Hardik Pandya today became the 27th cricketer to lead India in ODIs. India’s first ODI skipper was Ajit Wadekar. Sunil Gavaskar captained India in 37 One-Day Internationals between 1980 and
1985.MS Dhoni led India in the most amount of matches (200), while Virat Kohli led India in 95 One-Day Internationals (ODIs). Sourav Ganguly and Mohammed Azharuddin have guided India in over 140 One-Day Internationals (ODIs).