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Status Full Member
Test Captain Rohit Sharma
ODI Captain Rohit Sharma
T20I Captain Rohit Sharma
Test Ranking 1st
ODI Ranking 1st
T20I Ranking 1st
Tests Played 579
Test Record Won 178 Lost 178 (1 Tie, 222 Drawn)
First Test vs Flag of England England at Lord's, London, 25-28 June 1932
Last Test vs Flag of England England at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium, Dharamsala, 7-9 March 2024
ODIs Played 1,055
ODI Record Won 559 Lost 443 (9 Tie, 44 No Result)
First ODI vs Flag of England England at Headingley, Leeds, 13 July 1974
Last ODI vs Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa at Boland Park, Paarl, 21 December 2023
T20Is Played 219
T20I Record Won 140 Lost 68 (5 Tie, 6 No Result)
First T20I vs Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 1 December 2006
Last T20I vs Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, 17 January 2024

The India men's national cricket team is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council with Test, One-Day International and Twenty20 International status.

Although cricket was introduced to India by European merchant sailors in the 18th century, and the first cricket club was established in Calcutta (currently known as Kolkata) in 1792, India's national cricket team did not play its first Test match until 25 June 1932 at Lord's, becoming the sixth team to be granted Test cricket status. In its first fifty years of international cricket, India was one of the weaker teams, winning only 35 of the first 196 Test matches it played. From 1932 India had to wait until 1952, almost 20 years for its first Test victory. The team, however, gained strength in the 1970s with the emergence of players such as batsmen Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath, all-rounder Kapil Dev and the Indian spin quartet of Erapalli Prasanna, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and Bishen Singh Bedi.

Traditionally much stronger at home than abroad, the Indian team has improved its overseas form, especially in limited-overs cricket, since the start of the 21st century, winning Test matches in Australia, England and South Africa. It has won the Cricket World Cup twice – in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and in 2011 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. After winning the 2011 World Cup, India became only the third team after West Indies and Australia to have won the World Cup more than once, and the first cricket team to win the World Cup at home. It also won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. It was also the joint champions of 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, along with Sri Lanka.

Statistics and Records[]

Playing Record
Format M W L T D/NR Inaugural Match
Test Matches 579 178 178 1 222 25 June 1932
One Day Internationals 1,055 559 443 9 44 13 July 1974
Twenty20 Internationals 219 149 68 5 6 1 December 2006

Test Matches[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 759/7d Flag of England England MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 16-20 December 2016
Lowest Team Total 36 Flag of Australia Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 17-19 December 2020
Highest Total Conceded 952/6d Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2-6 August 1997
Lowest Total Conceded 55 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Newlands, Cape Town 3-4 January 2024

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Sachin Tendulkar 15,921 53.78 1989-2013
Rahul Dravid 13,265 52.63 1996-2012
Sunil Gavaskar 10,122 51.12 1971-1987
Virat Kohli 8,848 49.15 2011-2024
VVS Laxman 8,781 45.97 1996-2012

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Anil Kumble 619 29.65 1990-2008
Ravichandran Ashwin 516 23.75 2011-2024
Kapil Dev 434 29.64 1978-1994
Harbhajan Singh 417 32.46 1998-2015
Ishant Sharma 311 32.40 2007-2021
Zaheer Khan 311 32.94 2000-2014

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Virender Sehwag 319 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 26-30 March 2008
Virender Sehwag 309 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan 28 March-1 April 2004
Karun Nair 303* Flag of England England MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 16-20 December 2016
Virender Sehwag 293 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai 2-6 December 2009
VVS Laxman 281 Flag of Australia Australia Eden Gardens, Kolkata 11-15 March 2001

Best Innings Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Anil Kumble 10/74 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 4-7 February 1999
Jasubhai Patel 9/69 Flag of Australia Australia Green Park Stadium, Kanpur 19-24 December 1959
Kapil Dev 9/83 Flag of West Indies West Indies Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 12-16 November 1983
Subhash Gupte 9/102 Flag of West Indies West Indies Green Park Stadium, Kanpur 12-17 December 1958
Vinoo Mankad 8/52 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 16-18 October 1952

Best Match Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Narendra Hirwani 16/136 Flag of West Indies West Indies MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 11-15 January 1988
Harbhajan Singh 15/217 Flag of Australia Australia MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 18-22 March 2001
Jasubhai Patel 14/124 Flag of Australia Australia Green Park Stadium, Kanpur 19-24 December 1959
Anil Kumble 14/149 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 4-7 February 1999
Vinoo Mankad 13/131 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 16-18 October 1952

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T D First Match First Win
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 0 14 June 2018 15 June 2018
Flag of Australia Australia 107 32 45 1 29 28 November 1947 24 December 1959
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 13 11 0 0 2 10 November 2000 13 November 2000
Flag of England England 136 35 51 0 50 25 June 1932 10 February 1952
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 62 22 13 0 27 19 November 1955 7 December 1955
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 59 9 12 0 38 16 October 1952 18 October 1952
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 44 16 18 0 10 13 November 1992 23 November 1996
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 46 22 7 0 17 17 September 1982 31 December 1986
Flag of West Indies West Indies 100 23 30 0 47 10 November 1948 10 March 1971
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 11 7 2 0 2 18 October 1992 17 March 1993

One Day Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 418/5 Flag of West Indies West Indies Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore 8 December 2011
Lowest Team Total 54 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 29 October 2000
Highest Total Conceded 438/4 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 25 October 2015
Lowest Total Conceded 50 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 17 September 2023

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Sachin Tendulkar 18,426 44.83 1989-2012
Virat Kohli 13,848 58.67 2008-2023
Sourav Ganguly 11,221 40.95 1992-2007
Rahul Dravid 10,768 39.15 1996-2011
Rohit Sharma 10,709 49.12 2007-2023

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Anil Kumble 334 30.83 1990-2007
Javagal Srinath 315 28.08 1991-2003
Ajit Agarkar 288 27.85 1998-2007
Zaheer Khan 269 30.11 2000-2012
Harbhajan Singh 265 33.47 1998-2015

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Rohit Sharma 264 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Eden Gardens, Kolkata 13 November 2014
Virender Sehwag 219 Flag of West Indies West Indies Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore 8 December 2011
Ishan Kishan 210 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 10 December 2022
Rohit Sharma 209 Flag of Australia Australia M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 2 November 2013
Rohit Sharma 208* Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali 13 December 2017

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Mohammed Shami 7/57 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 15 November 2023
Stuart Binny 6/4 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka 17 June 2014
Anil Kumble 6/12 Flag of West Indies West Indies Eden Gardens, Kolkata 27 November 1993
Jasprit Bumrah 6/19 Flag of England England The Oval, London 12 July 2022
Mohammed Siraj 6/21 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 17 September 2023

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 4 3 0 1 0 5 March 2014 5 March 2014
Flag of Australia Australia 151 57 84 0 10 6 December 1980 6 December 1980
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 41 32 8 0 1 27 October 1988 27 October 1988
Flag of England England 107 58 44 2 3 13 July 1974 20 December 1981
Ireland flag Ireland 3 3 0 0 0 23 June 2007 23 June 2007
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 118 60 50 1 7 14 June 1975 9 December 1980
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 135 57 73 0 5 1 October 1978 1 October 1978
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 94 40 51 0 3 10 November 1991 10 November 1991
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 168 99 57 1 11 16 June 1979 12 September 1982
Flag of West Indies West Indies 142 72 64 2 4 9 June 1979 19 March 1983
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 66 54 10 2 0 11 June 1983 11 June 1983
vs Associate Members
Flag of Bermuda Bermuda 1 1 0 0 0 19 March 2007 19 March 2007
Flag of None East Africa 1 1 0 0 0 11 June 1975 11 June 1975
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 0 25 June 2008 25 June 2008
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 13 11 2 0 0 18 February 1996 18 February 1996
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 23 February 2003 23 February 2003
Flag of Nepal Nepal 1 1 0 0 0 4 September 2023 4 September 2023
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 12 February 2003 12 February 2003
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 16 August 2007 16 August 2007
Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 0 13 April 1994 13 April 1994

Twenty20 Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 260/5 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore 22 December 2017
Lowest Team Total 74 Flag of Australia Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 1 February 2008
Highest Total Conceded 245/6 Flag of West Indies West Indies Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill 27 August 2016
Lowest Total Conceded 66 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 1 February 2023

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Virat Kohli 4,037 51.75 2010-2024
Rohit Sharma 3,974 31.79 2007-2024
KL Rahul 2,265 37.75 2016-2022
Suryakumar Yadav 2,141 45.55 2021-2023
Shikhar Dhawan 1,759 27.92 2011-2021

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Yuzvendra Chahal 96 25.09 2016-2023
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 90 23.10 2012-2022
Jasprit Bumrah 74 19.66 2016-2023
Hardik Pandya 73 26.71 2016-2023
Ravichandran Ashwin 72 23.22 2010-2022

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Shubman Gill 126* Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad 1 February 2023
Ruturaj Gaikwad 123* Flag of Australia Australia Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 28 November 2023
Virat Kohli 122* Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 8 September 2022
Rohit Sharma 121* Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 17 January 2024
Rohit Sharma 118 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore 22 December 2017

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Deepak Chahar 6/7 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur 10 November 2019
Yuzvendra Chahal 6/25 Flag of England England M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1 February 2017
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/4 Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 8 September 2022
Kuldeep Yadav 5/17 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 14 December 2023
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/24 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 18 February 2018
Kuldeep Yadav 5/24 Flag of England England Old Trafford, Manchester 3 July 2018

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 8 6 0 1 1 1 May 2010 1 May 2010
Flag of Australia Australia 31 19 11 0 1 22 September 2007 22 September 2007
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 13 12 1 0 0 6 June 2009 6 June 2009
Flag of England England 23 12 11 0 0 19 September 2007 23 September 2012
Ireland flag Ireland 7 7 0 0 0 10 June 2009 10 June 2009
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 25 12 10 3 0 16 September 2007 1 November 2017
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 12 8 3 1 0 14 September 2007 24 September 2007
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 26 14 11 0 1 1 December 2006 1 December 2006
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 29 19 9 0 1 10 February 2009 10 February 2009
Flag of West Indies West Indies 30 19 10 0 1 12 June 2009 4 June 2011
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 8 6 2 0 0 12 June 2010 12 June 2010
vs Associate Members
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 0 31 August 2022 31 August 2022
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 8 November 2021 8 November 2021
Flag of Nepal Nepal 1 1 0 0 0 3 October 2023 3 October 2023
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1 1 0 0 0 27 October 2022 27 October 2022
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 2 1 0 0 1 13 September 2007 5 November 2021
Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 3 March 2016 3 March 2016
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