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This spin bowler captained India in the first two World Cups, in 1975 and 1979. During these two world cups, India won only 1 match, in 1975 against East Africa. Name this captain.

Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan played his last match in 1983. However, he became a cricket umpire in 1993. He was the umpire for 73 Test matches and 52 One-day Internationals.

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Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Kapil Dev
Mohammad Azharuddin
Sourav Ganguly

In 1983, India won its first World Cup under the captaincy of this all-rounder. He also led India in the 1987 World Cup. We can see actor Ranveer Singh portraying him in the movie 83. Name him.

Kapil Dev didn't just inspire India to win the 1983 World Cup but also led the team from the front. He scored 303 runs, took 12 wickets and 7 catches in 8 matches in the tournament!

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Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Kapil Dev

He captained India for three World Cups, the most by any Indian captain. Under his captaincy, India participated in the 1992, 1996 and 1999 World Cups. Name this cricketer.

Mohammad Azharuddin played 99 Test matches and 334 One-Day Internationals for India. He also served as a Member of the Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014. Mohammad Azharuddin shares batting video on Twitter to remind fans of his imperious timing and flicks - myKhel

Mohammad Azharuddin shares batting video on Twitter to remind fans of his imperious timing and flicks - myKhel

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Sourav Ganguly
Virat Kohli
Rahul Dravid
Mohammad Azharuddin

He captained India in the 2003 World Cup, where the team emerged as the runners-up of the tournament. He is fondly called Dada, which means “elder brother” in Bengali. Who are we talking about?

Sourav Ganguly has scored more than 11,000 runs in one-day cricket. He is one of the highest run-scorers of the game. Due to excellent batting, he earned the nickname “God of the Off Side”.

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Sourav Ganguly
Rohit Sharma
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Rahul Dravid

In the 2007 World Cup, India was led by “The Wall”. In this tournament, India scored 413 in a match against Bermuda. It was then the highest team total in a World Cup game. Who is “The Wall”?

Rahul Dravid is considered one of the best batsmen in cricket. He scored over 24,000 international runs in his playing days! He is the current head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Kapil Dev
Rahul Dravid
Rohit Sharma

He is the second Indian captain to win a World Cup, in 2011. He scored a memorable 91 not out in the final match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Which great Indian captain are we talking about?

Apart from the 2011 World Cup, Dhoni has also won the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He is often called “Captain Cool”. Dhoni also led India in the 2015 World Cup.

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Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Rahul Dravid

In the 2019 Cricket World Cup, this batsman led India. Interestingly, he won the Under-19 World Cup for India in 2008. Who is this former captain of the Indian team?

Virat Kohli is considered one of the best batsmen of the current generation. He has broken many batting records. In ODIs, Kohli is the fastest batsman to reach 10,000 runs.

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Virat Kohli
S Venkataraghavan
Kapil Dev
Rohit Sharma

He is an opener and the current captain of the Indian cricket team. Recently, he completed 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He was also the captain of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Name him.

Rohit Sharma is leading India in the 2023 World Cup. During the 2019 World Cup, he scored five hundreds, which is the record for the most number of hundreds scored in a single World Cup.

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Rahul Dravid
Sourav Ganguly
Mohammad Azharuddin
Rohit Sharma

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