Individual Most Matches As Captain

India vs other countries ODIs 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	43	19	21	0	0	3	0.900	44.18	48.83	0	0	6.97	47.5
RT Ponting (AUS)	2003-2012	35	21	10	0	0	4	2.100	60	28.57	0	0	11.42	67.74
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2012	31	9	18	1	0	3	0.500	29.03	58.06	3.22	0	9.67	33.92
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2005	28	15	10	0	0	3	1.500	53.57	35.71	0	0	10.71	60
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1992	27	16	10	0	0	1	1.600	59.25	37.03	0	0	3.7	61.53
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-2000	24	17	6	0	0	1	2.830	70.83	25	0	0	4.16	73.91
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1992	24	19	4	0	0	1	4.750	79.16	16.66	0	0	4.16	82.6
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2004-2006	22	12	10	0	0	0	1.200	54.54	45.45	0	0	0	54.54
AN Cook (ENG)	2011-2014	20	6	12	1	0	1	0.500	30	60	5	0	5	34.21
IVA Richards (WI)	1983-1989	20	18	2	0	0	0	9.000	90	10	0	0	0	90
SR Waugh (AUS)	1998-2001	20	13	7	0	0	0	1.850	65	35	0	0	0	65
BC Lara (WI)	1994-2007	19	11	7	0	0	1	1.570	57.89	36.84	0	0	5.26	61.11
KS Williamson (NZ)	2016-2023	19	7	10	0	0	2	0.700	36.84	52.63	0	0	10.52	41.17
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2011	17	11	5	0	0	1	2.200	64.7	29.41	0	0	5.88	68.75
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1996-2000	17	12	5	0	0	0	2.400	70.58	29.41	0	0	0	70.58
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1996-1999	16	5	10	1	0	0	0.500	31.25	62.5	6.25	0	0	34.37
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1999-2003	16	7	7	0	0	2	1.000	43.75	43.75	0	0	12.5	50
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2009-2011	16	7	8	0	0	1	0.870	43.75	50	0	0	6.25	46.66
AJ Finch (AUS)	2019-2020	15	7	8	0	0	0	0.870	46.66	53.33	0	0	0	46.66
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2019	15	2	10	1	0	2	0.200	13.33	66.66	6.66	0	13.33	19.23
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2025	15	7	8	0	0	0	0.870	46.66	53.33	0	0	0	46.66
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2004	14	1	13	0	0	0	0.070	7.14	92.85	0	0	0	7.14
MS Atapattu (SL)	2004-2005	13	6	7	0	0	0	0.850	46.15	53.84	0	0	0	46.15
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2002	12	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
N Hussain (ENG)	2002-2003	12	4	7	0	0	1	0.570	33.33	58.33	0	0	8.33	36.36
AD Mathews (SL)	2012-2017	12	3	9	0	0	0	0.330	25	75	0	0	0	25
CA Walsh (WI)	1994-1997	12	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
AB de Villiers (SA)	2013-2017	11	5	5	0	0	1	1.000	45.45	45.45	0	0	9.09	50
CH Lloyd (WI)	1979-1983	11	8	3	0	0	0	2.660	72.72	27.27	0	0	0	72.72
LRD Mendis (SL)	1984-1987	11	2	8	0	0	1	0.250	18.18	72.72	0	0	9.09	20
DJG Sammy (WI)	2011-2011	11	3	8	0	0	0	0.370	27.27	72.72	0	0	0	27.27
GA Gooch (ENG)	1989-1993	10	4	6	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
EJG Morgan (ENG)	2015-2021	10	6	4	0	0	0	1.500	60	40	0	0	0	60
RB Richardson (WI)	1991-1996	10	3	6	1	0	0	0.500	30	60	10	0	0	35
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1993	10	6	4	0	0	0	1.500	60	40	0	0	0	60
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1996-1998	9	6	3	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
JC Buttler (ENG)	2021-2025	9	2	7	0	0	0	0.280	22.22	77.77	0	0	0	22.22
AK Markram (SA)	2018-2025	9	2	7	0	0	0	0.280	22.22	77.77	0	0	0	22.22
DL Vettori (NZ)	2009-2010	9	1	7	0	0	1	0.140	11.11	77.77	0	0	11.11	12.5
GJ Bailey (AUS)	2013-2015	8	3	3	0	0	2	1.000	37.5	37.5	0	0	25	50
DJ Bravo (WI)	2013-2014	8	2	6	0	0	0	0.330	25	75	0	0	0	25
DI Gower (ENG)	1984-1986	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.660	62.5	37.5	0	0	0	62.5
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2015-2019	8	2	6	0	0	0	0.330	25	75	0	0	0	25
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2008-2015	8	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1997-1997	8	2	4	0	0	2	0.500	25	50	0	0	25	33.33
MD Shanaka (SL)	2021-2023	8	1	7	0	0	0	0.140	12.5	87.5	0	0	0	12.5
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2007-2008	8	3	5	0	0	0	0.600	37.5	62.5	0	0	0	37.5
T Bavuma (SA)	2022-2025	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.500	71.42	28.57	0	0	0	71.42
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2007-2007	7	4	3	0	0	0	1.330	57.14	42.85	0	0	0	57.14
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2004-2007	7	2	5	0	0	0	0.400	28.57	71.42	0	0	0	28.57
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1985	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.500	71.42	28.57	0	0	0	71.42
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1994-1995	7	3	4	0	0	0	0.750	42.85	57.14	0	0	0	42.85
JG Wright (NZ)	1988-1990	7	1	6	0	0	0	0.160	14.28	85.71	0	0	0	14.28
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1983-1984	6	4	0	0	0	2	-	66.66	0	0	0	33.33	100
JH Kallis (SA)	2007-2010	6	2	4	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33
TWM Latham (NZ)	2020-2023	6	2	4	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33
BB McCullum (NZ)	2009-2014	6	4	1	1	0	0	4.000	66.66	16.66	16.66	0	0	75
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2002	6	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2013-2015	6	0	6	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MA Taylor (AUS)	1994-1996	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	0	0	0	16.66
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	2002-2002	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
GS Chappell (AUS)	1980-1981	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.000	80	20	0	0	0	80
E Chigumbura (ZIM)	2010-2015	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
JV Coney (NZ)	1986-1986	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2006	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2007-2009	5	1	3	0	0	1	0.330	20	60	0	0	20	25
LK Germon (NZ)	1995-1995	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1992-1993	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1985-1989	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2012-2014	5	1	3	0	0	1	0.330	20	60	0	0	20	25
MO Odumbe (KENYA)	1996-2001	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2008-2008	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
KA Pollard (WI)	2013-2022	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
N Pooran (WI)	2022-2022	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2017-2019	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20	80	0	0	0	20
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2010-2023	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20	80	0	0	0	20
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1983-1984	5	1	3	0	0	1	0.330	20	60	0	0	20	25
Akram Khan (BAN)	1995-1998	4	0	4	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2010-2015	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2023-2023	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
AY Karim (KENYA)	1998-1999	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.330	25	75	0	0	0	25
Moin Khan (PAK)	1995-2000	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.000	75	25	0	0	0	75
DJ Nash (NZ)	1999-1999	4	1	2	0	0	1	0.500	25	50	0	0	25	33.33
Rashid Latif (PAK)	1998-1998	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.330	25	75	0	0	0	25
SO Tikolo (KENYA)	2001-2004	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.330	25	75	0	0	0	25
B Warnapura (SL)	1979-1982	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.330	25	75	0	0	0	25
KIC Asalanka (SL)	2024-2024	3	2	0	1	0	0	-	66.66	0	33.33	0	0	83.33
MA Atherton (ENG)	1996-1996	3	2	0	0	0	1	-	66.66	0	0	0	33.33	100
Babar Azam (PAK)	2023-2023	3	0	2	0	0	1	0.000	0	66.66	0	0	33.33	0
RW Chakabva (ZIM)	2022-2022	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2016-2016	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1986-1987	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	3	3	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1981-1982	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2004-2007	3	2	0	0	0	1	-	66.66	0	0	0	33.33	100
SD Hope (WI)	2023-2023	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33
Litton Das (BAN)	2022-2022	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
MR Marsh (AUS)	2025-2025	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1978-1978	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
NLTC Perera (SL)	2017-2017	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33

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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 Visakhapatnam, South Africa in India 3rd ODI, Dec 6, 2025 [ODI # 4936]

India vs South Africa at Raipur, South Africa in India 2nd ODI, Dec 3, 2025 [ODI # 4935]

India vs South Africa at Ranchi, South Africa in India 1st ODI, Nov 30, 2025 [ODI # 4934]