On This Day team India played their first ever ODI match way back in 1974 lead by Ajit Wadekar.
16th April 1974: The 1974 Indian touring cricket team at London Airport, with captain Ajit Wadekar. (Photo by A. Jones/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Overall India has played 987 ODI most by any teams ,winning 513 of them.
Some of the most memorable tournament victory by Team India. The Men in Blue have won two world cups , one champions trophy, one shared with Sri Lanka.
The list of all major tournaments won by team India.
1983 World Cup
2011 World Cup win
MUMBAI, INDIA – APRIL 02: M.S Dhoni, captain of India hits the winning runs watched by Kumar Sangakkara captain of Sri Lanka to secure victory during the 2011 ICC World Cup Final between India and Sri Lanka played at Wankhede Stadium on April 2, 2011 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Graham Crouch/Getty Images)
2013 Champions Trophy win
India’s cricketers Shikhar Dhawan (L), Mahendra Sing Dhoni (C) and Ravindra Jadeja pose for pictures with the ICC Champions Trophy in Birmingham, central England, on June 24, 2013, a day after beating England in a rain delayed final at Edgbaston. AFP PHOTO/Paul Ellis (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
2000 ICC Knockout trophy shared with Sri Lanka
COLOMBO – SEPTEMBER 30: Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka and Sourav Ganguly of India with the trophy after the re-scheduled ICC Champions Trophy final between Sri Lanka and India at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 30, 2002. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) India and Sri Lanka share the ICC Champions Trophy after the rain washed out play.
Some of the other major tournament wins.
1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket
The victorious Indian cricket team take a victory lap of honour after winning the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket Final between India and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 10th March 1985. India won the match by 8 wickets. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup at Sharjah vs Australia
1988 Sharjah Cup at Sharjah vs New Zealand
1988 Wills Asia Cup vs Sri Lanka
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1991 Asia Cup at Kolkata vs Sri Lanka
Sanjay Manjrekar batting for India during the Champions Trophy tournament in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates during 1991. (Photo by David Munden/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
1993 C.A.B. Jubilee Tournament (Hero Cup)
1994 , Singer World Series at Colombo (SSC)
1994, Wills World Series
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1995,Pepsi Asia Cup at Sharjah
1996,Titan Cup at Mumbai
1998,Silver Jubilee Independence Cup at Dhaka
1998 ,Coca-Cola Cup at Sharjah
SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Indian captain Mohamed Azharuddine (R) receives the Coca Cola trophy after winning the Sharjah cricket final against Australia 25 April. (Photo credit should read RABIH MOGHRABI/AFP via Getty Images)
Sourav Ganguly celebrates with his team after India win the NatWest Series Final between England and India at Lord’s, London, 13th July 2002. India won by two wickets. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
2008,Commonwealth Bank Series at Brisbane
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 04: The Indian team celebrate after winning the Commonwealth Bank Series One Day International second final match between Australia and India at the Gabba on March 4, 2008 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by David Hardenberg/Getty Images)
2009,Compaq Cup at Colombo
2010,Asia Cup at Dambulla
The Indian cricket team poses with the trophy during the award ceremony of the final of the Asia Cup between India and Sri Lanka at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket stadium in Dambulla, some 150 kms north of Colombo on June 24, 2010. India won by 81 runs. AFP PHOTO/Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI. (Photo credit should read LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCH/AFP via Getty Images)
2013 ,West Indies Tri-Nation Series at Port of Spain
Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Sing Dhoni (L) and teammate Virat Kohli hold their winner trophy at the end of the final match of the Tri-Nation series between India and Sri Lanka at the Queen’s Park Oval stadium in Port of Spain on July 11, 2013. India defeated Sri Lanka by 1 wicket to win the series. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)
2018,Asia Cup at Dubai (DSC)
Indian cricket team pose for a photograph after winning the Asia Cup 2018 at Dubai International cricket stadium,Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 09-28-2018 (Photo by Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
