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On 25 June 1932, India became the sixth nation to play test cricket and the men's cricket team was led by C. K. Nayudu against England at Lord's. [7] Nayudu led India in the first international cricket match held in India on 15 December 1933 when Gymkhana Ground in Bombay hosted the only match during England's tour of India.
Ganguly was selected as part of the team under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid. India was seen as one of the favorites to win the tournament, but senior BCCI officials indicated that India's performance would decide the future of Greg Chappell' stormy tenure with the Indian team, and determine the credibility of his coaching methods.
Lala Amarnath, India's fourth captain of the men's cricket team and the first Indian to score a century in Test cricket while playing for India, led the team in its first Test match after Indian independence. He also captained the side to its first Test victory and first series win, both in a three-match series at home against Pakistan in 1952 ...
"Australia was the first country in the world with whom India had formal diplomatic relations after independence, and cricket has been at the heart of their relationship. Indeed, months after independence, Australia and India played first test match together when India toured Australia in 1947–48. And cricket is perhaps the best symbol of ...
India finished the group stage with a 160-run win over Netherlands at Bengaluru. India posted a score of 410 runs, the second highest score posted by India in the Cricket World Cup. [110] The top five India batsmen all made 50+ scores and the Indian bowlers later bowled out Netherlands for 250 runs. [183]
They also won the 1983 and 2011 Cricket World Cups, [9] along with the 2002 and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. [10] [11] [B] India played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) against South Africa in 2006, winning the match by six wickets, [12] and won the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007 along with the ICC World Twenty20 in 2024.
He was captain of the Indian team that toured England in July 1979. [19] India lost the series 1-0 with Venkataraghavan himself having a low return of seven wickets in four matches. [20] He played three matches in the home series against Australia in September–November 1979 taking six wickets in three matches in the 2-0 series victory for India.
MS Dhoni holds the record of most matches and wins as a captain in the IPL In cricket , a captain is a player who leads the team and has additional roles and responsibilities. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket in India, [ 3 ] which has been held annually since its first edition in 2008.