Individual Most Matches As Captain

Cricket in Test matches

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
CH Lloyd (WI)	1974-1985	42	22	10	0	10	0	2.20	52.38	23.80	0.00	23.80	0.00	68.75
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2004-2014	34	11	16	0	7	0	0.68	32.35	47.05	0.00	20.58	0.00	40.74
AN Cook (ENG)	2012-2016	29	11	13	0	5	0	0.84	37.93	44.82	0.00	17.24	0.00	45.83
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2022	28	8	16	0	4	0	0.50	28.57	57.14	0.00	14.28	0.00	33.33
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1981	23	13	4	0	6	0	3.25	56.52	17.39	0.00	26.08	0.00	76.47
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2005	23	3	10	0	10	0	0.30	13.04	43.47	0.00	43.47	0.00	23.07
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1990	23	7	2	0	14	0	3.50	30.43	8.69	0.00	60.86	0.00	77.77
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1897-1909	22	4	11	0	7	0	0.36	18.18	50.00	0.00	31.81	0.00	26.66
A Ranatunga (SL)	1989-1999	20	0	9	0	11	0	0.00	0.00	45.00	0.00	55.00	0.00	0.00
IVA Richards (WI)	1984-1991	19	9	3	0	7	0	3.00	47.36	15.78	0.00	36.84	0.00	75.00
MA Atherton (ENG)	1993-2001	18	5	9	0	4	0	0.55	27.77	50.00	0.00	22.22	0.00	35.71
DI Gower (ENG)	1984-1989	18	5	7	0	6	0	0.71	27.77	38.88	0.00	33.33	0.00	41.66
GS Sobers (WI)	1965-1971	18	5	5	0	8	0	1.00	27.77	27.77	0.00	44.44	0.00	50.00
PBH May (ENG)	1956-1961	16	6	6	0	4	0	1.00	37.50	37.50	0.00	25.00	0.00	50.00
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-2000	15	6	6	0	3	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	50.00
ER Dexter (ENG)	1961-1964	15	1	4	0	10	0	0.25	6.66	26.66	0.00	66.66	0.00	20.00
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2003	15	3	8	0	4	0	0.37	20.00	53.33	0.00	26.66	0.00	27.27
L Hutton (ENG)	1952-1955	14	7	1	0	6	0	7.00	50.00	7.14	0.00	42.85	0.00	87.50
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1972	14	4	3	0	7	0	1.33	28.57	21.42	0.00	50.00	0.00	57.14
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2009-2011	14	9	2	0	3	0	4.50	64.28	14.28	0.00	21.42	0.00	81.81
MS Dhoni (IND)	2008-2014	13	8	4	0	1	0	2.00	61.53	30.76	0.00	7.69	0.00	66.66
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2019	13	7	6	0	0	0	1.16	53.84	46.15	0.00	0.00	0.00	53.84
GA Gooch (ENG)	1990-1993	13	1	7	0	5	0	0.14	7.69	53.84	0.00	38.46	0.00	12.50
WG Grace (ENG)	1888-1899	13	8	3	0	2	0	2.66	61.53	23.07	0.00	15.38	0.00	72.72
BC Lara (WI)	1997-2006	13	4	6	0	3	0	0.66	30.76	46.15	0.00	23.07	0.00	40.00
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1921	12	4	8	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.33
CA Walsh (WI)	1994-1997	12	3	4	0	5	0	0.75	25.00	33.33	0.00	41.66	0.00	42.85
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1992	11	4	0	1	6	0	-	36.36	0.00	9.09	54.54	0.00	90.00
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1947	11	2	3	0	6	0	0.66	18.18	27.27	0.00	54.54	0.00	40.00
AH Kardar (PAK)	1952-1956	11	2	2	0	7	0	1.00	18.18	18.18	0.00	63.63	0.00	50.00
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1964-1969	11	2	7	0	2	0	0.28	18.18	63.63	0.00	18.18	0.00	22.22
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2010	11	2	6	0	3	0	0.33	18.18	54.54	0.00	27.27	0.00	25.00
DJG Sammy (WI)	2011-2013	11	0	7	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	63.63	0.00	36.36	0.00	0.00
BA Stokes (ENG)	2022-2024	11	4	6	0	1	0	0.66	36.36	54.54	0.00	9.09	0.00	40.00
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2019	10	0	7	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	70.00	0.00	30.00	0.00	0.00
V Kohli (IND)	2014-2020	10	3	4	0	3	0	0.75	30.00	40.00	0.00	30.00	0.00	42.85
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1978	10	6	3	0	1	0	2.00	60.00	30.00	0.00	10.00	0.00	66.66
MJK Smith (ENG)	1964-1966	10	1	1	0	8	0	1.00	10.00	10.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	50.00
DL Vettori (NZ)	2008-2010	10	0	6	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	0.00
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2004	10	5	3	0	2	0	1.66	50.00	30.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	62.50
FMM Worrell (WI)	1960-1962	10	6	2	1	1	0	3.00	60.00	20.00	10.00	10.00	0.00	72.22
APF Chapman (ENG)	1926-1930	9	6	1	0	2	0	6.00	66.66	11.11	0.00	22.22	0.00	85.71
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	9	4	4	0	1	0	1.00	44.44	44.44	0.00	11.11	0.00	50.00
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2004	9	3	3	0	3	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1979-1981	9	3	1	0	5	0	3.00	33.33	11.11	0.00	55.55	0.00	75.00
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1952	9	2	3	0	4	0	0.66	22.22	33.33	0.00	44.44	0.00	40.00
AW Greig (ENG)	1975-1977	9	3	2	0	4	0	1.50	33.33	22.22	0.00	44.44	0.00	60.00
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2004-2006	9	2	4	0	3	0	0.50	22.22	44.44	0.00	33.33	0.00	33.33
DR Jardine (ENG)	1932-1934	9	7	1	0	1	0	7.00	77.77	11.11	0.00	11.11	0.00	87.50
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1980-1988	9	3	2	0	4	0	1.50	33.33	22.22	0.00	44.44	0.00	60.00
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1978-1979	9	1	2	0	6	0	0.50	11.11	22.22	0.00	66.66	0.00	33.33
RB Richardson (WI)	1992-1995	9	3	3	0	3	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
SPD Smith (AUS)	2014-2023	9	3	2	0	4	0	1.50	33.33	22.22	0.00	44.44	0.00	60.00
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1995-1999	9	3	6	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.33
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1994	9	3	1	0	5	0	3.00	33.33	11.11	0.00	55.55	0.00	75.00
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1937	8	4	3	0	1	0	1.33	50.00	37.50	0.00	12.50	0.00	57.14
M Azharuddin (IND)	1991-1998	8	2	5	0	1	0	0.40	25.00	62.50	0.00	12.50	0.00	28.57
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2014	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.66	62.50	37.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	62.50
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1959-1968	8	3	2	0	3	0	1.50	37.50	25.00	0.00	37.50	0.00	60.00
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2007	8	1	6	0	1	0	0.16	12.50	75.00	0.00	12.50	0.00	14.28
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	8	2	2	0	4	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00
CL Hooper (WI)	2002-2002	8	2	3	0	3	0	0.66	25.00	37.50	0.00	37.50	0.00	40.00
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1982	8	2	2	0	4	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2007-2013	8	2	6	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	25.00
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1976-1979	8	4	2	0	2	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	66.66
TD Paine (AUS)	2018-2021	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	33.33
AE Stoddart (ENG)	1893-1898	8	3	4	0	1	0	0.75	37.50	50.00	0.00	12.50	0.00	42.85
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1952-1955	8	1	2	0	5	0	0.50	12.50	25.00	0.00	62.50	0.00	33.33
GM Turner (NZ)	1976-1977	8	1	4	0	3	0	0.25	12.50	50.00	0.00	37.50	0.00	20.00
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2005-2007	8	2	2	0	4	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00
KS Williamson (NZ)	2016-2021	8	3	4	0	1	0	0.75	37.50	50.00	0.00	12.50	0.00	42.85
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1983	8	2	2	0	4	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00
JG Wright (NZ)	1988-1990	8	3	2	0	3	0	1.50	37.50	25.00	0.00	37.50	0.00	60.00
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1983-1984	8	0	1	0	7	0	0.00	0.00	12.50	0.00	87.50	0.00	0.00
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2018-2024	7	1	5	0	1	0	0.20	14.28	71.42	0.00	14.28	0.00	16.66
LD Chandimal (SL)	2017-2019	7	0	5	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	71.42	0.00	28.57	0.00	0.00
D Elgar (SA)	2021-2024	7	2	4	0	1	0	0.50	28.57	57.14	0.00	14.28	0.00	33.33
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1959-1961	7	0	1	0	6	0	0.00	0.00	14.28	0.00	85.71	0.00	0.00
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1969	7	5	1	0	1	0	5.00	71.42	14.28	0.00	14.28	0.00	83.33
BB McCullum (NZ)	2014-2016	7	1	4	0	2	0	0.25	14.28	57.14	0.00	28.57	0.00	20.00
LRD Mendis (SL)	1983-1987	7	1	3	0	3	0	0.33	14.28	42.85	0.00	42.85	0.00	25.00
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1884-1887	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.50	71.42	28.57	0.00	0.00	0.00	71.42
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1979-1980	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
JV Coney (NZ)	1985-1986	6	3	1	0	2	0	3.00	50.00	16.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	75.00
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1974	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.33	16.66	50.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	25.00
GT Dowling (NZ)	1968-1969	6	2	3	0	1	0	0.66	33.33	50.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	40.00
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1981-1982	6	0	1	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	83.33	0.00	0.00
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2004-2007	6	0	5	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	83.33	0.00	16.66	0.00	0.00
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1979	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1999-2001	6	3	1	0	2	0	3.00	50.00	16.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	75.00
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1986	6	0	0	1	5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.66	83.33	0.00	50.00
A Kumble (IND)	2007-2008	6	1	2	0	3	0	0.50	16.66	33.33	0.00	50.00	0.00	33.33
AD Mathews (SL)	2015-2016	6	4	2	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	66.66
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2009-2010	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.33	16.66	50.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	25.00
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1993-1999	6	1	4	0	1	0	0.25	16.66	66.66	0.00	16.66	0.00	20.00
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2003	6	1	4	0	1	0	0.25	16.66	66.66	0.00	16.66	0.00	20.00
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1947-1948	6	0	5	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	83.33	0.00	16.66	0.00	0.00
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2001	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
FCM Alexander (WI)	1958-1959	5	3	0	0	2	0	-	60.00	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	100.00
L Amarnath (IND)	1947-1948	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	0.00

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The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]