The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first cricket match being played in 1721.[9] In 1848, the Parsi community in Bombay formed the Oriental Cricket Club, the first cricket club to be established by Indians. After slow beginnings, the Europeans eventually invited the Parsis to play a match in 1877.[10] By 1912, the Parsis, Hindus, and Muslims of Bombay played a quadrangular tournament with the Europeans every year.[10] In the early 1900s, some Indians went on to play for the English cricket team. Some of these, such as Ranjitsinhji and KS Duleepsinhji were greatly appreciated by the British and their names went on to be used for the Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy-two of the major domestic tournaments in India. In 1911, an Indian team went on their first official tour of England, but only played English county teams and not the English cricket team.[11] India was invited into The Imperial Cricket Council in 1926 and made its debut as a Test-cricket-playing-nation in 1932 led by CK Nayudu.[12] The match was given Test status despite being only 3 days in length. The team was not strong in its batting at this point and went on to lose by 158 runs.[13] The Indian team continued to improve throughout the 1930s and '40s but did not achieve an international victory during this period.[Collapse]Wikipedia: Making Life Easier.$2,193,070Our India national cricket teamFrom Wikipedia, te free encyclopedia(Redirected from Indian cricket team)Jump to: navigation, searchSemi-protectedIndiaTest status granted 1932First Test match v England at Lord's, London, 25-28 June 1932Captain M.S DhoniCoach Gary KirstenOfficial ICC Test and DI anking 3rd (Test), 5th (ODI) [1]Test matches- This year 42312Last Test match v Australia at eroz Shah Kotla, Delhi,October 29-November 2 2008Wins/losses- This year 96/1364/4As of 2 November 2008The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the richest cricket board in the world,[1] it is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International status.
Though cricket was introduced to India by European merchant sailors in the 18th-century and the first cricket club in India was established in Calcutta in 1792, India's national cricket team didn't play their first Test match until 25 June 1932 at Lord's.[2] They became the sixth team to be granted Test cricket status.[3] As of October 21, 2008, the Indian team has played 423 Test matches, winning 22.69%, losing 32.15% and drawing 44.91% of its games, with also 1 tied match (0.24%).[4] The team is currently ranked by the ICC third in Test cricket and fifth in One Day Internationals.[5] As of October 2008, Mahendra Singh Dhoni serves as the captain of the Indian cricket team in all forms of the game.[6]Traditionally much stronger at home than abroad, India proved weaker than Australia and England, winning only 35 of the 196 matches they played in their first fifty years.[7] The team, however, gained strength near the end of the 1970s with the emergence of players such as Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and the Indian spin quartet. The Indian team has continued to be highly ranked since then in Test and limited overs cricket. It won the Cricket World Cup in 1983 and was runners-up in 2003. It also won the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007. The current team contains many of the world's leading players, including Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and the recently retired Anil Kumble, who hold numerous cricketing world records.[8]
Though cricket was introduced to India by European merchant sailors in the 18th-century and the first cricket club in India was established in Calcutta in 1792, India's national cricket team didn't play their first Test match until 25 June 1932 at Lord's.[2] They became the sixth team to be granted Test cricket status.[3] As of October 21, 2008, the Indian team has played 423 Test matches, winning 22.69%, losing 32.15% and drawing 44.91% of its games, with also 1 tied match (0.24%).[4] The team is currently ranked by the ICC third in Test cricket and fifth in One Day Internationals.[5] As of October 2008, Mahendra Singh Dhoni serves as the captain of the Indian cricket team in all forms of the game.[6]Traditionally much stronger at home than abroad, India proved weaker than Australia and England, winning only 35 of the 196 matches they played in their first fifty years.[7] The team, however, gained strength near the end of the 1970s with the emergence of players such as Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and the Indian spin quartet. The Indian team has continued to be highly ranked since then in Test and limited overs cricket. It won the Cricket World Cup in 1983 and was runners-up in 2003. It also won the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007. The current team contains many of the world's leading players, including Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and the recently retired Anil Kumble, who hold numerous cricketing world records.[8]
