Individual List Captains

List of Captains for England in Tests

List of captains

Player	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	%NR	%
Shubman Gill (IND)	2025-2025	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.000	40.00	40.00	-	50.00
OJ Pope (ENG)	2024-2025	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60.00	40.00	-	60.00
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2022-2025	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	33.33
RG Sharma (IND)	2022-2024	24	12	9	0	3	0	1.330	50.00	37.50	-	57.14
KL Rahul (IND)	2022-2022	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	-	66.66
BA Stokes (ENG)	2020-2025	37	22	13	0	2	0	1.690	59.45	35.13	-	62.85
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2022	64	27	26	0	11	0	1.030	42.18	40.62	-	50.94
AM Rahane (IND)	2017-2021	6	4	0	0	2	0	-	66.66	-	-	100.00
V Kohli (IND)	2014-2022	68	40	17	0	11	0	2.350	58.82	25.00	-	70.17
AN Cook (ENG)	2010-2016	59	24	22	0	13	0	1.090	40.67	37.28	-	52.17
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2008-2008	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	-	50.00
MS Dhoni (IND)	2008-2014	60	27	18	0	15	0	1.500	45.00	30.00	-	60.00
A Kumble (IND)	2007-2008	14	3	5	0	6	0	0.600	21.42	35.71	-	37.50
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2012	50	24	11	0	15	0	2.180	48.00	22.00	-	68.57
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2007	11	2	7	0	2	0	0.280	18.18	63.63	-	22.22
V Sehwag (IND)	2005-2012	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.000	50.00	25.00	-	66.66
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2004-2005	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	50.00
R Dravid (IND)	2003-2007	25	8	6	0	11	0	1.330	32.00	24.00	-	57.14
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2008	51	26	11	0	14	0	2.360	50.98	21.56	-	70.27
SC Ganguly (IND)	2000-2005	49	21	13	0	15	0	1.610	42.85	26.53	-	61.76
MA Butcher (ENG)	1999-1999	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
N Hussain (ENG)	1999-2003	45	17	15	0	13	0	1.130	37.77	33.33	-	53.12
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1996-2000	25	4	9	0	12	0	0.440	16.00	36.00	-	30.76
MA Atherton (ENG)	1993-2001	54	13	21	0	20	0	0.610	24.07	38.88	-	38.23
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1993-2001	15	4	8	0	3	0	0.500	26.66	53.33	-	33.33
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1990-1990	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
M Azharuddin (IND)	1990-1999	47	14	14	0	19	0	1.000	29.78	29.78	-	50.00
K Srikkanth (IND)	1989-1989	4	0	0	0	4	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1988-1993	34	10	12	0	12	0	0.830	29.41	35.29	-	45.45
CS Cowdrey (ENG)	1988-1988	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1988-1988	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1988-1988	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1987-1989	10	2	5	0	3	0	0.400	20.00	50.00	-	28.57
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	23	2	5	0	16	0	0.400	8.69	21.73	-	28.57
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983-1987	34	4	7	1	22	0	0.570	11.76	20.58	-	37.50
DI Gower (ENG)	1982-1989	32	5	18	0	9	0	0.270	15.62	56.25	-	21.73
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1984	18	7	5	0	6	0	1.400	38.88	27.77	-	58.33
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1981-1982	7	1	1	0	5	0	1.000	14.28	14.28	-	50.00
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1981	12	0	4	0	8	0	0.000	-	33.33	-	-
GR Viswanath (IND)	1980-1980	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	-	50.00	-	-
G Boycott (ENG)	1978-1978	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25.00	25.00	-	50.00
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1981	31	18	4	0	9	0	4.500	58.06	12.90	-	81.81
BS Bedi (IND)	1976-1978	22	6	11	0	5	0	0.540	27.27	50.00	-	35.29
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1976-1985	47	9	8	0	30	0	1.120	19.14	17.02	-	52.94
AW Greig (ENG)	1975-1977	14	3	5	0	6	0	0.600	21.42	35.71	-	37.50
JH Edrich (ENG)	1975-1975	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1974-1979	5	0	2	0	3	0	0.000	-	40.00	-	-
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	19	6	5	0	8	0	1.200	31.57	26.31	-	54.54
AR Lewis (ENG)	1972-1973	8	1	2	0	5	0	0.500	12.50	25.00	-	33.33
AL Wadekar (IND)	1971-1974	16	4	4	0	8	0	1.000	25.00	25.00	-	50.00
R Illingworth (ENG)	1969-1973	31	12	5	0	14	0	2.400	38.70	16.12	-	70.58
TW Graveney (ENG)	1968-1968	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
CG Borde (IND)	1967-1967	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
DB Close (ENG)	1966-1967	7	6	0	0	1	0	-	85.71	-	-	100.00
MJK Smith (ENG)	1964-1966	25	5	3	0	17	0	1.660	20.00	12.00	-	62.50
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1962-1975	40	9	19	0	12	0	0.470	22.50	47.50	-	32.14
ER Dexter (ENG)	1961-1964	30	9	7	0	14	0	1.280	30.00	23.33	-	56.25
NJ Contractor (IND)	1960-1962	12	2	2	0	8	0	1.000	16.66	16.66	-	50.00
GS Ramchand (IND)	1959-1960	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.500	20.00	40.00	-	33.33
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1959-1969	27	8	4	0	15	0	2.000	29.62	14.81	-	66.66
P Roy (IND)	1959-1959	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
DK Gaekwad (IND)	1959-1959	4	0	4	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
HR Adhikari (IND)	1959-1959	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
PR Umrigar (IND)	1955-1958	8	2	2	0	4	0	1.000	25.00	25.00	-	50.00
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1955-1959	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.000	-	66.66	-	-
PBH May (ENG)	1955-1961	41	20	10	0	11	0	2.000	48.78	24.39	-	66.66
MH Mankad (IND)	1955-1959	6	0	1	0	5	0	0.000	-	16.66	-	-
Rev.DS Sheppard (ENG)	1954-1954	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50.00	-	-	100.00
L Hutton (ENG)	1952-1955	23	11	4	0	8	0	2.750	47.82	17.39	-	73.33
DB Carr (ENG)	1952-1952	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
VS Hazare (IND)	1951-1953	14	1	5	0	8	0	0.200	7.14	35.71	-	16.66
ND Howard (ENG)	1951-1952	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25.00	-	-	100.00
FR Brown (ENG)	1949-1951	15	5	6	0	4	0	0.830	33.33	40.00	-	45.45
FG Mann (ENG)	1948-1949	7	2	0	0	5	0	-	28.57	-	-	100.00
K Cranston (ENG)	1948-1948	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
L Amarnath (IND)	1947-1952	15	2	6	0	7	0	0.330	13.33	40.00	-	25.00
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1947-1950	14	4	7	0	3	0	0.570	28.57	50.00	-	36.36
Nawab of Pataudi (IND)	1946-1946	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	-	33.33	-	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1947	20	4	3	0	13	0	1.330	20.00	15.00	-	57.14
RWV Robins (ENG)	1937-1937	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	-	-	100.00
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1948	11	4	5	0	2	0	0.800	36.36	45.45	-	44.44
Vizianagram (IND)	1936-1936	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.000	-	66.66	-	-
CF Walters (ENG)	1934-1934	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
CK Nayudu (IND)	1932-1934	4	0	3	0	1	0	0.000	-	75.00	-	-
DR Jardine (ENG)	1931-1934	15	9	1	0	5	0	9.000	60.00	6.66	-	90.00
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1930-1935	16	3	5	0	8	0	0.600	18.75	31.25	-	37.50
Hon.FSG Calthorpe (ENG)	1930-1930	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25.00	25.00	-	50.00
AHH Gilligan (ENG)	1930-1930	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25.00	-	-	100.00
JC White (ENG)	1929-1929	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25.00	25.00	-	50.00
GTS Stevens (ENG)	1928-1928	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
RT Stanyforth (ENG)	1927-1928	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.000	50.00	25.00	-	66.66
APF Chapman (ENG)	1926-1931	17	9	2	0	6	0	4.500	52.94	11.76	-	81.81
AW Carr (ENG)	1926-1929	6	1	0	0	5	0	-	16.66	-	-	100.00
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1924-1925	9	4	4	0	1	0	1.000	44.44	44.44	-	50.00
FT Mann (ENG)	1922-1923	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.000	40.00	20.00	-	66.66
Lord Tennyson (ENG)	1921-1921	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	-	33.33	-	-
CB Fry (ENG)	1912-1912	6	4	0	0	2	0	-	66.66	-	-	100.00
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1924	18	8	8	0	2	0	1.000	44.44	44.44	-	50.00
HDG Leveson Gower (ENG)	1910-1910	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	33.33
AO Jones (ENG)	1908-1908	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]