Individual Most Matches As Captain

England 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	%
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1993	55	29	15	1	10	0	1.930	52.72	27.27	1.81	18.18	-	65.55
RT Ponting (AUS)	2002-2010	52	29	16	1	5	1	1.810	55.76	30.76	1.92	9.61	1.92	64.13
MS Dhoni (IND)	2007-2015	51	23	22	2	3	1	1.040	45.09	43.13	3.92	5.88	1.96	51.06
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	45	18	18	1	7	1	1.000	40.00	40.00	2.22	15.55	2.22	50.00
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1991	42	20	17	0	3	2	1.170	47.61	40.47	-	7.14	4.76	54.05
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2009-2015	39	21	14	0	2	2	1.500	53.84	35.89	-	5.12	5.12	60.00
V Kohli (IND)	2016-2021	39	22	15	0	2	0	1.460	56.41	38.46	-	5.12	-	59.45
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-2000	33	19	6	0	8	0	3.160	57.57	18.18	-	24.24	-	76.00
CH Lloyd (WI)	1976-1984	33	24	2	0	7	0	12.000	72.72	6.06	-	21.21	-	92.30
BC Lara (WI)	1998-2007	29	12	13	0	3	1	0.920	41.37	44.82	-	10.34	3.44	48.00
BB McCullum (NZ)	2008-2015	29	10	15	0	3	1	0.660	34.48	51.72	-	10.34	3.44	40.00
AD Mathews (SL)	2013-2016	26	11	11	1	2	1	1.000	42.30	42.30	3.84	7.69	3.84	50.00
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1981-1985	25	6	10	0	9	0	0.600	24.00	40.00	-	36.00	-	37.50
GS Chappell (AUS)	1977-1983	24	7	12	0	5	0	0.580	29.16	50.00	-	20.83	-	36.84
JO Holder (WI)	2017-2020	24	6	16	0	0	2	0.370	25.00	66.66	-	-	8.33	27.27
M Azharuddin (IND)	1990-1999	23	10	8	0	4	1	1.250	43.47	34.78	-	17.39	4.34	55.55
Babar Azam (PAK)	2020-2024	23	5	17	0	0	1	0.290	21.73	73.91	-	-	4.34	22.72
AB de Villiers (SA)	2012-2017	23	10	11	0	0	2	0.900	43.47	47.82	-	-	8.69	47.61
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2007	23	11	10	0	2	0	1.100	47.82	43.47	-	8.69	-	52.38
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1992	23	7	12	0	4	0	0.580	30.43	52.17	-	17.39	-	36.84
IM Chappell (AUS)	1971-1975	21	9	7	0	5	0	1.280	42.85	33.33	-	23.80	-	56.25
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2004	21	9	7	0	4	1	1.280	42.85	33.33	-	19.04	4.76	56.25
CH Gayle (WI)	2007-2010	21	8	9	0	4	0	0.880	38.09	42.85	-	19.04	-	47.05
SPD Smith (AUS)	2015-2025	21	12	8	0	1	0	1.500	57.14	38.09	-	4.76	-	60.00
MA Taylor (AUS)	1993-1999	21	11	7	0	3	0	1.570	52.38	33.33	-	14.28	-	61.11
GP Howarth (NZ)	1983-1984	20	10	8	0	2	0	1.250	50.00	40.00	-	10.00	-	55.55
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2012	20	12	5	0	3	0	2.400	60.00	25.00	-	15.00	-	70.58
DL Vettori (NZ)	2007-2010	20	9	8	1	1	1	1.120	45.00	40.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	52.77
DG Bradman (AUS)	1936-1948	19	11	3	0	5	0	3.660	57.89	15.78	-	26.31	-	78.57
R Dravid (IND)	2006-2007	19	11	5	0	3	0	2.200	57.89	26.31	-	15.78	-	68.75
RB Richardson (WI)	1992-1995	19	9	8	0	2	0	1.120	47.36	42.10	-	10.52	-	52.94
KS Williamson (NZ)	2016-2022	19	6	9	1	3	0	0.660	31.57	47.36	5.26	15.78	-	40.62
J Darling (AUS)	1899-1905	18	5	4	0	9	0	1.250	27.77	22.22	-	50.00	-	55.55
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2005-2006	17	8	6	0	2	1	1.330	47.05	35.29	-	11.76	5.88	57.14
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2012-2016	17	8	8	0	1	0	1.000	47.05	47.05	-	5.88	-	50.00
RG Sharma (IND)	2022-2025	17	13	4	0	0	0	3.250	76.47	23.52	-	-	-	76.47
WL Murdoch (AUS)	1880-1890	16	5	7	0	4	0	0.710	31.25	43.75	-	25.00	-	41.66
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1983	15	6	7	0	2	0	0.850	40.00	46.66	-	13.33	-	46.15
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2003	15	5	9	0	1	0	0.550	33.33	60.00	-	6.66	-	35.71
MA Noble (AUS)	1903-1909	15	8	5	0	2	0	1.600	53.33	33.33	-	13.33	-	61.53
DJG Sammy (WI)	2011-2016	15	6	8	0	1	0	0.750	40.00	53.33	-	6.66	-	42.85
HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1924	15	1	9	0	5	0	0.110	6.66	60.00	-	33.33	-	10.00
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1930-1934	15	5	6	0	4	0	0.830	33.33	40.00	-	26.66	-	45.45
R Benaud (AUS)	1958-1963	14	6	2	0	6	0	3.000	42.85	14.28	-	42.85	-	75.00
MD Crowe (NZ)	1990-1992	14	5	8	0	1	0	0.620	35.71	57.14	-	7.14	-	38.46
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1985-1992	14	6	3	0	4	1	2.000	42.85	21.42	-	28.57	7.14	66.66
A Ranatunga (SL)	1989-1999	14	8	6	0	0	0	1.330	57.14	42.85	-	-	-	57.14
SR Waugh (AUS)	1997-2003	14	11	3	0	0	0	3.660	78.57	21.42	-	-	-	78.57
AJ Finch (AUS)	2018-2022	13	4	8	0	0	1	0.500	30.76	61.53	-	-	7.69	33.33
A Flower (ZIM)	1994-2000	13	3	9	0	1	0	0.330	23.07	69.23	-	7.69	-	25.00
JR Reid (NZ)	1958-1965	13	0	11	0	2	0	0.000	-	84.61	-	15.38	-	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1966-1969	13	3	4	0	6	0	0.750	23.07	30.76	-	46.15	-	42.85
AL Wadekar (IND)	1971-1974	13	3	6	0	4	0	0.500	23.07	46.15	-	30.76	-	33.33
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2015-2020	12	2	8	0	2	0	0.250	16.66	66.66	-	16.66	-	20.00
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2021-2023	12	8	2	0	2	0	4.000	66.66	16.66	-	16.66	-	80.00
HG Deane (SA)	1927-1931	12	2	4	0	6	0	0.500	16.66	33.33	-	50.00	-	33.33
SD Hope (WI)	2023-2025	12	4	8	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2010-2023	12	4	8	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
TG Southee (NZ)	2018-2023	12	5	6	1	0	0	0.830	41.66	50.00	8.33	-	-	45.83
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2020	11	4	7	0	0	0	0.570	36.36	63.63	-	-	-	36.36
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1957	11	5	4	0	2	0	1.250	45.45	36.36	-	18.18	-	55.55
R Powell (WI)	2023-2024	11	4	6	0	0	1	0.660	36.36	54.54	-	-	9.09	40.00
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2016-2019	11	4	6	0	0	1	0.660	36.36	54.54	-	-	9.09	40.00
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2010-2015	11	2	8	1	0	0	0.250	18.18	72.72	9.09	-	-	22.72
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1977-1978	11	1	6	0	4	0	0.160	9.09	54.54	-	36.36	-	14.28
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1920-1921	10	8	0	0	2	0	-	80.00	-	-	20.00	-	100.00
GJ Bailey (AUS)	2013-2015	10	7	3	0	0	0	2.330	70.00	30.00	-	-	-	70.00
AL Hassett (AUS)	1950-1953	10	4	2	0	4	0	2.000	40.00	20.00	-	40.00	-	66.66
RB Kanhai (WI)	1973-1974	10	4	2	0	4	0	2.000	40.00	20.00	-	40.00	-	66.66
TWM Latham (NZ)	2021-2024	10	4	6	0	0	0	0.660	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1971	10	2	2	0	6	0	1.000	20.00	20.00	-	60.00	-	50.00
A Melville (SA)	1938-1947	10	0	4	0	6	0	0.000	-	40.00	-	60.00	-	-
AD Nourse (SA)	1948-1951	10	1	5	0	4	0	0.200	10.00	50.00	-	40.00	-	16.66
TD Paine (AUS)	2018-2019	10	2	7	0	1	0	0.280	20.00	70.00	-	10.00	-	22.22
WTS Porterfield (IRE)	2009-2019	10	1	7	0	0	2	0.140	10.00	70.00	-	-	20.00	12.50
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1996-1999	10	5	4	0	1	0	1.250	50.00	40.00	-	10.00	-	55.55
JG Wright (NZ)	1988-1990	10	3	4	0	3	0	0.750	30.00	40.00	-	30.00	-	42.85
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	10	3	6	0	0	1	0.500	30.00	60.00	-	-	10.00	33.33
MG Burgess (NZ)	1978-1979	9	1	7	0	1	0	0.140	11.11	77.77	-	11.11	-	12.50
LD Chandimal (SL)	2014-2021	9	1	7	0	0	1	0.140	11.11	77.77	-	-	11.11	12.50
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1975	9	0	4	0	2	3	0.000	-	44.44	-	22.22	33.33	-
Q de Kock (SA)	2020-2020	9	2	6	0	0	1	0.330	22.22	66.66	-	-	11.11	25.00
VS Hazare (IND)	1951-1952	9	1	4	0	4	0	0.250	11.11	44.44	-	44.44	-	20.00
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1954-1956	9	2	4	0	3	0	0.500	22.22	44.44	-	33.33	-	33.33
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2010-2019	9	3	6	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2000	8	2	4	0	1	1	0.500	25.00	50.00	-	12.50	12.50	33.33
JM Blackham (AUS)	1885-1894	8	3	3	0	2	0	1.000	37.50	37.50	-	25.00	-	50.00
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1996-2001	8	3	3	0	2	0	1.000	37.50	37.50	-	25.00	-	50.00
HL Collins (AUS)	1924-1926	8	4	2	0	2	0	2.000	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
LK Germon (NZ)	1996-1997	8	3	3	1	1	0	1.000	37.50	37.50	12.50	12.50	-	50.00
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1971-1974	8	2	1	0	5	0	2.000	25.00	12.50	-	62.50	-	66.66
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983-1987	8	5	2	0	1	0	2.500	62.50	25.00	-	12.50	-	71.42
DJ McGlew (SA)	1955-1960	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.500	25.00	50.00	-	25.00	-	33.33
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1964-1967	8	0	3	0	5	0	0.000	-	37.50	-	62.50	-	-
PW Sherwell (SA)	1906-1907	8	4	2	0	2	0	2.000	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1966	8	2	0	0	6	0	-	25.00	-	-	75.00	-	100.00
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2003	8	1	6	0	0	1	0.160	12.50	75.00	-	-	12.50	14.28
GHS Trott (AUS)	1896-1898	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.660	62.50	37.50	-	-	-	62.50
T Bavuma (SA)	2021-2025	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.500	71.42	28.57	-	-	-	71.42
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2019-2024	7	1	4	0	2	0	0.250	14.28	57.14	-	28.57	-	20.00

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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:

England vs New Zealand at Hamilton, England in New Zealand 2nd ODI, Oct 29, 2025 [ODI # 4919]

West Indies vs Bangladesh at Chattogram, West Indies in Bangladesh 2nd T20I, Oct 29, 2025 [T20I # 3538]

India vs Australia at Canberra, India in Australia 1st T20I, Oct 29, 2025 [T20I # 3536]