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	23	7	7	0	9	0	1.00	30.43	30.43	0.00	39.13	0.00	50.00
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2010	21	16	3	0	2	0	5.33	76.19	14.28	0.00	9.52	0.00	84.21
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2008	20	10	6	0	4	0	1.66	50.00	30.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	62.50
V Kohli (IND)	2015-2022	19	12	6	0	1	0	2.00	63.15	31.57	0.00	5.26	0.00	66.66
MS Dhoni (IND)	2008-2014	17	7	4	0	6	0	1.75	41.17	23.52	0.00	35.29	0.00	63.63
PBH May (ENG)	1955-1959	17	10	4	0	3	0	2.50	58.82	23.52	0.00	17.64	0.00	71.42
A Ranatunga (SL)	1991-1998	17	4	6	0	7	0	0.66	23.52	35.29	0.00	41.17	0.00	40.00
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-1997	14	4	2	0	8	0	2.00	28.57	14.28	0.00	57.14	0.00	66.66
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2021	14	6	5	0	3	0	1.20	42.85	35.71	0.00	21.42	0.00	54.54
MJK Smith (ENG)	1964-1966	14	4	1	0	9	0	4.00	28.57	7.14	0.00	64.28	0.00	80.00
M Azharuddin (IND)	1990-1999	13	1	3	0	9	0	0.33	7.69	23.07	0.00	69.23	0.00	25.00
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2010-2016	13	3	6	0	4	0	0.50	23.07	46.15	0.00	30.76	0.00	33.33
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2013	13	8	1	0	4	0	8.00	61.53	7.69	0.00	30.76	0.00	88.88
N Hussain (ENG)	1999-2003	12	3	5	0	4	0	0.60	25.00	41.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	37.50
SR Waugh (AUS)	2000-2002	12	8	1	0	3	0	8.00	66.66	8.33	0.00	25.00	0.00	88.88
AN Cook (ENG)	2013-2016	11	5	2	0	4	0	2.50	45.45	18.18	0.00	36.36	0.00	71.42
BC Lara (WI)	1998-2004	11	0	10	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	90.90	0.00	9.09	0.00	0.00
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1965-1969	11	5	2	0	4	0	2.50	45.45	18.18	0.00	36.36	0.00	71.42
SPD Smith (AUS)	2015-2018	11	6	4	0	1	0	1.50	54.54	36.36	0.00	9.09	0.00	60.00
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1996-2000	11	3	5	0	3	0	0.60	27.27	45.45	0.00	27.27	0.00	37.50
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2014	10	4	4	0	2	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	50.00
AL Hassett (AUS)	1949-1953	10	6	2	0	2	0	3.00	60.00	20.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	75.00
FR Brown (ENG)	1949-1951	9	4	1	0	4	0	4.00	44.44	11.11	0.00	44.44	0.00	80.00
SP Fleming (NZ)	2000-2006	9	1	5	0	3	0	0.20	11.11	55.55	0.00	33.33	0.00	16.66
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2017	9	0	8	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	88.88	0.00	11.11	0.00	0.00
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1967	9	2	4	0	3	0	0.50	22.22	44.44	0.00	33.33	0.00	33.33
MA Taylor (AUS)	1997-1998	9	5	1	0	3	0	5.00	55.55	11.11	0.00	33.33	0.00	83.33
GS Chappell (AUS)	1977-1982	8	4	1	0	3	0	4.00	50.00	12.50	0.00	37.50	0.00	80.00
R Illingworth (ENG)	1969-1973	8	5	0	0	3	0	-	62.50	0.00	0.00	37.50	0.00	100.00
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2019-2023	8	3	5	0	0	0	0.60	37.50	62.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	37.50
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2008-2008	8	0	7	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	87.50	0.00	12.50	0.00	0.00
JR Reid (NZ)	1961-1964	8	2	2	0	4	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00
GS Sobers (WI)	1969-1972	8	1	1	0	6	0	1.00	12.50	12.50	0.00	75.00	0.00	50.00
BA Stokes (ENG)	2022-2023	8	6	2	0	0	0	3.00	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	75.00
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2005-2006	7	0	4	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	57.14	0.00	42.85	0.00	0.00
JE Cheetham (SA)	1953-1954	7	5	0	0	2	0	-	71.42	0.00	0.00	28.57	0.00	100.00
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-1999	7	4	1	0	2	0	4.00	57.14	14.28	0.00	28.57	0.00	80.00
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2004	7	1	3	0	3	0	0.33	14.28	42.85	0.00	42.85	0.00	25.00
CH Gayle (WI)	2007-2010	7	1	3	0	3	0	0.33	14.28	42.85	0.00	42.85	0.00	25.00
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2002	7	1	3	0	3	0	0.33	14.28	42.85	0.00	42.85	0.00	25.00
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2007	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.66	28.57	42.85	0.00	28.57	0.00	40.00
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1985-1993	7	4	2	0	1	0	2.00	57.14	28.57	0.00	14.28	0.00	66.66
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2002	7	1	4	0	2	0	0.25	14.28	57.14	0.00	28.57	0.00	20.00
FG Mann (ENG)	1948-1949	7	2	0	0	5	0	-	28.57	0.00	0.00	71.42	0.00	100.00
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2013-2017	7	0	3	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	42.85	0.00	57.14	0.00	0.00
IVA Richards (WI)	1985-1987	7	3	1	0	3	0	3.00	42.85	14.28	0.00	42.85	0.00	75.00
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
RGD Willis (ENG)	1983-1984	7	3	2	0	2	0	1.50	42.85	28.57	0.00	28.57	0.00	60.00
IM Chappell (AUS)	1973-1974	6	3	1	0	2	0	3.00	50.00	16.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	75.00
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1913-1924	6	4	0	0	2	0	-	66.66	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	100.00
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	6	0	1	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	83.33	0.00	0.00
GA Gooch (ENG)	1990-1992	6	3	0	0	3	0	-	50.00	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	100.00
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1947	6	1	0	0	5	0	-	16.66	0.00	0.00	83.33	0.00	100.00
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1965-1965	6	2	0	0	4	0	-	33.33	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	100.00
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1969-1973	6	1	1	0	4	0	1.00	16.66	16.66	0.00	66.66	0.00	50.00
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2012	6	4	2	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	66.66
Khaled Mashud (BAN)	2001-2004	6	0	6	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1976-1979	6	3	0	0	3	0	-	50.00	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	100.00
D Ramdin (WI)	2014-2015	6	1	4	0	1	0	0.25	16.66	66.66	0.00	16.66	0.00	20.00
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2018-2019	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.20	16.66	83.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.66
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1933-1935	6	0	1	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	83.33	0.00	0.00
MS Atapattu (SL)	2002-2005	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	33.33
BS Bedi (IND)	1976-1976	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	66.66
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2017-2023	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1997-1999	5	0	3	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	0.00
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
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1960-1960	5	3	0	0	2	0	-	60.00	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	100.00
ID Craig (AUS)	1957-1958	5	3	0	0	2	0	-	60.00	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	100.00
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2022-2024	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80.00	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	100.00
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2017	5	2	0	0	3	0	-	40.00	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	100.00
C Hill (AUS)	1910-1911	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.00	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	80.00
DJ McGlew (SA)	1961-1962	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	50.00
FT Mann (ENG)	1922-1923	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	66.66
VY Richardson (AUS)	1935-1936	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80.00	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	100.00
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1996-1997	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	33.33
DJG Sammy (WI)	2012-2013	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	50.00
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1998-1998	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	66.66
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2001	5	0	3	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	0.00
PF Warner (ENG)	1906-1906	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.00
KS Williamson (NZ)	2016-2017	5	0	2	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	0.00
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1931-1932	5	5	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1947-1947	5	3	0	0	2	0	-	60.00	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	100.00
DS Atkinson (WI)	1956-1956	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.00	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	75.00
Babar Azam (PAK)	2021-2023	4	2	0	0	2	0	-	50.00	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	100.00
R Dravid (IND)	2003-2007	4	1	2	0	1	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	33.33
A Flower (ZIM)	1995-1999	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1976-1981	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1924-1924	4	3	0	0	1	0	-	75.00	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	100.00
AHH Gilligan (ENG)	1930-1930	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25.00	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	100.00
Lord Hawke (ENG)	1896-1899	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
DR Jardine (ENG)	1931-1933	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25.00	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	100.00
WM Lawry (AUS)	1970-1970	4	0	4	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
LRD Mendis (SL)	1984-1987	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2003-2009	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	66.66
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2022-2022	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	25.00
TD Paine (AUS)	2018-2020	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.00	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	75.00
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1994-1995	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	25.00
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1994-1995	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
RT Stanyforth (ENG)	1927-1928	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	66.66
T Taibu (ZIM)	2005-2005	4	0	4	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]