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Cricket in India
CountryIndia
Governing bodyBoard of Control for Cricket in India
National team(s)India Men
India Women
India U-19 Men
India U-19 Women
First played1721[1]
Clubs38 (First class)
12 (IPL, WPL)
National competitions
List
Club competitions
International competitions
Audience records
Single match465,000 (Five-day Test)
India v. Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 16–20 February 1999[2]
Season1,592,543 (Total)
26,528 per match
2017 IPL[3][unreliable source?]
"Amidst the dusky glow, a silhouette rises, bat in hand, embodying the spirit of a nation. Cricket in India isn’t just a game—it’s a heartbeat, a rhythm woven into the very fabric of the land."

Cricket is the most popular sport in India. It is played almost everywhere in the country.[4] The Board of Control for Cricket in India is the governing body of Indian cricket and conduct all domestic tournaments and select the players for India national cricket team and India women's national cricket team.

Domestic competitions in India annually organized by BCCI include the Ranji Trophy, the Duleep Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the Deodhar Trophy, the Irani Trophy and the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy. The Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 tournament where various city-based franchises compete in a style similar to American football, is one of the biggest sporting leagues and the biggest cricketing league in the world. In 2023 it launched a similar league for females, the Women's Premier League (WPL)

International cricket in India does not follow a consistent pattern, unlike other cricketing teams such as England, who tour other countries during the winter and play at home during the summer. The Indian cricket team is one of the most successful cricket teams in the world, having won 2 ICC World Cups, 2 ICC World Twenty20, 2 ICC Champion's Trophies and finished runners up in 2 ICC World Test Championships. The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, was initially meant to be hosted by India. However, after the escalation of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India, the tournament was moved by the ICC to the United Arab Emirates. The 2023 Cricket World Cup was hosted by India.

Cricket is an important part of Indian culture[5] and top players, like Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath, Kapil Dev, Bishan Singh Bedi, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Virender Sehwag, Lala Amarnath, Polly Umrigar, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli often attain celebrity status and are some of the most influential figures in the country. Cricket is often portrayed patriotically in popular Indian films, including the Academy Award-nominated film, Lagaan, and 83, the 2021 sports drama film about India's Cricket World Cup victory in 1983. The Indian cricket team shares a long-standing rivalry with the Pakistani cricket team, and India-Pakistan matches are some of the most anticipated matches in the world, and one of the most watched television broadcasts in the world. It was only in 1983 when India defeated the West Indies that made the sport become popular.

History

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Cricket was brought to India in the early 1700s, with the first documented insurance of cricket being played in 1721. At the time of its introduction, it was used as a medium for Indians to integrate into British cultural norms.[6] By serving as a bridge between the two groups, it made assimilating much easier. In its early time in India, it was played and used by Indian elites to gain favor with the British which not only aided in the value of the sport due to its association with the elite but its high status helped it spread throughout India.[7] Although it began as a foreign sport, the sport ultimately became associated with India and began to play a role in India's identity. In the late 1800s, cricket's image began to move away from being an exclusively upper class sport as players from lower castes and underprivileged communities began to play and make their mark.[8]

1800s to 1918

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Ranjitsinhji was regarded as one of the best batsmen of his time.

The first ever match of first-class cricket played in India was in 1864 between Calcutta and Madras. Not many records exist from the match. The entire history of cricket in India and the sub-continent as a whole is based on the existence and development of the British Raj via the East India Company.

1918 to 1945

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India became the sixth national team to play Test cricket on their 1932 tour of England. Captained by C. K. Nayudu, their inaugural Test was against England at Lord's Cricket Ground from 25 to 28 June, but they were defeated by 158 runs.[9]

1945 to 1960

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The major and defining event in the history of Indian cricket during this period was the Partition of India following full independence from the British Raj in 1947.

An early casualty of change was the Bombay Quadrangular tournament, which had been a focal point of Indian cricket for over 50 years. The new India had no place for teams based on ethnic origin. As a result, the Ranji Trophy came into its own as the national championship. The last Bombay Pentangular, as it had become, was won by the Hindus in 1945–46.

India also recorded its first Test victory in 1952, beating England by an innings in Madras.[10]

1960 to 1970

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One team totally dominated Indian cricket in the 1960s. As part of 14 consecutive victories in the Ranji Trophy from 1958–59 to 1972–73, Bombay won the title in all ten seasons of the period under review. Among its players were Farokh Engineer, Dilip Sardesai, Bapu Nadkarni, Ramakant Desai, Baloo Gupte, Ashok Mankad and Ajit Wadekar. In the 1961–1962 season, the Duleep Trophy was inaugurated as a zonal competition. It was named after Ranji's nephew, Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (1905–59). With Bombay in its catchment, it is not surprising that the West Zone won six of the first nine titles.

1970 to 1985

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Bombay continued to dominate Indian domestic cricket, with only Karnataka, Delhi, and a few other teams able to mount any kind of challenge during this period.

India enjoyed two international highlights. In 1971, they won a Test series in England for the first time ever, surprisingly defeating Ray Illingworth's Ashes winners. In 1983, again in England, India were surprise winners of the 1983 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. Kapil Dev was also most known for the Viv Richards Catch, and him scoring 175 not out, being the first Indian to score an ODI Century, and also broke the World Record of Glenn Turner's 171. 183 is the lowest score ever defended in a world cup final, and India has done the unthinkable!

During the 1970s, the Indian cricket team began to see success overseas beating New Zealand, and holding Australia, South Africa and England to a draw. The backbone of the team was the Indian spin quartet – Bishen Bedi, E. A. S. Prasanna, B. S. Chandrasekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan, giving rise to what would later be called the Golden Era of Indian cricket history. This decade also saw the emergence of two of India's best ever batsmen, Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Vishwanath responsible for the back-to-back series wins in 1971 in the West Indies and in England, under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar.

The Indian women's team made its test debut in 1976, becoming the third nation to do so. It made its ODI debut on 1 January 1978.

1985 to 2000

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From the 1993–94 season, the Duleep Trophy was converted from a knockout competition to a league format.

Several team names and spellings were altered during the 1990s when traditional Indian names were introduced to replace those that were associated with the British Raj. Most notably, Bombay became Mumbai and the famous venue of Madras became Chennai.

Background

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In the late 1980s, continuous live coverage of overseas matches was broadcast by British networks. This was a major factor in shaping what was now becoming the modern game of cricket. Modern technology and the establishment of specialized television networks set a global interest for the sport. ESPN and Star Sports added cricket to part of the 24 hours of continuous live coverage that they were needed to produce. Global popularity increased among the Eastern world. Soon after a domestic league (the Indian Premier League) was established.

Several team names and spellings were altered during the 1990s when traditional Indian names were introduced to replace those that were associated with the British Raj. Most notably, Bombay became Mumbai, and the venue of Calcutta became Kolkata, both where the main places where the British did all their business.

During the 1980s, India developed a more attack-focused batting line-up with talented batsmen such as Mohammad Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri prominent during this decade. Despite India's victory in the Cricket World Cup in 1983, the team performed poorly in the Test arena, including 28 consecutive Test matches without a victory. However, India won the Asia Cup in 1984 and won the World Championship of Cricket in Australia in 1985. The 1987 Cricket World Cup was held in India and Pakistan – the first time it was played outside England.

From the 1993–94 season, the Duleep Trophy was converted from a knockout competition to a league format.

Despite its arrival in the 1700s, cricket's popularity soared gradually as it spread across regions. It became a unifying factor in the country, transcending social and cultural barriers.[11] The sport was initially popular amongst the elite, but it began to transcend as people from lower castes would come together to play, watch, and engage with the sport. Post-independence, cricket continued to flourish and became an integral part of the nation's fabric, particularly in their rivalries, the most prevalent one being India v Pakistan. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) emerged as a pivotal force, steering the sport toward globalization. In addition, technology played a crucial role as it increased accessibility by bringing live cricket matches into homes which amplified its reach and its impact.[12]

The pivotal moment in cricket's globalization in India came with success on the international stage. Victories in major tournaments aided in globalization, but the tipping points occurred in the iconic 1983 Cricket World Cup win which not only captivated the nation but the world.[13] Even the most optimistic of fans believed the furthest India could go was the semi-finals, so when India reached the finals, audiences were captivated. This match was led by now legend, Kapil Dev in addition to Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar who were highly revered throughout India which aided in the increased popularity and globalization of cricket. Because these legends were not upper class elites, they emerged as cultural icons who represented the dreams and aspirations of millions in addition to the increased sense of pride they evoked.[14] Their success on the global stage in a post-colonial India resonated deeply with India as it evoked pride and honor which many had not felt in a long time.[14]

In addition to the increased sense of nationalism which aided in its globalization, cricket mirrored the changing socio-political landscape of India. By shifting a once elite sport into something accessible to the masses, the sport echoed societal transformations with the rise of the middle class.[15] Cricket became a vessel for social mobility and offered opportunities and hope to people across India regardless of their religion, caste, or social standing. With the increased popularity of the sport in India, especially in the 1980s, international satellite television networks latched onto cricket because of its global audience and the newly emerged market of viewers in India.[16] In order to secure their place, these networks worked out broadcasting deals with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which gave the BCCI an immense amount of wealth which further aided in the globalization of cricket.

In addition to its spread through television, its globalization has a direct link to India's increase in consumerism. As the sport became increasingly popular in India in the 80's into the 90s, India experienced a rapid expansion of both televised and billboard advertising.[12] As a result, it became common for various teams and individual cricket players to promote various consumer goods which aided in its globalization.

21st century

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Sachin Tendulkar is one of the greatest cricketers of all time. He is known as the 'God of Cricket'.

Sachin Tendulkar was one of the key members during 1989–2013 for Team India in multiple formats.

Since 2000, the Indian team underwent major improvements with the appointment of John Wright, India's first ever foreign coach. This appointment met success internationally as India maintained their unbeaten home record against Australia in Test series after defeating them in 2001 and won the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007. India was also the first sub-continental team to win at the WACA in January 2008 against Australia.

India's victory against the Australians in 2001 marked the beginning of a dream era for the team under the captainship of Sourav Ganguly, winning Test matches in Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, West Indies and England. India also shared a joint victory with Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy and went on to the finals in the 2003 Cricket World Cup only to be beaten by Australia.

In September 2007, India won the first ever Twenty20 World Cup held in South Africa, beating their arch-rivals Pakistan by 5 runs in a thrilling final.[17]

India won the Cricket World Cup in 2011 under the captainship of Mahendra Singh Dhoni,[10] the first time since 1983 (28 years) – they beat Sri Lanka in the final held in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.[18]

India played its 500th Test match against New Zealand led by Kane Williamson at Kanpur from 22 to 26 September 2016.[19] India won this match by 197 runs. This test was played under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.

Administration

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the principal national governing body of cricket in India.[20] Its headquarters is situated at the Cricket Centre in Churchgate, Mumbai.[21] The BCCI is the wealthiest governing body of cricket in the world.[22][23][24] The BCCI is involved in talent development through grassroots programs and cricket academies. Its initiatives include infrastructure development, coaching, and player welfare programs designed to maintain and enhance India's competitive performance internationally.

The BCCI was established in 1 December 1928 at Madras (currently Chennai) under Act XXI of 1860 of Madras and was subsequently reregistered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.[25] It is a consortium of state cricket associations that select their own representatives who elect the BCCI president. It joined the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1926 which later became the International Cricket Council.The BCCI is an autonomous, private organization that does not fall under the purview of the National Sports Federation of India of Government of India and does not receive any grants from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The BCCI is influential in international cricket.[26][27][28] The International Cricket Council shares the largest part of its revenue with the BCCI. IPL run by BCCI is one of the wealthiest sports leagues in the world.[29]

National teams

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National teams of India

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India (Men's) India (Women's)
India U-19 (men's) India U-19 (women's)

The India national cricket team is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Since 1926, the BCCI has been affiliated with ICC, the international governing body for world cricket. In 1954, the BCCI became one of the founding members of the ACC.

Performance

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The following list includes the performance of all of India's national teams at major competitions.

Men's senior team

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The Indian senior national team had several successes and is considered No. 1 team in Asia and one of the best team in the world cricket. The national team's highest achievement is winning Cricket World Cups.

Tendulkar, upon reaching his 38th Test century against Australia in the 2nd Test at the SCG in 2008, where he finished not out on 154
Tournament Appearance in finals Last
appearance
Best
performance
Cricket World Cup 4 out of 13 2023 Champions (1983, 2011)
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 3 out of 9 2024 Champions (2007, 2024)
ICC Champions Trophy 4 out of 8 2017 Champions (2002, 2013)
ICC World Test Championship 2 out of 2 2021–23 Runners-up (2019–21, 2021–23)
Asia Cup 11 out of 16 2023 Champions (1984, 1988, 1990–1991, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023)
Commonwealth Games 1 out of 1 1998 Group Stage (1998)
Asian Games 1 out of 3 2022 Gold Medal (2022)

Women's senior team

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Women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) was formed in 1973.[30] The Indian women's team played their first Test match in 1976, against the West Indies.[31] India recorded its first-ever Test win in November 1978 against West Indies under Shantha Rangaswamy's captaincy at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna.[32][33]

Indian Batter at Cricket World Cup 2010

The WCAI, the governing body for women's cricket, was affiliated to the International Women's Cricket Council. As part of the International Cricket Council's initiative to develop women's cricket, the Women's Cricket Association of India was merged with the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2006/07.[34]

In 2021, the BCCI announced that Ramesh Powar would become the Head Coach of the Indian Women's Cricket Team.[35][36] In 2022, Indian Women script history by winning 1st series on England soil in 23 years.[37]

Tournament Appearance in finals Last
appearance
Best
performance
Women's Cricket World Cup 2 out of 12 2022 Runners-up (2005, 2017)
ICC Women's T20 World Cup 1 out of 8 2023 Runners-up (2020)
Women's Asia Cup 8 out of 8 2022 Champions (2004, 2005-2006, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2022)
Commonwealth Games 1 out of 1 2022 Silver Medal (2022)
Asian Games 1 out of 3 2022 Gold Medal (2022)

Men's U-19 team

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Tournament Appearance in finals Last
appearance
Best
performance
Under-19 Cricket World Cup 9 out of 15 2024 Champions (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2022)
ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 8 out of 10 2023 Champions (1989, 2003, 2012, 2013–14, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021)

Women's U-19 team

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Tournament Appearance in finals Last
appearance
Best
performance
Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 1 out of 1 2023 Champions (2023)

Affiliations

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Membership of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is made up of Full Members and Associate Members.[38][39]

Full Members

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The majority of full members are state cricket associations. Each state is permitted one representative, except for Gujarat and Maharashtra, which have three. There are additional representatives from Indian Railways, Services and Universities. Changes recommended by the Lodha Committee included restricting full membership to state associations and limiting states to one full member, with the others becoming associate members,[40] but these have not been fully adopted by the BCCI, with existing members retaining full membership except for Cricket Club of India (Mumbai) and National Cricket Club (Kolkata).[41]

No. Name Represents President Zone
1 Andhra Cricket Association Andhra Pradesh P. Sarath Chandra Reddy South
2 Arunachal Cricket Association Arunachal Pradesh TC Tok North East
3 Assam Cricket Association Assam Taranga Gogoi East
4 Association of Indian Universities Indian Universities Vinay Kumar Pathak
5 Baroda Cricket Association Vadodara Pranav Amin West
6 Bihar Cricket Association Bihar Rakesh Kumar Tiwary East
7 Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh Chhattisgarh Jubin Shah Central
8 Cricket Association of Bengal West Bengal Snehasish Ganguly East
9 Cricket Association of Mizoram Mizoram Lalrochhuanga Pachuau North East
10 Cricket Association of Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Jot Singh Gunsola Central
11 Delhi & District Cricket Association Delhi Rohan Jaitley North
12 Goa Cricket Association Goa Vipul Phadke South
13 Gujarat Cricket Association Gujarat
(excluding Saurashtra and Vadodara)
Dhanraj Nathwani West
14 Haryana Cricket Association Haryana Paramjit Mann North
15 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Himachal Pradesh Arun Dhumal North
16 Hyderabad Cricket Association Telangana Jagan Mohan Rao South
17 Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association Jammu and Kashmir Anil Gupta North
18 Jharkhand State Cricket Association Jharkhand Sanjay Sahay East
19 Karnataka State Cricket Association Karnataka Raghuram Bhat Adwai South
20 Kerala Cricket Association Kerala Jayesh George South
21 Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Madhya Pradesh Abhilash Khandekar Central
22 Maharashtra Cricket Association Maharashtra
(excluding Mumbai and Vidarbha)
Rohit Rajendra Pawar West
23 Manipur Cricket Association Manipur Nongthombam Zico Meetei North East
24 Meghalaya Cricket Association Meghalaya Danny Marak North East
25 Mumbai Cricket Association Mumbai Amol Kale West
26 Nagaland Cricket Association Nagaland Kechangulie Rio North East
27 Odisha Cricket Association Odisha Pranab Prakash Das East
28 Punjab Cricket Association Punjab Gulzar Inder Chahal North
29 Railways Sports Promotion Board Indian Railways D. K. Gayen Central
30 Rajasthan Cricket Association Rajasthan Vaibhav Gahlot Central
31 Saurashtra Cricket Association Saurashtra Jaydev Shah West
32 Services Sports Control Board Indian Armed Forces Varun Singh North
33 Sikkim Cricket Association Sikkim Tika Subba North East
34 Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Tamil Nadu Dr. P. Ashok Sigamani South
35 Tripura Cricket Association Tripura Tapan Lodh East
36 Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association Uttar Pradesh Dr. Nidhipati Singhania Central
37 Vidarbha Cricket Association Vidarbha Vinay Deshpande Central

Associate Members

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All members not meeting the criteria for full members are classified as associate members. They include:

No. Name Represents President Zone
1 Cricket Association of Pondicherry[42] Puducherry G.M. Arunkumar South
2 Cricket Club of India[41][43]
Madhumati Lele
3 National Cricket Club[41][43]
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4 Union Territory Cricket Association[44] Chandigarh
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North

State Leagues list

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Organisation structure

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International cricket

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International cricket in India generally does not follow a fixed pattern. For example, the English schedule under which the nation tours other countries during the winter and plays at home during the summer. Generally, there has recently been a tendency to play more one-day matches than Test matches. Cricket in India is managed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the richest cricket board in the cricket world.[45]

Men's National Team

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The India National Cricket Team represents India in international cricket matches.

Wicket-keeping kit and bat used by Dhoni during the 2011 Cricket World Cup on display at the Blades of Glory Cricket Museum

India have been participating in international cricket since 1926 and competed in international tournament since the first ever the 1975 Cricket World Cup. They have competed in numerous tournaments over the years including the ACC tournaments. The Indian national cricket team has also provided some of the greatest players to the world, the biggest example of which is Sachin Tendulkar. Indian cricket has a rich history. The Indian men's national team is currently ranked No. 1 in Tests, No. 1 in ODIs and at 1st position in T20Is. India won two World Championship cups in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and recently won in the year 2011 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, which was won after a span of 28 years. They also won the World Championship of Cricket in 1985.

  • Test International-
    C. K. Nayudu, India's first Test cricket captain
    India was invited to the International Cricket Council in 1926, and made their debut as a Test playing nation in England in 1932, led by CK Nayudu, who was considered the best Indian batsman at the time.[46] The one-off Test match between the two sides was played at Lord's in London. The team was not strong in their batting[47] at this point and went on to lose by 158 runs.[48] India hosted its first men's Test cricket series in 1933. England was the visiting team that played two Tests in Bombay (now Mumbai) and Calcutta (now Kolkata). The visitors won the series 2–0. The Indian team continued to improve throughout the 1930s and 1940s but did not achieve an international victory during this period. In the early 1940s, India did not play any men's Test cricket due to World War II. The team's first series as an independent country was in late 1947 against Don Bradman's Australian cricket team in England in 1948 (a name given to the Australia national cricket team of that time). It was also the first Test series India played which was not against England. Australia men's cricket team won the five-match series 4–0, with Bradman tormenting the Indian bowling in his final Australian summer.[49]
  • One Day International-
    Dev with the Indian President Zail Singh after the team's return to India post winning the World Cup. They are holding the Cricket World Cup Trophy.
    The advent of men's One Day International (ODI) cricket in 1971 created a new dimension in the cricket world. However, India was not considered strong in ODIs at this point and batsmen such as the captain Gavaskar were known for their defensive approach to batting. India began as a weak team in ODIs and did not qualify for the second round in the first two editions of the Cricket World Cup.[50] Gavaskar infamously blocked his way to 36 not out off 174 balls against England in the first World Cup in 1975; India scored just 132 for 3 and lost by 202 runs.[51] In contrast, India fielded a strong team in Test matches and was particularly strong at home, where their combination of stylish batsmen and beguiling spinners were at their best. India set a then Test record in the third Test against the West Indies at Port-of-Spain in 1976, when they chased 403 to win, thanks to 112 from Viswanath.[52] In November 1976, the team established another record by scoring 524 for 9 declared against New Zealand at Kanpur without any individual batsman scoring a century.[53] There were six fifties, the highest being 70 by Mohinder Amarnath.[54] This innings was only the eighth instance in Test cricket where all eleven batsmen reached double figures.[55] During the 1980s, India developed a more attack-minded batting line-up with stroke makers such as the wristy Mohammad Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar and all-rounders Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri. India won the Cricket World Cup in 1983, defeating the favourites and the two-time defending champions West Indies in the final at Lord's, owing to a strong bowling performance. In spite of this, the team performed poorly in the Test arena, including 28 consecutive Test matches without a victory. In 1984, India won the Asia Cup and in 1985, won the World Championship of Cricket in Australia. Apart from this, India remained a weak team outside the Indian subcontinent. India's Test series victory in 1986 against England remained the last Test series win by India outside the subcontinent for the next 19 years. The 1980s saw Gavaskar and Kapil Dev (India's best all-rounder to date) at the pinnacle of their careers. Gavaskar made a Test record 34 centuries as he became the first man to reach the 10,000 run mark. Kapil Dev later became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket with 434 wickets.
  • T20 International- India played there first T2O International in 2006 against South Africa. In September 2007, India won the first-ever ICC Men's T20 World Cup held in South Africa, beating Pakistan by five runs in the final.[56] In the 2014 ICC Men's World Twenty20 hosted in Bangladesh, India narrowly missed out on another ICC trophy by losing to Sri Lanka in the final.[57]

Women's National Team

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The India national women's cricket team represents India in international women's cricket matches.

Mithali Raj is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket.[58][59]

India have been participating in international cricket since 1976 and competed in international tournament since the second ever the 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup. They have competed in numerous tournaments over the years including the ACC tournaments. They are the most successful women's cricket team in Asia. The Indian Women's national team is also currently ranked No. 4 in ODIs and at 3rd position in T20Is.

  • Test International- India made their debut as a Test playing nation in 1976 against West Indies. In past time, India women's rarely play test and won it. But in recent years they are playing more test matches and winning it to.
  • One Day International-India played their first ODI International in 1978 against England. They were not able to participate in first edition of Women's Cricket World Cup. But in late 19s they have reached to ODI world cup semis consequently and in 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup they have almost clinch the title in the finals.
  • T20 International- India played their first T20 International in 2006 against England. India Women's have made great impact in T20 international from their early day of this format. They have been in semis of ICC Women's T20 World Cup consequently in first 2 Edition.

Domestic Cricket

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Men's Domestic Cricket

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First class competitions
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  • Ranji Trophy – It was founded as the 'Cricket Championship of India' at a meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in July 1934. The first Ranji Trophy fixtures took place in the 1934–35 season. Syed Mohammed Hadi of Hyderabad was the first batsman to score a century in the tournament. The Trophy was donated by H. H. Sir Bhupendra Singh Mahinder Baha-dur, Maharajah of Patiala in memory of his late Highness Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar, affectionately called Ranjitsinhji. In the main, the Ranji Trophy is composed of teams representing the states that makeup India. The number of competing teams has increased over the years. Some states have more than one cricket team, e.g., Maharashtra and Gujarat. There are also teams for Railways and Services representing the armed forces. The various teams used to be grouped into zones – North, West, East, Central and South – and the initial matches were played on a league basis within the zones. The top two teams until 1991–92 and then the top three teams in the subsequent years from each zone then played in a national knock-out competition. Starting with the 2002–03 season, the zonal system was abandoned and a two-division structure was adopted with two teams being promoted from the plate league and two relegated from the elite league. If the knockout matches are not finished, they are decided on the first-inning lead.[60]
  • Duleep Trophy – Named after Duleepsinhji, the Duleep Trophy competition, which is a first-class competition, was started by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 1961–62 with the aim of providing a greater competitive edge in domestic cricket, because apart from the knock-out stages of the Ranji Trophy, that competition proved to be highly predictable, with Bombay winning the Ranji Trophy for fifteen consecutive years. The Duleep Trophy was also meant to help the selectors to assess the form of top cricketers playing against each other. The original format had five teams, which were drawn from the five zones (i.e. North, South, East, West and central) and played each other on a knock-out basis. From the 1993–94 season, the competition has been converted to a league format.
  • Irani Trophy – The Irani Trophy tournament was conceived during the 1959–60 season to mark the completion of 25 years of the Ranji Trophy championship and was named after the late Z. R. Irani, who was associated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from its inception in 1928, till his death in 1970 and a keen patron of the game. The first match, played between the Ranji Trophy champions and the Rest of India was played in 1959–60. For the first few years, it was played at the tail end of the season. Realising the importance of the fixture, the BCCI moved it to the beginning of the season. Since 1965–66, it has traditionally heralded the start of the new domestic season. The Irani Trophy game ranks high in popularity and importance. It is one of the few domestic matches followed with keen interest by cricket lovers in the country. Leading players take part in the game, which has often been a sort of selection trial to pick the Indian team for foreign tours.
Limited overs competitions
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  • Deodhar Trophy – Started in 1973–74 by Board of Control for Cricket in India, it is a one-day cricket competition in Indian domestic cricket. It was formerly contested by 5 zonal teams – North zone, South zone, East zone, West zone and Central zone. From 2015–16 to 2017–18, it was contested by the winners of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, India A and India B. Starting in 2018–19 it has featured India A, India B and India C.
  • Vijay Hazare Trophy – Named after the prolific Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare, the Trophy was started in 2002–03 as an attempt to bring the limited-overs game among a greater audience. The competition involves the state (and other) teams from the Ranji Trophy battling in a 50-over format. Since its conception, Tamil Nadu and Mumbai have won the trophy the most times (5). It is also dubbed as the Premier Cup by BCCI.
Twenty20 competitions
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  • Indian Premier League – In response to the rival ICL, the BCCI started the Twenty20 competition known as the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is regarded as the brainchild of Lalit Modi. This League was launched by BCCI in 2007–08 and received widespread recognition from around the country. The players were selected via the auctions and drafted into the city-based franchises. The first IPL season was held from 18 April 2008 to 1 June 2008 where underdogs Rajasthan Royals, led by Shane Warne, won the first title at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai[61] Based on regional loyalties, the eight-team tournament brings a unique and popular team and player auction system hand-picking some of the best international players in the world and teaming them with Indian players, both domestic and international, in one arena. The total prize money for the IPL was $3 million.[61] The IPL is one of the most-attended cricket leagues in the world and ranks sixth among all sports leagues.[62] The IPL has also Americanized cricket by adding cheerleaders and creating a setting of non stop action similar to sporting events in the USA. The IPL tournament consists of 10 different city based franchises.[63]
  • Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – After India became another member of the ICC Twenty20 and played its first international T20 against South Africa, the BCCI launched its own state structure in 2006–07 season, with 27 Ranji teams divided in 5 Zones. The final was played between Punjab and Tamil Nadu, which the latter won by 2 wickets with 2 balls remaining, thereby becoming the only ever winner of this series. In this series, Rohit Sharma also became the only ever Indian to register a T20 century for Mumbai against Gujarat. The competition was later replaced by the franchise-based IPL. Played for the first time in the 2008–09 season, this is the first of its kind zonal T20 championship and the third overall in the Indian cricket season, which would see Ranji teams divided along zonal lines into two groups with the tournament culminating in the All India T20 final between the winners of the two groups for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. It was launched after the success of the IPL and the need of the BCCI to search for more talent in the growing regions of cricket.

In 2020, stronger crowd participation was seen than in other forms of the game. It has been greatly acknowledged by people and has made huge profits.

Youth competitions
[edit]

Women's Domestic Cricket

[edit]
First class competitions
[edit]
Limited overs competitions
[edit]
  • Senior Women's One Day Trophy – Started in season 2006–07, it is the women's List-A cricket tournament. Railways women has been the most dominant team, winning 10 out of the 11 tournaments. It was played in round-robin format at zonal level and the top performing team then playing in the super league. The format was changed in season 2013–14, since then it is played in 2 tiers, with states being divided in 5 groups, 2 in elite group and 3 in plate group. Finalists in the plate group, at the end of season are promoted to the elite group and 2 bottom most performing teams in the elite group are relegated to the plate group.
  • Senior Women's One Day Challenger Trophy - The Senior Women's Challenger Trophy is an Indian women's one-day cricket tournament. It is the women's version of NKP Salve Challenger Trophy. Established in the 2008–09 season, it is played with the purpose of showcasing the talent that the country has, as well as providing opportunities for younger players to make an impression.
Twenty20 competitions
[edit]
Youth competitions
[edit]
  • Women's under 23 One Day Trophy
  • Women's under 23 T20 Trophy
  • Women's under 19 One Day Trophy
  • Women's under 19 T20 Trophy
  • Women's under 19 T20 Challenger Trophy
  • Women's under 15 One Day Trophy

Stadiums

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India has a plethora of international standards Cricket stadiums. The world's largest stadium, Narendra Modi Stadium, is located in India.[79] Eden Gardens of Kolkata, the 3rd largest cricket stadium in the world, is situated in West Bengal.[80] The domestic cricket governing bodies such as the State Cricket Association controls cricket related activities and sanctioned tournaments in their respective regions and hence, there are 38 Ranji Teams. These domestic boards are affiliated to BCCI, while district cricket boards in the country are affiliated to state boards. The country has lots of private cricket academies and clubs. The world's 3rd largest cricket arena is being built in Jaipur.[81] MRF Pace Foundation provide facilities to fast ballers.[82]

Active stadiums

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Name of the stadium Location Capacity No. of Domestic matches played No. of International matches played First match Latest match
Test ODI T20I Test ODI T20I
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai 38,200 34 28 2 1 11 4 10 February 1934 27 October 2023
Eden Gardens Kolkata 68,000 42 36 11 0 4 1 5 January 1935 16 November 2023
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium Delhi 35,200 35 31 7 2 2 6 10 November 1948 25 October 2023
Brabourne Stadium Mumbai 50,000 18 9 1 0 11 10 9 December 1948 29 October 2018
Green Park Stadium Kanpur 32,000 23 15 1 0 0 0 12 January 1952 25 November 2021
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru 33,800 24 31 11 1 12 8 22 November 1974 17 January 2024
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai 33,109 26 28 8 2 6 4 23 January 1975 2 January 2024
Barabati Stadium Cuttack 45,000 2 19 3 1 8 0 27 January 1982 12 June 2022
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur 30,000 1 19 1 0 9 0 2 October 1983 17 November 2021
Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad 132,000 15 31 7 3 4 3 12 November 1983 19 November 2023
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium Mohali 27,000 14 26 7 0 1 3 22 November 1993 11 January 2024
IPCL Sports Complex Ground Vadodara 20,000 0 10 0 0 11 3 16 December 1997 14 October 2019
YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium Visakhapatnam 25,000 3 10 5 0 5 6 5 April 2005 2 February 2024
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Hyderabad 39,200 6 10 3 4 9 5 16 November 2005 25 January 2024
Holkar Stadium Indore 30,000 3 7 4 2 2 3 15 April 2006 14 January 2024
VCA Stadium Nagpur 45,000 7 9 13 0 3 2 6 November 2008 9 February 2023
Dr. DY Patil Sports Stadium Navi Mumbai 45,300 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 November 2009 19 October 2023
MCA Stadium Pune 37,406 2 12 4 0 0 0 20 December 2012 1 November 2023
SCA Stadium Rajkot 28,000 3 4 5 0 0 0 11 January 2013 15 February 2024
JSCA Stadium Ranchi 50,000 3 6 4 2 3 3 19 January 2013 23 February 2024
HPCA Stadium Dharamshala 21,200 2 9 10 2 0 2 27 January 2013 7 March 2024
Greater Noida SC Ground Greater Noida 8,000 0 5 6 0 0 0 8 March 2017 10 March 2020
ACA Stadium Guwahati 37,800 0 2 5 0 0 3 10 October 2017 28 November 2023
Greenfield Stadium Thiruvananthapuram 50,000 0 2 4 0 0 0 7 November 2017 26 November 2023
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Dehradun 25,000 1 5 6 0 0 0 3 June 2018 15 March 2019
BRSAB Vajpayee Ekana Stadium Lucknow 50,000 1 9 6 0 2 3 6 November 2018 29 October 2023
Lalabhai Contractor Stadium Surat 7,000 0 0 0 0 0 4 24 September 2019 4 October 2019
SV Narayan Singh Stadium Raipur 65,000 0 1 1 0 1 2 21 January 2023 1 December 2023
Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium Gwalior 50,000 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 October 2024 6 October 2024

Hosting history

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Competition Edition Winner Final Runners-up India's position Venues Final venue Stadium
Men's senior competitions
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 1987 Cricket World Cup  Australia
253/5 (50 overs) – 246/8 (50 overs)
 England Semi-finals 21 (in 2 countries) Eden Gardens
Asia Cup 1990–91 Asia Cup  India
205/3 (42.1 overs) – 204/9 (45 overs)
 Sri Lanka Champions 3 (in 3 cities) Eden Gardens
ICC Champions Trophy 2006 ICC Champions Trophy  Australia
116/2 (28.1 overs) - 138 (30.4 overs)
 West Indies Group stage 4 (in 4 cities) Brabourne Stadium
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 1996 Cricket World Cup  Sri Lanka
241/7 (50 overs) – 245/3 (46.2 overs)
 Australia Semi-finals 26 ( in 3 countries) Gaddafi Stadium
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2011 Cricket World Cup  India
277/4 (48.2 overs) – 274/6 (50 overs)
 Sri Lanka Champions 13 (in 3 countries) Wankhede Stadium
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2016 ICC World Twenty20  West Indies
161/6 (19.4 overs) – 155/9 (20 overs)
 England Semi-finals 7 (in 7 cities) Eden Gardens
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup  Australia
241/4 (43 overs) – 240 (50 overs)
 India Runners-up 10 (in 10 cities) Narendra Modi Stadium
Women's senior competitions
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup  Australia
100/2 (31.3 overs) – 96/8 (50 overs)
 England Group Stage 4 (in 4 cities) Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup  Australia
165/5 (47.4 overs) – 164 (49.3 overs)
 New Zealand Semi-finals 27 (in 21 cities) Eden Gardens
Women's Asia Cup 2006 Women's Asia Cup  India
95/2 (27.5 overs) – 93 (44.1 overs)
 Sri Lanka Champions 1 (in 1 city) Sawai Mansingh Stadium
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup  Australia
259/7 (50 overs) – 145 (43.1 overs)
 West Indies Group Stage 5 (in 2 cities) Brabourne Stadium
Women's Asia Cup 2006 Women's Asia Cup  West Indies
149/2 (19.3 overs) – 148/5 (20 overs)
 Australia Group Stage 8 (in 8 cities) Eden Gardens

International performance

[edit]

Men's team

[edit]

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within India

Key
Champions
Runners-up
Semi-finals

ICC World Test Championship

[edit]
World Test Championship record
Year League stage Final Host Final Final Position
Pos Matches Ded PC Pts PCT
P W L D T
2019–2021[83] 1/9 17 12 4 1 0 0 720 520 72.2 EnglandRose Bowl, England Lost to  New Zealand by 8 wickets Runners-up
2021–2023[84] 2/9 18 10 5 3 0 5 216 127 58.80 England The Oval, England Lost to  Australia by 209 runs Runners-up

ICC Cricket World Cup

[edit]
World Cup record
Host and Year Round Position P W L T NR Squad
England 1975[85] Group Stage 6/8 3 1 2 0 0 Squad
England 1979[86] Group Stage 7/8 3 0 3 0 0 Squad
England Wales 1983[87] Champions 1/8 8 6 2 0 0 Squad
India Pakistan 1987[88] Semi-finals 3/8 7 5 2 0 0 Squad
Australia New Zealand 1992[89] Group Stage 7/9 8 2 5 0 1 Squad
India Pakistan Sri Lanka 1996[90] Semi-finals 3/12 7 4 3 0 0 Squad
England Republic of Ireland Netherlands Scotland Wales1999[91] Super Six 6/12 8 4 4 0 0 Squad
South Africa Zimbabwe Kenya 2003[92] Runners-up 2/14 11 9 2 0 0 Squad
Cricket West Indies 2007[93] Group Stage 9/16 3 1 2 0 0 Squad
India Sri Lanka Bangladesh 2011[94] Champions 1/14 9 7 1 1 0 Squad
Australia New Zealand 2015[95] Semi-finals 3/14 8 7 1 0 0 Squad
England Wales 2019[96] Semi-finals 3/10 10 7 2 0 1 Squad
India 2023[97] Runners-up 2/10 11 10 1 0 0 Squad
South Africa Zimbabwe Namibia 2027[98] Qualification to be decided
India Bangladesh 2031[99] Qualified as co-hosts
Total 2 Titles 13/13 96 63 30 1 2

ICC T20 World Cup

[edit]
T20 World Cup record
Host and Year Round Position P W L T NR Squad
South Africa 2007[100] Champions 1/12 7 4 1 1 1 Squad
England 2009[101] Super 8s 7/12 5 2 3 0 0 Squad
Cricket West Indies 2010[102] Super 8s 8/12 5 2 3 0 0 Squad
Sri Lanka 2012[103] Super 8s 5/12 5 4 1 0 0 Squad
Bangladesh 2014[104] Runners-up 2/16 6 5 1 0 0 Squad
India 2016[105] Semi-finals 4/16 5 3 2 0 0 Squad
United Arab Emirates Oman 2021[106] Super 12s 6/16 5 3 2 0 0 Squad
Australia 2022[107] Semi-finals 3/16 6 4 2 0 0 Squad
Cricket West Indies United States 2024[108] Champions 1/20 9 8 0 0 1 Squad
India Sri Lanka 2026[109] Qualified as co-hosts
Australia New Zealand 2028[110] TBD
England Wales Republic of Ireland Scotland 2030[111] TBD
Total 2 Titles 9/9 53 35 15 1 2

ICC Champions Trophy

[edit]
Champions Trophy record
Host and Year Round Position P W L T NR Squad
Bangladesh 1998[112] Semi-finals 3/9 2 1 1 0 0 Squad
Kenya 2000[113] Runners-up 2/11 4 3 1 0 0 Squad
Sri Lanka 2002[114] Champions 1/12 5 3 0 0 2 Squad
England 2004[115] Group stage 7/12 2 1 1 0 0 Squad
India 2006[116] Group stage 5/10 3 1 2 0 0 Squad
South Africa 2009[117] Group stage 5/8 3 1 1 0 1 Squad
England Wales 2013[118] Champions 1/8 5 5 0 0 0 Squad
England Wales 2017[119] Runners-up 2/8 5 3 2 0 0 Squad
Pakistan 2025[120] Qualified
India 2029[121] Qualified as hosts
Total 2 Titles 8/8 29 18 8 0 3

Asia Cup

[edit]
Asia Cup record
Host and Year Round Position P W L T NR
United Arab Emirates 1984[122] Champions 1/3 2 2 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 1986[123] Boycotted the tournament [124]
Bangladesh 1988[125] Champions 1/4 4 3 1 0 0
India 1990–91[126] Champions 1/3 3 2 1 0 0
United Arab Emirates 1995[127] Champions 1/4 4 3 1 0 0
Sri Lanka 1997[128] Runners-up 2/4 4 1 2 0 1
Bangladesh 2000[129] First round 3/4 3 1 2 0 0
Sri Lanka 2004[130] Runners-up 2/6 6 3 3 0 0
Pakistan 2008[131] Runners-up 2/6 6 4 2 0 0
Sri Lanka 2010[132] Champions 1/4 4 3 1 0 0
Bangladesh 2012[133] First round 3/4 3 2 1 0 0
Bangladesh 2014[134] First round 3/5 4 2 2 0 0
Bangladesh 2016[135] Champions 1/5 5 5 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 2018[136] Champions 1/6 6 5 0 1 0
United Arab Emirates 2022[137] Super Fours 3/6 5 3 2 0 0
Pakistan Sri Lanka 2023[138] Champions 1/6 6 4 1 0 1
Total 8 Titles 15/16 65 43 19 1 2

Commonwealth Games

[edit]
Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position P W L T NR
Malaysia 1998[139] Group stage 9/16 3 1 1 0 1
Total 0 Title 1/1 3 1 1 0 1

Asian Games

[edit]
Asian Games record
Year Round Position P W L T NR
China 2010 Did Not Participate
South Korea 2014 Did Not Participate
China 2022[140] Gold Medal 1/14 3 2 0 0 1
Total 1 Title 1/3 3 2 0 0 1

Defunct tournaments

[edit]
Other/Defunct Tournaments
Australian Tri-Series Asian Test Championship Austral-Asia Cup NatWest Series World Championship of Cricket Nehru Cup Hero Cup
  • India 1989: Semi-finalist

Women's team

[edit]

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

[edit]
World Cup record
Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR
England 1973 Did not participate
India 1978 Group Stage 4/4 3 0 3 0 0
New Zealand 1982 Group Stage 4/5 12 4 8 0 0
Australia 1988 Did not participate
England 1993 Group Stage 4/8 7 4 3 0 0
India 1997 Semi-finals 4/11 6 3 1 1 1
New Zealand 2000 Semi-finals 3/8 8 5 3 0 0
South Africa 2005 Runners-up 2/8 9 5 2 0 2
Australia 2009 Super 6s 3/6 7 5 2 0 0
India 2013 Group Stage 7/8 4 2 2 0 0
England 2017 Runners-up 2/8 9 6 3 0 0
New Zealand 2022 Group Stage 5/8 7 3 4 0 0
India 2025
TOTAL 10/12 0 titles 72 37 31 1 3

ICC Women's T20 World Cup

[edit]
T20 World Cup record
Year Position Played Won Lost Tie NR
England 2009 Semi-finalists 4 2 2 0 0
Cricket West Indies 2010 Semi-finalists 4 2 2 0 0
Sri Lanka 2012 Group Stage[141] 4 1 3 0 0
Bangladesh 2014 Group Stage 5 3 2 0 0
India 2016 Group Stage 4 1 3 0 0
United Arab Emirates 2018 Semi-finalists 5 4 1 0 0
Australia 2020 Runners-up 6 4 1 0 1
South Africa 2023 Semi-finalists 5 3 2 0 0
Bangladesh 2024
England 2026
Total 0 titles 37 20 16 0 1

ICC Women's Championship

[edit]
Women's Championship record
Year Round Position GP W L D T NR
2014-16 Group Stage[142] 5/8 21 9 11 0 0 1
2017-20 Group Stage[143] 4/8 21 10 8 0 0 3
TOTAL Advanced 3/8 42 19 19 0 0 4

ACC Women's Asia Cup

[edit]
Asia Cup record
Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie NR
Sri Lanka 2004 Champions 1/2 5 5 0 0 0
Pakistan 2005–06 Champions 1/3 5 5 0 0 0
India 2006 Champions 1/3 5 5 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 2008 Champions 1/4 7 7 0 0 0
China 2012 Champions 1/8 4 4 0 0 0
Thailand 2016 Champions 1/6 6 6 0 0 0
Malaysia 2018 Runners-up 2/6 6 4 2 0 0
Bangladesh 2022 Champions 1/7 8 7 1 0 0
Sri Lanka 2024 TBD
Total 8/8 7 titles 46 43 3 0 0

Commonwealth Games

[edit]
Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 2022 Silver medal 2/8 5 3 2 0 0
Total 0 Title 1/1 5 3 2 0 0

Asian Games

[edit]
Asian Games record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
China 2010 Did not participate
South Korea 2014 Did not participate
China 2022 Gold medal 1/9 3 2 0 0 1
Total 1 Title 1/3 3 2 0 0 1

Broadcast history

[edit]

Domestic competitions

[edit]

Domestic franchise cricket

[edit]

List of current broadcasters:

Event Period Television Rights Streaming Rights
Conglomerate Network Conglomerate Platform
Indian Premier League 2023–2027[144] JioStar Star Sports JioStar JioCinema
Women's Premier League 2023–2027[145] JioStar Sports18

Domestic State/Zonal cricket

[edit]

List of current broadcasters:

Event Period Television Rights Streaming Rights
Conglomerate Network Conglomerate Platform
First Class Cricket Ranji Trophy 2023–2028[146] JioStar Sports18 JioStar JioCinema
Irani Cup
Duleep Trophy
List A Cricket Vijay Hazare Trophy
Deodhar Trophy
T20 Cricket Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Domestic State franchise cricket

[edit]

List of current broadcasters:

Event Period Television Rights Streaming Rights
Conglomerate Network Conglomerate Platform
Bihar Cricket League 2021[147] WBD India Eurosport India WBD India Discovery+
T20 Mumbai 2019[148] JioStar Star Sports JioStar Disney+ Hotstar
Andhra Premier League 2024[149] JioStar Star Sports Dream11 FanCode
Kerala Cricket League 2024[150]
Pondicherry Premier League 2024[151]
Sher-E-Punjab T20 Cup 2024[152]
Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024[153]
Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2024[154]
Rajasthan Premier League 2023[155] WBD India Eurosport India JioStar JioCinema
Bengal Pro T20 League 2024[156] JioStar Sports18
Delhi Premier League 2024[157]
Madhya Pradesh League 2024[158]
Maharashtra Premier League 2024[159]
UP T20 League 2024[160]
Saurashtra Premier League 2023[161]
None
Chhattisgarh Cricket Premier League 2024[162] Culver Max Entertainment Sony Sports Network Culver Max Entertainment SonyLIV
Uttarakhand Premier League 2024[163] Dream11 FanCode
Odisha Cricket League 2023[164]
None
Baroda T20 Challenge 2022[165]

International competitions

[edit]

International Cricket (Home)

[edit]

List of current broadcasters:

Event Period Television Rights Streaming Rights
Conglomerate Network Conglomerate Platform
International Cricket In India 2023–2028[166] JioStar Sports18

DD Sports (FTA)

JioStar JioCinema

International Cricket (Away)

[edit]

List of current broadcasters:

Event Period Television Rights Streaming Rights
Conglomerate Network Conglomerate Platform
International Cricket Council 2024–2027[167][168][169] JioStar Star Sports

DD Sports (FTA) (All TEST, ODI and T20I matches of India including Semi-Finals and Final)

JioStar Disney+ Hotstar
International Cricket in South Africa 2024–2031[170] Sports18

DD Sports (FTA)

JioCinema
International Cricket in Australia 2023-2030[171] Star Sports

DD Sports (FTA) (Only Test, ODIs and T20Is against India)

Disney+ Hotstar
Asian Cricket Council 2024-2031[172] Culver Max Entertainment Sony Sports Network

DD Sports (FTA)
(Only Test , ODIs and T20Is against India)

Culver Max Entertainment SonyLIV
International Cricket in England 2022–2028[173]
International Cricket in Sri Lanka 2023–2027[174]
International Cricket in New Zealand 2024-2031[175]
2024-2026[175] Amazon Amazon Prime Video
International Cricket in Zimbabwe 2024[176] Dream11 FanCode
International Cricket in West Indies 2021-2024[177] Dream11 DD Sports (FTA) (Only Test, ODIs and T20Is against India)
International Cricket in Bangladesh
International Cricket in Pakistan 2024[178]
International Cricket in Afghanistan 2024-2027[179] WBD India Eurosport India

International franchise cricket

[edit]

List of current broadcasters:

Event Period Television Rights Streaming Rights
Conglomerate Network Conglomerate Platform
Big Bash League 2023–2030[171] JioStar Star Sports JioStar

Dream11

Disney+ Hotstar

FanCode

Women's Big Bash League 2023–2030[171] Dream11 FanCode
Lanka Premier League 2024[180][181]
Global T20 Canada 2024[182]
Caribbean Premier League 2024[183]
Women's Caribbean Premier League 2024[184]
Zim Afro T10 2024[185]
Abu Dhabi T10 League
US Masters T10
Lanka T10
Hong Kong Sixes 2024
Nepal Premier League 2024[186]
SA20 2023–2033[187] JioStar Sports18 JioStar JioCinema
Major League Cricket 2024[188] Culver Max Entertainment Sony Sports Network
The Hundred 2021–present and Dream11 Sony LIV and FanCode
The Women's Hundred
Afghanistan Premier League 2024-2027[179] WBD India Eurosport India WBD India Discovery+
Pakistan Super League 2024[189] Dream11
None
Dream11 Fancode
International League T20 2023–2032[190] Zee Entertainment Enterprises Zee Network Zee Entertainment Enterprises ZEE5

Miscellaneous competitions

[edit]

List of current broadcasters:

Event Period Television Rights Streaming Rights
Conglomerate Network Conglomerate Platform
Road Safety World Series JioStar Sports18 JioStar JioCinema
Asian Legends League 2024-2026[191] JioStar Star Sports
Legends League Cricket Dream11 FanCode
World Championship of Legends 2024
Indian Veterans Premier League 2024[192] WBD India Eurosport India

Popularity

[edit]

Social media

[edit]

The five most popular cricket clubs on social media in the world are all Indian Premier League clubs as of 2024:[193]

# Cricket club Location Followers
1 Chennai Super Kings Chennai 40.5 million
2 Mumbai Indians Mumbai 36.3 million
3 Royal Challengers Bengaluru Bengaluru 31.9 million
4 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata 28.9 million
5 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad 14.2 million

Attendances

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The Indian Premier League clubs sorted by average home attendance in 2024:

# Cricket club Average attendance
1 Gujarat Titans 80,081
2 Kolkata Knight Riders 64,872
3 Lucknow Super Giants 47,795
4 Sunrisers Hyderabad 37,396
5 Chennai Super Kings 36,442
6 Delhi Capitals 33,580
7 Royal Challengers 32,245
8 Mumbai Indians 31,577
9 Punjab Kings 31,482
10 Rajasthan Royals 22,119

See also

[edit]
[edit]

Cricket is portrayed in Indian popular culture as an extremely important part of India's national identity.[5] It is frequently associated with a strong sense of patriotism and nationalism.[5]

Films

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Cricket has been portrayed many times in various Indian films. One such popular film is M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, a film produced by Arun Pandey and Fox Star Studios and directed by Neeraj Pandey.It stars late actor Sushant Singh Rajput as India national team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, known as one India's greatest Captain, Finisher ever in cricketing history. The film is of the biographical sports drama and covers some parts of life of the great Mahendra Singh Dhoni such as childhood, family relationships, struggles, marriage, captaincy of India national cricket team and making India win the most icon 2011 Cricket World Cup by hitting a six.M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story was received very well by audiences and critics alike, scoring 80% on Rotten Tomatoes[194] and 8 on IMDb.[195]

83 is also a film produced by Reliance Entertainment and directed by Kabir Khan. It stars actor Ranveer Singh as India national team captain Kapil Dev, known as one of India's greatest bowlers in cricketing history. The film is of the historical genre of Indian films and covers the Indian national team's underdog victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. 83 was received well by audiences and critics alike, scoring 80% on Rotten Tomatoes[196] and 7.5 on IMDb.[197] Many reviews appreciated the film's emphasis on national pride and dramatic storytelling of India's famous victory in 1983, although some criticized the film for unnecessarily over-dramatizing parts of the story.[197][198]

Celebrities

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Indian national cricket players are viewed as some of the highest-profile celebrities in India, especially Sachin Tendulkar, who some attribute god-like status to.[199] Towards the end of his sporting career, Tendulkar began to pursue a political career, being sworn in as an MP to Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of Parliament in 2012,[200] one year before retiring officially in 2013. While Tendulkar has not officially associated himself with any political party, various literature have claimed that he started to become a Hindu-centric role model after the turn of the 21st century during his cricketing career.[199][201]

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