Indian T20 cricket captains full list: MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur the special ones
MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are the two Indian captains to have won the T20 World Cup. Harmanpreet Kaur has led in over 100 T20 internationals.
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Captaincy is not everyone’s cup of tea, especially when the format is T20 cricket. A small calculation error can ruin all the good work as there is little scope for erroneous decision-making.
Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni have been the most successful Indian T20 captains in history.
Dhoni’s track record includes clinching the inaugural T20 World Cup title in 2007. Dhoni also helped India secure a runners-up finish in 2014.
Dhoni's captaincy lasted for 72 T20 Internationals from 2007 to 2016, marking the lengthiest stint as an Indian T20 captain. He was known for his ability to take the right calls under pressure, patience and nurturing young talents with compassionate leadership.
Rohit Sharma, meanwhile, has led India to the most wins in T20Is. India have won 49 of the 62 matches under Rohit's captaincy. The Hitman emulated Rohit's success in his final tournament as captain and led the Men in Blue to the T20 World Cup 2024 title.
There have been a total of 14 Indian T20 captains in men’s cricket since Virender Sehwag led India in their first T20 match against South Africa in Johannesburg on December 1, 2006. India chased down South Africa’s 126/9 in 19.5 overs with six wickets to spare.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya has also captained India in 16 T20Is. Suryakumar Yadav is the current captain of the Indian cricket team in T20 Internationals.
Jasprit Bumrah is the only bowler to lead India in the T20 Internationals while Ruturaj Gaikwad is the first to lead the Indian team to an Asian Games gold medal at Hangzhou 2023.
Let’s have a look at the records of Indian T20 captains.
Indian T20 captains in men’s cricket
Harmanpreet Kaur leads Indian women to milestones
Harmanpreet Kaur led the Indian women’s cricket team to the gold medal at the Asian Games 2023 on her 100th T20 international as a captain and is the most successful Indian skipper in women’s T20 cricket.
Harmanpreet was also the captain of the Indian team that won silver at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham and finished as runners-up in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2020. Indian batting star Smriti Mandhana is the current vice-captain of the team.
The legendary Mithali Raj captained India in 32 T20s and is second on the list of skippers who have led the team on most occasions. Mithali was the first captain of the Indian women’s cricket team that defeated England by eight wickets at County Ground in Derby on August 5, 2006. England posted 107/8 which was chased by India with four balls remaining.