# List of India national cricket captains

This is the list of captains of Indian cricket team who have led the team in at least one international cricket match. A captain is the appointed leader of the team, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players. As in other sports, the captain is usually experienced and has good communication skills and is likely to be one of the most regular members of the team, as the captain is responsible for the team selection. Before the starting of the game in cricket, the captains toss which decides which team will bat first. During the match the captain decides the team's batting order, who will bowl each over, and where each fielder will be positioned.
Cricket was introduced to the Indian subcontinent by the English in the 17th and 18th centuries. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body of cricket in India. The BCCI was established on 1 December 1928 at Madras and joined the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1926 which later became the International Cricket Council. The captains of the national teams are appointed by BCCI and the India national cricket team selectors appointed by BCCI choose the other players for the national teams.
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. 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. Vijay Hazare led India to its first win in fifth test of home series against England on 10 February 1952 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Madras. Ajit Wadekar led India in its first ever ODI on 13 July 1974 at Leeds against England. On 1 December 2006, Virender Sehwag captained India in its first T20 International against South Africa at Johannesberg.
Shantha Rangaswamy led the women's team in their first women's test match against West Indies at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bangalore on 31 October 1976. Diana Edulji led India in its first WODI during the 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup against England on 1 January 1978 at Eden Gardens in Calcutta. Mithali Raj captained India in the first WT20I on 5 August 2006 against England at Derby.
Krishnamachari Srikkanth was the captain for the first youth test for India U-19 team against Pakistan U-19 which began on 20 January 1979 at Wankhede Stadium in Bombay while Ravi Shastri captained India U-19 in the first youth ODI in 1981 against England U-19.
Rohit Sharma is current captain of the men's team in Tests and ODIs and Harmanpreet Kaur is current captain of women's team in all Formats.

## Men's
### Test

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian men's cricket team for at least one Test match. A dagger (†) indicates that the player captained at least one Test in the series as a stand-in for the appointed captain or was appointed by the home authority for a proportion in a series.
36 players have captained India in men's test matches, of which Virat Kohli is the most successful with 40 wins.
Last updated: 30 December 2024
Indian Test match captains :
| Number | Image | Name | Season | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn/Tied | Win % |
| 1 | | C. K. Nayudu | 1932 | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | | C. K. Nayudu | 1933–34 | England | India | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1 | | C. K. Nayudu | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2 | | Maharajkumar of Vizianagram | 1936 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | | Maharajkumar of Vizianagram | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 3 | | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi | 1946 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 4 | | Lala Amarnath | 1947–48 | Australia | Australia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 4 | | Lala Amarnath | 1948–49 | West Indies | India | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | | Lala Amarnath | 1952–53 | Pakistan | India | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | | Lala Amarnath | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13.33 |
| 5 | | Vijay Hazare | 1951–52 | England | India | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | | Vijay Hazare | 1952 | England | England | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 5 | | Vijay Hazare | 1952–53 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | | Vijay Hazare | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7.14 |
| 6 | | Vinoo Mankad | 1954–55 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | | Vinoo Mankad | 1958–59† | West Indies | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | | Vinoo Mankad | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 |
| 7 | | Ghulam Ahmed | 1955–56† | New Zealand | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | | Ghulam Ahmed | 1958–59 | West Indies | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | | Ghulam Ahmed | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 8 | | Polly Umrigar | 1955–56 | New Zealand | India | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | | Polly Umrigar | 1956–57 | Australia | India | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 8 | | Polly Umrigar | 1958–59† | West Indies | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | | Polly Umrigar | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25.00 |
| 9 | | Hemu Adhikari | 1958–59† | West Indies | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | | Hemu Adhikari | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 10 | | Datta Gaekwad | 1959 | England | England | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | | Datta Gaekwad | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 11 | | Pankaj Roy | 1959† | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | | Pankaj Roy | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 12 | | Gulabrai Ramchand | 1959–60 | Australia | India | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | | Gulabrai Ramchand | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.00 |
| 13 | | Nari Contractor | 1960–61 | Pakistan | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 13 | | Nari Contractor | 1961–62 | England | India | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | | Nari Contractor | 1961–62† | West Indies | West Indies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | | Nari Contractor | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16.67 |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1961–62 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1963–64 | England | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1964–65 | Australia | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1964–65 | New Zealand | India | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1966–67 | West Indies | India | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1967 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1967–68 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1967–68 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1969–70 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1969–70 | Australia | India | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1974–75 | West Indies | India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 22.50 |
| 15 | | Chandu Borde | 1967–68† | Australia | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | | Chandu Borde | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 16 | | Ajit Wadekar | 1970–71 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 | | Ajit Wadekar | 1971 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 | | Ajit Wadekar | 1972–73 | England | India | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | | Ajit Wadekar | 1974 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 16 | | Ajit Wadekar | Total | Total | Total | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25.00 |
| 17 | | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | 1974–75† | West Indies | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | 1979 | England | England | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1975–76† | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1978–79 | West Indies | India | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1979–80 | Australia | India | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1979–80 | Pakistan | India | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1980–81 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1980–81 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1981–82 | England | India | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1982 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1982–83 | Sri Lanka | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1982–83 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1984–85 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1984–85 | England | India | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 | | Sunil Gavaskar | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 19.14 |
| 19 | | Bishan Singh Bedi | 1975–76 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | | Bishan Singh Bedi | 1975–76 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 | | Bishan Singh Bedi | 1976–77 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | | Bishan Singh Bedi | 1976–77 | England | India | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 19 | | Bishan Singh Bedi | 1977–78 | Australia | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | | Bishan Singh Bedi | 1978–79 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 | | Bishan Singh Bedi | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 27.27 |
| 20 | | Gundappa Viswanath | 1979–80† | Pakistan | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | | Gundappa Viswanath | 1979–80 | England | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | | Gundappa Viswanath | Total | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 21 | | Kapil Dev | 1982–83 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 21 | | Kapil Dev | 1983–84 | Pakistan | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 | | Kapil Dev | 1983–84 | West Indies | India | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 21 | | Kapil Dev | 1985 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | | Kapil Dev | 1985–86 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 | | Kapil Dev | 1986 | England | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | | Kapil Dev | 1986–87 | Australia | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 | | Kapil Dev | 1986–87 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | | Kapil Dev | 1986–87 | Pakistan | India | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 21 | | Kapil Dev | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 11.76 |
| 22 | | Dilip Vengsarkar | 1987–88 | West Indies | India | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 | | Dilip Vengsarkar | 1988–89 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | | Dilip Vengsarkar | 1988–89 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 22 | | Dilip Vengsarkar | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20.00 |
| 23 | | Ravi Shastri | 1987–88† | West Indies | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | Ravi Shastri | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 24 | | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 1989–90 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 24 | | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1989–90 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1990 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1990–91 | Sri Lanka | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1991–92 | Australia | Australia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1992–93 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1992–93 | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1992–93 | England | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1992–93 | Zimbabwe | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1993 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1993–94 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1993–94 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1994–95 | West Indies | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1995–96 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1996 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1997–98 | Australia | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1998–99 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1998–99 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1998–99 | Pakistan | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1998–99 | Pakistan | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1998–99 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 29.79 |
| 26 | | Sachin Tendulkar | 1996–97 | Australia | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | | Sachin Tendulkar | 1996–97 | South Africa | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | | Sachin Tendulkar | 1996–97 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 26 | | Sachin Tendulkar | 1996–97 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 26 | | Sachin Tendulkar | 1997 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 26 | | Sachin Tendulkar | 1997–98 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 26 | | Sachin Tendulkar | 1999–2000 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 26 | | Sachin Tendulkar | 1999–2000 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26 | | Sachin Tendulkar | 1999–2000 | South Africa | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26 | | Sachin Tendulkar | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16.00 |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2000–01 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2000–01 | Zimbabwe | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2000–01 | Australia | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2001 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2001 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2001–02 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2001–02 | England | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2001–02 | Zimbabwe | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2001–02 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2002 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2002–03 | West Indies | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2002–03 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2003–04 | New Zealand | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2003–04 | Australia | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2003–04 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2004–05 | Australia | India | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2004–05 | South Africa | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2004–05 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2004–05 | Pakistan | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | 2005–06 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Sourav Ganguly | Total | Total | Total | 49 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 42.86 |
| 28 | | Rahul Dravid | 2003–04† | New Zealand | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | | Rahul Dravid | 2003–04† | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | | Rahul Dravid | 2004–05† | Australia | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | | Rahul Dravid | 2005–06 | Sri Lanka | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | | Rahul Dravid | 2005–06 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 | | Rahul Dravid | 2005–06 | England | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 | | Rahul Dravid | 2005–06 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 28 | | Rahul Dravid | 2006–07 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28 | | Rahul Dravid | 2007 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | | Rahul Dravid | 2007 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 28 | | Rahul Dravid | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 32.00 |
| 29 | | Virender Sehwag | 2005–06† | Sri Lanka | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | | Virender Sehwag | 2009† | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | | Virender Sehwag | 2010† | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | | Virender Sehwag | 2012† | Australia | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | | Virender Sehwag | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 30 | | Anil Kumble | 2007 | Pakistan | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | | Anil Kumble | 2007–08 | Australia | Australia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 30 | | Anil Kumble | 2008 | South Africa | India | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 | | Anil Kumble | 2008 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30 | | Anil Kumble | 2008 | Australia | India | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | | Anil Kumble | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21.42 |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2008† | South Africa | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2008† | Australia | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2008 | England | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2009 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2009 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2010 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2010 | South Africa | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2010 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2010 | Australia | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2010 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2010 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2011 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2011 | England | England | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2011 | West Indies | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2011–12 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2012 | New Zealand | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2012–13 | England | India | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2012–13 | Australia | India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2013–14 | West Indies | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2013–14 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2013–14 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2014 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2014–15 | Australia | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 31 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Total | Total | Total | 60 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 45.00 |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2014–15† | Australia | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2015 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2015 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2015–16 | South Africa | India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2016 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2016–17 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2016–17 | England | India | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2017 | Bangladesh | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2017 | Australia | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2017 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2017–18 | Sri Lanka | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2018 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2018 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2018 | West Indies | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2018–19 | Australia | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2019 | West Indies | West Indies | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2019–20 | South Africa | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2019–20 | Bangladesh | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2019–20 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2020–21 | Australia | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2020–21 | England | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2021 | New Zealand | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2021 | England | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2021 | New Zealand | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | 2021–22 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Virat Kohli | Total | Total | Total | 68 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 58.82 |
| 33 | | Ajinkya Rahane | 2017† | Australia | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | | Ajinkya Rahane | 2018 | Afghanistan | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | | Ajinkya Rahane | 2020–21† | Australia | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | | Ajinkya Rahane | 2021† | New Zealand | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | | Ajinkya Rahane | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 34 | | KL Rahul | 2021–22† | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | | KL Rahul | 2022 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | | KL Rahul | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| 35 | | Rohit Sharma | 2022 | Sri Lanka | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | | Rohit Sharma | 2023 | Australia | India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 35 | | Rohit Sharma | 2023 | Australia | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | | Rohit Sharma | 2023 | West Indies | West Indies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | | Rohit Sharma | 2023 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | | Rohit Sharma | 2024 | England | India | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | | Rohit Sharma | 2024 | Bangladesh | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | | Rohit Sharma | 2024 | New Zealand | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 35 | | Rohit Sharma | 2024 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 35 | | Rohit Sharma | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 36 | | Jasprit Bumrah | 2022† | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 36 | | Jasprit Bumrah | 2024† | Australia | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 36 | | Jasprit Bumrah | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 589 | 181 | 184 | 223 | 30.73 |

### ODI

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian men's cricket team for at least one ODI. 27 players have captained the Indian men's team in ODIs of which MS Dhoni is the most successful captain of men's cricket team with 110 wins. Kapil Dev captained India to win in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, the first ever ICC trophy and later, India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Dhoni.
Last updated:21 December 2023
| Number | Image | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Win % |
| 1 | | Ajit Wadekar | 1974 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | 1975–79 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
| 3 | | Bishen Singh Bedi | 1975–78 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| 4 | | Sunil Gavaskar | 1980–85 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 37.83 |
| 5 | | Gundappa Viswanath | 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6 | | Kapil Dev | 1982–92 | 74 | 39 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 52.70 |
| 7 | | Syed Kirmani | 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 8 | | Mohinder Amarnath | 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9 | | Ravi Shastri | 1986–91 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| 10 | | Dilip Vengsarkar | 1987–88 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| 11 | | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 1989 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30.76 |
| 12 | | Mohammad Azharuddin | 1989–99 | 174 | 90 | 76 | 2 | 6 | 51.72 |
| 13 | | Sachin Tendulkar | 1996–99 | 73 | 23 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 31.50 |
| 14 | | Ajay Jadeja | 1998–99 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61.53 |
| 15 | | Sourav Ganguly | 1999–2005 | 146 | 76 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 52.05 |
| 16 | | Rahul Dravid | 2000–07 | 79 | 42 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 53.16 |
| 17 | | Anil Kumble | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 18 | | Virender Sehwag | 2003–2011 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| 19 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2007–18 | 200 | 110 | 74 | 5 | 11 | 55.00 |
| 20 | | Suresh Raina | 2010-2014 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 50.50 |
| 21 | | Gautam Gambhir | 2010–11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 22 | | Virat Kohli | 2013–21 | 95 | 65 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 68.42 |
| 23 | | Ajinkya Rahane | 2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 24 | | Rohit Sharma | 2017–present | 56 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 75.00 |
| 25 | | Shikhar Dhawan | 2021–22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 58.33 |
| 26 | | KL Rahul | 2022–23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| 27 | | Hardik Pandya | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1066 | 567 | 445 | 10 | 44 | 53.18 |

### T20I

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian men's cricket team for at least one Twenty 20 International. 14 players have captained India in men's T20Is, of which Rohit Sharma is the most successful with 49 wins. India won the 2007 World T20, the inaugural T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Dhoni., later India win the 2024 T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
Last updated:10 June 2024
| Number | Image | Name | Year | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Win % |
| 1 | | Virender Sehwag | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 2 | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2007–2016 | 72 | 41 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 56.94 |
| 3 | | Suresh Raina | 2010–2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 4 | | Ajinkya Rahane | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 5 | | Virat Kohli | 2017–2021 | 50 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 6 | | Rohit Sharma | 2017–2024 | 62 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 79.03 |
| 7 | | Shikhar Dhawan | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 8 | | Rishabh Pant | 2022 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 9 | | Hardik Pandya | 2022-2023 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 65.52 |
| 10 | | KL Rahul | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 11 | | Jasprit Bumrah | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 12 | | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
| 13 | | Suryakumar Yadav | 2023–present | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84.21 |
| 14 | | Shubman Gill | 2024 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 244 | 162 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 66.39 |

### Captains in Men's ICC tournaments

Indian Captains in ICC Tournaments :
| Tournament | Name | Format | Played | Won | Lost | Tied/NR | Stand | Winning rate |
| 1975 Cricket World Cup | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | 60 overs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Group Stage | 33.3% |
| 1979 Cricket World Cup | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | 60 overs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Group Stage | 0% |
| 1983 Cricket World Cup | Kapil Dev | 60 overs | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | Champions | 75% |
| 1987 Cricket World Cup | Kapil Dev | 50 overs | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Semi Finals | 72% |
| 1992 Cricket World Cup | Mohammad Azharuddin | 50 overs | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | Group Stage | 25% |
| 1996 Cricket World Cup | Mohammad Azharuddin | 50 overs | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Semi Finals | 57% |
| 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy | Mohammad Azharuddin | 50 overs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Semi Finals | 50% |
| 1999 Cricket World Cup | Mohammad Azharuddin | 50 overs | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Super Six | 50% |
| 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy | Sourav Ganguly | 50 overs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Runners-up | 66.6% |
| 2002 ICC Champions Trophy | Sourav Ganguly | 50 overs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Co-Champions | 75% |
| 2003 Cricket World Cup | Sourav Ganguly | 50 overs | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | Runners-Up | 82% |
| 2004 ICC Champions Trophy | Sourav Ganguly | 50 overs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Group Stage | 50% |
| 2006 ICC Champions Trophy | Rahul Dravid | 50 overs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Group Stage | 33.3% |
| 2007 Cricket World Cup | Rahul Dravid | 50 overs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Group Stage | 33.3% |
| 2007 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | 20 overs | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Champions | 71% |
| 2009 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | 20 overs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Super 8 | 40% |
| 2009 ICC Champions Trophy | MS Dhoni | 50 overs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Group Stage | 33.33% |
| 2010 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | 20 overs | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Super 8 | 40% |
| 2011 Cricket World Cup | MS Dhoni | 50 overs | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Champions | 77.7% |
| 2012 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | 20 overs | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Super 8 | 80% |
| 2013 ICC Champions Trophy | MS Dhoni | 50 overs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Champions | 100% |
| 2014 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | 20 overs | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Runners-Up | 83.3% |
| 2015 Cricket World Cup | MS Dhoni | 50 overs | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Semi Finals | 87.7% |
| 2016 World Twenty20 | MS Dhoni | 20 overs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Semi Finals | 60% |
| 2017 ICC Champions Trophy | Virat Kohli | 50 overs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Runners-Up | 60% |
| 2019 Cricket World Cup | Virat Kohli | 50 overs | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Semi Finals | 70 |
| 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final | Virat Kohli | Unlimited | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Runners-Up | 0 |
| 2021 World Twenty20 | Virat Kohli | 20 overs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Super-12 | 60% |
| 2022 Men's T20 World Cup | Rohit Sharma | 20 overs | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Semi Finals | 66.6% |
| 2023 ICC World Test Championship Final | Rohit Sharma | Unlimited | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Runners-Up | 0 |
| 2023 Cricket World Cup | Rohit Sharma | 50 overs | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Runners-Up | 91% |
| 2024 Men's T20 World Cup | Rohit Sharma | 20 overs | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | Champions | 88.88% |
| 2025 ICC Champions Trophy | Rohit Sharma | 50 overs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Champions | 100% |

## Women's
### WTest

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian women's cricket team for at least one women's Test match. Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur are the most successful test captains of Indian women's cricket team with three wins each.
Last updated: 1 July 2024
| Number | Image | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % |
| 1 | | Shantha Rangaswamy | 1976-84 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8.33 |
| 2 | | Nilima Jogalekar | 1984-85 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 3 | | Diana Edulji | 1985-86 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 4 | | Shubhangi Kulkarni | 1986-91 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 5 | | Sandhya Agarwal | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6 | | Purnima Rau | 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 7 | | Pramila Bhatt | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 8 | | Chanderkanta Kaul | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9 | | Anjum Chopra | 2002 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
| 10 | | Mamatha Maben | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 11 | | Mithali Raj | 2005-21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37.50 |
| 12 | | Harmanpreet Kaur | 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 19.51 |

### WODI

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian women's cricket team for at least one women's one-day international. Mithali Raj is the most successful WODI captain of Indian women's cricket team with 89 wins.
Last updated: 23 June 2024
| Number | Image | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tie | No Result | Win % |
| 1 | | Diana Edulji | 1978-93 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 38.88 |
| 2 | | Shantha Rangaswamy | 1982-84 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| 3 | | Shubhangi Kulkarni | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 4 | | Purnima Rau | 1995 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| 5 | | Pramila Bhatt | 1995-97 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
| 6 | | Chanderkanta Kaul | 1999 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| 7 | | Anju Jain | 2000 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| 8 | | Anjum Chopra | 2002-12 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 35.71 |
| 9 | | Mamatha Maben | 2003-04 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 73.68 |
| 10 | | Mithali Raj | 2004-22 | 155 | 89 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 57.41 |
| 11 | | Jhulan Goswami | 2008-11 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 48.00 |
| 12 | | Rumeli Dhar | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 13 | | Harmanpreet Kaur | 2013 – present | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 310 | 168 | 136 | 2 | 4 | 54.19 |

### WT20I

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian women's cricket team for at least one Twenty 20 International. Harmanpreet Kaur is the most successful WT20I captain of Indian women's cricket team with 65 wins.
Last updated: 9 July 2024
| Number | Image | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Win % |
| 1 | | Mithali Raj | 2006–16 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 53.12 |
| 2 | | Jhulan Goswami | 2008–15 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| 3 | | Anjum Chopra | 2012 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| 4 | | Harmanpreet Kaur | 2012–present | 114 | 65 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 57.01 |
| 5 | | Smriti Mandhana | 2019–23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 53.84 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 187 | 100 | 80 | 1 | 6 | 53.47 |

## Youth cricket
### Youth test

This is a list of cricketers whose have captained the Indian Men's Under-19 cricket team for at least one under-19 Test match. Four men, Srikkanth, Shastri, Dravid and Kohli have gone on to captain the senior side.
Last updated:2019
| S.No. | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Vedraj Chauhan | 1978 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Ravi Shastri | 1981 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Saba Karim | 1984 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Anju Mudkavi | 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Amikar Dayal | 1986 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Myluahanan Senthilnathan | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Janardhanan Ramdas | 1988 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Ranjib Biswal | 1989 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Rahul Dravid | 1991 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Manoj Joglekar | 1992 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Sridharan Sriram | 1993 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Amit Sharma | 1994 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Kiran Powar | 1994 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Sanjay Raul | 1995 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Ajit Agarkar | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jyoti Yadav | 1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Reetinder Singh Sodhi | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Ajay Ratra | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Manvinder Bisla | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Yaleeka Gnaneswara Rao | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Ambati Rayudu | 2004/5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tanmay Srivastava | 2006-07 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Piyush Chawla | 2006-07 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Virat Kohli | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Ashok Menaria | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Vijay Zol | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Jonty Sidhu | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Himanshu Rana | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Anuj Rawat | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Suraj Ahuja | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 77 | 26 | 12 | 39 |

### Youth ODI

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Indian men's U-19 cricket team for at least one youth ODI.
Last updated:December 2023
| S.No. | Name | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Win % |
| 1 | Ravi Shastri | 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Saba Karim | 1985 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Anju Mudkavi | 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Amikar Dayal | 1986 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 5 | M. Senthilnathan | 1988 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| 6 | Arjan Kripal Singh | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Ranjib Biswal | 1989-90 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| 8 | Rahul Dravid | 1992 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| 9 | Manoj Joglekar | 1993 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 10 | Amit Sharma | 1994 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| 11 | Kiran Powar | 1995 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 12 | Sanjay Raul | 1996 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 13 | Jyoti Yadav | 1997-98 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 14 | Amit Pagnis | 1997 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| 15 | Reetinder Singh Sodhi | 1999 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 16 | Mohammad Kaif | 1999-00 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 17 | Ajay Ratra | 2001 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| 18 | Parthiv Patel | 2002 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| 19 | Yalaka Gnaneswara Rao | 2002 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 20 | Ambati Rayudu | 2003-04 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| 21 | Dinesh Karthik | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 22 | Manoj Tiwary | 2005 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| 23 | Ravikant Shukla | 2005-06 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88.23 |
| 24 | Tanmay Srivastava | 2006-07 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 25 | Piyush Chawla | 2006-07 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91.66 |
| 26 | Ravindra Jadeja | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 27 | Virat Kohli | 2008 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 28 | Ashok Menaria | 2009-10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| 29 | Unmukt Chand | 2011-12 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 73.80 |
| 30 | Vijay Zol | 2013-14 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 85.71 |
| 31 | Sanju Samson | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 32 | Ricky Bhui | 2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 33 | Virat Singh | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 34 | Rishabh Pant | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 35 | Ishan Kishan | 2015 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
| 36 | Abhishek Sharma | 2016 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| 37 | Himanshu Rana | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| 38 | Prithvi Shaw | 2018 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 39 | Aryan Juyal | 2018 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| 40 | Pawan Shah | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 41 | Prab Simran Singh | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 42 | Priyam Garg | 2019 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| 43 | Dhruv Jurel | 2019 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| 44 | Shubhang Hedge | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33.33 |
| 45 | Yash Dhull | 2021-22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
| 46 | Nishant Sindhu | 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 47 | Uday Saharan | 2023 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | 276 | 211 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 76.44 |