Top 5 Indian Captains With Most Wins In T20Is

image-lpl8bu8lRohit Sharma will captain the Indian team in T20Is and Tests against South Africa

With a lot of cricket happening lately, it is getting pretty hectic for the players, but that's what keeps them charged and consistent. After the World Cup 2023, we are heading into another year of ICC event, as the T20 World Cup 2024 is all set to take place in the USA and West Indies from the 4th of June. 

India had a pretty great campaign during the World Cup 2023 winning 10 out of eleven games under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. He is turning out to be an impeccable leader and even took the team to the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2022. India have produced great leaders and, so OneCricket bring the best ones to your attention.

Let us have a look at the top five Indian captains with the most wins in the shortest format.

1) MS Dhoni - 41 Wins 

image-lplbcjcdMS Dhoni [Twitter]

In the history of Indian cricket, if there has been any successful leader who has won the most ICC trophies, it's none other than Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He is not only one of the best leaders among Indians but also one of the greatest in international cricket. 

Under his stint, India won the first-ever T20 World Cup in 2007, the World Cup in 2011, and the Champions Trophy in 2013, and he also led the team to the final of the T20 World Cup 2014 and the semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2016. Leading the team in 72 T20I matches since 2007, MS Dhoni with 41 wins is the third among the captains with most wins and first among Indians. 


2) Rohit Sharma - 39 Wins 

image-lplbeil5Rohit Sharma (X.com)

During the last one and half months, Rohit Sharma has been appreciated for his captaincy by the greatest players in the world cricket, because of the way he led the Indian team in the World Cup 2023. BCCI wants him to continue as the captain for the upcoming T20 World Cup, but it's totally up to him whether he accepts the offer or not. 

Rohit Sharma has led the team to win the famous Nidahas Trophy and also took the team to the semifinals of the T20I World Cup 2022 in Australia. During his time as the captain, India have excelled in the shortest format. Leading the side in 51 T20I games, he has 39 wins under his belt and is proving to be one of the greatest captains in the history of Indian cricket.


3) Virat Kohli - 31 Wins

image-lpl88v3qVirat Kohli (X.com)

After MS Dhoni, it was Virat Kohli who took over the captaincy, from where the aggressiveness from the Indian team began. The right-hander is also among the most successful captains of India, as he led the team to winning a Test series in Australia and also winning Test matches in England. 

Before the T20 World Cup 2021, he announced that won't be leading the team after the tournament and stepped down from the captaincy. He led the team in 50 T20I games and went on to win 30 of them. He is third best Indian captain when it comes to the shortest format. 


4) Hardik Pandya - 10 Wins

image-lpl89cfmHardik Pandya (X.com)

The premium all-rounder of India, Hardik Pandya has been the stand-in captain on a few occasions when the senior players were rested. He possesses the skills of captaincy and leading from the front, as in the very first year of his captaincy in the IPL, he led Gujarat Titans to win the title and took them to the final in the IPL 2023 as well. 

The rumours suggest that the management of the Indian team may soon appoint him as the full-time captain at least for the shortest format. He has led the team in 16 T20Is so far and has won 10 of them, which makes him the fourth-best Indian captain in the T20Is.


5) Rishabh Pant - 2 Wins 

image-lpl8b5igRishabh Pant (X.com)

Rishabh Pant is another potential future captain of the Indian team, as he was appointed as the captain during the T20I series against South Africa. Leading the team into five games, he could only win two games. While the fans await his comeback, they would want to see him in the upcoming T20 World Cup. 

The southpaw has gained some experience in captaincy by leading the Delhi Capitals in the IPL and if India would look to switch captains, he will be among the top choices after his comeback in international cricket.