11 Superstars Who Have Captained India in Men's T20Is

Jasprit Bumrah is the first fast bowler, 11th overall, to captain an Indian men's cricket team in T20Is

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He joined the club during the first T20I of a 3-match series between India and Ireland in Dublin on August 18, 2023

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Virender Sehwag was the first ever man to lead India in a T20I in 2006 when they beat South Africa

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MS Dhoni then led India in 72 matches, concluding with a win percentage of 56.94 and a T20 World Cup title

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In between, Suresh Raina led India in 3 matches between 2010 and 2011, winning all three of them

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Ajinkya Rahane also captained India in two matches, winning one and losing the other

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Virat Kohli took over the reins from Dhoni and led India in 50 matches, finishing with a win percentage of 60

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Rohit Sharma has led India so far in 51 T20Is and guided them to victories in 39 of them

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Hardik Pandya is the unofficial T20I captain now having captained in 16 T20Is so far

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Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul have also discharged the duty on various occassions

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