The T20 caravan for India continues for one last stop midway in 2023 - Ireland. But wait! There is a new captain on the hot seat. The name? Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah.

Is this Bumrah’s first time as captain? Nope, we have seen him don the captain’s cap before. He stepped up for Ro-Hit Sharma in a rescheduled ENG vs IND Test in 2022 and played a pivotal role in the record 35 runs in a Stuart Broad over.

This experience saw Boom Boom graduate and join an exclusive club of MI players - led by Sachin Tendulkar - to have had the honour of leading their national team in one or multiple formats of cricket.

Paltan, as we prepare for his first captaincy assignment in a multi-match series, let’s revisit the MI stars and their memorable moments as international captains.

Sachin Tendulkar

India captain: 1996-98, 1999-2000 (Tests and ODIs)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: The then-23-year-old wore a smile that generations would remember as he captained India to the first-ever Border Gavaskar Trophy (1996) and later top-scored with 320 runs to help the Men in Blue lift the Titan Cup (1997).

Sanath Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka captain: 1999-2002 (Tests), 1998-2003 (ODIs)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: Playing the ‘Follow the leader’ role to the T, Jayasuriya claimed 2/33 and hit a patient unbeaten 26 to see Lanka outclass Australia and win the Aiwa Cup (ODIs, 1999). He would later oversee a 3-0 whitewash vs England (ODIs, 2001) and lead SL to beat Pakistan in the Asian Test Championship (2001/02) final.

Shaun Pollock

South Africa captain: 2000-2003 (Tests), 2000-2005 (ODIs)

Most memorable moments from captaincy tenure: The second Proteas skipper to win a Test against SL in Sri Lanka (2000), and registered 111 runs and 13 wickets while leading SA’s victorious ODI Triangular series vs Australia and New Zealand at home (2001/02).

Ricky Ponting

Australia captain: 2004-2010 (Tests), 2002-2012 (ODIs), 2005-2009 (T20Is)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: Australia’s most successful white-ball captain of all time led the Aussies to win the 2006/07 Ashes, won back-to-back ICC World Cups (2003, 2007) and ICC Champions Trophies (2006 and 2009).

Dwayne Bravo

West Indies captain: 2007-2014 (ODIs and T20Is)

Most memorable series win from captaincy tenure: His 1/12 and 28 not out served as a catalyst for the Windies to win the only T20I match of Australia’s 2008 tour of the Island nation.

Mohammad Ashraful

Bangladesh captain: 2007-2009 (Tests/ODIs/T20Is)

Memorable series win from captaincy tenure: Ashraful’s series tally of 124 runs and crucial on-field calls ensured the Tigers cleanly swept the 2008 ODIs (3-0) against Ireland at home.

Kieron Pollard

West Indies captain: 2013-2022 (ODIs), 2019-2022 (T20Is)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: Won 3-0 vs Sri Lanka at home (ODIs - 2021)

Kyle Mills

New Zealand captain: 2013 (ODIs and T20Is)

Most memorable moment from captaincy tenure: A short but sweet spell as Kiwi skipper where he claimed a wicket and oversaw NZ win the only T20I vs Bangladesh in 2013.

JP Duminy

South Africa captain: 2018 (ODIs), 2014-2019 (T20Is)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: The southpaw led and won 2 of three ODIs against Zimbabwe (2018). Meanwhile, he made effective moves on the field to complete 2-0 T20I series whitewashes at home (vs Bangladesh - 2017; vs Sri Lanka - 2019)

Lasith Malinga

Sri Lanka captain: 2017-2019 (ODIs), 2014-2020 (T20Is)

Most memorable moment from captaincy tenure: Despite a wicket-less spell in the final, Slinga Malinga pulled the strings for SL to lift the 2014 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the country’s first ICC trophy since the 1996 CWC title.

Ajinkya Rahane

India captain: 2015 (ODIs and T20Is), 2017-2021 (Tests)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: Cleanswept ODI series (3-0) vs Zimbabwe (2015), and of course, who can forget perhaps the greatest underdog victory of all time in the Border Gavaskar Trophy (2020/21).

Jos Buttler

England captain: 2016-Present (ODIs), 2015-Present (T20Is)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: Be it with the bat (225 runs in six games) or his critical decisions in important games vs India and Pakistan, Buttler is forever going to be remembered for winning England’s maiden ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2022.

Aaron Finch

Australia captain: 2017-2022 (ODIs), 2014-2022 (T20Is)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: Putting the disappointment of a semis finish at the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Finchy engineered the path for the Aussies to end their wait for an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2021. By the numbers, Aaron Finch contributed 135 runs from seven games to the cause.

Tim Southee

New Zealand captain: 2022-Present (Tests), 2018 (ODIs), 2017-2022 (T20Is)

Most memorable moments from captaincy tenure: NZ beat England by one run and became the only second team in history to win a Test match just by this margin.

Quinton de Kock

South Africa captain: 2020-2021 (Tests), 2018-2020 (ODIs), 2019-2020 (T20Is)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: Won 2-0 vs Sri Lanka at home (Tests - 2020/21) and 3-0 vs Australia at home (ODIs - 2020).

Pat Cummins

Australia captain: 2021-present (Tests), 2022-present (ODIs)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: Cummins ushered a new era for Australia as he raised the bar always with the ball and his tactics to win the 2021/22 Ashes (21 wickets), the ICC World Test Championship Final 2023 (3/83 and 1/55 in his 50th Test) and the 2023 Ashes (162 runs and 18 wickets).

Shikhar Dhawan

India captain: 2021-2022 (ODIs), 2021 (T20Is)

Most memorable moment from captaincy tenure: Became the first Indian captain to complete an ODI clean sweep (3-0) against West Indies (2022) on their own turf.

Nicholas Pooran

West Indies captain: 2022 (ODIs), 2021-2022 (T20Is)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: The flamboyant Southpaw orchestrated an ODI clean sweep (3-0) in the Netherlands (2022) with crucial calls from his seat behind the stumps. 

Rohit Sharma

India captain: 2022-Present (Tests), 2017-Present (ODIs), 2017-2022 (T20Is)

Most memorable series wins from captaincy tenure: India’s new full-time skipper began his reign with triumphs in the Asia Cup (ODI, 2018) and Nidahas T20 tri-series (2017/18). His repertoire would take a leap as he pocketed the Border Gavaskar Trophy (2022) with a 2-1 margin.

Hardik Pandya

India captain: 2023-present (ODIs), 2022-present (T20Is)

Most memorable moments from captaincy tenure: Hardik’s shrewd tactics helped him win five of his first six T20I series in the hot seat!

Jasprit Bumrah

India captain: 2022 (Tests)

Most memorable moment from captaincy tenure: Batted through a Stuart Broad over that yielded a record 35 runs (4-5w-7nb-4-4-4-6-1) and Boom Boom claiming 3/68 and 2/74 in his bowling spells.