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India's cricketing legacy: from 1721 to world champions.
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 (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status.
Quick Facts
- Primary trophy
- Border-Gavaskar Trophy
- Key formats
- Test
- ODI
- T20I
- Legendary captains
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Allan Border
- Sourav Ganguly
- Ricky Ponting
- Iconic players
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Shane Warne
- Rahul Dravid
- Glenn McGrath
- Notable venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
- Turning point match
- 2005 Chennai Test
Lore & Background
India's early cricket history began in the 1700s, with the first match played in 1721. The team gained Test status in 1932, playing its first Test at Lord's. India recorded its first Test victory against England at Madras in 1952. The spin quartet of the 1970s—Bishan Singh Bedi, E. A. S. Prasanna, B. S. Chandrasekhar, and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan—helped India win series in the West Indies and England in 1971. India won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, defeating the West Indies in the final. The team also won the inaugural Asia Cup in 1984 and the World Championship of Cricket in 1985. In the 1990s, India won a hat-trick of Asia Cups in 1988, 1991, and 1995.
Reader's Guide
India are the current holders of the T20 World Cup, the ICC Champions Trophy, and the Asia Cup. The team has played 601 Test matches, winning 187, losing 188, with 225 draws and 1 tie. India have played in two World Test Championship finals, finishing runners-up in 2021 and 2023. In ODIs, India have played 1,081 matches, winning 575, losing 452, tying 10, with 44 no-results. They have won the World Cup twice (1983 and 2011) and the Champions Trophy a record three times (2002, 2013, 2025). In T20Is, India have played 287 matches, winning 190, losing 81, tying 7, with 9 no-results. They have won the T20 World Cup a record three times (2007, 2024, 2026) and the T20I Asia Cup a record two times.
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