The Indian cricket team: A tale of triumph and achievement

Test and ODI Captain – Rohit Sharma
T20I Captain – Suryakumar Yadav
Head Coach – Gautam Gambhir
Bowling Coach – Morne Morkel
Batting /Assistant Coach – Abhishek Nayar , Ryan ten Doeschate
Fielding Coach – T Dilip
Physio – Nitin Patel
Sponsors – Byju’s (national team), Killer (apparel), Mastercard, TATA (IPL), Dream11, Hyundai, Ambuja Cements, Star Sports (official broadcaster)

The Indian cricket team is undoubtedly the most popular cricket team in the world, with die-hard fans not just in the country but all over the globe. Governed by the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), the Indian team played its first international match (Test) on June 25, 1932, against England at Lord’s. CK Nayudu was the first captain of India in Test cricket. Two decades later, India registered its first Test win against England in Madras (now Chennai) in 1952 in their 24th match. Lala Amarnath was the first Indian batter to score a Test hundred.

In white-ball cricket, India made their ODI and T20I debuts in 1974 and 2006, respectively. Over the years, the Indian team has produced some fantastic talents across formats. Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Gundappa Viswanath, Dilip Vengsarkar, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Bishen Singh Bedi, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah are some of the most famed Indian cricketers.

At the time of filing this report, India are ranked second in Tests, fourth in ODIs and first in T20Is as per the official ICC rankings. Rohit Sharma is the current Indian captain in Tests and ODIs. Hardik Pandya has led the T20I side recently. While Rahul Dravid is the head coach of the Indian cricket team, Vikram Rathour (batting), Paras Mhambrey (bowling) and T Dilip (fielding) are the other India cricket team coaches.

• Closest draw by runs remaining in Tests – 1 run vs West Indies at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, November 2011.
• Winning after having to follow in Tests since 2000 – vs Australia by 171 runs, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, March 2001.

• Most consecutive series win in Tests – 9 from 2015 to 2017/18.
• Most consecutive innings of 400 plus in Tests – 6
• Most sixes in a Test match – 37 in Visakhapatnam, October 2019
• Most runs from fours and sixes in T20I innings – 210 vs Sri Lanka in Indore, December 2017
• First batter to 100 international hundreds – Sachin Tendulkar 
• First batter to three ODI double hundreds – Rohit Sharma 

• First batter to 4000 T20I runs – Virat Kohli

• Eden Gardens, Kolkata 
• Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 
• Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat 
• Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
• MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai
• M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru)

Below is a list of major tournaments won by the Indian cricket team across formats:

Team India Address – Cricket Centre, 2nd Floor, Wankhede Stadium, ‘D’ Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020, India
Contact Number – + (91) 22 2289 8800
Email Address – [email protected]
Website– http://www.bcci.tv/

Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA)

Address – Delhi & District Cricket Association Ferozeshah Kotla Ground New Delhi-110002
Contact Number – 23319323,23312721,23313143
Email Address – [email protected]
Website – https://www.ddca.in/

Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB)

Address – Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy Club House, Fort William, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal 700021
Contact Number – (033) 2248 0411,(033) 2248 2447
Email – [email protected]
Website – https: //www.cricketassociationofbengal.com

Baroda Cricket Association

Address – 78 – Hari Bhakti Colony, Race Course Circle, O.P. Road, Vadodara
Contact Number – +91 265 2336625/26
Email – [email protected]
Website – http://cricketbaroda.com/

Maharashtra Cricket Association

Address – Gahunje, Teh, Maval, Dist, Pune, Pin Code – 412 101
Contact Number – 020-27377162
Email – [email protected]
Website – www.cricketmaharashtra.com

Mumbai Cricket Association

Address – Cricket Centre, Wankhede Stadium, ‘D’ Road, Churchgate, Mumbai – 400 020, Maharashtra, India.
Contact Number– 022 – 2279 5500
Email – [email protected]
Website – https://www.mumbaicricket.com/

Karnataka Cricket Association

Address – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Cubbon Road,
Bengaluru – 560001
Contact Number – 80 4015 4015
Email – [email protected]
Website – https://www.ksca.cricket/

Tamil Nadu Cricket Association

Address – M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Victoria,
No 5 Victoria Hostel Road, Chepauk, Chennai 600005.
Contact Number – 44 28544175
Email – [email protected]
Website – https://www.tnca.cricket/

Who is the No 1 Cricket player in India?

Statistically, Tendulkar is the No.1 cricket player in India. He has played the most number of international cricket matches, scored the most number of runs, and hit the most number of hundreds. In a career spanning 24 years, Tendulkar amassed 34357 runs in 664 international matches at an average of 48.52 with 100 international hundreds and 164 half-centuries.

Who is the No. 1 captain in India?

Looking at Test match records, Virat Kohli is the most successful captain in India. He led the Indian team in 68 Test matches, of which the team won 40 and lost only 17. 11 Test matches Kohli led finished in draws. He finished his Test captaincy stint with a win percentage of 58.82.
Kohli had an extremely impressive record as ODI captain as well. He led India in 95 one-dayers, winning 65 to finish with a win percentage of 70.43. MS Dhoni has won most ODIs for India as captain – 110 off 200. He has a win percentage of 59.52. Under MSD, though, India won two World Cups (2007 and 2011) and one Champions Trophy (2013). Kohli came close occasionally, but India could never win an ICC title under him.

Who are the top 10 Indian cricketers in the BCCI grading system?

As per BCCI’s grading system, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah are Grade A+ players. Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami and Rishabh Pant are Grade A players. Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel, among others, are in Grade B.