India’s last 5 Test team captains

Shubman Gill has become the new India Test team captain. 

Shubman Gill becomes new captain

Gill is now the 37th Test captain for India in history. 

Gill becomes Rohit’s successor

Here’s a look at the last 5 Test captains for India before Gill. 

India’s last 5 Test captains

Before Gill, Jasprit Bumrah led India in their last assignment against Australia. 

Jasprit Bumrah

Rohit led India to the WTC final in 2023 and retired from the format ahead of the England tour. 

Rohit Sharma

KL Rahul led India in 3 Tests and won 2 out of them. 

KL Rahul

Rahane did have a successful time as India’s captain in Tests and led them to the BGT title in 2020-21. 

Ajinkya Rahane

Kohli is considered to be India’s best Test captain as he got 40 wins out of 68 games. 

Virat Kohli