Shikhar Dhawan is leading India for the second time. The Men in Blue take on Nicholas Pooran-led West Indies in the first ODI, of the three match series, at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. After being put to bat first, the visitors were 134/1 after 22 overs. 

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At the toss, Dhawan became the seventh Indian captain, across formats, to lead the team in the current calendar year. The record was previously held by Sri Lanka who had seven skippers in 2017. 

India have been led by Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, and Hardik Pandya in 2022. Dhawan took the reigns for ODIs against West Indies. For Sri Lanka, in 2017, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Chamara Kapugedera and Thisara Perera.

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KL Rahul first led India in a Test match against South Africa when Virat Kohli was ruled out due to a back injury. The former Indian skipper then came back to captain the team for the other two games in the series. 

After Kohli quit as captain, Rohit Sharma was named the all-format leader of the side. Rahul had to wear the armband again when Sharma was injured. Rishabh Pant led the team against Souh Africa at home and Hardik Pandya against Ireland. Jasprit Bumrah was captain for the only Test against England. 

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Other teams in the list

Apart from this, Zimbabwe (in 2001), England in (2011), and Australia (2021) have had six captains in a calendar year.

“I’m a very cool captain and like to guide the team, I will love to take the right decision but importantly make sure the process is right, we are focussing on the process and make sure we get the right result. It’s complimentary, so much of talent in the country due to our domestic cricket and the IPL. The boys got a lot of exposure, it’s a great opportunity for all to showcase our talent,” Dhawan said at the toss.