkataraghavan	1975-1979	7	1	6	0	0	14.28
BS Bedi	1976-1978	4	1	3	0	0	25
SM Gavaskar	1980-1985	37	14	21	0	0	37.83
GR Viswanath	1981-1981	1	0	1	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev	1982-1987	74	39	33	0	0	52.7
SMH Kirmani	1983-1983	1	0	1	0	0	0
M Amarnath	1984-1984	1	0	0	0	0	0
RJ Shastri	1987-1991	11	4	7	0	0	36.36
DB Vengsarkar	1987-1989	18	8	10	0	0	44.44
K Srikkanth	1989-1989	13	4	8	0	0	30.76
M Azharuddin	1990-1999	174	90	76	2	0	51.72
SR Tendulkar	1996-2000	73	23	43	1	0	31.5
A Jadeja	1998-1999	13	8	5	0	0	61.53
SC Ganguly	1999-2005	146	76	65	0	0	52.05
R Dravid	2000-2007	79	42	33	0	0	53.16
A Kumble	2002-2002	1	1	0	0	0	100
V Sehwag	2003-2012	12	7	5	0	0	58.33
MS Dhoni	2007-2018	200	110	74	5	0	55
SK Raina	2010-2014	12	6	5	0	0	50
G Gambhir	2010-2011	6	6	0	0	0	100
V Kohli	2013-2021	95	65	27	1	0	68.42
AM Rahane	2015-2015	3	3	0	0	0	100
RG Sharma	2017-2023	26	19	7	0	0	73.07
S Dhawan	2021-2022	12	7	3	0	0	58.33
KL Rahul	2022-2022	7	4	3	0	0	57.14
HH Pandya	2023-2023	1	1	0	0	0	100

Note: The table represents the player’s name, the span of their international career, number of matches played (Mat), matches won (Won), matches lost (Lost), matches tied (Tied), matches drawn (Draw), and the winning percentage (%W).

T20I Captains

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	%W
V Sehwag	2006-2006	1	1	0	0	0	100
MS Dhoni	2007-2016	72	41	28	1	0	56.94
SK Raina	2010-2011	3	3	0	0	0	100
AM Rahane	2015-2015	2	1	1	0	0	50
V Kohli	2017-2021	50	30	16	2	0	60
RG Sharma	2017-2022	51	39	12	0	0	76.47
S Dhawan	2021-2021	3	1	2	0	0	33.33
RR Pant	2022-2022	5	2	2	0	0	40
HH Pandya	2022-2023	11	8	2	1	0	72.72
KL Rahul	2022-2022	1	1	0	0	0	100

Note: The table represents the player’s name, the span of their international career, number of matches played (Mat), matches won (Won), matches lost (Lost), matches tied (Tied), matches drawn (Draw), and the winning percentage (%W).

Most Successful Indian Cricket Captains

Based on the number of wins, the most successful Indian cricket captains are:

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni (270 wins)
• Virat Kohli (135 wins)
• Sourav Ganguly (93 wins)
• Rahul Dravid (88 wins)
• Kapil Dev (83 wins)

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