India vs other countries Tests Individual - List of Captains

List of captains
Player
Span
Matches
Won
Lost
Tied
Draw
NR
W/L
%W
%L
%NR
%
DR Jardine (ENG)1932-1934430010-75.00--100.00
GOB Allen (ENG)1936-1936320010-66.66--100.00
WR Hammond (ENG)1946-1946310020-33.33--100.00
DG Bradman (AUS)1947-1948540010-80.00--100.00
JDC Goddard (WI)1948-1949510040-20.00--100.00
ND Howard (ENG)1951-1952410030-25.00--100.00
DB Carr (ENG)1952-19521010000.000-100.00--
L Hutton (ENG)1952-1952430010-75.00--100.00
AH Kardar (PAK)1952-195510120700.50010.0020.00-33.33
JB Stollmeyer (WI)1953-1953510040-20.00--100.00
HB Cave (NZ)1955-19565020300.000-40.00--
IWG Johnson (AUS)1956-1956220000-100.00--100.00
RR Lindwall (AUS)1956-19561000100.000----
FCM Alexander (WI)1958-1959530020-60.00--100.00
PBH May (ENG)1959-1959330000-100.00--100.00
MC Cowdrey (ENG)1959-1959220000-100.00--100.00
R Benaud (AUS)1959-19605210202.00040.0020.00-66.66
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)1960-19615000500.000----
ER Dexter (ENG)1961-19625020300.000-40.00--
FMM Worrell (WI)1962-1962550000-100.00--100.00
MJK Smith (ENG)1964-19645000500.000----
RB Simpson (AUS)1964-197810630102.00060.0030.00-66.66
JR Reid (NZ)1965-19654010300.000-25.00--
GS Sobers (WI)1966-19718210502.00025.0012.50-66.66
DB Close (ENG)1967-1967330000-100.00--100.00
WM Lawry (AUS)1968-19697510105.00071.4214.28-83.33
BW Sinclair (NZ)1968-19681010000.000-100.00--
GT Dowling (NZ)1968-19696230100.66033.3350.00-40.00
R Illingworth (ENG)1971-19713010200.000-33.33--
AR Lewis (ENG)1972-19735120200.50020.0040.00-33.33
MH Denness (ENG)1974-1974330000-100.00--100.00
CH Lloyd (WI)1974-1983201030703.33050.0015.00-76.92
GM Turner (NZ)1976-19766130200.33016.6650.00-25.00
AW Greig (ENG)1976-19775310103.00060.0020.00-75.00
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)1978-1978320010-66.66--100.00
AI Kallicharran (WI)1978-19796010500.000-16.66--
JM Brearley (ENG)1979-1980520030-40.00--100.00
KJ Hughes (AUS)1979-19796020400.000-33.33--
Asif Iqbal (PAK)1979-19806020400.000-33.33--
GS Chappell (AUS)1981-19813110101.00033.3333.33-50.00
GP Howarth (NZ)1981-1981310020-33.33--100.00
KWR Fletcher (ENG)1981-19826010500.000-16.66--
RGD Willis (ENG)1982-1982310020-33.33--100.00
B Warnapura (SL)1982-19821000100.000----
Imran Khan (PAK)1982-198915400110-26.66--100.00
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)1983-19845000500.000----
DI Gower (ENG)1984-19866220201.00033.3333.33-50.00
LRD Mendis (SL)1985-19876120300.50016.6633.33-33.33
AR Border (AUS)1985-19921140160-36.36--90.00
MW Gatting (ENG)1986-19862010100.000-50.00--
IVA Richards (WI)1987-19898410304.00050.0012.50-80.00
JG Wright (NZ)1988-19906220201.00033.3333.33-50.00
GA Gooch (ENG)1990-19935120200.50020.0040.00-33.33
A Ranatunga (SL)1990-199913050800.000-38.46--
DL Houghton (ZIM)1992-19932010100.000-50.00--
KC Wessels (SA)1992-1993410030-25.00--100.00
AJ Stewart (ENG)1993-19931010000.000-100.00--
KR Rutherford (NZ)1994-19941000100.000----
CA Walsh (WI)1994-19977110501.00014.2814.28-50.00
LK Germon (NZ)1995-19953010200.000-33.33--
MA Atherton (ENG)1996-1996310020-33.33--100.00
MA Taylor (AUS)1996-19984130000.33025.0075.00-25.00
WJ Cronje (SA)1996-20008520102.50062.5025.00-71.42
BC Lara (WI)1997-20065110301.00020.0020.00-50.00
ADR Campbell (ZIM)1998-1998110000-100.00--100.00
SP Fleming (NZ)1998-20039310503.00033.3311.11-75.00
Wasim Akram (PAK)1999-19993210002.00066.6633.33-66.66
SR Waugh (AUS)1999-200410530201.66050.0030.00-62.50
Naimur Rahman (BAN)2000-20001010000.000-100.00--
HH Streak (ZIM)2000-20014120100.50025.0050.00-33.33
ST Jayasuriya (SL)2001-20013210002.00066.6633.33-66.66
SM Pollock (SA)2001-2001210010-50.00--100.00
N Hussain (ENG)2001-20027120400.50014.2828.57-33.33
SV Carlisle (ZIM)2002-20022020000.000-100.00--
CL Hooper (WI)2002-20028230300.66025.0037.50-40.00
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)2004-20068230300.66025.0037.50-40.00
AC Gilchrist (AUS)2004-2004320010-66.66--100.00
RT Ponting (AUS)2004-201011260300.33018.1854.54-25.00
GC Smith (SA)2004-201315650401.20040.0033.33-54.54
Habibul Bashar (BAN)2004-20074030100.000-75.00--
T Taibu (ZIM)2005-20052020000.000-100.00--
MS Atapattu (SL)2005-20053020100.000-66.66--
Younis Khan (PAK)2006-2007310020-33.33--100.00
A Flintoff (ENG)2006-20063110101.00033.3333.33-50.00
MP Vaughan (ENG)2007-20073010200.000-33.33--
Shoaib Malik (PAK)2007-20071010000.000-100.00--
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)2008-20083210002.00066.6633.33-66.66
KP Pietersen (ENG)2008-20082010100.000-50.00--
DL Vettori (NZ)2009-20106020400.000-33.33--
KC Sangakkara (SL)2009-20106130200.33016.6650.00-25.00
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)2010-20224040000.000-100.00--
DJG Sammy (WI)2011-20138050300.000-62.50--
AJ Strauss (ENG)2011-2011440000-100.00--100.00
MJ Clarke (AUS)2011-20148530001.66062.5037.50-62.50
LRPL Taylor (NZ)2012-20163030000.000-100.00--
AN Cook (ENG)2012-201614560300.83035.7142.85-45.45
SR Watson (AUS)2013-20131010000.000-100.00--
BB McCullum (NZ)2014-2014210010-50.00--100.00
SPD Smith (AUS)2014-20239320401.50033.3322.22-60.00
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)2015-20172010100.000-50.00--
Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years
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:

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]