The 2-year long ICC World Test Championship 2021 is finally coming to an end. The teams to qualify for the finals are India and New Zealand. The final ICC World test Championship starts from 18th June 2021 and will continue till 22nd June 2021 in Southampton.

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BCCI has announced the squad of 15 members today- Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (WK), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, and Mohammed Siraj.

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India's performance in the ICC events has been mixed in recent years. The title win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 ended India’s 11-year-long ICC title drought after it last won a global tournament back in 2013 - the ICC Champions Trophy.

Their latest triumph came via Champions Trophy 2025, as they defeated New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai in the final. It was the second consecutive ICC trophy for India under Rohit Sharma's captaincy.

So far, India have collected 7 ICC trophies including two 50 over World Cups, three Champions Trophy, and two T20 World Cups in 2007 and 2024.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won 3 ICC events as a captain and Rohit Sharma has 2 in those 7 ICC trophies that India won so far. In this article, SportzPoint will give you  details on India's performances in every ICC tournaments so far.

ICC Cricket World Cup (1975 - 2023):

The International Cricket Council (ICC) started the ODI World Cup back in the year 1975. From then, ICC organized the tournament a total of 13 times. Australia are the most successful in the format as they won 6 titles so far.

India won their first World Cup under Kapil Dev back in 1983 and next under Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2011. With 2 titles India are the second most successful team alongside West Indies in the 50 overs format after Australia. 

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Indian Men's Cricket team also lost two ODI World Cup finals, one under Sourav Ganguly in 2003 and another one under Rohit Sharma in 2023. Here is how India performed in the each of the 13 editions of the ICC Cricket World Cup.

India's performance in every ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC Champions Trophy (1998 - 2025):

ICC started a new tournament of the 50 overs format in 1998 called the Champions Trophy. It was also referred as a "Mini World Cup". Till 2006 the Champion's Trophy was held every two years. After that, it continues with a gap of 4 years from 2009.

In 2003, India reached the Finals of the tournament along with Sri Lanka. As the match got washed out and India were declared joint winners.

However, India finally won the ICC Champions Trophy under MS Dhoni in 2013 after defeating England by 5 runs.

In 2025, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai to lift the trophy for the third time. It was the second consecutive ICC trophy for India under Rohit Sharma's captaincy.

Let's take a look at India's performance in the tournament so far.

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India's performance in Champions Trophy so far

ICC T20 World Cup (2007 - 2024):

International Cricket Council introduced a new format marquee tournament in 2007 as T20 Cricket started to grow globally. ICC started the T20 World Cup in the year 2007. India defeated their arch-rival Pakistan in the final that year and won the inaugural T20 World Cup under MS Dhoni.

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Since then, the Indian cricket team became runners-up in 2014 and then finally lifted the trophy again in 2024 under Rohit Sharma.

India's performance in every T20 World Cup

ICC World Test Championship (2019-2025):

ICC World Test Championship started in the year 2019 as New Zealand won the inaugural WTC after defeating India in the ICC World Test Championship 2021 Final.

India once again qualified for the Test Championship final in 2023 and this time, it was Australia who challenged them. India bottled their chance to win an ICC trophy after waiting for a decade and lost the match by a huge margin of 209 runs. 

In 2023-25 World Test Championship, India failed to qualify for the final.

India's performance in every WTC

ICC tournaments is what for every cricket player is waits for. However, reaching the finals as a captain of their national side is a different kind of achievement for any player around the globe.

Meanwhile, in this article Sportzpoint will give you the details of the players who played the most ICC Finals as captain of their side.

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Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 3 ICC Finals

• ICC ODI World Cup 2019
  
• ICC World Test Championship 2021
  
• ICC T20 World Cup 2021

The former blackcaps captain Kane Williamson has played 3 ICC finals as captain. That's include, 2019 ICC ODI World Cup, 2021 WTC and 2021 T20 World Cup.

In which, Kane led his team through the finals but failed two times to lift the trophy. However, New Zealand lifted the first World Test Championship under him in 2021.

Although, Kane loses the world cup 2019 final against England on a boundary count. After the loss in 2019 NZ again loses under Kane in the T20 World Cup 2021 final against the Aussies.

Sourav Ganguly | India | 3 ICC Finals

• ICC Champions Trophy 2000
• ICC Champions Trophy 2002
• ICC ODI World Cup 2003

The former BCCI President and Indian skipper, Sourav Ganguly has guided India in 3 ICC finals. In those finals India lost two of them.

Sourav Ganguly's only victory in an ICC tournament, 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. However, that trophy was shared with Sri Lanka. Dada had two more hits at an ICC championship but unfortunately failed.

Ganguly had taken over the reins of the Indian Team after the infamous fixing controversy. A relatively inexperienced skipper then, Ganguly did well to help India reach the finals of the 2000 Champions Trophy.

The southpaw even hit a century in that game and had the match in control, but the Kiwis chased down India's target of 265 with two balls remaining.

Later, in South Africa, Ganguly led India to the finals of the 2003 World Cup but was blown away by a dominant performance by the Aussies.

Clive Lloyd | West Indies | 3 ICC Finals

• ICC ODI World Cup 1975
• ICC ODI World Cup 1979
• ICC ODI World Cup 1983

No true cricket fan can ever forget the name of the first-ever World Cup-winning captain Clive Lloyd.

Clive Lloyd is credited for leading West Indies to both of its ICC Cricket World Cup titles. He captained the West Indian side between 1974 to 1985 and moulded them into a dominant test-playing nation during his time.

West Indies won both the inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup in 1975 and the second Cricket World Cup in 1979 under Lloyd.

However, in 1983 ODI World Cup Clive Lloyd's team loses in the finals against India. So the carebean great played 3 ICC finals as captain for his side.

Brian Lara | West Indies | 3 ICC Finals

• ICC Champions Trophy 1998
• ICC ODI World Cup 1999
• ICC Champions Trophy 2000

Another carebean batting giant, Brian Lara comes on the list of most ICC Finals as captain.

Lara has played 3 ICC finals as captain in his career and two of them are Champions Trophy. However, another one is ICC cricket World Cup in 1999,that they lost in the finals.

After the 1979 World Cup, West Indies had not won an ICC Trophy.

A legendary batsman, the task of winning a trophy fell on Brian Lara's shoulders. The most experienced ODI captain of the West Indies, Lara won one Champions Trophy but lost two of them in the finals.

Rohit Sharma* | India | 4 ICC Finals

• ICC World Test Championship 2023
• ICC ODI World Cup 2023
• ICC T20 World Cup 2024
• ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Rohit Sharma is now the only captain to have led his team to the finals of all International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments: ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy and World Test Championship (WTC). And he has achieved that in just three years' time.

In 2023, India qualified for the WTC final and the ODI World Cup final, losing to Australia on both the occasions. The next year, in 2024, India won the T20 World Cup under Rohit by beating South Africa in the final.

It was India's first ICC title in 10 years and the second T20 World Cup triumph since 2007.

India defeated New Zealand by four wickets to lift the Champions Trophy 2025 title. After this Rohit joins MS Dhoni as the two captains to have led India to victory in the tournament. India previously won the title under MS Dhoni's captaincy in 2013.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni | India | 4 ICC Finals

• ICC T20 World Cup 2007
• ICC ODI World Cup 2011
• ICC Champions Trophy 2013
• ICC T20 World Cup 2014

The leader who changed the face of Indian Cricket holds the second position in the Most ICC Finals as captain list.

From winning a T20 and an ODI World Cup to taking India to the top of Test Cricket, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has done it all for the Indian Cricket Team. Apart from test mace, India has won three ICC trophies under his leadership.

Dhoni's journey of being a successful captain began when he led India to the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup win in 2007. However, his most significant achievement as the captain of the Indian Cricket team came in 2011.

Under his leadership, India finally ended their 28-year World Cup drought and defeated Sri Lanka to lift their second ODI World Cup. Almost every one of you might remember Dhoni's unbeaten 91 in the final, which was one of the factors that helped India win the trophy.

Finally, Dhoni also helped add ICC Champions Trophy 2013 to India's trophy cabinet. They defeated England and snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the final.

Ricky Ponting | Australia | 4 ICC Finals

• ICC ODI World Cup 2003
• ICC Champions Trophy 2006
  
• ICC ODI World Cup 2007
  
• ICC Champions Trophy 2009

Former Australia skipper, Ricky Ponting is one of the most successful captains in the history of International Cricket. He made sure that Australia remains the dominating force in International Cricket after the retirement of Steve Waugh. 

Ponting led Australia in 77 Tests, 230 ODIs, and 17 T20Is.
Ricky Ponting led Australia to four ICC finals in his career.

Meanwhile, he wins four of them and became the most successful captain in cricket history. A fascinating thing about these four trophy wins is that they all came during just seven years, from 2003 to 2009.

Under Ponting, Australia first retained the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2003. He came out as the third-highest scorer of the tournament with three centuries and won the man of the match award in the final.

After five heartbreaking defeats in the ICC finals, the Indian men's cricket team clinched the T20 World Cup 2024 final beating South Africa in the final in Barbados. Though India have been a dominating force in World Cricket, they somehow could not win any ICC trophy post-MS Dhoni era. Since the Champions Trophy glory in 2013, this was India's sixth ICC finals and they have finally managed to win one. On that occasion, let's take a look at India's finals at ICC men's tournaments since 2013.

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India's Finals at ICC Men's Tournaments

2014 T20 World Cup | Lost to Sri Lanka

Under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni India reached the T20 World Cup 2014 final continuing their brilliant run from the victorious campaign of 2013 Champions Trophy. India topped their group with four out of four wins while beating South Africa in the semi-final. However, they faltered in the title clash against Sri Lanka in Dhaka. India were restricted to 130/4 in 20 overs. In reply, Kumar Sangakkara took Sri Lanka to a six-wicket win.

2017 Champions Trophy | Lost to Pakistan

Not having qualified for the finals of the 2015 ODI World Cup and 2016 T20 World Cup, India was all set to defend their Champions Trophy title in 2017 and they were against Pakistan in the final. Virat Kohli's men lost to Sri Lanka but qualified for the knockouts with ease, outplaying Bangladesh in the semi-final. 

Pakistan posted 338/4 batting first in the Oval. Chasing a massive 339, Mohammad Amir's three wickets of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and Virat Kohli ensured India were bowled out for 158.

Also Read: India's Results in T20 World Cup Semis

2021 World Test Championship | Lost to New Zealand

Coming on the back of another semifinal loss in the 2019 ODI World Cup, India dominated the 2019-21 World Test Championship cycle and faced Kane Williamson's New Zealand in the final. But yet again, a fine all-round effort from Kyle Jamieson ensured New Zealand lifted the trophy in Southampton, beating India by eight wickets.

2023 World Test Championship | Lost to Australia

India had their second chance in the 2023 World Test Championship under Rohit Sharma's leadership. They finished on top of the 2021-23 cycle in the longest format of the game to qualify for the second consecutive time. Chasing a target of 444 in the second innings, India were all out for 234, thanks to Travis Head's 163-run first-inning knock. India lost the match by 209 runs.

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2023 ODI World Cup | Lost to Australia

India were all set to win their third ODI World Cup title as they entered the title clash with a 10-match unbeaten run in 2023. The Men in Blue registered big wins over every other opponent in the league stage. They even beat New Zealand in the semi-final.

This was probably their best opportunity to break the ICC trophy jinx on home ground, but Travis Head came back to haunt them again. Chasing 241, Head scored a 120-ball 137 to take the World Cup away from India.

2024 T20 World Cup | Win against South Africa

Finally, after five heartbreaks in ICC Finals, the Indian Men's cricket team were able to break the jinx and won the T20 World Cup 2024 title beating South Africa in the final in Barbados. Batting first India registered 176 on the board with the help of Axar Patel (47) and Virat Kohli's (76) brilliance. 

Though South Africa were winning the game easily, with 26 needed from 24 balls, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh bowled brilliant overs to help India clinch the T20 World Cup for the second time in their history.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is among the six Indian players to lead Team India in all three formats. Virat was India's full-time captain from 2017 to 2022. He first joined the leadership group in 2012 and was MS Dhoni's deputy for a long time.

With 40 wins from 68 matches, Virat Kohli is India's most successful Test captain. He led India to 65 wins in ODIs and 30 wins in T20Is. Virat Kohli stepped down as the T20I and Test captain while he was sacked as the ODI captain.

MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni was the second captain to lead Team India in all three formats. He made his captaincy debut in 2007 and there was no looking back for Dhoni after that. Dhoni led India to 27 wins in 60 Tests. He retired from Test cricket in 2014.

MS Dhoni took over as the Test captain after Anil Kumble announced his retirement in 2018. He was named the T20I and the ODI captain in 2007. Dhoni captained India to title wins in all three ICC trophies. He retired in August 2020.

Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag was the first captain to lead Team India in all three formats. He was India's first T20I captain. Sehwag capatined India in one T20I , 12 ODIs and 4 tests. He retired from international cricket in 2015.

Rohit Sharma

The present captain of Team India, Rohit Sharma leads the team in all three formats. He first joined the leadership group in 2017 and led India on a stand-in basis for the next four years. He replaced Virat Kohli as captain in 2021/22.

Rohit Sharma replaced Virat Kohli as the Test captain after the latter stepped down. Rohit continues to lead Team India with success. Under him, India made it to the finals of the ODI World Cup and World Test Championship. India lost to Australia in both finals.

Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane has also led Team India in all three formats. He was never part of the leadership group in white-ball cricket on a permanent basis. Rahane was Virat Kohli's deputy in Test cricket from 2017 to 2021.

India won all three ODIs under Ajinkya Rahane. India lost one out of the T20Is under him. Under him, India stunned Australia and won the Border -Gavaskar Trophy in 2020/21. Rahane was dropped from the Test team in 2023.

KL Rahul has captained India to two wins from 3 matches in Test cricket. Under him, India have won 8 ODIs and one T20I. He was the vice-captain of Team India at one stage but isn't part of the leadership group now.

Jasprit Bumrah was on fire for India on the second day of the second Test. Bumrah has been one of the India's best bowlers while facing the Proteas and he showed it yet again on January.

The Indian pacer picked up four wickets in the first session itself to complete his five-wicket haul.

This was Jasprit Bumarh's third five-wicket haul in Test against the Proteas and this put him level with Javagal Srinath.

In the eight games Jasprit Bumrah has played against South Africa, he has picked up 37 wickets.

This was also Jasprit Bumarh's 9th five-wicket haul in Test career. Bumrah ended up with figures of 6 for 61 to bowl out South Africa for 176.