Who is the most successful Indian Test captain?

Who is the most successful Indian Test captain?

Since then, India have played under 33 Test captains with Ajinkya Rahane being the latest. According to the current Indian captaincy stats table, Virat Kohli is India’s most successful Test captain as he went past of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s 27 Test wins in 2019.

Who was the first cricket captain of India?

The first cricketer to lead a Indian Test side was CK Nayudu, during India’s first ever Test match against England in 1932. Since then, India have played under 33 Test captains with Ajinkya Rahane being the latest.

What is the record of Virat Kohli as captain of India?

While Kohli is still due to winning any major ICC trophy, his Test record as captain speaks volumes of his leadership and India’s consistency in the longest form of the game. Under Kohli’s captaincy, India won its maiden Test series in Australia in 2018/19 after touring down under since 1948.

Who is the captain of India in T20I?

MS Dhoni has secured the most T20I wins (42) as Indian captain. 1 – Kohli also holds the record for scoring the quickest 1000 T20I runs as captain. He took a mere 30 innings to claim the milestone, which happens to be an inning quicker than South Africa’s Faf du Plessis.

Test match captains. India has played 495 Test Matches (as of December 7, 2015). This is the list of the 32 cricketers who have captained the Indian cricket team for at least one Test match. So far Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the most successful Indian test captain with 27 wins.

Who was the captain of India in the first T20I?

Virendar Sehwag led India in its first T20I against South Africa in 2006 at Wanderers. He captained only for a single match. In 2007 he was replaced by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. In present day (2019) the Indian team is being led by Virat Kohli and Vice Captain Rohit Sharma.