IN PHOTOS: Indian captains to lead in ODI World Cup

Team India has been led by many great captains who turned out to make various world records. In the upcoming ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023, team India is being led under Captain Rohit Sharma (Pic: PTI)

Updated On: 2023-09-19 04:39 PM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Kapil Dev was the first Indian captain to win a World Cup for India. He led the team in the year 1983 in which team India defeated the mighty West Indies team to lift the cup. Kapil Dev scored 175 runs against Africa which was a world record at that time. His knock helped India in their World Cup campaign

Mohammad Azharuddin was captain of the Indian team in the years 1992, 1996 and 1999. His highest World Cup score was 93 runs. He showed the world the calm way to lead the team. Under Azharuddin's captaincy India reached the 1996 World Cup's semi-final

Sourav Ganguly instilled the fitness routine in the team members. Under his captaincy, players learned to play fearlessly. He led India in the 2003 World Cup. He scored three centuries and ended his World Cup campaign with 465 runs

M.S. Dhoni led India in the 2011 World Cup in which India made it to the finals. India won the World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in the finals. Dhoni scored 91 runs in that match. In the 2015 World Cup, India reached the semi-finals under Dhoni's captaincy, but lost it against Australia

India's stylish former captain Virat Kohli led team India in the 2019 World Cup. He scored 443 runs in the 2019 World Cup. He showed the importance of fitness in cricket

In the upcoming edition of the World Cup, Rohit Sharma will be leading team India. It will be exciting to see how far, Rohit Sharma will take India in World Cup campaign

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