<span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The&nbsp;</span><b style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">India men&#39;s national cricket team</b><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, also known as&nbsp;</span><b style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Men in Blue</b><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, represents&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="India">India</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;in&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_cricket" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="International cricket">international cricket</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">. It is governed by the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Control_for_Cricket_in_India" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Board of Control for Cricket in India">Board of Control for Cricket in India</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;(BCCI).</span>

The India men's national cricket team, also known as Men in Blue

<span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The team has played 594 Test matches, winning 183, losing 186, with 224 draws and 1 tie. As of August 2025, India is ranked fourth in the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_Men%27s_Test_Team_Rankings" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="ICC Men's Test Team Rankings">ICC Men&#39;s Test Team Rankings</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;with 107 rating points.&nbsp;</span>

The team has played matches

<span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">India have played in two of the three&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Test_Championship" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="World Test Championship">World Test Championship</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;finals, finishing runners-up in&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_ICC_World_Test_Championship_final" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="2021 ICC World Test Championship final">2021</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_ICC_World_Test_Championship_final" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="2023 ICC World Test Championship final">2023</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, while finishing third in&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932025_World_Test_Championship" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="2023–2025 World Test Championship">2025</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">.</span>

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				<span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The&nbsp;</span><b style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">India men&#39;s national cricket team</b><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, also known as&nbsp;</span><b style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Men in Blue</b><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, represents&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="India">India</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;in&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_cricket" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="International cricket">international cricket</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">. It is governed by the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Control_for_Cricket_in_India" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Board of Control for Cricket in India">Board of Control for Cricket in India</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;(BCCI).</span></p>
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