Complete List of Indian Male Cricketers from 1932 to Present

Indian cricket has a long and proud history, with numerous players making their mark in the world of cricket. From the early days of India’s cricket debut in 1932 to the modern era, a wide range of talented individuals have represented the nation on the cricket field. This blog provides an in-depth look at the complete list of Indian male cricketers, covering their performances in different formats — Test cricket, One Day Internationals (ODI), and T20 cricket — and their contribution to India’s cricketing legacy.

Introduction to Indian Cricket History

India’s journey in international cricket began in 1932 when the Indian national cricket team played its first-ever Test match at Lord’s in London against England. Since then, India has produced some of the finest cricketers in the world, who have not only shaped Indian cricket but also brought the sport to the international stage. From the legendary Kapil Dev, who led India to its first World Cup victory in 1983, to modern-day stars like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah, Indian cricket has seen tremendous growth over the years.

This blog aims to provide a complete list of Indian male cricketers from India’s cricketing debut in 1932 to the present day, with statistics that include batting, bowling, and fielding records. These statistics will give you a deeper understanding of each player’s contribution to Indian cricket.

The Evolution of Indian Cricket: From 1932 to Present

India’s journey in international cricket began with a few key players, and over time, it developed into one of the most formidable cricketing nations. As of now, India has consistently produced top-tier players, many of whom have become global icons. Below is a detailed table, divided by match format and player role, to highlight all the Indian male cricketers who have contributed to the team’s success in international cricket.

Complete List of Indian Male Cricketers (From 1932 to Present)

S.No.	Player Name	Role	Test	ODI	T20	Years Active
1	Syed Abid Ali	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1974–1975
2	Bishan Singh Bedi	Bowler (Left-arm orthodox)	Yes	Yes	No	1974–1979
3	Farokh Engineer	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1974–1975
4	Sunil Gavaskar	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1974–1987
5	Madan Lal	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	1974–1987
6	Sudhir Naik	Batsman	Yes	No	No	1974
7	Brijesh Patel	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1974–1979
8	Eknath Solkar	Bowler (All-rounder)	Yes	Yes	No	1974–1976
9	Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan	Bowler (Off-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1974–1983
10	Gundappa Viswanath	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1974–1982
11	Ajit Wadekar	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1974
12	Gopal Bose	Batsman	Yes	No	No	1974
13	Ashok Mankad	All-rounder	Yes	No	No	1974
14	Mohinder Amarnath	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	1975–1989
15	Anshuman Gaekwad	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1975–1987
16	Karsan Ghavri	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1975–1981
17	Syed Kirmani	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1976–1986
18	Parthasarathy Sharma	Batsman	Yes	No	No	1976
19	Dilip Vengsarkar	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1976–1991
20	B. S. Chandrasekhar	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	No	No	1976
21	Pochiah Krishnamurthy	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	No	No	1976
22	Sudhakar Rao	Batsman	Yes	No	No	1976
23	Surinder Amarnath	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	1978
24	Chetan Chauhan	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1978–1981
25	Kapil Dev	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	1978–1994
26	Yashpal Sharma	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1978–1985
27	Bharath Reddy	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	No	No	1978–1981
28	Surinder Khanna	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1979–1984
29	Kirti Azad	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	1980–1986
30	Roger Binny	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1980–1987
31	Dilip Doshi	Bowler (Left-arm orthodox)	Yes	No	No	1980–1982
32	Sandeep Patil	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1980–1986
33	T. E. Srinivasan	All-rounder	Yes	No	No	1980–1981
34	Yograj Singh	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1980–1981
35	Randhir Singh	All-rounder	Yes	No	No	1981–1983
36	Ravi Shastri	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	1981–1992
37	Krishnamachari Srikkanth	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1981–1992
38	Suru Nayak	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1981–1982
39	Arun Lal	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1982–1989
40	Ashok Malhotra	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1982–1986
41	Ghulam Parkar	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1982–1984
42	Balwinder Sandhu	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1982–1984
43	Maninder Singh	Bowler (Left-arm orthodox)	Yes	Yes	No	1983–1993
44	T. A. Sekhar	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1983–1985
45	Chetan Sharma	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1983–1994
46	Raju Kulkarni	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1983–1987
47	Manoj Prabhakar	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	1984–1996
48	Ashok Patel	Bowler (Spin)	Yes	Yes	No	1984–1985
49	Rajinder Ghai	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1984–1986
50	Kiran More	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1984–1993
51	Mohammad Azharuddin	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1985–2000
52	Sadanand Viswanath	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1985–1988
53	Lalchand Rajput	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1985–1987
54	Laxman Sivaramakrishnan	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1985–1987
55	Gopal Sharma	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	1985–1987
56	Shivlal Yadav	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1986–1987
57	Chandrakant Pandit	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1986–1992
58	Raman Lamba	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1986–1989
59	R. P. Singh	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1986
60	Bharat Arun	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1986–1987
61	Navjot Singh Sidhu	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1987–1998
62	Arshad Ayub	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1987–1990
63	Woorkeri Raman	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1988–1996
64	Ajay Sharma	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1988–1993
65	Sanjeev Sharma	Bowler (All-rounder)	Yes	Yes	No	1988–1990
66	Sanjay Manjrekar	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1988–1996
67	Narendra Hirwani	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1988–1992
68	V. B. Chandrasekhar	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1988–1990
69	Rashid Patel	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1988
70	M. Venkataramana	Bowler (Off-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1988

S.No.	Player Name	Role	Test	ODI	T20	Years Active
71	Robin Singh	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	1989–2001
72	Salil Ankola	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1989–1997
73	Vivek Razdan	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1989–1990
74	Sachin Tendulkar	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1989–2012
75	Venkatapathy Raju	Bowler (Left-arm orthodox)	Yes	Yes	No	1990–1996
76	Atul Wassan	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1990–1991
77	Gursharan Singh	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	No	No	1990
78	Anil Kumble	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1990–2007
79	Saradindu Mukherjee	Bowler (Left-arm orthodox)	Yes	Yes	No	1990–1991
80	Vinod Kambli	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1991–2000
81	Javagal Srinath	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1991–2003
82	Pravin Amre	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1991–1994
83	Subroto Banerjee	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1991–1992
84	Sourav Ganguly	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1992–2007
85	Ajay Jadeja	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1992–2000
86	Vijay Yadav	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1992–1994
87	Rajesh Chauhan	Bowler (Off-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1993–1997
88	Nayan Mongia	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1994–2000
89	Venkatesh Prasad	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	Yes	1994–2001
90	Atul Bedade	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	1994–1994
91	Bhupinder Singh, Sr.	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1994–1994
92	Aashish Kapoor	Bowler (Off-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1995–2000
93	Prashant Vaidya	Bowler (Medium-fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1995–1996
94	Utpal Chatterjee	Bowler (Left-arm orthodox)	Yes	Yes	No	1995–1995
95	Rahul Dravid	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1996–2011
96	Vikram Rathour	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1996–1997
97	Paras Mhambrey	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1996–1998
98	Sunil Joshi	Bowler (Left-arm orthodox)	Yes	Yes	No	1996–2001
99	Sujith Somasunder	Batsman	Yes	No	No	1996–1996
100	Pankaj Dharmani	Batsman	Yes	No	No	1996–1996

S.No.	Player Name	Role	Test	ODI	T20	Years Active
101	Saba Karim	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1997–2000
102	Dodda Ganesh	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1997–1997
103	Abey Kuruvilla	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1997–1997
104	Noel David	Bowler (Medium-fast)	Yes	Yes	No	1997–1997
105	Nilesh Kulkarni	Bowler (Left-arm orthodox)	Yes	Yes	No	1997–1998
106	Harvinder Singh	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1997–2001
107	Debashish Mohanty	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1997–2001
108	Sairaj Bahutule	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1997–2003
109	Hrishikesh Kanitkar	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1997–2000
110	Rahul Sanghvi	Bowler (Left-arm orthodox)	Yes	Yes	No	1998–1998
111	Ajit Agarkar	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	Yes	1998–2007
112	V. V. S. Laxman	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1998–2006
113	Harbhajan Singh	Bowler (Off-spinner)	Yes	Yes	Yes	1998–2015
114	Gagan Khoda	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1998–1998
115	M. S. K. Prasad	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1998–1999
116	Nikhil Chopra	Bowler (Off-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	1998–2000
117	Jatin Paranjpe	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1998–1998
118	Sanjay Raul	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1998–1998
119	Laxmi Ratan Shukla	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	1999–1999
120	Gyanendra Pandey	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1999–1999
121	Amay Khurasiya	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1999–2001
122	Sadagoppan Ramesh	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1999–1999
123	Virender Sehwag	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	1999–2013
124	Jacob Martin	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1999–2001
125	Vijay Bharadwaj	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	1999–2002
126	Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	1999–2000
127	Devang Gandhi	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	1999–2000
128	Sameer Dighe	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2000–2001
129	Sridharan Sriram	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	2000–2004
130	Hemang Badani	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	2000–2004
131	Amit Bhandari	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	2000–2004
132	Vijay Dahiya	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2000–2001

S.No.	Player Name	Role	Test	ODI	T20	Years Active
133	Zaheer Khan	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2000–2012
134	Yuvraj Singh	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2000–2017
135	Reetinder Singh Sodhi	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2000–2002
136	Dinesh Mongia	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2001–2007
137	Ashish Nehra	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2001–2011
138	Shiv Sunder Das	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2001–2002
139	Deep Dasgupta	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2001–2001
140	Ajay Ratra	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2002–2002
141	Sanjay Bangar	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	2002–2004
142	Mohammad Kaif	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2002–2006
143	Sarandeep Singh	Bowler (Off-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	2002–2003
144	Murali Kartik	Bowler (Left-arm orthodox)	Yes	Yes	No	2002–2007
145	Tinu Yohannan	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	2002–2002
146	Jai Yadav	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	2002–2005
147	Lakshmipathy Balaji	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	2002–2009
148	Parthiv Patel	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2003–2012
149	Gautam Gambhir	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2003–2013
150	Aavishkar Salvi	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	2003–2003
151	Amit Mishra	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	2003–2016
152	Abhijit Kale	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2003–2003
153	Irfan Pathan	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	2004–2012
154	Rohan Gavaskar	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2004–2004
155	Ramesh Powar	Bowler (Off-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	2004–2007
156	Dinesh Karthik	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2004–2019
157	M.S. Dhoni	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2004–2019
158	Joginder Sharma	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	2004–2007
159	Suresh Raina	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2005–2020
160	Yalaka Venugopal Rao	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	2005–2006
161	R. P. Singh	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2005–2011
162	S. Sreesanth	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2005–2011
163	Munaf Patel	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2006–2011
164	V. R. V. Singh	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	2006–2006
165	Robin Uthappa	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2006–2015
166	Wasim Jaffer	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2006–2006
167	Piyush Chawla	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	2007–2011
168	Rohit Sharma	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2007–Present

S.No.	Player Name	Role	Test	ODI	T20	Years Active
169	Ishant Sharma	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2007–Present
170	Praveen Kumar	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2007–2012
171	Manoj Tiwary	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2008–2015
172	Yusuf Pathan	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2008–2012
173	Manpreet Gony	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	2008–2008
174	Pragyan Ojha	Bowler (Left-arm orthodox)	Yes	Yes	No	2008–2012
175	Virat Kohli	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2008–Present
176	Subramaniam Badrinath	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2008–2011
177	Ravindra Jadeja	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2009–Present
178	Abhishek Nayar	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	2009–2009
179	Sudeep Tyagi	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	2009–2010
180	Abhimanyu Mithun	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	2010–2011
181	Murali Vijay	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2010–2015
182	Ashok Dinda	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	2010–2013
183	Vinay Kumar	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2010–2013
184	Umesh Yadav	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2010–Present
185	Ravichandran Ashwin	Bowler (Off-spinner)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2010–Present
186	Naman Ojha	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2010–2010
187	Pankaj Singh	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	2010–2010
188	Shikhar Dhawan	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2010–Present
189	Saurabh Tiwary	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2010–2010
190	Wriddhiman Saha	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2010–2014
191	Ajinkya Rahane	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2011–Present
192	Varun Aaron	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2011–2014
193	Rahul Sharma	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	2011–2012
194	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2012–Present
195	Mohammed Shami	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2013–Present
196	Ambati Rayudu	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2013–2019
197	Jaydev Unadkat	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2013–Present
198	Cheteshwar Pujara	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2013–2014
199	Mohit Sharma	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2013–2015
200	Stuart Binny	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	2014–2015

S.No.	Player Name	Role	Test	ODI	T20	Years Active
201	Parvez Rasool	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	2014–2014
202	Axar Patel	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2014–Present
203	Dhawal Kulkarni	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	2014–2016
204	Karn Sharma	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	2014–2014
205	Kedar Jadhav	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2014–2020
206	Manish Pandey	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2015–Present
207	Barinder Sran	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	No	2016–2016
208	Rishi Dhawan	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	2016–2016
209	Gurkeerat Singh	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	No	2016–2016
210	Jasprit Bumrah	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2016–Present
211	Yuzvendra Chahal	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2016–Present
212	Karun Nair	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2016–2016
213	KL Rahul	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2016–Present
214	Faiz Fazal	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2016–2016
215	Hardik Pandya	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2016–Present
216	Jayant Yadav	Bowler (Off-spinner)	Yes	Yes	No	2016–2022
217	Kuldeep Yadav	Bowler (Left-arm wrist-spinner)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2017–Present
218	Shardul Thakur	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2017–Present
219	Shreyas Iyer	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2017–Present
220	Washington Sundar	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2017–Present
221	Siddarth Kaul	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	No	2018–2018
222	Khaleel Ahmed	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2018–2019
223	Deepak Chahar	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2018–Present
224	Rishabh Pant	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2018–Present
225	Mohammed Siraj	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2019–Present
226	Vijay Shankar	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2019–2019
227	Shubman Gill	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2019–Present
228	Shivam Dube	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2019–Present
229	Navdeep Saini	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2019–Present
230	Mayank Agarwal	Batsman	Yes	Yes	No	2018–Present
231	Prithvi Shaw	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2020–Present
232	T. Natarajan	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2020–Present
233	Krunal Pandya	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2021–Present
234	Prasidh Krishna	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2021–Present
235	Ishan Kishan	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2021–Present
236	Suryakumar Yadav	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2021–Present
237	Rahul Chahar	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2021–Present
238	Krishnappa Gowtham	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2021–Present
239	Nitish Rana	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2021–Present
240	Chetan Sakariya	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2021–Present
241	Sanju Samson	Wicketkeeper-Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2021–Present
242	Venkatesh Iyer	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2022–Present
243	Deepak Hooda	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2022–Present
244	Avesh Khan	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2022–Present
245	Ruturaj Gaikwad	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2022–Present
246	Ravi Bishnoi	Bowler (Leg-spinner)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2022–Present
247	Shahbaz Ahmed	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2022–Present
248	Arshdeep Singh	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2022–Present
249	Umran Malik	Bowler (Fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2022–Present
250	Kuldeep Sen	Bowler (Left-arm fast)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2022–Present
251	Mukesh Kumar	Bowler (Fast-medium)	Yes	Yes	Yes	2023–Present
252	Tilak Varma	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2023–Present
253	Sai Sudharsan	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2023–Present
254	Rinku Singh	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2023–Present
255	Rajat Patidar	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2023–Present
256	Riyan Parag	All-rounder	Yes	Yes	Yes	2024–Present
257	Yashasvi Jaiswal	Batsman	Yes	Yes	Yes	2025–Present

Player Roles and Their Contribution to Indian Cricket

Batsmen:

Indian cricket has produced some of the finest batsmen in the history of the game. From the legendary Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar to modern-day stars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Indian batsmen have consistently showcased their skills on the global stage. They have made India a dominant force in world cricket.

Bowlers:

India has been home to some incredible bowlers, especially in the recent years. Legends like Kapil Dev, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, and Jasprit Bumrah have been instrumental in India’s success. The spin duo of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh has often turned matches in India’s favor.

All-rounders:

India has produced some exceptional all-rounders, who have been invaluable in all formats of the game. Players like Kapil Dev, Yuvraj Singh, and Hardik Pandya have played crucial roles with both bat and ball, proving to be match-winners on numerous occasions.

Wicketkeepers:

The wicketkeeper position has seen some exceptional players in India, with MS Dhoni being one of the most celebrated wicketkeepers in the history of the game. Alongside him, Syed Kirmani and Dinesh Karthik have made valuable contributions to Indian cricket.

Conclusion

The history of Indian cricket is rich, and over the years, numerous players have contributed significantly to the country’s success. From the early days in 1932 to the modern era, the journey of Indian male cricketers has been an inspiring one. The list above highlights some of the most iconic cricketers, who not only represented India on the world stage but also made lasting impacts on the global cricketing community.

These cricketers, whether they were leading India to its first World Cup win or achieving personal milestones, have inspired millions of fans across the globe. As we continue to watch the next generation of cricketers rise through the ranks, it’s important to remember the contributions of the legends who laid the foundation for Indian cricket’s success on the global stage.

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