7 INDIANS TO LEAD TEAM IN TESTS AND T20Is

Rohit Sharma

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Rohit Sharma

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Virat Kohli

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Virat Kohli

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MS Dhoni

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MS Dhoni

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Virender Sehwag

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Ajinkya Rahane

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KL Rahul

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Jasprit Bumrah

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7 INDIANS TO LEAD TEAM IN TESTS AND T20Is

Jul 6, 2024

By: Binay Chowdhury

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is among the 7 Indian players to lead the team in tests and T20Is. He replaced Virat Kohli as the T20I captain after the 2021 T20 World Cup. Rohit captained India to a title win in the 2024 T20 WC. He retired from T20Is after the final.

Rohit Sharma

He took over the Test captaincy early in 2022. He was handed captaincy after Virat Kohli stepped down following the series defeat against South Africa. Rohit is the present Test and ODI captain of Team India.

Virat Kohli

He took over the Test captaincy early in 2022. He was handed captaincy after Virat Kohli stepped down following the series defeat against South Africa. Rohit is the present Test and ODI captain of Team India.

Virat Kohli

He replaced MS Dhoni as India's Test captain in the 2014/15 season. He was named the captain after MS Dhoni announced a shock retirement from the game in December 2014. Virat is Most successful Test captain.

MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni started his captaincy career as the T20I captain in 2007. He captained a young Team India to a little win in the 2007 WC game from 2007 to 2016.

MS Dhoni

His success in the T20 I format saw him became the all-format captain by the end of 2008. He replaced Anil Kumble as the Test captain after his retirement during the Test series against Australia. Dhoni led the team till December 2014.

Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag became the first Indian to lead the country in Tests and T20Is. He made his Test Captaincy debut in 2005. He was India's inaugular T20I captain on their debut in 2006. Sehwag never became India's full-time Captain.

Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane is one of the few Indian players to lead the national team in all three formats. He made his T20I captaincy debut in 2015. Two years, he led India for the first time in Test cricket against Australia in Dharamsala.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul has also led India in all three formats. He led India in one Test match on the South Africa tour in 2022. Later this year, he led India against Bangladesh too. Rahul has captained India in one T20I so far.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah has led India in one Test match and 2 T20Is. He led India in the one-off Test match against England in 2022. In 2023, he made his return to competitive cricket as the captain during the T20I series against Ireland.