<Tr> <Td> University Ground </Td> <Td> Lucknow </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Thirty - two men have captained the Indian cricket team in at least one Test match, although only six have led the team in more than 25 matches, and six have captained the team in ODIs but not Tests . India's first captain was CK Nayudu, who led the team in four matches against England: one in England in 1932 and a series of three matches at home in 1933--34 . Lala Amarnath, India's fourth captain, led the team in its first Test match after Indian independence . He also captained the side to its first Test victory and first series win, both in a three - match series at home against Pakistan in 1952--53 . From 1952 until 1961--62, India had a number of captains such as Vijay Hazare, Polly Umrigar and Nari Contractor . </P> <P> The Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, was the team's captain for 36 Test matches from 1961--62 to 1969--70, returning for another four matches against West Indies in 1974--75 . In the early years of his captaincy tenure, the team was whitewashed in the West Indies, England and Australia . However, in 1967--68, Pataudi led India on its maiden New Zealand tour, which ended in India winning the Test series 3--1 . In 1970--71, Ajit Wadekar took over the captaincy from Pataudi . Under Wadekar's captaincy, India registered its first Test series win in the West Indies and England . India played its first ODI in 1974, also under his captaincy . India won its first ODI under the captaincy of Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan in the 1975 Cricket World Cup, against East Africa . Between 1975--76 and 1978--79, Bishen Singh Bedi captained the team in 22 Tests and 4 ODIs, winning 6 Tests and one ODI . </P> <P> Sunil Gavaskar took over as Test and ODI captain in 1978--79, leading India in 47 Test matches and 37 ODIs, winning 9 Tests and 14 ODIs . He was succeeded by Kapil Dev in the 1980s, who captained for 34 Test matches, including 4 victories . Kapil Dev led India to victory in 39 of his 74 ODIs in charge, including the 1983 Cricket World Cup . Kapil Dev also captained India's 2--0 Test series victory in England in 1986 . Between 1987--88 and 1989--90, India had three captains in Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri and Krishnamachari Srikkanth . Vengsarkar took over the captaincy from Kapil Dev after the 1987 Cricket World Cup . Although he started with two centuries in his first series as captain, his captaincy period was turbulent and he lost the job following a disastrous tour of the West Indies in early - 1989 and a stand - off with the Indian cricket board (BCCI). </P>

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