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)	1985-1993	35	16	6	0	13	0	2.66	45.71	17.14	0.00	37.14	0.00	72.72
V Kohli (IND)	2015-2021	27	16	7	0	4	0	2.28	59.25	25.92	0.00	14.81	0.00	69.56
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	26	10	8	0	8	0	1.25	38.46	30.76	0.00	30.76	0.00	55.55
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2010	25	13	6	0	6	0	2.16	52.00	24.00	0.00	24.00	0.00	68.42
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2011-2016	23	11	6	0	6	0	1.83	47.82	26.08	0.00	26.08	0.00	64.70
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2015	22	11	7	0	4	0	1.57	50.00	31.81	0.00	18.18	0.00	61.11
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2006	22	8	9	0	5	0	0.88	36.36	40.90	0.00	22.72	0.00	47.05
MS Dhoni (IND)	2008-2014	21	6	10	0	5	0	0.60	28.57	47.61	0.00	23.80	0.00	37.50
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
MA Taylor (AUS)	1994-1999	19	12	4	0	3	0	3.00	63.15	21.05	0.00	15.78	0.00	75.00
J Darling (AUS)	1899-1905	18	5	4	0	9	0	1.25	27.77	22.22	0.00	50.00	0.00	55.55
CH Lloyd (WI)	1976-1984	18	11	0	0	7	0	-	61.11	0.00	0.00	38.88	0.00	100.00
M Azharuddin (IND)	1990-1999	17	8	2	0	7	0	4.00	47.05	11.76	0.00	41.17	0.00	80.00
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-2000	17	6	3	0	8	0	2.00	35.29	17.64	0.00	47.05	0.00	66.66
GS Chappell (AUS)	1977-1983	16	7	4	0	5	0	1.75	43.75	25.00	0.00	31.25	0.00	63.63
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
BC Lara (WI)	1998-2004	16	4	8	0	4	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	33.33
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
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1981-1985	15	2	3	0	10	0	0.66	13.33	20.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	40.00
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
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1930-1934	15	5	6	0	4	0	0.83	33.33	40.00	0.00	26.66	0.00	45.45
R Benaud (AUS)	1958-1963	14	6	2	0	6	0	3.00	42.85	14.28	0.00	42.85	0.00	75.00
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2020	14	5	9	0	0	0	0.55	35.71	64.28	0.00	0.00	0.00	35.71
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1992	14	4	3	0	7	0	1.33	28.57	21.42	0.00	50.00	0.00	57.14
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1982-1992	14	7	1	0	6	0	7.00	50.00	7.14	0.00	42.85	0.00	87.50
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2020	13	5	7	0	1	0	0.71	38.46	53.84	0.00	7.69	0.00	41.66
JR Reid (NZ)	1958-1965	13	0	11	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	84.61	0.00	15.38	0.00	0.00
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
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
GP Howarth (NZ)	1983-1984	12	6	3	0	3	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	66.66
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2003	12	8	2	0	2	0	4.00	66.66	16.66	0.00	16.66	0.00	80.00
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2021-2023	11	6	3	0	2	0	2.00	54.54	27.27	0.00	18.18	0.00	66.66
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)	2004-2006	11	4	4	0	3	0	1.00	36.36	36.36	0.00	27.27	0.00	50.00
BB McCullum (NZ)	2013-2015	11	5	3	0	3	0	1.66	45.45	27.27	0.00	27.27	0.00	62.50
RB Richardson (WI)	1993-1995	11	5	3	0	3	0	1.66	45.45	27.27	0.00	27.27	0.00	62.50
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
KS Williamson (NZ)	2018-2022	11	4	3	0	4	0	1.33	36.36	27.27	0.00	36.36	0.00	57.14
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1920-1921	10	8	0	0	2	0	-	80.00	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	100.00
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2002	10	3	3	0	4	0	1.00	30.00	30.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	50.00
AL Hassett (AUS)	1950-1953	10	4	2	0	4	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	66.66
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
CH Gayle (WI)	2008-2009	9	2	3	0	4	0	0.66	22.22	33.33	0.00	44.44	0.00	40.00
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
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1987	9	4	1	0	4	0	4.00	44.44	11.11	0.00	44.44	0.00	80.00
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1971	9	1	2	0	6	0	0.50	11.11	22.22	0.00	66.66	0.00	33.33
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2021	9	5	3	0	1	0	1.66	55.55	33.33	0.00	11.11	0.00	62.50
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)	2019-2022	8	1	3	0	4	0	0.33	12.50	37.50	0.00	50.00	0.00	25.00
HL Collins (AUS)	1924-1926	8	4	2	0	2	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	66.66
R Dravid (IND)	2005-2007	8	3	1	0	4	0	3.00	37.50	12.50	0.00	50.00	0.00	75.00
A Flower (ZIM)	1994-2000	8	0	2	0	6	0	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	0.00
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2012	8	3	2	0	3	0	1.50	37.50	25.00	0.00	37.50	0.00	60.00
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
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2013-2017	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
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2002	8	5	1	0	2	0	5.00	62.50	12.50	0.00	25.00	0.00	83.33
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
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1966	8	2	0	0	6	0	-	25.00	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	100.00
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)	2008-2009	8	1	6	0	1	0	0.16	12.50	75.00	0.00	12.50	0.00	14.28
Babar Azam (PAK)	2022-2023	7	3	4	0	0	0	0.75	42.85	57.14	0.00	0.00	0.00	42.85
MD Crowe (NZ)	1991-1992	7	0	3	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	42.85	0.00	57.14	0.00	0.00
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
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
Moin Khan (PAK)	2000-2000	7	3	1	0	3	0	3.00	42.85	14.28	0.00	42.85	0.00	75.00
TD Paine (AUS)	2019-2019	7	4	2	0	1	0	2.00	57.14	28.57	0.00	14.28	0.00	66.66
RG Sharma (IND)	2022-2024	7	6	1	0	0	0	6.00	85.71	14.28	0.00	0.00	0.00	85.71
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
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1996-1998	6	0	4	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	0.00
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2005-2006	6	0	6	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
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)	2001-2002	6	4	1	0	1	0	4.00	66.66	16.66	0.00	16.66	0.00	80.00
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
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2002	6	1	4	0	1	0	0.25	16.66	66.66	0.00	16.66	0.00	20.00
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
DJG Sammy (WI)	2010-2012	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2007	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
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
KC Wessels (SA)	1993-1994	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.00	33.33	16.66	0.00	50.00	0.00	66.66
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
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2019-2020	5	1	1	0	3	0	1.00	20.00	20.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	50.00
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
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
AN Cook (ENG)	2014-2016	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	66.66
GT Dowling (NZ)	1969-1971	5	0	3	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	0.00
TL Goddard (SA)	1964-1965	5	0	1	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	0.00
C Hill (AUS)	1911-1912	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.00
Javed Burki (PAK)	1962-1962	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2016	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	33.33
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2007-2009	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	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]