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Indian Cricket Team
As you all know cricket is the most popular game among youth and kids, but nowadays the craze of cricket is increasing among girls too. The Indian government is also encouraging girls in cricket.
In this article you will find the name of the team member of the women’s Indian cricket team, but before that you should know some information about Cricket. In this article you will find all your answers about cricket. When and where was cricket first played? Who is the first captain of the men’s and women’s cricket team in India? How many matches did Team India won under Dhoni’s captaincy? Women’s Team India team detail, List of Captains of Team India in Test Match, ODI and T20.
When and where was cricket first played?
In 1844, the first-ever international match took place between the United States and Canada. In 1859, a team of English players went to North America on the first overseas tour. Meanwhile, the British Empire had been instrumental in spreading the game overseas and by the middle of the 19th century it had become well established in Australia, the Caribbean, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, North America and South Africa.
Who was the first Men’s Captain of Team India?
- CK Nayudu was the first Test Match Captain of Team India, who led the team in four matches against England (One in England in 1932 and a series of three matches at home in 1933–34).
- Ajit Wadekar was the first ODI captain of Team India. (Till now total twenty five players have captained India in One Day Internationals, but Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the most successful captain with 110 wins out of 200 matches)
- Virender Sehwag was the first T20 Captain of Team India, during the 2006–07 series in South Africa. (Till now total seven players have captained the Team India in T20Is, but Mahendra Singh Dhoni is most successful captain, with 41 wins out of 72 matches)
Players captained Team India in Test Match?
Till now total 33 players have captained Team India in test matches, of which Virat Kohli is the most successful with 38 wins out of 65 matches
| Name of the Captains | Total Match Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CK Nayudu | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Maharajkumar of Vizianagram | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| The Nawab of Pataudi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lala Amarnath | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Vijay Hazare | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Vinoo Mankad | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ghulam Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Polly Umrigar | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Hemu Adhikari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Datta Gaekwad | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pankaj Roy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulabrai Ramchand | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Nari Contractor | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 40 | 9 | 19 | 12 |
| Chandu Borde | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ajit Wadekar | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 47 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| Bishan Singh Bedi | 20 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kapil Dev | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Ravi Shastri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 47 | 14 | 14 | 19 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 49 | 21 | 13 | 15 |
| Rahul Dravid | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Virender Sehwag | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 60 | 27 | 18 | 15 |
| Virat Kohli | 65 | 38 | 16 | 11 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Players captained Team India in ODI?
Till now total 25 players have captained Team India in One Day Internationals, of which Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the most successful with 110 wins out of 200 matched
| Team India Caption Name | Total Match Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Wadekar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bishen Singh Bedi | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 37 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kapil Dev | 74 | 39 | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| Syed Kirmani | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 174 | 90 | 76 | 2 | 6 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 73 | 23 | 43 | 1 | 6 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 146 | 76 | 65 | 0 | 5 |
| Rahul Dravid | 79 | 42 | 33 | 0 | 4 |
| Anil Kumble | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 200 | 110 | 74 | 5 | 11 |
| Suresh Raina | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | 95 | 65 | 27 | 1 | 2 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Sharma | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Who was the first Women’s Captain of Women’s Team India?
- Santha Rangaswamy was the first women’s Test match captain in 1976 against West Indies at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
- Diana Edulji was the first Women’s One Day International captain in 1978 against England at Eden Gardens.
- Mithali Raj became the first Women’s Twenty Twenty International captain in 2006 against England at Derby.
Who was the first Under-19’s Captain of Team India?
- K. Srikkant was the first Test Match captain of U-19 of Team India in 1978–79 against Pakistan.
- Ravi Shastri was the first One Day International captain for the U-19 of Team India in 1981.
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