Indian national cricket captains

This is a list of all men, boys and women who have captained an Indian national cricket team at official international level. India became a full member of the Imperial Cricket Conference (now the International Cricket Council) on 31 May 1926. On 25 June 1932 it became the Test nation after England, Australia, South Africa, the West Indies and New Zealand when they took on England at Lord's. They played only seven Tests, which were all against England, before the Second World War, losing five matches and drawing twice. Their first game against other opposition came in 1947/8 when they played Australia.

The Indian teams' greatest successes came in 1983, when they won the Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, and in 1999/2000 when they won the Under-19 World Cup under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif. In Test cricket, India's most successful captain is former captain, Sourav Ganguly, who - as of January 2006 - has won 21 of his 49 Tests at the helm.

Men's cricket

Test match captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian cricket team for at least one Test match. The table of results is complete to the third Test against England in 2005/6. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player deputised for the appointed captain or were appointed for a minor proportion in a series.

Notes:

• ¹ Includes one tie
• ² Asian Test Championship

Men's One-Day International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian cricket team for at least one one-day international. The table of results is complete to the sixth ODI against Pakistan in 2004/5. The next ODI result to be entered is that for against the West Indies on 1 August. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to an ODI match series in which he captained at least one ODI, that denotes that player was captain for a minor proportion in a series. The most successful captain in term's of percentage win rate (for those who have captained more than one match) is Sourav Ganguly. Next in the list comes Kapil Dev, the only Indian captain to have lifted the Cricket World Cup.

Note:

• ³ Sourav Ganguly also captained the ACC Asian XI in the one-day international against the ICC World XI held on 10 January 2005 for the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal. The ACC Asian XI lost that ODI.

Youth cricket

Test match captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian Under-19 cricket team for at least one under-19 Test match. The table of results is complete to the third "Test" against England in 2004/5. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player was captain for a minor proportion in a series. The very nature of Under-19 cricket means that in practice no youth captains the side for more than one year. Three men, Srikkanth, Shastri and Dravid, have gone on to captain the senior side.

Youth One-Day International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian U-19 cricket team for at least one Under-19 one-day international. The table of results is complete to the end of the Afro-Asia Cup in 2005/6. India's greatest success in Under-19 ODI cricket was in 1999/2000, when they won the Under-19 World Cup under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif.

Women's cricket

Test match captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian women's cricket team for at least one women's Test match. The table of results is complete to the Test against New Zealand in 2003/4. The next Test match has not yet been scheduled. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which she captained at least one Test, that denotes that player was captain for a minor proportion in a series. Overall India have played 30 women's Tests, winning twice, drawing 23 times and losing five times.

Women's One-Day International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian women's cricket team for at least one women's one-day international. The table of results is complete to the World Cup Final against Australia in 2004/5, which represents India's best performance in a Women's World Cup. The next ODI has not yet been scheduled. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which she captained at least one Test, that denotes that player deputised for the appointed captain or were appointed by the home authority for a minor proportion in a series. Two women have captained India in a women's ODI without captaining India in a women's Test.

References

• CricketArchive
• Cricinfo
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

See also

• List of Indian Test Cricketers

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