India ODI series & Dravid's Captaincy
Rahul Dravid was named captain of a full series the first time in Oct 1995 for the one-day international home series against Sri Lanka and South Africa. The stylish Karnataka batsman took over from Sourav Ganguly, who was nursing an elbow injury. India have won 17 of their 22 one-dayers under Dravid's captaincy till April 16th 2006 while left-hander Yuvraj Singh recorded a hat-trick of man of the series awards. Here is a round up of the matches so far.India 2005 2006 ODI Cricket Series
India Cricket Series Results 2006 | India Cricket Series Results 2007 | India Cricket Series Results 2008 | India Cricket Series Results 2009Sri Lanka in India
Oct-Nov 2005
October 25 First one-day international, NagpurIndia beat Sri Lanka by 152 runs
Man of the Match: Rahul Dravid
India 350-6 (50 overs) beat Sri Lanka 198 (35.4 overs) by 152 runs
October 28 Second one-day international, MohaliIndia beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Irfan Pathan
India 123-2 beat Sri Lanka 122 by eight wickets
October 31 Third one-day international, JaipurIndia beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni
India 303-4 beat Sri Lanka 298-4 by six wickets
November 3 Fourth one-day international, PuneIndia beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Ajit Agarkar
India 262-6 bt Sri Lanka 261 by four wickets
November 6 Fifth one-day international, AhmedabadSri Lanka beat India by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: TM Dilshan
Sri Lanka 286-5 bt India 285-8 by five wickets
November 9 Sixth one-day international, RajkotIndia beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: RP Singh
India 197-3 (34.5 overs) bt Sri Lanka 196 (42.5 overs) by 7 wickets
November 12 Seventh one-day international, BarodaIndia beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Irfan Pathan
India 245-5 (39.3 overs) beat Sri Lanka 244-9 (50 overs) by five wickets
Series Result: India wins the series 6-1
Man of the Series: MS Dhoni
| Series | Played | Won | Lost | N/R |
| vs Sri Lanka | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
South Africa in India
Nov 2005
November 16 First one-day international, Hyderabad South Africa beat India by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Yuvraj Singh
India 249 for 9 (50.0 overs) lost to South Africa 252 for 5 (48.5 overs)
November 19 Second one-day international, Bangalore (D/N)India beat South Africa by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Irfan Pathan
South Africa 169 for 9 (50.0 overs) lost to India 171 for 4 (35.4 overs)
November 22 Third one-day international, Chennai (Madras) (D/N)Man of the Match:
Match abandoned due to rain
November 25 Fourth one-day international, Calcutta (D/N)South Africa beat India by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: GC Smith
India 188 all out (45.5 overs) lost to South Africa 189 for 0 (35.5 overs)
November 28 Fifth one-day international, Mumbai (Bombay) (D/N)India beat South Africa by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Rahul Dravid
South Africa 221 for 6 (50.0 overs) lost to India 224 for 5 (47.3 overs)
Series Result: India drew South Africa 2-2
Man of the Series: GC Smith and Yuvraj Singh
| Series | Played | Won | Lost | N/R |
| vs South Africa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
India in Pakistan
Feb 2006
February 6 First one-day international, PeshawarPakistan beat India by 7 runs (D/L)
Man of the Match: Salman Butt
Pakistan 311-7 bt India 328 by seven runs (D/L rule)
February 11 Second one-day international, RawalpindiIndia beat Pakistan by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Irfan Pathan
India 266-3 bt Pakistan 265 by seven wickets
February 13 Third one-day international, LahoreIndia beat Pakistan by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni
India 292-5 beat Pakistan 288-8 by five wickets
February 16 Fourth one-day international, MultanIndia beat Pakistan by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: RP Singh
India 162-5 beat Pakistan 161 by five wickets
February 19 Fifth one-day international, KarachiIndia beat Pakistan by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Yuvraj Singh
India 287-2 (46.5 overs) beat Pakistan 286-8 (50 overs) by eight wickets
Series Result: India wins the series 4-1
Man of the Series: Yuvraj Singh
| Series | Played | Won | Lost | N/R |
| vs Pakistan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
England in India
Mar-April 2006
March 28 First one-day international, DelhiIndia beat England by 39 runs
Man of the Match: Harbhajan Singh
India 203 (46.4 overs) beat England 164 (38.1 overs) by 39 runs
March 31 Second one-day international, FaridabadIndia beat England by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Suresh Raina
India 230-6 (49 overs) beat England 226 (49.5 overs) by four wickets
April 3 Third one-day international, GoaIndia beat England by 49 runs
Man of the Match: Yuvraj Singh
India 294-6 beat England 245 by 49 runs
April 6 Fourth one-day international, CochinIndia beat England by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Yuvraj Singh
India 238-6 (47.2 overs) beat England 237 (48.4 overs) by four wickets
April 9 Fifth one-day international, GuwahatiMan of the Match:
Match abandoned due to rain
April 12 Sixth one-day international, JamshedpurEngland beat India by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Andrew Strauss
England 227-5 (42.4 overs) bt India 223 (48 overs) by 5 wickets
April 15 Seventh one-day international, IndoreIndia beat England by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: S Sreesanth
India 289-3 (49.1 overs) beat England 288 (50 overs) by seven wickets
Series Result: India wins the series 5-1
Man of the Series: Yuvraj Singh
| Series | Played | Won | Lost | N/R |
| vs England | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 |
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