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	%
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1994	35	15	8	0	12	0	1.87	42.85	22.85	0.00	34.28	0.00	65.21
RT Ponting (AUS)	2005-2010	31	16	9	0	6	0	1.77	51.61	29.03	0.00	19.35	0.00	64.00
V Kohli (IND)	2015-2022	30	18	9	0	3	0	2.00	60.00	30.00	0.00	10.00	0.00	66.66
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2015	24	10	10	0	4	0	1.00	41.66	41.66	0.00	16.66	0.00	50.00
MS Dhoni (IND)	2008-2014	23	6	12	0	5	0	0.50	26.08	52.17	0.00	21.73	0.00	33.33
BC Lara (WI)	1998-2004	23	3	16	0	4	0	0.18	13.04	69.56	0.00	17.39	0.00	15.78
MA Taylor (AUS)	1994-1999	22	12	5	0	5	0	2.40	54.54	22.72	0.00	22.72	0.00	70.58
J Darling (AUS)	1899-1905	21	7	4	0	10	0	1.75	33.33	19.04	0.00	47.61	0.00	63.63
JR Reid (NZ)	1958-1965	21	2	13	0	6	0	0.15	9.52	61.90	0.00	28.57	0.00	13.33
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	21	8	6	0	7	0	1.33	38.09	28.57	0.00	33.33	0.00	57.14
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2006	20	4	11	0	5	0	0.36	20.00	55.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	26.66
AL Hassett (AUS)	1949-1953	20	10	4	0	6	0	2.50	50.00	20.00	0.00	30.00	0.00	71.42
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1930-1934	20	10	6	0	4	0	1.66	50.00	30.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	62.50
DG Bradman (AUS)	1936-1948	19	11	3	0	5	0	3.66	57.89	15.78	0.00	26.31	0.00	78.57
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1991	19	13	3	0	3	0	4.33	68.42	15.78	0.00	15.78	0.00	81.25
CH Lloyd (WI)	1976-1984	18	11	0	0	7	0	-	61.11	0.00	0.00	38.88	0.00	100.00
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2010-2016	17	8	6	0	3	0	1.33	47.05	35.29	0.00	17.64	0.00	57.14
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1967	17	4	4	0	9	0	1.00	23.52	23.52	0.00	52.94	0.00	50.00
IM Chappell (AUS)	1971-1975	16	7	4	0	5	0	1.75	43.75	25.00	0.00	31.25	0.00	63.63
WL Murdoch (AUS)	1880-1890	16	5	7	0	4	0	0.71	31.25	43.75	0.00	25.00	0.00	41.66
R Benaud (AUS)	1958-1963	15	6	2	0	7	0	3.00	40.00	13.33	0.00	46.66	0.00	75.00
GS Chappell (AUS)	1977-1983	15	6	4	0	5	0	1.50	40.00	26.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	60.00
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-2000	15	4	3	0	8	0	1.33	26.66	20.00	0.00	53.33	0.00	57.14
MA Noble (AUS)	1903-1909	15	8	5	0	2	0	1.60	53.33	33.33	0.00	13.33	0.00	61.53
HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1924	15	1	9	0	5	0	0.11	6.66	60.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	10.00
SR Waugh (AUS)	2001-2003	15	13	2	0	0	0	6.50	86.66	13.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	86.66
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1981-1985	14	2	3	0	9	0	0.66	14.28	21.42	0.00	64.28	0.00	40.00
M Azharuddin (IND)	1990-1996	13	3	3	0	7	0	1.00	23.07	23.07	0.00	53.84	0.00	50.00
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2002	13	2	8	0	3	0	0.25	15.38	61.53	0.00	23.07	0.00	20.00
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1971	13	1	6	0	6	0	0.16	7.69	46.15	0.00	46.15	0.00	14.28
GS Sobers (WI)	1966-1969	13	3	4	0	6	0	0.75	23.07	30.76	0.00	46.15	0.00	42.85
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2021-2023	12	7	2	0	3	0	3.50	58.33	16.66	0.00	25.00	0.00	77.77
HG Deane (SA)	1927-1931	12	2	4	0	6	0	0.50	16.66	33.33	0.00	50.00	0.00	33.33
CH Gayle (WI)	2007-2010	12	2	5	0	5	0	0.40	16.66	41.66	0.00	41.66	0.00	28.57
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2021	12	7	4	0	1	0	1.75	58.33	33.33	0.00	8.33	0.00	63.63
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2008	12	4	5	0	3	0	0.80	33.33	41.66	0.00	25.00	0.00	44.44
KS Williamson (NZ)	2016-2022	12	2	4	0	6	0	0.50	16.66	33.33	0.00	50.00	0.00	33.33
HL Collins (AUS)	1921-1926	11	5	2	0	4	0	2.50	45.45	18.18	0.00	36.36	0.00	71.42
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2004	11	3	2	0	6	0	1.50	27.27	18.18	0.00	54.54	0.00	60.00
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1957	11	5	4	0	2	0	1.25	45.45	36.36	0.00	18.18	0.00	55.55
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2003-2007	11	3	5	0	3	0	0.60	27.27	45.45	0.00	27.27	0.00	37.50
RB Richardson (WI)	1992-1995	11	6	3	0	2	0	2.00	54.54	27.27	0.00	18.18	0.00	66.66
AL Wadekar (IND)	1971-1974	11	3	4	0	4	0	0.75	27.27	36.36	0.00	36.36	0.00	42.85
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1920-1921	10	8	0	0	2	0	-	80.00	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	100.00
C Hill (AUS)	1910-1912	10	5	5	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2012	10	5	2	0	3	0	2.50	50.00	20.00	0.00	30.00	0.00	71.42
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2017	10	1	6	0	3	0	0.16	10.00	60.00	0.00	30.00	0.00	14.28
PBH May (ENG)	1955-1957	10	5	4	0	1	0	1.25	50.00	40.00	0.00	10.00	0.00	55.55
A Melville (SA)	1938-1947	10	0	4	0	6	0	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	0.00
AD Nourse (SA)	1948-1951	10	1	5	0	4	0	0.20	10.00	50.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	16.66
R Dravid (IND)	2006-2007	9	3	3	0	3	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
VS Hazare (IND)	1951-1952	9	1	4	0	4	0	0.25	11.11	44.44	0.00	44.44	0.00	20.00
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1954-1956	9	2	4	0	3	0	0.50	22.22	44.44	0.00	33.33	0.00	33.33
BB McCullum (NZ)	2013-2015	9	1	5	0	3	0	0.20	11.11	55.55	0.00	33.33	0.00	16.66
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-1996	8	1	2	0	5	0	0.50	12.50	25.00	0.00	62.50	0.00	33.33
JM Blackham (AUS)	1885-1894	8	3	3	0	2	0	1.00	37.50	37.50	0.00	25.00	0.00	50.00
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2019-2023	8	1	5	0	2	0	0.20	12.50	62.50	0.00	25.00	0.00	16.66
JO Holder (WI)	2017-2020	8	4	4	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1987	8	2	2	0	4	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1987-1992	8	3	1	0	4	0	3.00	37.50	12.50	0.00	50.00	0.00	75.00
RB Kanhai (WI)	1973-1974	8	3	1	0	4	0	3.00	37.50	12.50	0.00	50.00	0.00	75.00
DJ McGlew (SA)	1955-1960	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	33.33
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1964-1967	8	0	3	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	37.50	0.00	62.50	0.00	0.00
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2020	8	6	2	0	0	0	3.00	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	75.00
PW Sherwell (SA)	1906-1907	8	4	2	0	2	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	66.66
MJK Smith (ENG)	1964-1965	8	1	1	0	6	0	1.00	12.50	12.50	0.00	75.00	0.00	50.00
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1996-2000	8	2	5	0	1	0	0.40	25.00	62.50	0.00	12.50	0.00	28.57
GHS Trott (AUS)	1896-1898	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.66	62.50	37.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	62.50
DL Vettori (NZ)	2007-2008	8	1	6	0	1	0	0.16	12.50	75.00	0.00	12.50	0.00	14.28
F du Plessis (SA)	2017-2020	7	2	5	0	0	0	0.40	28.57	71.42	0.00	0.00	0.00	28.57
GC Grant (WI)	1933-1935	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.66	28.57	42.85	0.00	28.57	0.00	40.00
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1947-1951	7	0	1	0	6	0	0.00	0.00	14.28	0.00	85.71	0.00	0.00
GP Howarth (NZ)	1983-1984	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.66	28.57	42.85	0.00	28.57	0.00	40.00
TC Lowry (NZ)	1930-1931	7	0	2	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	28.57	0.00	71.42	0.00	0.00
ML Page (NZ)	1932-1937	7	0	3	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	42.85	0.00	57.14	0.00	0.00
A Ranatunga (SL)	1993-1998	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.66	28.57	42.85	0.00	28.57	0.00	40.00
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1994-1995	7	1	4	0	2	0	0.25	14.28	57.14	0.00	28.57	0.00	20.00
RG Sharma (IND)	2023-2024	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.50	71.42	28.57	0.00	0.00	0.00	71.42
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2009-2012	7	1	3	0	3	0	0.33	14.28	42.85	0.00	42.85	0.00	25.00
MG Burgess (NZ)	1978-1978	6	1	4	0	1	0	0.25	16.66	66.66	0.00	16.66	0.00	20.00
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1913-1924	6	4	0	0	2	0	-	66.66	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	100.00
SE Gregory (AUS)	1912-1912	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.00	33.33	16.66	0.00	50.00	0.00	66.66
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1981-1981	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.33	16.66	50.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	25.00
N Hussain (ENG)	1999-2003	6	1	2	0	3	0	0.50	16.66	33.33	0.00	50.00	0.00	33.33
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1971-1974	6	0	1	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	83.33	0.00	0.00
PS McDonnell (AUS)	1887-1888	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.20	16.66	83.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.66
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2015-2017	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.33	16.66	50.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	25.00
TD Paine (AUS)	2018-2019	6	2	3	0	1	0	0.66	33.33	50.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	40.00
D Ramdin (WI)	2014-2015	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.33	16.66	50.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	25.00
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1977-1978	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.20	16.66	83.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.66
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2000	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.33	20.00	60.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	25.00
FCM Alexander (WI)	1960-1960	5	0	1	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	0.00
Babar Azam (PAK)	2021-2022	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	40.00
BS Bedi (IND)	1976-1977	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.33	20.00	60.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	25.00
FR Brown (ENG)	1951-1951	5	3	1	0	1	0	3.00	60.00	20.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	75.00
APF Chapman (ENG)	1930-1931	5	0	1	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	0.00
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1975	5	0	3	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	0.00
NJ Contractor (IND)	1961-1962	5	2	0	0	3	0	-	40.00	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	100.00
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1960-1960	5	3	0	0	2	0	-	60.00	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	100.00

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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]