In the History of Indian cricket, dozens of captains have shown their leadership skill and bagged various victories in the ODIs and test cricket. Very few captains have the prowess to accelerate the team to the top in the realm of cricket and make various records in the history of world cricket.
Among all, Virat is the most successful, captain with a winning percentage of 63.38, followed by MS Dhoni with a winning percentage of 53.61.
Today we are going to discuss the most successful odi captain of India in this post. Go through it.
Top Ten Most Successful ODI Captain of India
No wonder under the Kohlis captainship, India has recorded the maximum number of wins in various tournaments..
Here is the list of the successful captain in india.
Rank | Name | Career | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % |
1 | Virat Kohli | 2013-2022 | 213 | 135 | 60 | 63.38 |
2 | MS Dhoni | 2007-2018 | 332 | 178 | 120 | 53.61 |
3 | Sourav Ganguly | 1991-2005 | 195 | 97 | 78 | 49.74 |
4 | Rahul Dravid | 2000-2007 | 104 | 50 | 39 | 48.07 |
5 | M Azharuddin | 1990-1999 | 221 | 104 | 90 | 47.05 |
6 | Kapil Dev | 1982-1987 | 108 | 43 | 40 | 39.81 |
7 | D Vengsarkar | 1987-1989 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 35.17 |
8 | S Tendulkar | 1996-2000 | 98 | 27 | 52 | 27.55 |
9 | S Gavaskar | 1976-1985 | 84 | 23 | 29 | 27.39 |
10 | Nawab Pataudi | 1962-1975 | 40 | 9 | 19 | 22.5 |
The captain plays a significant role during the match in making all the important decisions and implies strategies to convert the match to a win and is considered the most successful captain in India.
