Individual Most Matches As Captain

India 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	%
A Ranatunga (SL)	1988-1999	56	19	26	0	8	3	0.730	33.92	46.42	-	14.28	5.35	42.22
RT Ponting (AUS)	2003-2012	47	23	17	0	3	4	1.350	48.93	36.17	-	6.38	8.51	57.50
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1992	39	23	4	0	11	1	5.750	58.97	10.25	-	28.20	2.56	85.18
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1992	38	20	10	1	6	1	2.000	52.63	26.31	2.63	15.78	2.63	66.12
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2005	37	18	11	0	5	3	1.630	48.64	29.72	-	13.51	8.10	62.06
KS Williamson (NZ)	2016-2023	37	15	18	1	1	2	0.830	40.54	48.64	2.70	2.70	5.40	45.58
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2013	36	18	13	0	4	1	1.380	50.00	36.11	-	11.11	2.77	58.06
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2012	35	11	20	1	0	3	0.550	31.42	57.14	2.85	-	8.57	35.93
AN Cook (ENG)	2011-2016	34	11	18	1	3	1	0.610	32.35	52.94	2.94	8.82	2.94	38.33
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-2000	32	22	8	0	1	1	2.750	68.75	25.00	-	3.12	3.12	73.33
CH Lloyd (WI)	1974-1983	31	18	6	0	7	0	3.000	58.06	19.35	-	22.58	-	75.00
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2004-2006	30	14	13	0	3	0	1.070	46.66	43.33	-	10.00	-	51.85
SR Waugh (AUS)	1998-2004	30	18	10	0	2	0	1.800	60.00	33.33	-	6.66	-	64.28
IVA Richards (WI)	1983-1989	28	22	3	0	3	0	7.330	78.57	10.71	-	10.71	-	88.00
AJ Finch (AUS)	2016-2022	27	12	14	0	0	1	0.850	44.44	51.85	-	-	3.70	46.15
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2009-2011	25	10	12	0	2	1	0.830	40.00	48.00	-	8.00	4.00	45.45
SPD Smith (AUS)	2014-2025	25	10	11	0	4	0	0.900	40.00	44.00	-	16.00	-	47.61
BC Lara (WI)	1994-2007	24	12	8	0	3	1	1.500	50.00	33.33	-	12.50	4.16	60.00
EJG Morgan (ENG)	2012-2021	24	12	12	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2019	22	2	15	1	2	2	0.130	9.09	68.18	4.54	9.09	9.09	13.88
DJG Sammy (WI)	2011-2016	22	4	15	0	3	0	0.260	18.18	68.18	-	13.63	-	21.05
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2002	20	8	9	0	3	0	0.880	40.00	45.00	-	15.00	-	47.05
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1996-2000	20	14	6	0	0	0	2.330	70.00	30.00	-	-	-	70.00
JC Buttler (ENG)	2021-2025	19	5	14	0	0	0	0.350	26.31	73.68	-	-	-	26.31
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2003	19	5	9	0	4	1	0.550	26.31	47.36	-	21.05	5.26	35.71
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1999-2003	19	9	8	0	0	2	1.120	47.36	42.10	-	-	10.52	52.94
CA Walsh (WI)	1994-1997	19	7	7	0	5	0	1.000	36.84	36.84	-	26.31	-	50.00
MD Shanaka (SL)	2021-2023	18	5	13	0	0	0	0.380	27.77	72.22	-	-	-	27.77
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2004	18	2	15	0	1	0	0.130	11.11	83.33	-	5.55	-	11.76
DL Vettori (NZ)	2007-2010	18	4	9	0	4	1	0.440	22.22	50.00	-	22.22	5.55	30.76
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1996-1999	17	6	10	1	0	0	0.600	35.29	58.82	5.88	-	-	38.23
LRD Mendis (SL)	1984-1987	17	3	10	0	3	1	0.300	17.64	58.82	-	17.64	5.88	23.07
MS Atapattu (SL)	2004-2005	16	6	9	0	1	0	0.660	37.50	56.25	-	6.25	-	40.00
AD Mathews (SL)	2012-2017	16	4	12	0	0	0	0.330	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
GA Gooch (ENG)	1989-1993	15	5	8	0	2	0	0.620	33.33	53.33	-	13.33	-	38.46
AK Markram (SA)	2018-2024	15	4	11	0	0	0	0.360	26.66	73.33	-	-	-	26.66
T Bavuma (SA)	2022-2023	14	9	5	0	0	0	1.800	64.28	35.71	-	-	-	64.28
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2008-2015	14	9	5	0	0	0	1.800	64.28	35.71	-	-	-	64.28
DI Gower (ENG)	1984-1986	14	7	5	0	2	0	1.400	50.00	35.71	-	14.28	-	58.33
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1993	14	7	4	0	3	0	1.750	50.00	28.57	-	21.42	-	63.63
GJ Bailey (AUS)	2012-2015	13	5	6	0	0	2	0.830	38.46	46.15	-	-	15.38	45.45
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2021	13	6	6	0	1	0	1.000	46.15	46.15	-	7.69	-	50.00
JG Wright (NZ)	1988-1990	13	3	8	0	2	0	0.370	23.07	61.53	-	15.38	-	27.27
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2023-2025	12	6	5	0	1	0	1.200	50.00	41.66	-	8.33	-	54.54
AB de Villiers (SA)	2012-2017	12	5	6	0	0	1	0.830	41.66	50.00	-	-	8.33	45.45
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1984	12	4	2	0	4	2	2.000	33.33	16.66	-	33.33	16.66	66.66
F du Plessis (SA)	2014-2019	11	4	7	0	0	0	0.570	36.36	63.63	-	-	-	36.36
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2004-2007	11	2	8	0	1	0	0.250	18.18	72.72	-	9.09	-	20.00
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2015-2019	11	2	9	0	0	0	0.220	18.18	81.81	-	-	-	18.18
KA Pollard (WI)	2013-2022	11	3	8	0	0	0	0.370	27.27	72.72	-	-	-	27.27
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2010-2023	11	1	10	0	0	0	0.100	9.09	90.90	-	-	-	9.09
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2007-2008	11	3	7	1	0	0	0.420	27.27	63.63	9.09	-	-	31.81
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1985	10	6	2	0	2	0	3.000	60.00	20.00	-	20.00	-	75.00
AH Kardar (PAK)	1952-1955	10	1	2	0	7	0	0.500	10.00	20.00	-	70.00	-	33.33
TWM Latham (NZ)	2020-2024	10	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
N Pooran (WI)	2022-2022	10	1	9	0	0	0	0.110	10.00	90.00	-	-	-	10.00
RB Richardson (WI)	1991-1996	10	3	6	1	0	0	0.500	30.00	60.00	10.00	-	-	35.00
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1978	10	6	3	0	1	0	2.000	60.00	30.00	-	10.00	-	66.66
BA Stokes (ENG)	2022-2025	10	4	5	0	1	0	0.800	40.00	50.00	-	10.00	-	44.44
MA Taylor (AUS)	1994-1998	10	2	8	0	0	0	0.250	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1983-1984	10	1	3	0	5	1	0.330	10.00	30.00	-	50.00	10.00	25.00
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1996-1998	9	6	3	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
CR Brathwaite (WI)	2016-2019	9	2	6	0	0	1	0.330	22.22	66.66	-	-	11.11	25.00
LD Chandimal (SL)	2016-2018	9	2	5	0	2	0	0.400	22.22	55.55	-	22.22	-	28.57
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2007-2009	9	5	4	0	0	0	1.250	55.55	44.44	-	-	-	55.55
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1981-1982	9	1	3	0	5	0	0.330	11.11	33.33	-	55.55	-	25.00
GM Turner (NZ)	1975-1976	9	4	3	0	2	0	1.330	44.44	33.33	-	22.22	-	57.14
Babar Azam (PAK)	2021-2024	8	2	5	0	0	1	0.400	25.00	62.50	-	-	12.50	28.57
DJ Bravo (WI)	2013-2014	8	2	6	0	0	0	0.330	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
GS Chappell (AUS)	1980-1981	8	5	2	0	1	0	2.500	62.50	25.00	-	12.50	-	71.42
E Chigumbura (ZIM)	2010-2015	8	2	6	0	0	0	0.330	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2006	8	1	6	0	1	0	0.160	12.50	75.00	-	12.50	-	14.28
LK Germon (NZ)	1995-1995	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.500	25.00	50.00	-	25.00	-	33.33
BB McCullum (NZ)	2009-2014	8	5	1	1	1	0	5.000	62.50	12.50	12.50	12.50	-	78.57
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2008-2015	8	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2012-2017	8	1	5	0	1	1	0.200	12.50	62.50	-	12.50	12.50	16.66
Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN)	2023-2025	8	0	8	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
TD Paine (AUS)	2018-2021	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.500	25.00	50.00	-	25.00	-	33.33
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2002	8	4	3	0	1	0	1.330	50.00	37.50	-	12.50	-	57.14
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1997-1997	8	2	4	0	0	2	0.500	25.00	50.00	-	-	25.00	33.33
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1994-1995	8	3	4	0	1	0	0.750	37.50	50.00	-	12.50	-	42.85
GS Sobers (WI)	1966-1971	8	2	1	0	5	0	2.000	25.00	12.50	-	62.50	-	66.66
KIC Asalanka (SL)	2024-2025	7	2	2	3	0	0	1.000	28.57	28.57	42.85	-	-	50.00
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	2002-2002	7	2	5	0	0	0	0.400	28.57	71.42	-	-	-	28.57
CH Gayle (WI)	2007-2010	7	3	3	0	0	1	1.000	42.85	42.85	-	-	14.28	50.00
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2004-2007	7	4	1	0	1	1	4.000	57.14	14.28	-	14.28	14.28	80.00
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1992-1993	7	0	6	0	1	0	0.000	-	85.71	-	14.28	-	-
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1969	7	5	1	0	1	0	5.000	71.42	14.28	-	14.28	-	83.33
NLTC Perera (SL)	2017-2018	7	1	6	0	0	0	0.160	14.28	85.71	-	-	-	14.28
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2008-2008	7	0	6	0	1	0	0.000	-	85.71	-	14.28	-	-
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2011	7	5	1	1	0	0	5.000	71.42	14.28	14.28	-	-	78.57
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2010-2016	7	2	5	0	0	0	0.400	28.57	71.42	-	-	-	28.57
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1979-1980	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.000	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
MA Atherton (ENG)	1996-1996	6	3	0	0	2	1	-	50.00	-	-	33.33	16.66	100.00
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2016-2016	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	-	-	-	16.66
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	6	6	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
GT Dowling (NZ)	1968-1969	6	2	3	0	1	0	0.660	33.33	50.00	-	16.66	-	40.00
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1978-1979	6	0	1	0	5	0	0.000	-	16.66	-	83.33	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	2007-2010	6	2	4	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1978-1978	6	4	1	0	1	0	4.000	66.66	16.66	-	16.66	-	80.00

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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:

Samoa vs Qatar at Al Amerat, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier 19th Match, Super Six, Oct 16, 2025 [T20I # 3524]

Japan vs United Arab Emirates at Al Amerat, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier 18th Match, Super Six, Oct 16, 2025 [T20I # 3523]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Lahore, South Africa in Pakistan 1st Test, Oct 12-15, 2025 [Test # 2602]