Five Indian captains, men or women, to have won ICC Tournaments

Overview

• The Indian Women's Team scripted history by winning their maiden ICC tournament by claiming the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2025
• Kapil Dev, in the 1983 World Cup, became the first Indian captain to win a major tournament, although it wasn't organized by the ICC
• MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, and Sourav Ganguly are the other Indian captains to have won the ICC Tournaments

The Indian Women's Team scripted history by winning their maiden ICC tournament by claiming the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2025. Over the years, India has achieved a lot as a cricket team. The stepping stone towards it was laid in 1983, when the unexpected happened and the Indian Team won the Cricket World Cup.

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In the years following it, India won other major titles, including the World Championship of Cricket in 1985. However, the tournaments recognized by the ICC are regarded highly. India is one of the best cricket teams in terms of producing results in the ICC Tournaments. Recently, the Women's team joined the party and proved what they're capable of.

Five Indian captains, men or women, who have won ICC Tournaments

Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev was the skipper of the Indian Cricket Team, which won its first major tournament. The legendary cricketer was not just instrumental as a captain in helping the team to win, but was also individually brilliant.

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With the bat, Kapil scored 303 runs at an average of 60.6 and a terrific strike rate of over 108. With the ball, he claimed 12 wickets at an average of just above 20 and an economy rate of 2.92.

Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly was the captain of the Indian team in the Champions Trophy 2002. After unexpectedly beating South Africa in the semifinal, the final against Sri Lanka was washed out due to rain.

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Hence, the trophy was shared between India and Sri Lanka. Ganguly, hence, won an ICC trophy as a captain.A year later, he got close to winning the ODI World Cup, but in vain.

MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni has the most ICC title wins as the Indian captain. His first win came in the T20 World Cup in 2007 after a devastating ODI World Cup. Just months after being appointed as the captain, Dhoni helped India win an ICC Tournament.

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His biggest achievement was winning the ODI World Cup in 2011, which was India's first ODI World Cup win in 28 years. Following that, India won the Champions Trophy in 2013 under his captaincy.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma missed out on winning the ODI World Cup in 2023 as the captain. However, he won the T20 World Cup in 2024, which was India's first title win in 11 years. A year later, he led India to its third Champions Trophy title win. In the process, Rohit became only the second Indian captain to win more than one ICC title.

Harmanpreet Kaur

Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates scripted history, as they won India its first ICC title in Women's Cricket. In the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2025, the Indian Women achieved the incredible feat. India not just won the title, but joined the elite list of teams to have won the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.