Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain in Tests+ODIs+T20Is at AUS: Melbourne Cricket Ground

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
AR Border (AUS)	1984-1994	48	26	16	0	4	2	1.62	54.16	33.33	-	8.33	4.16	61.90
RT Ponting (AUS/ICC)	2002-2010	26	19	6	0	0	1	3.16	73.07	23.07	-	-	3.84	76.00
GS Chappell (AUS)	1975-1982	23	10	12	0	1	0	0.83	43.47	52.17	-	4.34	-	45.45
CH Lloyd (WI)	1975-1985	19	12	5	1	1	0	2.40	63.15	26.31	5.26	5.26	-	69.44
SR Waugh (AUS)	1997-2003	18	13	5	0	0	0	2.60	72.22	27.77	-	-	-	72.22
MA Taylor (AUS)	1992-1998	13	7	5	0	1	0	1.40	53.84	38.46	-	7.69	-	58.33
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2008-2015	11	9	2	0	0	0	4.50	81.81	18.18	-	-	-	81.81
MS Dhoni (IND)	2008-2016	11	5	5	0	1	0	1.00	45.45	45.45	-	9.09	-	50.00
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1981-1993	11	6	5	0	0	0	1.20	54.54	45.45	-	-	-	54.54
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1983-1984	10	4	4	1	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	10.00	10.00	-	50.00
RB Richardson (WI)	1991-1995	10	2	7	0	0	1	0.28	20.00	70.00	-	-	10.00	22.22
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1985	9	4	4	0	1	0	1.00	44.44	44.44	-	11.11	-	50.00
SPD Smith (AUS)	2014-2024	9	5	2	0	2	0	2.50	55.55	22.22	-	22.22	-	71.42
AJ Finch (AUS)	2014-2022	8	3	4	0	0	1	0.75	37.50	50.00	-	-	12.50	42.85
Imran Khan (PAK)	1983-1992	8	2	5	0	1	0	0.40	25.00	62.50	-	12.50	-	28.57
GJ Bailey (AUS)	2012-2015	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.50	71.42	28.57	-	-	-	71.42
JM Brearley (ENG)	1978-1980	7	2	5	0	0	0	0.40	28.57	71.42	-	-	-	28.57
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1980-1985	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.50	71.42	28.57	-	-	-	71.42
A Ranatunga (SL)	1989-1999	7	1	6	0	0	0	0.16	14.28	85.71	-	-	-	14.28
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2021-2024	6	6	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2007	6	2	4	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
IVA Richards (WI)	1987-1989	6	4	2	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1978	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.00	33.33	16.66	-	50.00	-	66.66
R Benaud (AUS)	1958-1963	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.00	80.00	20.00	-	-	-	80.00
DG Bradman (AUS)	1937-1948	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80.00	-	-	20.00	-	100.00
IM Chappell (AUS)	1972-1975	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	-	20.00	-	50.00
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
AL Hassett (AUS)	1950-1953	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2008-2013	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1986	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	-	20.00	-	50.00
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1992-1999	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1997-2000	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
JC Buttler (ENG)	2018-2022	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-1998	4	3	0	0	1	0	-	75.00	-	-	25.00	-	100.00
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1921	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
SC Ganguly (Asia/IND)	2003-2005	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1990-1992	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
C Hill (AUS)	1910-1912	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
WL Murdoch (AUS)	1881-1883	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	-	50.00	-	50.00
MA Noble (AUS)	1904-1908	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1931-1933	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2001	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
M Azharuddin (IND)	1991-1992	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1987-1988	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	-	-	33.33	-	100.00
DW Gregory (AUS)	1877-1879	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
N Hussain (ENG)	2002-2003	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
V Kohli (IND)	2018-2019	3	2	0	0	0	1	-	66.66	-	-	-	33.33	100.00
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1971	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	-	-	33.33	-	100.00
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1898-1902	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
LRD Mendis (SL)	1985-1985	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
TD Paine (AUS)	2018-2020	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
SM Pollock (SA)	2001-2002	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
RG Sharma (IND)	2022-2024	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
AE Stoddart (ENG)	1894-1898	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
CA Walsh (WI)	1996-1997	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
SK Warne (AUS)	1999-1999	3	3	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1993	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	-	33.33	-	50.00
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1983	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
GOB Allen (ENG)	1937-1937	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
L Amarnath (IND)	1948-1948	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1920-1921	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-1995	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
Babar Azam (PAK)	2022-2022	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
Hon.IFW Bligh (ENG)	1882-1883	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
J Botha (SA)	2009-2009	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
FR Brown (ENG)	1950-1951	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
HB Cameron (SA)	1931-1932	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
JE Cheetham (SA)	1952-1953	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
HL Collins (AUS)	1925-1925	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
JV Coney (NZ)	1986-1986	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	50.00	-	-	-	50.00	100.00
AN Cook (ENG)	2013-2014	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
MD Crowe (NZ)	1990-1991	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
AB de Villiers (SA)	2014-2015	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2007	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
CH Gayle (WI)	2010-2010	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
G Giffen (AUS)	1894-1895	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1925-1925	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
DI Gower (ENG)	1985-1985	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
TP Horan (AUS)	1885-1885	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1971-1971	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
James Lillywhite (ENG)	1877-1877	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2015-2015	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
AD Mathews (SL)	2013-2015	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
PBH May (ENG)	1958-1959	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2004-2009	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
EJG Morgan (ENG)	2015-2018	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1977-1979	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2021	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1993-1994	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
J Ryder (AUS)	1928-1929	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
MD Shanaka (SL)	2022-2022	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
A Shaw (ENG)	1881-1882	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	100.00	-	-
PW Sherwell (SA)	1910-1911	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1885-1885	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
GC Smith (SA)	2005-2008	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
MJK Smith (ENG)	1965-1966	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	100.00	-	-
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2010-2011	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2004	2	0	1	0	0	1	-	-	50.00	-	-	50.00	-

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The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]