The Indian national cricket team at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2012.
The India national cricket team represents India in international cricket and is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International (ODI) status.[1] They first competed in international cricket in 1932, when they played against England in a three-day Test match; England won the match by 158 runs.[2] India's first Test series as an independent country was against Australia.[3] They secured their first Test win against England in 1952 at Madras Cricket Club Ground.[4][A] As of 11 April 2024[update], India have played 579 Test matches; they have won 178 matches, lost 178 matches, and 222 matches were drawn with one being tied.[5] India played their first ODI match against England in 1974,[6] but registered their first win against East Africa in 1975.[7] As of 11 April 2024[update], India have played 1055 ODI matches, winning 559 matches and losing 443; 9 matches were tied and 44 matches had no result.[8] They also won the 1983 and 2011 Cricket World Cups,[9] along with the 2002 and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.[10][11][B] India played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) against South Africa in 2006, winning the match by six wickets,[12] and won the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007.[13] As of 14 July 2024[update], they have played 232 T20I matches and won 152 of them; 69 were lost, with 4 super-over/bowl-out wins (after being tied), one tied (without a super over) and 6 having no result.[14]
India have faced ten teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being England, against whom they have played 136 matches.[15] India have registered more wins against England than against any other team, with 35.[15] In ODI matches, India have played against 20 teams.[16] They have played against Sri Lanka more frequently in ODI matches, with a winning percentage of 63.37 in 99 out of 168 matches.[16] India have defeated Sri Lanka on 99 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs.[16] The team have played 17 countries in T20Is, and have played 31 matches with Australia.[17] They also have recorded the most victories against Australia, Sri Lanka and the West Indies, defeating all of them in nineteen matches.[17]
^India were the joint-champion with Sri Lanka in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.[10]
^ abGames that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.
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