Important Highlights

• Azharuddin is the most successful ODI captain till date who is seconded by the current Indian captain MS Dhoni
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni has the highest win rate (63%) for Indians who have captained more than 7 matches.^[10]

• Kapil Dev was the First Indian captain to lead the side to Cricket World Cup victory, in 1983. Mahendra Singh Dhoni won India's second World Cup in 2011.

• Ganguly has scored the most number of centuries while captaining India (11).

• Azharuddin has the most number of runs as India's ODI captain (5165 runs at 12).

• M.S.Dhoni is the first and only wicket keeper to captain any team for more than 50 matches