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Top 5 captains who led India in the most matches, Dhoni's record stands strong
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News18•06-10-2026, 18:19
Top 5 captains who led India in the most matches, Dhoni's record stands strong
- •Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the record for captaining India in the most international matches, leading in 332 games between 2007 and 2018.
- •Dhoni is the only captain globally to win all three white-ball ICC tournaments and remains India's most successful captain with 178 all-format wins.
- •Mohammad Azharuddin captained India in 221 international matches during the 1990s, securing 104 victories overall.
- •Virat Kohli led India in 213 matches from 2013 to 2022, becoming India's most successful Test captain with 40 wins in 68 matches.
- •Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj have also made historic contributions, with Harmanpreet leading the women's team in numerous formats and Mithali sharing a joint record with Sourav Ganguly.
Key Questions Answered
Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the record for captaining India in the maximum number of international matches, leading the team in 332 matches between 2007 and 2018.
Virat Kohli led India in 213 matches between 2013 and 2022, securing 135 wins with a win percentage of 63.38. He became the first Indian captain to win a Test series on Australian soil and remains India's greatest Test captain with 40 wins in 68 matches.
Both Mithali Raj and Sourav Ganguly led the national team 195 times across all formats of the game. However, Mithali Raj achieved a significantly better win percentage of 55.89 compared to Ganguly's 49.74 percent.
