Most successful captains in Indian cricket history
Team India in cricket is not just a team but an emotion for the cricket freaks worldwide, there are fans all around the world, who always remain excited to see Indian players performing on the cricket ground.
Over the years, India has given their fans some memorable moments to cherish by winning close contests, foreign wins, and ICC events, all of which have contributed significantly to the growth of cricket in India.
Fans not only are deeply connected with their players, but they worship them, making the relation between the Indian team and its supporters really unique.
With t. the team requiring at least 11 players to play cricket, the captain leads the contingent, who ability to read the situations, positive mindset, and thorough tactics, played a huge role in India’s success.
Today, we will look at the top 3 most successful captains in Indian cricket history. (The list is based on Indian captains with the most ICC trophies.)
Most successful captains in Indian cricket history –
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3. Sourav Ganguly
Ganguly entered the cricket field with the personality of a fearless talented player, which earned him the nickname ‘Dada’.
The Bengal Tiger was appointed India captain at difficult, but he managed to overcome each challenge and boost a belief in players that we can win anywhere in the world regardless of how bad the situation is.
His approach to back young players and give the much-needed confidence developed a team, India always needed. Team India under Sourav Ganguly also broke India’s winless drought in ICC events by winning ICC Champions Trophy 2002
Sourav Ganguly’s record as India captain
Captain Span Mat Won Lost Tied Drawn No result WIn % ICC Trophy
Ssourav Ganguly 1999-2005 195 97 78 0 15 5 55.42 1
ICC Trophy:
ICC Champions Trophy 2002
2. Kapil Dev
The first charismatic captain, who made the world believe that India in cricket is a serious thing. Dev, who was confident of winning the 1983 World Cup when no one were ever imaging the same, led the team to victory and handing India their first-ever ICC title.
Kapil became an overnight sensation in world cricket with that victory and opened the doors of cricket in every part of India.
His style of play, aggressive batting approach and the solid ability to lead the team against any opposition regardless of how big or small the opposition was, boosted a sense of feeling in youngsters to play cricket and become the next Kapil Dev.
Kapil Dev’s record as India captain
ICC Trophy:
ICC ODI World Cup 1983
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1. MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni is not only the most successful Indian captain, but also the only captain to win all ICC trophies of his time (ODI WC, T20 WC, Champions Trophy) in the world.
Dhoni was appointed as India’s skipper when the things were not looking great for the Indian cricket, and also no one expected Dhoni to be named as captain due to inexperience of the role.
The long-haired guy from Ranchi was given the responsibility to lead the side in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, and the rest is history.
Dhoni not only led the side to win the T20 World Cup after beating Pakistan in finals, but also break the low confidence jinx of winning important series and tournaments.
India under Dhoni then won the CB series in Australia in 2008, defeated New Zealand in New Zealand in ODIs for the first-time, Asia Cup in 2010.
And finally, the biggest achievement that made him the best in business was the ICC World Cup 2011 triumph. No cricket fan can ever forget that winning six MSD struck over long on at Wankhede to guide India their second ODI World Cup after 28 long years.
The only Indian captain with 2 ICC trophies added one more to his cabinet by winning ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England to become the most successful Indian captain of all time.
He is only behind the great Ricky Ponting, who led his Australia 4 ICC events wins, but in 2 different tournaments, while Dhoni won all three each.
Dhoni’s record as India captain
| Captain | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | No result | WIn % | ICC Trophies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | 2007-2018 | 332 | 178 | 120 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 59.53 | 3 |
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ICC Trophies:
ICC T20 World Cup 2007
ICC ODI World Cup 2011
ICC Champions Trophy 2013