New Delhi, 27 June 2026: Shreyas Iyer has become the new T20 captain of India. Previously, Suryakumar Yadav was India’s T20 captain and led the ‘Men in Blue’ to the 2026 T20 World Cup title. However, when discussing India’s most successful captains, the names that immediately come to mind are MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
MS Dhoni was one of the early captains of India. Under his leadership, Team India won the first T20 World Cup in 2007. After Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav became the captains who led India to the T20 World Cup title. Kohli also captained India in T20 format for a long time, but he could not win the World Cup. So let us know who is India’s most successful T20 captain in terms of winning percentage.
India’s most successful captain (in terms of winning percentage)
Among players who have captained India in at least 10 T20 matches, Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain in terms of winning percentage. The winning percentage of ‘Hitman’ is 79.03. Suryakumar Yadav is second in the list.
List of most successful captains
Rohit Sharma – 79.03% (won 49 out of 62 matches)
Suryakumar Yadav – 76.92% (won 40 out of 52 matches)
Hardik Pandya – 62.5% (won 10 out of 16 matches)
Virat Kohli – 60% (won 30 out of 50 matches)
MS Dhoni – 56.94% (won 41 out of 72 matches)
Shreyas Iyer became the 14th captain
Iyer has become India’s 14th T20 captain. Virender Sehwag was India’s first T20 captain; He led the team in 2006. He led India in only one match, which the ‘Men in Blue’ won. Now it will be interesting to see how 14th captain Shreyas Iyer performs for the team.
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