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This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian men's cricket team for at least one ODI. 27 players have captained the Indian men's team in ODIs of which MS Dhoni is the most successful captain of men's cricket team with 110 wins.
Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper batsmen and captains, he represented the Indian cricket team and was the captain of the side in limited overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Dhoni has captained the most international matches and is the most successful Indian captain.
MS Dhoni holds the record of most matches and wins as a captain in the IPL. In cricket, a captain is a player who leads the team and has additional roles and responsibilities. [1] [2] The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket in India, [3] which has been held annually since its first edition in 2008. [4] [5]
Indian batsman Virat Kohli holds the records for the most runs scored (8,004) and the most centuries made (8) in the league. Indian batsman Rohit Sharma and wicket-keeper MS Dhoni are the most successful captains in the league, each winning five titles. Dhoni also holds the record for the most matches played.
Rohit Gurunath Sharma (born 30 April 1987) is an Indian cricketer and the captain of India national cricket team in Test and ODI formats. Widely regarded as one of the best batsmen of his generation and one of the greatest opening batters of all time, [3] he is also regarded one of the greatest six hitters in cricket history.
Dhoni has been widely acknowledged as the most successful Indian captain ever. [21] However, following a drubbing in a test series down under in late 2014, he retired from tests. [22] In the 2015 World Cup, India reached the semi-finals. [23]
Most wins as a captain of India, with 40 wins out of 68 matches. Most Test double-hundreds by an Indian Player (7). Most Test double-hundreds (3) in two consecutive years (2016 & 2017). His peak rating in ICC Men's Test player rankings is highest by an Indian with 937 points in 2018.
He remained captain until 2005–06 and became the then most successful Indian captain, winning 21 of his 49 Test matches in charge and 76 of his 146 ODIs. Under his captaincy, India became the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka, and the runners-up of the 2003 Cricket World Cup. India lost only three Tests at home ...