India Cricket Team

Captain: Virat Kohli

Coach: Ravi Shastri

India Biography

Few historians or sociologists can explain the craze for this sport in India learned through the colonists. Cricket has definitely found its masses through the Indian population. As Ashis Nandy had said, "cricket is an Indian game that was accidentally discovered by the British".

India played its first Test in 1932. Indian cricket had mostly been confined to individual brilliance of greats like Vijay Merchant, Vijay Hazare, and Vinoo Mankad till attained it adulthood in 1971 with the twin victories over England and West Indies at their den. The victories also coincided with the rise of Sunil Gavaskar, and towards the end of the decade he was joined by Kapil Dev; the latter led India to their maiden World Cup triumph in 1983.

With satellite television and Sachin Tendulkar ruling over Indian hearts the 1990s, the popularity of cricket in the country reached new heights. India became a world-class team as giants of the stature of Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid appeared on the scenario.

In 2007 MS Dhoni led India to the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 title; four years later he ended India s 28-year quest for the World Cup. As things stand, the Indian Premier League plays a huge role in the financial market of world cricket. With a new star emerging in the form of Virat Kohli, one can only hope things get better from here.

India Biography

India players

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Ishant Sharma

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Umesh Yadav

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Murali Vijay

34 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Harbhajan Singh

38 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Zaheer Khan

40 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Cheteshwar Pujara

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Leg-break

Mohit Sharma

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Ashok Dinda

34 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Stuart Binny

34 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Ajinkya Rahane

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Pragyan Ojha

32 years old

Left-hand bat

Slow left-arm

Dinesh Karthik

33 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Virat Kohli

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Suresh Raina

31 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Ravindra Jadeja

29 years old

Left-hand bat

Slow left-arm

Mohammed Shami

28 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

27 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Ravichandran Ashwin

32 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Shikhar Dhawan

32 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Rohit Sharma

31 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Amit Mishra

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Leg-break

Yuvraj Singh

36 years old

Left-hand bat

Slow left-arm

Varun Aaron

28 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Ambati Rayudu

33 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

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The madness to bowl fast is still there: Varun Aaron
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Bumrah's ability to adapt - be it formats or conditions - is his biggest strength, and something he believes will keep him in good stead
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Birthday Special: The man with the second best First-Class average ever – Vijay Merchant
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The first great batsman of India, Vijay Merchant played just 10 Tests across 18 long years and finished with a decent 859 runs at 47.72.

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