Individual Most Matches As Captain

Australia vs other countries Tests+ODIs+T20Is Individual - Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
MS Dhoni (IND)	2007-2016	66	31	29	0	1	5	1.060	46.96	43.93	-	1.51	7.57	51.66
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2007	57	11	40	0	5	1	0.270	19.29	70.17	-	8.77	1.75	21.56
CH Lloyd (WI)	1975-1985	53	33	16	1	3	0	2.060	62.26	30.18	1.88	5.66	-	67.00
V Kohli (IND)	2014-2020	40	19	17	0	3	1	1.110	47.50	42.50	-	7.50	2.50	52.77
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2005-2014	37	13	21	0	3	0	0.610	35.13	56.75	-	8.10	-	38.23
EJG Morgan (ENG)	2013-2021	34	19	14	0	0	1	1.350	55.88	41.17	-	-	2.94	57.57
IVA Richards (WI)	1982-1991	33	16	13	0	4	0	1.230	48.48	39.39	-	12.12	-	55.17
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-1999	32	14	15	1	2	0	0.930	43.75	46.87	3.12	6.25	-	48.33
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1981	30	19	7	0	3	1	2.710	63.33	23.33	-	10.00	3.33	73.07
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2009-2011	30	10	17	0	3	0	0.580	33.33	56.66	-	10.00	-	37.03
M Azharuddin (IND)	1990-1999	29	10	18	0	1	0	0.550	34.48	62.06	-	3.44	-	35.71
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1992	29	11	13	0	3	2	0.840	37.93	44.82	-	10.34	6.89	45.83
BC Lara (WI)	1999-2007	29	10	18	0	0	1	0.550	34.48	62.06	-	-	3.44	35.71
A Ranatunga (SL)	1989-1999	29	8	18	0	3	0	0.440	27.58	62.06	-	10.34	-	30.76
RB Richardson (WI)	1991-1996	26	11	11	0	3	1	1.000	42.30	42.30	-	11.53	3.84	50.00
AN Cook (ENG)	2012-2015	25	12	11	0	2	0	1.090	48.00	44.00	-	8.00	-	52.17
SC Ganguly (IND)	2000-2004	25	7	14	0	3	1	0.500	28.00	56.00	-	12.00	4.00	33.33
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983-1987	25	9	9	1	5	1	1.000	36.00	36.00	4.00	20.00	4.00	50.00
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1983	24	9	12	0	2	1	0.750	37.50	50.00	-	8.33	4.16	42.85
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2007-2013	24	7	16	0	0	1	0.430	29.16	66.66	-	-	4.16	30.43
DL Vettori (NZ)	2005-2011	24	4	17	1	0	2	0.230	16.66	70.83	4.16	-	8.33	20.45
KS Williamson (NZ)	2016-2022	24	7	16	0	0	1	0.430	29.16	66.66	-	-	4.16	30.43
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1980-1993	23	10	8	1	4	0	1.250	43.47	34.78	4.34	17.39	-	55.26
SM Pollock (ICC/SA)	2000-2005	23	5	16	2	0	0	0.310	21.73	69.56	8.69	-	-	26.08
F du Plessis (SA)	2014-2019	22	15	7	0	0	0	2.140	68.18	31.81	-	-	-	68.18
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1897-1909	22	4	11	0	7	0	0.360	18.18	50.00	-	31.81	-	26.66
MA Atherton (ENG)	1993-2001	20	8	10	0	2	0	0.800	40.00	50.00	-	10.00	-	44.44
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1979-1985	20	5	8	0	5	2	0.620	25.00	40.00	-	25.00	10.00	38.46
DI Gower (ENG)	1985-1989	19	5	9	1	4	0	0.550	26.31	47.36	5.26	21.05	-	36.66
DJG Sammy (WI)	2012-2014	19	6	11	1	1	0	0.540	31.57	57.89	5.26	5.26	-	36.11
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1994	19	8	9	0	2	0	0.880	42.10	47.36	-	10.52	-	47.05
CH Gayle (WI)	2008-2010	18	1	15	0	1	1	0.060	5.55	83.33	-	5.55	5.55	6.25
RG Sharma (IND)	2022-2025	18	7	9	0	2	0	0.770	38.88	50.00	-	11.11	-	43.75
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1995-2000	18	6	12	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
MD Crowe (NZ)	1990-1993	17	5	10	0	2	0	0.500	29.41	58.82	-	11.76	-	33.33
GA Gooch (ENG)	1989-1993	16	2	11	0	3	0	0.180	12.50	68.75	-	18.75	-	15.38
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2004-2007	16	6	6	1	2	1	1.000	37.50	37.50	6.25	12.50	6.25	50.00
JV Coney (NZ)	1985-1986	15	6	6	0	2	1	1.000	40.00	40.00	-	13.33	6.66	50.00
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	15	6	6	0	3	0	1.000	40.00	40.00	-	20.00	-	50.00
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2003	15	2	13	0	0	0	0.150	13.33	86.66	-	-	-	13.33
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2022	15	2	10	0	3	0	0.200	13.33	66.66	-	20.00	-	16.66
MD Shanaka (SL)	2021-2022	15	5	9	1	0	0	0.550	33.33	60.00	6.66	-	-	36.66
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1998-2001	15	3	11	0	1	0	0.270	20.00	73.33	-	6.66	-	21.42
JC Adams (WI)	1999-2001	14	1	12	1	0	0	0.080	7.14	85.71	7.14	-	-	10.71
MS Atapattu (SL)	2003-2006	14	4	9	0	1	0	0.440	28.57	64.28	-	7.14	-	30.76
CA Walsh (WI)	1995-1997	14	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
WG Grace (ENG)	1888-1899	13	8	3	0	2	0	2.660	61.53	23.07	-	15.38	-	72.72
PBH May (ENG)	1956-1961	13	3	6	0	4	0	0.500	23.07	46.15	-	30.76	-	33.33
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2001-2003	13	3	9	0	0	1	0.330	23.07	69.23	-	-	7.69	25.00
Babar Azam (PAK)	2019-2023	12	2	7	0	2	1	0.280	16.66	58.33	-	16.66	8.33	22.22
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1921	12	4	8	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1972	12	4	3	0	5	0	1.330	33.33	25.00	-	41.66	-	57.14
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1999-2003	12	4	6	0	2	0	0.660	33.33	50.00	-	16.66	-	40.00
BB McCullum (NZ)	2009-2016	12	3	7	0	1	1	0.420	25.00	58.33	-	8.33	8.33	30.00
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2009-2017	12	4	8	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1996-2000	12	3	9	0	0	0	0.330	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1987-1988	11	1	8	0	2	0	0.120	9.09	72.72	-	18.18	-	11.11
AB de Villiers (SA)	2012-2016	11	4	6	0	0	1	0.660	36.36	54.54	-	-	9.09	40.00
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2007	11	3	8	0	0	0	0.370	27.27	72.72	-	-	-	27.27
AD Mathews (SL)	2013-2016	11	7	4	0	0	0	1.750	63.63	36.36	-	-	-	63.63
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1964-1969	11	2	7	0	2	0	0.280	18.18	63.63	-	18.18	-	22.22
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2004	11	0	10	0	0	1	0.000	-	90.90	-	-	9.09	-
T Bavuma (SA)	2021-2025	10	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
JC Buttler (ENG)	2018-2025	10	3	6	0	0	1	0.500	30.00	60.00	-	-	10.00	33.33
ER Dexter (ENG)	1962-1964	10	1	2	0	7	0	0.500	10.00	20.00	-	70.00	-	33.33
TM Dilshan (SL)	2011-2011	10	4	4	0	2	0	1.000	40.00	40.00	-	20.00	-	50.00
L Hutton (ENG)	1953-1955	10	4	1	0	5	0	4.000	40.00	10.00	-	50.00	-	80.00
LRD Mendis (SL)	1983-1985	10	3	5	0	0	2	0.600	30.00	50.00	-	-	20.00	37.50
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2010-2016	10	3	7	0	0	0	0.420	30.00	70.00	-	-	-	30.00
GS Sobers (WI)	1965-1969	10	3	4	0	3	0	0.750	30.00	40.00	-	30.00	-	42.85
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1983	10	3	5	0	2	0	0.600	30.00	50.00	-	20.00	-	37.50
SA Yadav (IND)	2023-2025	10	6	2	0	0	2	3.000	60.00	20.00	-	-	20.00	75.00
J Botha (SA)	2009-2009	9	6	3	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
APF Chapman (ENG)	1926-1930	9	6	1	0	2	0	6.000	66.66	11.11	-	22.22	-	85.71
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2005-2007	9	1	8	0	0	0	0.120	11.11	88.88	-	-	-	11.11
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2004-2010	9	0	9	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2018-2019	9	6	2	0	1	0	3.000	66.66	22.22	-	11.11	-	75.00
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1981	8	3	3	0	2	0	1.000	37.50	37.50	-	25.00	-	50.00
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1996-1999	8	0	8	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1974	8	1	5	0	2	0	0.200	12.50	62.50	-	25.00	-	16.66
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	8	2	5	0	1	0	0.400	25.00	62.50	-	12.50	-	28.57
R Dravid (IND)	2003-2006	8	2	5	0	0	1	0.400	25.00	62.50	-	-	12.50	28.57
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1947	8	1	3	0	4	0	0.330	12.50	37.50	-	50.00	-	25.00
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2019	8	1	6	0	1	0	0.160	12.50	75.00	-	12.50	-	14.28
SD Hope (WI)	2024-2025	8	0	8	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2004-2005	8	1	7	0	0	0	0.140	12.50	87.50	-	-	-	12.50
AK Markram (SA)	2023-2025	8	3	5	0	0	0	0.600	37.50	62.50	-	-	-	37.50
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1993-1995	8	1	7	0	0	0	0.140	12.50	87.50	-	-	-	12.50
AE Stoddart (ENG)	1893-1898	8	3	4	0	1	0	0.750	37.50	50.00	-	12.50	-	42.85
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2012-2017	7	4	2	1	0	0	2.000	57.14	28.57	14.28	-	-	64.28
N Pooran (WI)	2021-2022	7	4	3	0	0	0	1.330	57.14	42.85	-	-	-	57.14
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1994-1994	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.660	28.57	42.85	-	28.57	-	40.00
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2009-2011	7	4	2	0	0	1	2.000	57.14	28.57	-	-	14.28	66.66
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1884-1887	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.500	71.42	28.57	-	-	-	71.42
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1998-1998	6	0	4	0	2	0	0.000	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
HM Amla (SA)	2011-2014	6	2	4	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1961-1968	6	1	2	0	3	0	0.500	16.66	33.33	-	50.00	-	33.33
Q de Kock (SA)	2020-2020	6	4	2	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
A Kumble (IND)	2007-2008	6	1	2	0	3	0	0.500	16.66	33.33	-	50.00	-	33.33
Mahmudullah (BAN)	2021-2021	6	4	2	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66

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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:

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-18, 2025 [Test # 2606 - Live]
>> 28/1 (11.0 ov, KL Rahul 7*, Washington Sundar 3*, M Jansen 1/11) - Drinks

Ireland vs Bangladesh at Sylhet, Ireland in Bangladesh 1st Test, Nov 11-15, 2025 [Test # 2605]

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi, Sri Lanka in Pakistan 2nd ODI, Nov 14, 2025 [ODI # 4929 - Live]
>> 51/1 (10.2 ov, K Mishara 21*, BKG Mendis 0*, Mohammad Wasim 0/2)