<P> The Nawab of Pataudi , Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi , was the team 's captain for 36 Test matches from 1961 -- 62 to 1969 -- 70 , returning for another four matches against West Indies in 1974 -- 75 . In the early years of his captaincy tenure , the team was whitewashed in the West Indies , England and Australia . However , in 1967 -- 68 , Pataudi led India on its maiden New Zealand tour , which ended in India winning the Test series 3 -- 1 . In 1970 -- 71 , Ajit Wadekar took over the captaincy from Pataudi . Under Wadekar 's captaincy , India registered its first Test series win in the West Indies and England . India played its first ODI in 1974 , also under his captaincy . India won its first ODI under the captaincy of Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan in the 1975 Cricket World Cup , against East Africa . Between 1975 -- 76 and 1978 -- 79 , Bishen Singh Bedi captained the team in 22 Tests and 4 ODIs , winning 6 Tests and one ODI . </P>
<P> The Nawab of Pataudi , Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi , was the team 's captain for 36 Test matches from 1961 -- 62 to 1969 -- 70 , returning for another four matches against West Indies in 1974 -- 75 . In the early years of his captaincy tenure , the team was whitewashed in the West Indies , England and Australia . However , in 1967 -- 68 , Pataudi led India on its maiden New Zealand tour , which ended in India winning the Test series 3 -- 1 . In 1970 -- 71 , Ajit Wadekar took over the captaincy from Pataudi . Under Wadekar 's captaincy , India registered its first Test series win in the West Indies and England . India played its first ODI in 1974 , also under his captaincy . India won its first ODI under the captaincy of Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan in the 1975 Cricket World Cup , against East Africa . Between 1975 -- 76 and 1978 -- 79 , Bishen Singh Bedi captained the team in 22 Tests and 4 ODIs , winning 6 Tests and one ODI . </P>
when did india play its first odi match
when did india play its first odi match
1974
1974