List of Indian ODI cricket team captains (1974 - 2025)
By Ravi - Aug 21, 2025 03:48 PMLast updated on Aug 21, 2025 03:53 PM
Rohit Sharma is currently the captain of the ODI team. He was the 24th player to captain the ODI team for India, now his career is in its final stage, so the question arises who will be the next captain? Some people are suggesting the name of Shubman Gill, while a report says that BCCI is considering making Shreyas Iyer the next captain. Well, here we are telling you about the 27 players who have captained the Indian ODI team.
List of Captains of One Day Cricket Team of India (1974-2025)
| Captain | Year |
|---|---|
| Ajit Wadekar | 1974 |
| Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | 1975-1979 |
| Bishan Singh Bedi | 1976-1978 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 1980-1985 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | 1981 |
| Kapil Dev | 1982-1987 |
| Syed Kirmani | 1983 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 1984 |
| Ravi Shastri | 1987-1988 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 1987-1989 |
| Kris Srikkanth | 1989 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 1990-1999 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1996-2000 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 1998-1999 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1999-2005 |
| Rahul Dravid | 2000-2007 |
| Anil Kumble | 2002 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2003-2012 |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2007-2018 |
| Suresh Raina | 2010-2014 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 2010-2011 |
| Virat Kohli | 2013-2021 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 2015 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2017-Present |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 2021-2022 |
| KL Rahul | 2022 |
| Rishabh Pant | 2022 |
| Hardik Pandya | 2022 |
India most successful ODI captain
MS Dhoni is considered India's most successful ODI captain. He led India to victory in the 2011 World Cup, the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy, making him the only captain to win these three major ICC titles. Dhoni captained India in 200 ODIs and won 110.
| S. No | Player | Span | Match | Overall Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohit Sharma | 2017 - Present | 56 | 75 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | 2013-2021 | 95 | 70.43 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | 2007-2018 | 200 | 59.52 |
| 4 | Rahul Dravid | 2000-2007 | 79 | 56 |
| 5 | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1990-1999 | 174 | 54.16 |
| 6 | Kapil Dev | 1982-1987 | 74 | 54.16 |
| 7 | Sourav Ganguly | 1999-2005 | 146 | 53.9 |
| 8 | Sunil Gavaskar | 1980-1985 | 37 | 40 |
| 9 | SR Tendulkar | 1996-2000 | 73 | 35.07 |
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