Rise of Indian Cricket from the year 1932

The bat and ball game named Cricket was introduced to India by the British in the 18th century. The Indian national cricket team's first captain was C.K. Naidu. 

The team played its first Test on the 25th of June 1932 at Lord's, becoming the sixth team to test cricket status. From 1932 India had to wait until 1952, almost 20 years, for its first Test victory against England in their 24th match in Madras, against England. In its first five decades of international cricket, India was one of the weaker teams, winning only 35 of the first 196 Test matches it played. The team, however, gained strength in the 1970s with the emergence of players such as Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Viswanath, Kapil Dev, and the spin unit.

Traditionally speaking Indian team was much stronger at home than abroad. Still, it has improved its overseas form, especially in limited-overs cricket, since the start of the 21st century, winning Test matches in Australia, England and South Africa and around the globe. It is the second cricket team to win World Cup after West Indies. It has won the Cricket World Cup twice. First in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and second in 2011 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

After winning the 2011 World Cup, India became only the third team after West Indies and Australia to have won the World Cup more than once and the first cricket team to win the World Cup at home. It also won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. It was also the joint champions of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, along with Sri Lanka. The team has also won the Asian Cup seven times, making them one of the most successful cricket teams in Asia and the world. They are also one of the only four teams to win all major ICC tournaments. Indian cricket team have also won the ICC Test Championship, ICC ODI Championship, ICC T20I Championship and the World Championship of Cricket in 1985.

In 2021, India is ranked first in Tests, second in both ODIs and T20Is by the ICC. Virat Kohli is the team's current captain across all formats, while the head coach is Ravi Shastri.

International matches played by the Indian cricket team across all three formats.

1.TEST: 

India has played 550 test matches against 10 different nations and have won 162 matches and lost 169 matches with 219 matches that resulted in a draw.

Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run-scorer for India, with 15921 runs at an average of 53.78.

Anil Kumble is the leading wicket-taker for India, with 619 wickets at an average of 29.65.

2.ODI:

India has played 993 one day international matches against 19 different nations and have won  516 matches and lost 427 matches with 50 matches that resulted in no result or tie. (41 no result, 9 ties)

Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run-scorer for India, with 18426 runs at an average of 44.83. 

Anil Kumble is the leading wicket-taker for India, with 337 wickets at an average of 30.9.

3.T20I:

India has played 142 one day international matches against 13 different nations and have won 88 matches and lost 47  matches with 3 matches that resulted in a tie(all the tie matches were won by India in the super over).

Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer for India, with 3159 runs at an average of 52.65. 

 

Yuzvendra Chahal is the leading wicket-taker for India, with 62 wickets at an average of 25.4.

 

 Pic credit:  Times of India

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