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A dagger (†) indicates that the player captained at least one Test in the series as a stand-in for the appointed captain or was appointed by the home authority for a proportion in a series. 36 players have captained India in men's test matches, of which Virat Kohli is the most successful with 40 wins. Last updated: 30 December 2024 [19]
The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The largest victory for India, which is the 12th largest, is their win against West Indies in the first Test of the 2018–19 tour at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium , where the ...
India Nickname(s) Men in Blue Association Board of Control for Cricket in India Personnel Test captain Rohit Sharma One Day captain Rohit Sharma T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav Coach Gautam Gambhir History Test status acquired 1931 (94 years ago) (1931) International Cricket Council ICC status Full Member (1926) ICC region ACC ICC Rankings Current Best-ever Test 3rd 1st (1 April 1973) ODI 1st ...
He managed only 4 and 1 in the Fourth Test in Madras as India forced the only win of the series. He posted a fourth century for the series, scoring 120 in the Fifth Test at Delhi, becoming the first Indian to pass 4000 Test runs. He aggregated 732 runs at 91.50 for the series, securing India a 1–0 win in his first series as captain. [15]
The remainder of the 1950s did not show as good results as the start: India lost a 3-Test series to Australia (2-0), lost a 5-Test series against the West Indies (3-0), The team's performances again began to improve in the 1960s, starting with their first series win over England in 1961–62.
[60] [54] In the first Test at Bombay, Lala Amarnath and Nayudu put up a partnership of 186 for the third wicket. [61] Nayudu scored 67, while Amarnath became the first Indian batsman to score a Test century with a knock of 118 runs. [62] Nayudu was the captain of India in their first four Test matches, losing three and drawing one at Eden ...
His victories included India's first ever Test match win overseas against New Zealand in 1968. India went on to win that series, making it India's first ever Test series win overseas. [21] He lost the captaincy of the Indian cricket team for the tour to the West Indies in 1970–1, and did not play Tests from 1970 to 1972.
India's first Test series as an independent country was against Australia. [3] They secured their first Test win against England in 1952 at Madras Cricket Club Ground. [4] [A] As of 11 April 2024, India have played 579 Test matches; they have won 181 matches, lost 181 matches, and 222 matches were drawn with one being tied. [5]