Men in Blue

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Men in Blue is the popular nickname for the India national cricket team, known for its blue jerseys and passionate global fanbase.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
abbreviation BCCI ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Indian cricket team ⓘ
Team India ⓘ
asiaCupTitleHolder multiple times ⓘ
championsTrophyTitleYear 2002 (shared) ⓘ
2013 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
fanChant India! India! ⓘ
Jeetega bhai jeetega, India jeetega ⓘ
firstODIOpponent England cricket team ⓘ
firstT20IOpponent South Africa national cricket team ⓘ
firstTestOpponent England cricket team ⓘ
formatPlayed One Day International cricket ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ
Twenty20 International cricket ⓘ
genderConnotation male ⓘ
governingBody Board of Control for Cricket in India ⓘ
hasFanbase global ⓘ
passionate ⓘ
homeContinent Asia ⓘ
homeStadium Eden Gardens ⓘ
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium ⓘ
MA Chidambaram Stadium ⓘ
Narendra Modi Stadium ⓘ
Wankhede Stadium ⓘ
ICCStatus Full Member ⓘ
jerseyColor blue ⓘ
memberOf International Cricket Council ⓘ
notableAllRounder Kapil Dev ⓘ
notableBatsman Rahul Dravid ⓘ
Sachin Tendulkar ⓘ
Sunil Gavaskar ⓘ
notableBowler Anil Kumble ⓘ
Javagal Srinath ⓘ
notableFormerCaptain Kapil Dev ⓘ
Mahendra Singh Dhoni ⓘ
linked to: MS Dhoni

Sourav Ganguly ⓘ
Virat Kohli ⓘ
refersTo India national cricket team ⓘ
rivalTeam Australia national cricket team ⓘ
England cricket team ⓘ
Pakistan national cricket team ⓘ
sport cricket ⓘ
t20WorldCupTitleYear 2007 ⓘ
testStatus Test nation ⓘ
usedFor India men’s national cricket team ⓘ
worldCupTitleYear 1983 ⓘ
2011 ⓘ
worldCupWinner 1975–present Cricket World Cup ⓘ

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