Most Successful Captains Ever in Indian Cricket History, They are Legends
The skipper is the mainstay of the group. He holds the obligation of the entire group and keeps up the solidarity among the colleague. The chief coordinate the endeavors of the group towards right course according to their quality and shortcoming and it at last encourages the team to perform well.
Here I come with the top 10 Most Successful Captains of India who have made their top position by doing best of them in the captainship.
Kapil Dev:
He has done captaincy in the Indian Team from 1982 to 1986. The record made by him in test cricket are: Match Played-34, Won-4, Lost-7 and Drawn-23 which isn't exactly noteworthy yet he has made group India win in 1983 World Cup. His record in ODI Matches is Match Played-74, Won-39, Lost-33, and Drawn-2.
Rahul Dravid:
Rahul Dravid is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Dravid is one of the greatest batsman and captains of Indian Cricket Team. He is the fourth highest run-scorer in the Test Cricket. He has been captain of Indian Team from 2003 to 2007. The records made by him in Test Cricket are: Match Played-25, Won-8, Lost-6 and Drawn-11 whereas that of ODI are: Match Played-79, Won-42, Lost-33, and Drawn-4.
Sunil Gavaskar:
Sunil Manohar Gavaskar is an Indian previous cricketer who played during the 1970s and 1980s for the Bombay cricket group and Indian national team. His captaincy of the Indian team, however, was less effective. His record in the test cricket is: Match Played-47, Won-9, Lost-8 and Drawn-30 whereas that of ODI Matches are: Match Played-37, Won-14, Lost-21, and Drawn-2.
Sourav Ganguly:
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Sourav Ganguly, lovingly known as Dada is a previous Indian-Bengali cricketer and captain of the Indian national team. Because of the match-fixing embarrassments in 2000 by different players of the group and for his weakness, Indian skipper Sachin Tendulkar surrendered his position and Ganguly was made the skipper of the Indian cricket team. He is one of the best Indian Test captains to date, winning 21 out of 49 test matches. Sourav Ganguly is the best Indian test skipper in overseas with 11 wins.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni:
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats. An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket. He assumed control over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid in 2007 and led the group to its first-since forever bilateral ODI arrangement wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the CB Arrangement of 2007–08, the 2010 Asia Cup, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. In 2009, Dhoni likewise drove the Indian team to number one position for the first time in the ICC Test rankings. His record in Test Matches from the year 2008-2015 are Match Played-60, Match Won-27, Draw-15 and Lost-18 which seems very impressive. Apart from this, his record in captaincy in ODI Matches is Match Played-191, Match Won-104, Lost-72 and Tied-4 which is again a great achievement.
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