<P> Traditionally much stronger at home than abroad, the Indian team has improved its overseas form, especially in limited - overs cricket, since the start of the 21st century, winning Test matches in Australia, England and South Africa . It has won the Cricket World Cup twice--in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and in 2011 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni . After winning the 2011 World Cup, India became only the third team after West Indies and Australia to have won the World Cup more than once, and the first cricket team to win the World Cup at home . It also won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni . It was also the joint champions of 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, along with Sri Lanka . </P> <P> As of 18 October 2017, India is ranked first in Test, second in ODIs and fifth in T20Is by the ICC . Virat Kohli is the current captain of the team across all formats, while the head coach is Ravi Shastri . The Indian cricket team has rivalries with other Test - playing nations, most notably with Pakistan, the political arch - rival of India . However, in recent times, rivalries with nations like Australia and England have also gained prominence . </P> <P> The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first cricket match played in 1721 . 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 . By 1912, the Parsis, Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims of Bombay played a quadrangular tournament with the Europeans every year . In the early 1900s, some Indians went on to play for the England 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 major first - class tournaments in India . In 1911, an Indian team went on their first official tour of the British Isles, but only played English county teams and not the England cricket team . </P> <P> India was invited into The Imperial Cricket Council in 1926, and made their debut as a Test playing nation in England in 1932, led by CK Nayudu, who was considered as the best Indian batsman at the time . The one - off Test match between the two sides was played at Lord's in London . The team was not strong in their batting at this point and went on to lose by 158 runs . In 1933, the first Test series in India was played between India and England with matches in Bombay, Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Madras (now Chennai). England won the series 2--0 . The Indian team continued to improve throughout the 1930s and' 40s but did not achieve an international victory during this period . In the early 1940s, India didn't play any Test cricket due to the Second World War . The team's first series as an independent country was in late 1947 against Sir Donald Bradman's Invincibles (a name given to the Australia national cricket team of that time). It was also the first Test series India played which was not against England . Australia won the five - match series 4--0, with Bradman tormenting the Indian bowling in his final Australian summer . India subsequently played their first Test series at home not against England against the West Indies in 1948 . West Indies won the 5 - Test series 1--0 . </P>

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