Most matches as captain
Player Span Mat Won Lost Tied Draw W/L %W %L
GC Smith (ICC/SA) 2003-2014 109 53 29 0 27 1.82 48.62 26.6
AR Border (AUS) 1984-1994 93 32 22 1 38 1.45 34.4 23.65
SP Fleming (NZ) 1997-2006 80 28 27 0 25 1.03 35 33.75
RT Ponting (AUS) 2004-2010 77 48 16 0 13 3 62.33 20.77
CH Lloyd (WI) 1974-1985 74 36 12 0 26 3 48.64 16.21
V Kohli (IND) 2014-2022 68 40 17 0 11 2.35 58.82 25
JE Root (ENG) 2017-2022 64 27 26 0 11 1.03 42.18 40.62
MS Dhoni (IND) 2008-2014 60 27 18 0 15 1.5 45 30
AN Cook (ENG) 2010-2016 59 24 22 0 13 1.09 40.67 37.28
SR Waugh (AUS) 1999-2004 57 41 9 0 7 4.55 71.92 15.78
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK) 2010-2017 56 26 19 0 11 1.36 46.42 33.92
A Ranatunga (SL) 1989-1999 56 12 19 0 25 0.63 21.42 33.92
MA Atherton (ENG) 1993-2001 54 13 21 0 20 0.61 24.07 38.88
WJ Cronje (SA) 1994-2000 53 27 11 0 15 2.45 50.94 20.75
MP Vaughan (ENG) 2003-2008 51 26 11 0 14 2.36 50.98 21.56
IVA Richards (WI) 1980-1991 50 27 8 0 15 3.37 54 16
AJ Strauss (ENG) 2006-2012 50 24 11 0 15 2.18 48 22
MA Taylor (AUS) 1994-1999 50 26 13 0 11 2 52 26
SC Ganguly (IND) 2000-2005 49 21 13 0 15 1.61 42.85 26.53
GS Chappell (AUS) 1975-1983 48 21 13 0 14 1.61 43.75 27.08
Imran Khan (PAK) 1982-1992 48 14 8 0 26 1.75 29.16 16.66
M Azharuddin (IND) 1990-1999 47 14 14 0 19 1 29.78 29.78
MJ Clarke (AUS) 2011-2015 47 24 16 0 7 1.5 51.06 34.04
SM Gavaskar (IND) 1976-1985 47 9 8 0 30 1.12 19.14 17.02
BC Lara (WI) 1997-2006 47 10 26 0 11 0.38 21.27 55.31
N Hussain (ENG) 1999-2003 45 17 15 0 13 1.13 37.77 33.33
PBH May (ENG) 1955-1961 41 20 10 0 11 2 48.78 24.39
Nawab of Pataudi (IND) 1962-1975 40 9 19 0 12 0.47 22.5 47.5
SPD Smith (AUS) 2014-2025 40 23 10 0 7 2.3 57.5 25
KS Williamson (NZ) 2016-2022 40 22 10 0 8 2.2 55 25
KC Brathwaite (WI) 2017-2025 39 10 22 0 7 0.45 25.64 56.41
RB Simpson (AUS) 1964-1978 39 12 12 0 15 1 30.76 30.76
GS Sobers (WI) 1965-1972 39 9 10 0 20 0.9 23.07 25.64
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1999-2002 38 18 12 0 8 1.5 47.36 31.57
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 2006-2013 38 18 12 0 8 1.5 47.36 31.57
JO Holder (WI) 2015-2020 37 11 21 0 5 0.52 29.72 56.75
PJ Cummins (AUS) 2021-2025 36 22 8 0 6 2.75 61.11 22.22
F du Plessis (SA) 2016-2020 36 18 15 0 3 1.2 50 41.66
BA Stokes (ENG) 2020-2025 35 21 13 0 1 1.61 60 37.14
GA Gooch (ENG) 1988-1993 34 10 12 0 12 0.83 29.41 35.29
Javed Miandad (PAK) 1980-1993 34 14 6 0 14 2.33 41.17 17.64
N Kapil Dev (IND) 1983-1987 34 4 7 1 22 0.57 11.76 20.58
AD Mathews (SL) 2013-2017 34 13 15 0 6 0.86 38.23 44.11
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) 2011-2017 34 7 18 0 9 0.38 20.58 52.94
JR Reid (NZ) 1956-1965 34 3 18 0 13 0.16 8.82 52.94
DI Gower (ENG) 1982-1989 32 5 18 0 9 0.27 15.62 56.25
DL Vettori (NZ) 2007-2011 32 6 16 0 10 0.37 18.75 50
JM Brearley (ENG) 1977-1981 31 18 4 0 9 4.5 58.06 12.9
R Illingworth (ENG) 1969-1973 31 12 5 0 14 2.4 38.7 16.12
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) 2001-2007 31 11 11 0 9 1 35.48 35.48
BB McCullum (NZ) 2013-2016 31 11 11 0 9 1 35.48 35.48
IM Chappell (AUS) 1971-1975 30 15 5 0 10 3 50 16.66
ER Dexter (ENG) 1961-1964 30 9 7 0 14 1.28 30 23.33
GP Howarth (NZ) 1980-1985 30 11 7 0 12 1.57 36.66 23.33
FDM Karunaratne (SL) 2019-2023 30 12 12 0 6 1 40 40
DJG Sammy (WI) 2010-2013 30 8 12 0 10 0.66 26.66 40
R Benaud (AUS) 1958-1963 28 12 4 1 11 3 42.85 14.28
KJ Hughes (AUS) 1979-1984 28 4 13 0 11 0.3 14.28 46.42
MC Cowdrey (ENG) 1959-1969 27 8 4 0 15 2 29.62 14.81
SM Pollock (SA) 2000-2003 26 14 5 0 7 2.8 53.84 19.23
R Dravid (IND) 2003-2007 25 8 6 0 11 1.33 32 24
WM Lawry (AUS) 1968-1971 25 9 8 0 8 1.12 36 32
MJK Smith (ENG) 1964-1966 25 5 3 0 17 1.66 20 12
SR Tendulkar (IND) 1996-2000 25 4 9 0 12 0.44 16 36
Wasim Akram (PAK) 1993-1999 25 12 8 0 5 1.5 48 32
WM Woodfull (AUS) 1930-1934 25 14 7 0 4 2 56 28
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Zimbabwe v South Africa at Bulawayo, 2nd Test, Jul 6-10, 2025 [Test # 2593 - Live]
    » Zimbabwe 51/1 (16.0 ov, T Kaitano 34*, NR Welch 6*, P Subrayen 0/7) - Stumps
West Indies v Australia at St George's, 2nd Test, Jul 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2592]
England v India at Birmingham, 2nd Test, Jul 2-6, 2025 [Test # 2591]