Most matches as captain for India in ODI

Rohit Sharma on Sunday became the eighth Indian captain to lead the Indian team in at least 50 ODIs.

Rohit Sharma on Sunday, February 9 joined the legends MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli in the list of Indian captains. He became the eighth cricketer to captain the Men in Blue in 50 ODIs. The second ODI of the ongoing three-match series between India and England at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is Rohit's 50th ODI as Indian captain. In the 49 ODIs played so far, Rohit has led India to victory in 35 matches. His win percentage is 70.00, which is the best for any Indian who has captained 10+ matches.

Most ODIs matches as India captain

• MS Dhoni: 200
• Mohammad Azharuddin: 174
• Sourav Ganguly: 146
• Virat Kohli: 95
• Rahul Dravid: 79
• Kapil Dev: 74
• Sachin Tendulkar: 73
• Rohit Sharma: 50*
• Sunil Gavaskar: 37
• Dilip Vengsarkar: 18

Rohit is already India's most successful captain in the shortest format of the game. He has led India in 62 matches and won 50 of them.