Former England captain Alastair Cook who stands as the last foreign team captain to win a red-ball series in India back in 2012, feels that the Brendon McCullum-led management should drop aggressive middle-order batsman Jonny Bairstow from the English playing XI for the 4th Test in Ranchi to protect him from enduring further embarrassment in […]
India National Cricket Team
India National Cricket Team Details
| Team | India |
| Nickname | Team India, Men in Blue |
| Governing body | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
| Captain | Rohit Sharma |
| Coach | Rahul Dravid |
| First Test | v England at Lord’s, London; 25–28 June 1932 |
| First ODI | v England at Headingley, Leeds; 13 July 1974 |
| 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:
- The game of cricket was introduced in India by the British in the 18th century and the first cricket club in the country was established in 1792.
- The India National Cricket Team is achieved Test cricket status in 1932 and played the first Test against England in 1932 in London. While India had to wait until 1952 for their first Test victory, the India Team today is one of the strongest teams in the world.
- The India cricket team won its first away Test series outside the subcontinent against New Zealand in 1967–68.
India National Cricket Team ICC World Cup record:
The Indian cricket team has been playing the ICC World Cup right from its first edition in 1975 and has played in all the editions so far. 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:
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1975 | Round 1 | 6/8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | Round 1 | 7/8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | Champions | 1/8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | Semi-finals | 3/8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Round 1 | 7/9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | Semi-finals | 3/12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Round 2 (Super 6s) | 6/12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Runners-up | 2/14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Group Stage | 9/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Champions | 1/14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Semi-finals | 3/14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Semi-finals | 3/10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Runners-up | 2/10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
India National Cricket Team ICC T20 World Cup record:
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.
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Champions | 1/12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | Super 8s | 7/12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Super 8s | 8/12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Super 8s | 5/12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 2/16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Semi-finals | 4/16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Super 12s | 6/16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | 3/16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
India National Cricket Team ICC Champions Trophy record:
India has 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.
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1998 | Semi-finals | 3/9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Runners-up | 2/11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Champions | 1/12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | Group stage | 7/12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Group stage | 5/10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Group stage | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | Champions | 1/8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 2/8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 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.
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1984 | Champions | 1/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | Champions | 1/4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | Champions | 1/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Champions | 1/4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Runners-up | 2/4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | First round | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 2/6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Runners-up | 2/6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Champions | 1/4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | First round | 3/4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | First round | 3/5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Champions | 1/5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Champions | 1/6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Super Fours | 3/6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Champions | 1/6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
Runners-up (1): 2014
ICC Champions Trophy:
Champions (2): 2002, 2013
Runners-up (2): 2000, 2017
ACC Asia Cup:
Champions (8): 1984, 1988, 1990–91, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023
Runners-up (3): 1997, 2004, 2008
India Team Today/Current Indian cricket Team:
Here is the list of prominent players who are part of the current Indian cricket team:
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd. Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Tilak Varma
Indian Cricket Team FAQs:
Currently, who is the captain of the Indian Cricket Team?
Rohit Sharma is the captain of the current Indian Cricket Team.
Who is the most successful captain of the Indian Cricket Team?
The most successful captain of the Indian Cricket Team in the history of the sport is Virat Kohli as under his leadership the Men in Blue have won 40 matches.
Which captain has won major ICC Titles in the history of cricket?
MS Dhoni has won all three major ICC trophies in the history of cricket and he is the only captain to do so in the world. Under his leadership, India won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007, the ICC ODI World Cup in 2011, and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.
Who is the first captain of the Indian Cricket Team?
The first captain of the Indian Cricket Team was C. K. Nayudu while playing against England in 1933–34.