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This is a list of all cricketers who have captained Indian national cricket team at the international level. The list includes all Indian captains of men's, women's and youth cricket. India became a full member of the Imperial Cricket Conference (now the International Cricket Council) on 31 May 1926. On 25 June 1932 it became the sixth Test nation after England, Australia, South Africa, the West Indies and New Zealand when they took on England at Lord's. They played only seven tests, which were all against England, before the Second World War, losing five matches and drawing twice. Their first game against other opposition came in 1947–48 when they played against Sir Donald Bradman's Invincibles (a name given to the Australia national cricket team of that time).
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Men's cricket
Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, it denotes that the player deputised for the appointed captain or was appointed for a minor proportion in a series.
Test match captains
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. Former captain Sourav Ganguly is the most successful Indian test captain overseas with 11 wins.
The table of results is complete as of 7 March 2017.
Men's One-Day International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian cricket team for at least one One Day International.
Men's Twenty-20 International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian cricket team for at least one Twenty 20 International.
Women's cricket
Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which she captained at least one Test, it denotes that the player deputised for the appointed captain or was appointed for a minor proportion in a series.
Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian women's cricket team for at least one women's Test match.
The table of results is updated as 11 September 2014.
Women's One-Day International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian women's cricket team for at least one women's one-day international. The World Cup Final appearance against Australia in 2004/5 represents India's best performance in a Women's World Cup.
Women's Twenty-20 International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian women's cricket team for at least one Twenty 20 International.
Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian Under-19 cricket team for at least one under-19 Test match. The very nature of Under-19 cricket means that in practice no youth captains the side for more than one year. Four men, Srikkanth, Shastri, Dravid and Virat have gone on to captain the senior side.
The table of results is complete as of August 2014.
* mark has been added after the names of players who went on to represent India in at least one men's international match (Test match or ODI match).
Youth One-Day International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian U-19 cricket team for at least one Under-19 One Day International. India's first great success in Under-19 ODI cricket was in 1999/2000, when they won the Under-19 World Cup under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif. The feat was repeated in 2008/9 and 2012 under the captaincy of Virat Kohli and Unmukt Chand.
The table of results is complete as of 16 August 2014.
* mark has been added after the names of players who went on to represent India in at least one men's international match (Test match, ODI or T20 match).