Indian Cricket Team

The Indian cricket team represents India at the international level in the game of cricket. It features in ICC tournaments including the ICC Cricket World Cup, the ICC Champions Trophy, the ICC T20 World Cup, and the ICC World Test Championship. It is controlled by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), under which the Indian team operates. The Indian team is nicknamed Men in Blue and played its first international match in 1932.

As of January 2025, the Indian cricket team is the defending champions of the ICC T20 World Cup and the ACC Asia Cup.

According to the official website of the BCCI, the Indian men’s cricket team is ranked No. 3 in Tests and No. 1 in ODIs and T20Is, respectively.

Indian squad and support staff

As of January 2025, Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian cricket team in Tests and One-Day Internationals.

Suryakumar Yadav leads the Men in Blue in T20 Internationals.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

Indian squad - Test

As of January 2025, top-order batter Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian Test team.

The team consists of 23 players including eight batters, four wicketkeeper-batters, four all-rounders, and 7 bowlers.

According to the official website of the ICC, veteran bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin retired from international cricket after the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2024.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

Indian squad - ODI

As of January 2025, Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian ODI team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Opener Shubman Gill has been appointed as the vice-captain of the team.

According to the official website of the ICC, the team comprises 15 players, including five batters, two wicketkeeper-batters, four bowlers, and all-rounders.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

Indian squad - T20I

Based on ICC’s official website, middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav was appointed the captain of the Indian T20I team after the retirement of Rohit Sharma from the format.

The team consists of 29 players, of which eight are batters, four wicketkeeper-batters, 11 bowlers, and six all-rounders.

After winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian veteran trio of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja announced their respective retirements from T20I international cricket, as per ICC’s official website.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

India’s supporting staff

According to the official website of the BCCI, former Indian batter Gautam Gambhir was appointed as the head coach of the BCCI in July 2024.

As of January 2025, he is assisted by former Indian all-rounder Abhishek Nayar and former Dutch all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate.

Former South African pacer Morne Morkel is the bowling coach of the Indian team based on ICC’s official website.

Indian team’s fielding coach T Dilip continued his term in his role.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

India’s records and honors

The Indian team played its first Test in 1932, its first ODI in 1974, and its first T20I in 2006. As of January 2025, the Indian cricket team has won the ICC Cricket World Cup and the ICC T20 World Cup twice each. They have shared the ICC Champions Trophy once and won the tournament once. However, the Men in Blue are yet to win the ICC World Test Championship, as of January 2025.

India’s records

Under the captaincy of CK Nayudu, the Indian cricket team played their first international match against England at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on June 25, 1932. They played their first One-Day International against England at Headingley in Leeds on July 13, 1974, under Ajit Wadekar’s captaincy. Virender Sehwag led the Indian T20I team in their first outing in the format against South Africa at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on December 1, 2006.

As of January 2025, the Indian cricket team has played 589 Tests and won 181 of them. In ODIs, the team has won 559 matches and won 165 matches in T20Is.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

India’s honors

Under the leadership of Kapil Dev, the Indian cricket team won their first ICC Cricket World Cup in Prudential World Cup 1983. They won the final by defeating the West Indies by a margin of 43 runs at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on June 25, 1983. India won the inaugural edition of the Asia Cup under Sunil Gavaskar’s captaincy. They defeated Pakistan by 54 runs in the final of the Rothmans Asia Cup 1984 at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in Sharjah on April 13, 1984. In the Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket, India defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets under Sunil Gavaskar’s leadership on March 19, 1985, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.

Led by Dilip Vengsarkar, the Indian team finished as winners by a victory margin of 6 wickets in the finals of the Wills Asia Cup 1988 against Sri Lanka on November 4, 1988, at the National Stadium in Dhaka. Mohammad Azharuddin led the Indian team to their third and fourth Asia Cup title respectively. They defeated Sri Lanka consecutively in the finals. The first instance took place at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on January 4, 1991, in the final of the Asia Cup 1991, and the second one at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in Sharjah in the Pepsi Asia Cup 1995 final on April 14, 1995. In the Pepsi Asia Cup 1997, the Men in Blue finished as runners-up under Sachin Tendulkar’s captaincy on July 26, 1997, at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

In the ICC Champions Trophy 2002, Sourav Ganguly was the skipper of India when they shared their trophy with hosts Sri Lanka after the final was abandoned due to rain at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

In his leadership, India finished as the runners-up of the ICC World Cup 2003 against Australia at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. They also finished as the runners-up of the Asia Cup 2004 under Ganguly against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on August 1, 2004.

Under MS Dhoni’s leadership, the Indian team won the inaugural edition of the ICC World Twenty20 by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by 5 runs in the final at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on September 24, 2007. Under his captaincy, India ended as runners-up against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2008 edition at the National Stadium in Karachi on July 6, 2008. However, India managed to win under Dhoni’s captaincy in the final of the Asia Cup 2010 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on June 24, 2010.

Dhoni led the Indian team in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 defeating Sri Lanka by a margin of 6 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2, 2011.

They also won the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 under his captaincy by defeating the hosts England by 5 runs at Edgbaston in Birmingham on June 23, 2013.

India finished as the runners-up in MS Dhoni’s captaincy in the ICC World T20 2014 against Sri Lanka at the Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on April 6, 2014. Led by Dhoni, India also became the T20 Asia Cup 2016 champions by defeating Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final held at the same stadium on March 6, 2016.

Under Virat Kohli’s captaincy, India finished as runners-up against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at the Kennington Oval in London on June 18, 2017

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However, Rohit Sharma led the team to the Asia Cup 2018 title by defeating Bangladesh by 3 wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on September 28, 2018.

In Kohli’s captaincy, India finished as runners-up in the ICC World Test Championship's final at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on June 18, 2021.

Sharma led the Indian team to a runners-up finish on two occasions against Australia in 2023; the first in the ICC World Test Championship 2023 final at the Kennington Oval in London between June 7 and June 11, and the second in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023.

Under his leadership, India won the Asia Cup 2023 final by winning against Sri Lanka by 10 wickets at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

India also won their first ICC title after 11 years and their first ICC T20 WC title after 17 years under Sharma’s captaincy. They defeated the South African team by 7 runs in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

India’s governing body

The Indian cricket team comes under the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). The BCCI joined the Imperial Cricket Conference which later became the International Cricket Council in 1926. India's domestic as well as international cricket structure is managed by the BCCI which includes state cricket associations and other organizations. BCCI is a private organization, as it falls under the purview of the Indian government. The Indian Premier League (IPL), organized by BCCI, is one of the richest sporting competitions in the world. According to The Times of India, the BCCI is worth INR 18,760 crore, as of January 2025.

According to Sportstar, the President of BCCI is Roger Binny, who is also a former Indian player and the first world champion to become the BCCI President, as of January 2025. Rajeev Shukla is the vice president, while Devajit Lon Saikia is the Joint Secretary, as of January 2025. Ashish Shelar is the Treasurer, and Arun Singh Dhamal is the Governing Council Chairman of the IPL. The IPL Governing Council Member is Avishek Dalmiya, and the Apex Council Member is Khairul Jamal Majumdar. After Jay Shah’s move to ICC as Chairman based on ICC’s official website, Devajit Saikia was elected as the new BCCI Secretary, and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia was appointed as the Treasurer, according to BCCI’s official website.

According to the official website of the BCCI, Justice Vineet Saran is the Ombudsman and the Ethics Officer of the BCCI. Based on BCCI’s official website, the Cricket Advisory Committee comprises three members: Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjape, and Sulakshana Naik who were appointed on December 1, 2022. Based on the BCCI’s official website, Ajay Ratra has been appointed as a member of the Men’s Selection Committee that is led by Ajit Agarkar, the Chairman of Senior Men’s Selection Committee.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

The Indian team jersey

The Indian cricket team uses different jerseys in all three formats.

In Test cricket, white clothes with blue stripes are used, as per Adidas’ official website.

According to the Times Now, blue clothes with tri-color stripes over the shoulders with two stars over the BCCI logo to mark India’s Cricket World Cup victories.

With respect to the T20 format, the blue and orange clothes with white stripes are used, as per ICC’s official website. The jersey of the Indian cricket team is exclusively designed by Adidas, with the logo of Dream11 as the principal sponsor of the Indian team printed at the centre of the jersey.

India’s international grounds

The Indian cricket team represents the country of India situated in the sub-continent of Asia. It comprises 21 international cricket stadiums.

As of January 2025, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is the largest cricket stadium in the world, with a capacity of 1,32,000 based on BCCI’s official website.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

As of January 2025, India has hosted four ICC Cricket World Cups, one ICC T20 World Cup, and one ICC Champions Trophy. India co-hosted the Reliance World Cup in 1987 with Pakistan.

They co-hosted the Wills World Cup in 1996 with Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

India hosted the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time in 2006.

After 15 years, India co-hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011 with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

They hosted the entire tournament for the first time in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

India hosted their first T20 World Cup in the ICC World T20 2016. They have also hosted the Asia Cup in 1990-91.

According to Cricket Australia’s official website, India will co-host the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 with Sri Lanka. They will host the ICC Champions Trophy in 2029 and co-host the ICC Cricket World Cup 2031 with Bangladesh.

*Last updated in Jan 2025