Individual Most Matches As Captain

Sri Lanka vs other countries Tests Individual - Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2011-2015	13	4	4	0	5	0	1.000	30.76	30.76	0	38.46	0	50
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2006	11	5	3	0	3	0	1.660	45.45	27.27	0	27.27	0	62.5
V Kohli (IND)	2015-2017	9	6	1	0	2	0	6.000	66.66	11.11	0	22.22	0	85.71
M Azharuddin (IND)	1990-1999	8	5	0	0	3	0	-	62.5	0	0	37.5	0	100
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2002	8	5	1	0	2	0	5.000	62.5	12.5	0	25	0	83.33
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2019	7	3	4	0	0	0	0.750	42.85	57.14	0	0	0	42.85
AR Border (AUS)	1988-1992	6	3	0	0	3	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2013	6	4	0	0	2	0	-	66.66	0	0	33.33	0	100
MS Dhoni (IND)	2009-2010	6	3	1	0	2	0	3.000	50	16.66	0	33.33	0	75
A Flower (ZIM)	1994-1999	6	0	1	0	5	0	0.000	0	16.66	0	83.33	0	0
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2002	6	4	1	0	1	0	4.000	66.66	16.66	0	16.66	0	80
Imran Khan (PAK)	1986-1992	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.000	33.33	16.66	0	50	0	66.66
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1982-1985	6	4	0	0	2	0	-	66.66	0	0	33.33	0	100
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1987	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.000	33.33	16.66	0	50	0	66.66
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2013-2017	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.330	16.66	50	0	33.33	0	25
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2007	6	5	0	0	1	0	-	83.33	0	0	16.66	0	100
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2007	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
AN Cook (ENG)	2014-2016	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.000	40	20	0	40	0	66.66
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2018	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.330	20	60	0	20	0	25
GP Howarth (NZ)	1983-1984	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80	0	0	20	0	100
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2007-2009	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1995-1997	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.500	20	40	0	40	0	33.33
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2021	5	5	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2012	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.000	40	40	0	20	0	50
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2025	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2011-2012	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.000	40	20	0	40	0	66.66
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1997-1997	5	0	0	0	5	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
Younis Khan (PAK)	2009-2009	5	0	2	0	3	0	0.000	0	40	0	60	0	0
Babar Azam (PAK)	2022-2023	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.000	75	25	0	0	0	75
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2021-2021	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1996-1998	4	0	4	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MD Crowe (NZ)	1991-1992	4	0	1	0	3	0	0.000	0	25	0	75	0	0
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2005-2006	4	0	4	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2004-2006	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.000	50	25	0	25	0	66.66
BB McCullum (NZ)	2014-2015	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
Moin Khan (PAK)	2000-2000	4	3	0	0	1	0	-	75	0	0	25	0	100
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2021-2022	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN)	2024-2025	4	0	3	0	1	0	0.000	0	75	0	25	0	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2023-2024	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
KS Williamson (NZ)	2018-2019	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.000	50	25	0	25	0	66.66
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	2001-2002	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2016-2017	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2006	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2001	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2001	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	2008-2008	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33
OJ Pope (ENG)	2024-2024	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
DJG Sammy (WI)	2010-2010	3	0	0	0	3	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
MA Taylor (AUS)	1995-1996	3	3	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-1999	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
KC Wessels (SA)	1993-1993	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0	0	66.66	0	100
HM Amla (SA)	2014-2014	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2019-2019	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
A Balbirnie (IRE)	2023-2023	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
T Bavuma (SA)	2024-2024	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2005-2005	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1998-1998	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2022-2022	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
Q de Kock (SA)	2020-2021	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
R Dravid (IND)	2005-2005	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
CH Gayle (WI)	2008-2008	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
GA Gooch (ENG)	1988-1991	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
Khaled Mashud (BAN)	2002-2002	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
BC Lara (WI)	2003-2003	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
Mahmudullah (BAN)	2018-2018	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
TD Paine (AUS)	2019-2019	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AG Prince (SA)	2006-2006	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1995-1995	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	2000-2000	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1994-1994	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2017-2017	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
RG Sharma (IND)	2022-2022	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1993-1998	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
T Taibu (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2012-2012	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
DL Vettori (NZ)	2009-2009	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1997-1997	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1999-1999	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
SC Williams (ZIM)	2020-2020	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1983-1983	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1982-1982	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1982-1982	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2004-2004	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
DI Gower (ENG)	1984-1984	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
Hashmatullah Shahidi (AFG)	2024-2024	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2012-2012	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Naimur Rahman (BAN)	2001-2001	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
RB Richardson (WI)	1993-1993	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
V Sehwag (IND)	2005-2005	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
IDS Smith (NZ)	1991-1991	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2002-2002	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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 Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

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