Ranatunga's Captaincy World Record (27 January 1999)
Although he is in great controversy at the moment, Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga has reached a personal landmark: he has captained a team in Limited Overs International (LOI) matches than anyone else
27-Jan-1999
27 January 1999
Ranatunga's Captaincy World Record
Atul Kahate
Although he is in great controversy at the moment, Sri Lankan skipper
Arjuna Ranatunga has reached a personal landmark: he has captained a
team in Limited Overs International (LOI) matches than anyone else. He
broke the record of Australian Allan Border, ironically in the match
which caused the hearings against him for the alleged breach of ICC's
code of conduct.
Ranatunga has now led Sri Lanka in 179 matches, winning 85 and losing
exactly the same. He has also won the toss a record 94 times, although
Mohammad Azharuddin could challange him on that front as well.
Here is a list of players who have led their countries in 50 or more
LOI matches.
Captain Team Mts Won Lost NR Td Success % Toss A Ranatunga SL 179 85 85 8 1 50.00 94 AR Border Aus 177 107 67 2 1 61.43 85 M Azharuddin Ind 161 84 69 6 2 54.84 90 Imran Khan Pak 139 75 59 4 1 55.93 70 IVA Richards WI 106 68 36 2 0 65.38 43 WJ Cronje SA 97 72 24 1 0 74.74 51 RB Richardson WI 87 46 36 2 3 55.88 46 CH Lloyd WI 84 63 19 1 1 76.51 43 Kapil Dev Ind 74 39 33 2 0 54.17 39 Wasim Akram Pak 72 43 28 0 1 60.42 38 MA Taylor Aus 67 36 30 0 1 54.48 35 Javed Miandad Pak 61 25 33 2 1 43.22 28 LRD Mendis SL 61 11 46 4 0 19.30 29 GP Howarth NZ 60 31 26 3 0 54.39 23 ADR Campbell Zim 55 19 34 0 2 36.36 25 SR Tendulkar Ind 54 17 31 5 1 35.71 31 KC Wessels SA 52 20 30 2 0 40.00 24 GA Gooch Eng 50 24 23 3 0 51.06 22
Source :: Atul Kahate