India national cricket team
| Nickname | Men in Blue | ||||||||||||
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| Association | Board of Control for Cricket in India | ||||||||||||
| Personnel | |||||||||||||
| Test captain | Shubman Gill | ||||||||||||
| One Day captain | Shubman Gill | ||||||||||||
| T20I captain | Suryakumar Yadav | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Gautam Gambhir | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Test status acquired | 1932 | ||||||||||||
| International Cricket Council | |||||||||||||
| ICC status | Full Member (1926) | ||||||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | ||||||||||||
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| Tests | |||||||||||||
| First Test | v England at Lord's, London; 25–28 June 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Last Test | v South Africa at Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati; 22–26 November 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| World Test Championship appearances | 3 (first in 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||
| One Day Internationals | |||||||||||||
| First ODI | v England at Headingley, Leeds; 13 July 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Last ODI | v New Zealand at Holkar Stadium, Indore; 18 January 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| World Cup appearances | 13 (first in 1975) | ||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1983, 2011) | ||||||||||||
| T20 Internationals | |||||||||||||
| First T20I | v South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg; 1 December 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Last T20I | v New Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad; 8 March 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| T20 World Cup appearances | 10 (first in 2007) | ||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2007, 2024, 2026) | ||||||||||||
| Official website | bcci | ||||||||||||
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| As of 8 March 2026 | |||||||||||||
| India national cricket teams | ||||
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Women's (1976–present) |
Men's (1926–present) |
Women's U19 (2022–present) |
Men's U19 (1979–present) |
Blind Men's (2012–present) |
The India men's national cricket team represents India in international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is a full member nation of the International Cricket Council with Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International status. India are the current holders of the T20 World Cup, the ICC Champions Trophy,and the Asia Cup.
The team has played 598 Test matches, winning 185, losing 188, with 224 draws and 1 tie. As of March 2026, India is ranked fourth in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings with 104 rating points. India have played in two of the three World Test Championship finals, finishing runners-up in 2021 and 2023.
The team has played 1,075 ODI matches, winning 571, losing 450, tying 10 and with 44 ending in a no-result. As of March 2026, India is ranked first in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings with 119 rating points. India have appeared in the World Cup final four times and have won the title twice. They have also won the Champions Trophy a record three times.
The team has played 277 Twenty20 International matches, winning 187, losing 75, tying 7 and with 8 ending in a no-result. As of March 2026, India is ranked first in the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings with 273 rating points. India have appeared in the T20 World Cup final four times and have won the title a record three times.