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The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), it is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International (ODI) status.
The Indian cricket team is currently ranked second by the ICC in Tests and second in ODIs and sixth in T20s.On 2 April 2011, the team won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, its second after 1983. It thus became only the third team after West Indies and Australia to have won the World Cup more than once.In both Tests and ODIs, win-loss ratio of recent years is much higher than that of older periods, when it was a weaker team. Currently Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the captain in all forms of the game while Duncan Fletcher is the coach. Under the leadership of Dhoni, the Indian team has set a national record for most back-to-back ODI wins and has emerged as one of the most formidable teams in international cricket
With the advent of the Twenty20 form of cricket, a new breed of cricketers also took centre-stage. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh are just some of the names that have achieved tremendous success on the global stage. Winning the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007 was a special moment in India’s cricketing annals. But the biggest moment of glory came on 2nd April 2011 when India beat Sri Lanka in the finals of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and went on to become world champions. Under Dhoni’s captaincy, an Indian team made history after 28 long years and gave its multitude of fans much to cheer about.
Fast Facts
India became only the third country after West Indies and Australia to win a World Cup more than once.
Sachin Tendulkar became the first man in history to score a double hundred in ODIs and Second Virender Sehwag.
Below is a list of upcoming matches of India cricket team. The list includes those matches whose fixtures or schedule has been announced by India’s Cricket Board. Below list also includes matches of India Cricket Team in 2011. For timetable and venue details kindly go through series details.
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