Most matches as captain
Player Span Mat Won Lost Tied Draw W/L %W %L
MS Dhoni (IND) 2007-2018 332 178 120 6 15 1.48 53.61 36.14
RT Ponting (AUS/ICC) 2002-2012 324 220 77 2 13 2.85 67.9 23.76
SP Fleming (NZ) 1997-2007 303 128 135 2 25 0.94 42.24 44.55
GC Smith (Afr/ICC/SA) 2003-2014 286 163 89 1 27 1.83 56.99 31.11
AR Border (AUS) 1984-1994 271 139 89 2 38 1.56 51.29 32.84
A Ranatunga (SL) 1988-1999 249 101 114 1 25 0.88 40.56 45.78
M Azharuddin (IND) 1990-1999 221 104 90 2 19 1.15 47.05 40.72
V Kohli (IND) 2013-2022 213 135 60 3 11 2.25 63.38 28.16
KS Williamson (NZ) 2012-2024 206 107 84 2 8 1.27 51.94 40.77
EJG Morgan (ENG) 2011-2022 198 118 67 4 0 1.76 59.59 33.83
SC Ganguly (Asia/IND) 1999-2005 196 97 79 0 15 1.22 49.48 40.3
WJ Cronje (SA) 1994-2000 191 126 46 1 15 2.73 65.96 24.08
Imran Khan (PAK) 1982-1992 187 89 67 1 26 1.32 47.59 35.82
DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL) 2004-2013 186 101 67 2 8 1.5 54.3 36.02
BC Lara (WI) 1994-2007 172 69 85 0 11 0.81 40.11 49.41
WTS Porterfield (IRE) 2008-2019 172 76 84 2 0 0.9 44.18 48.83
SR Waugh (AUS) 1997-2004 163 108 44 3 7 2.45 66.25 26.99
CH Lloyd (WI) 1974-1985 158 100 30 1 26 3.33 63.29 18.98
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1998-2003 156 84 59 2 8 1.42 53.84 37.82
AD Mathews (SL) 2012-2021 156 68 75 1 6 0.9 43.58 48.07
IVA Richards (WI) 1980-1991 155 94 44 0 15 2.13 60.64 28.38
MG Erasmus (NAM) 2019-2026 153 85 65 2 0 1.3 55.55 42.48
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK) 2008-2017 151 77 60 2 11 1.28 50.99 39.73
Babar Azam (PAK) 2019-2024 148 84 50 2 4 1.68 56.75 33.78
RG Sharma (IND) 2017-2025 142 103 33 2 3 3.12 72.53 23.23
DL Vettori (NZ) 2004-2011 142 60 62 3 10 0.96 42.25 43.66
MJ Clarke (AUS) 2007-2015 139 86 41 1 7 2.09 61.87 29.49
Wasim Akram (PAK) 1993-2000 134 78 49 2 5 1.59 58.2 36.56
AJ Finch (AUS) 2014-2022 131 71 56 1 0 1.26 54.19 42.74
A Vala (PNG) 2016-2026 131 50 79 1 0 0.63 38.16 60.3
AN Cook (ENG) 2009-2016 129 60 53 1 13 1.13 46.51 41.08
DJG Sammy (WI) 2010-2016 128 54 59 2 10 0.91 42.18 46.09
JO Holder (WI) 2015-2020 126 35 78 2 5 0.44 27.77 61.9
AB de Villiers (SA) 2012-2017 124 69 49 1 0 1.4 55.64 39.51
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) 2000-2007 124 74 39 3 7 1.89 59.67 31.45
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/PAK) 2001-2007 122 64 45 0 9 1.42 52.45 36.88
BB McCullum (NZ) 2008-2016 121 60 47 1 9 1.27 49.58 38.84
RK Paudel (NEP) 2022-2026 121 64 50 3 0 1.28 52.89 41.32
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) 2009-2023 120 47 72 0 0 0.65 39.16 60
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN) 2009-2020 117 61 53 0 0 1.15 52.13 45.29
MA Taylor (AUS) 1992-1999 117 62 43 1 11 1.44 52.99 36.75
SPD Smith (AUS) 2014-2026 116 62 43 0 7 1.44 53.44 37.06
Asghar Afghan (AFG) 2015-2021 115 78 32 2 0 2.43 67.82 27.82
F du Plessis (SA/World) 2012-2020 115 70 40 1 3 1.75 60.86 34.78
AJ Strauss (ENG) 2006-2012 115 51 47 1 15 1.08 44.34 40.86
MP Vaughan (ENG) 2003-2008 113 59 34 2 14 1.73 52.21 30.08
RB Richardson (WI) 1991-1996 111 57 42 3 7 1.35 51.35 37.83
N Kapil Dev (IND) 1982-1987 108 43 40 1 22 1.07 39.81 37.03
ADR Campbell (ZIM) 1996-2002 107 32 64 2 7 0.5 29.9 59.81
MD Shanaka (SL) 2019-2026 106 51 52 2 0 0.98 48.11 49.05
R Dravid (IND) 2000-2007 104 50 39 0 11 1.28 48.07 37.5
SA Edwards (NED) 2022-2026 104 46 52 2 0 0.88 44.23 50
Muhammad Waseem (UAE) 2023-2026 103 50 53 0 0 0.94 48.54 51.45
N Hussain (ENG) 1997-2003 101 45 42 0 13 1.07 44.55 41.58
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK) 2015-2019 100 61 36 0 1 1.69 61 36
A Balbirnie (IRE) 2020-2026 99 30 63 1 0 0.47 30.3 63.63
SR Tendulkar (IND) 1996-2000 98 27 52 1 12 0.51 27.55 53.06
MA Atherton (ENG) 1993-2001 97 33 42 1 20 0.78 34.02 43.29
GS Chappell (AUS) 1975-1983 97 42 38 0 14 1.1 43.29 39.17
JC Buttler (ENG) 2015-2025 96 44 48 0 0 0.91 45.83 50
Javed Miandad (PAK) 1980-1993 96 40 39 1 14 1.02 41.66 40.62
MD Patel (USA) 2021-2026 95 58 30 6 0 1.93 61.05 31.57
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) 2011-2017 94 26 56 0 9 0.46 27.65 59.57
Zeeshan Maqsood (OMA) 2019-2024 91 50 38 2 0 1.31 54.94 41.75
CH Gayle (WI) 2007-2010 90 26 49 1 8 0.53 28.88 54.44
GP Howarth (NZ) 1980-1985 90 42 33 0 12 1.27 46.66 36.66
C Rubagumya (RWN) 2021-2025 90 25 63 0 0 0.39 27.77 70
HH Streak (ZIM) 2000-2004 89 22 58 0 6 0.37 24.71 65.16
RD Berrington (SCOT) 2018-2026 87 45 38 0 0 1.18 51.72 43.67
Habibul Bashar (BAN) 2004-2007 87 30 53 0 4 0.56 34.48 60.91
T Bavuma (SA) 2021-2025 86 52 31 0 1 1.67 60.46 36.04
KJ Coetzer (SCOT) 2012-2022 86 46 37 2 0 1.24 53.48 43.02
CR Ervine (ZIM) 2020-2025 84 34 43 0 2 0.79 40.47 51.19
SM Gavaskar (IND) 1976-1985 84 23 29 0 30 0.79 27.38 34.52
GA Gooch (ENG) 1988-1993 84 34 35 0 12 0.97 40.47 41.66
MJ Santner (NZ) 2020-2026 84 50 27 0 0 1.85 59.52 32.14
Shahid Afridi (ICC/PAK) 2009-2018 83 38 43 1 0 0.88 45.78 51.8
SD Hope (WI) 2023-2026 82 33 44 2 0 0.75 40.24 53.65
TWM Latham (NZ) 2017-2026 82 48 30 1 1 1.6 58.53 36.58
KC Sangakkara (SL) 2009-2012 82 45 26 0 7 1.73 54.87 31.7
MS Atapattu (SL) 2001-2006 81 43 33 0 4 1.3 53.08 40.74
E Chigumbura (ZIM) 2010-2016 80 20 60 0 0 0.33 25 75
LRD Mendis (SL) 1982-1987 80 13 54 0 9 0.24 16.25 67.5
SO Tikolo (KENYA) 2001-2011 80 28 50 0 0 0.56 35 62.5
Waqar Younis (PAK) 1993-2003 79 47 30 0 0 1.56 59.49 37.97
Sikandar Raza (ZIM) 2015-2026 78 31 44 0 0 0.7 39.74 56.41
P Utseya (ZIM) 2006-2010 78 23 53 2 0 0.43 29.48 67.94
KJ Hughes (AUS) 1979-1984 77 25 36 1 11 0.69 32.46 46.75
DJ Hawoe (INA) 2024-2026 76 30 44 0 0 0.68 39.47 57.89
A Flower (ZIM) 1993-2000 72 13 45 2 9 0.28 18.05 62.5
CL Hooper (WI) 1997-2003 71 27 35 0 7 0.77 38.02 49.29
BRM Taylor (ZIM) 2011-2021 71 16 55 0 0 0.29 22.53 77.46
MNM Aslam (KUW) 2020-2025 69 39 28 1 0 1.39 56.52 40.57
PW Borren (NED) 2010-2017 68 31 34 1 0 0.91 45.58 50
PR Stirling (IRE) 2019-2026 68 28 34 0 0 0.82 41.17 50
KC Wessels (SA) 1992-1994 68 25 33 0 8 0.75 36.76 48.52
Ahmed Faiz (MAS) 2019-2024 67 39 25 1 0 1.56 58.2 37.31
AK Markram (SA) 2018-2026 67 34 32 1 0 1.06 50.74 47.76
JE Root (ENG) 2017-2026 65 27 27 0 11 1 41.53 41.53
CA Walsh (WI) 1994-1997 65 28 27 0 9 1.03 43.07 41.53
Shoaib Malik (PAK) 2007-2019 64 38 24 1 1 1.58 59.37 37.5
Mohammad Nabi (AFG) 2013-2022 63 29 34 0 0 0.85 46.03 53.96
K Motlhanka (BOT) 2019-2026 63 25 37 0 0 0.67 39.68 58.73
CW Perchard (JER) 2019-2026 63 43 19 1 0 2.26 68.25 30.15
KA Pollard (WI) 2013-2022 63 26 32 0 0 0.81 41.26 50.79
Hashmatullah Shahidi (AFG) 2022-2026 62 28 30 0 1 0.93 45.16 48.38
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN) 2007-2009 62 10 51 0 1 0.19 16.12 82.25
MD Crowe (NZ) 1990-1993 60 23 29 0 7 0.79 38.33 48.33
MW Gatting (ENG) 1986-1988 60 28 16 0 16 1.75 46.66 26.66
B Masaba (UGA) 2021-2024 60 45 12 0 0 3.75 75 20
PM Seelaar (NED) 2018-2022 58 23 31 2 0 0.74 39.65 53.44
Aqib Iqbal (AUT) 2024-2026 57 42 14 0 0 3 73.68 24.56
GJ Bailey (AUS) 2012-2015 57 30 23 1 0 1.3 52.63 40.35
LD Chandimal (SL) 2013-2021 57 23 28 0 5 0.82 40.35 49.12
MR Marsh (AUS) 2023-2026 57 37 17 0 0 2.17 64.91 29.82
Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN) 2023-2026 57 22 33 0 1 0.66 38.59 57.89
SA Okpe (NGA) 2021-2025 57 30 25 0 0 1.2 52.63 43.85
Rashid Khan (AFG) 2018-2026 57 28 28 1 0 1 49.12 49.12
Ahmed Raza (UAE) 2014-2022 56 32 23 1 0 1.39 57.14 41.07
JM Brearley (ENG) 1977-1981 56 33 13 0 9 2.53 58.92 23.21
DI Gower (ENG) 1982-1989 56 15 31 1 9 0.48 26.78 55.35
Nizakat Khan (HKG) 2022-2024 56 29 24 1 0 1.2 51.78 42.85
AJ Stewart (ENG) 1992-2003 56 19 33 0 3 0.57 33.92 58.92
PD Collingwood (ENG) 2007-2011 55 28 23 1 0 1.21 50.9 41.81
PJ Cummins (AUS) 2021-2025 55 37 12 0 6 3.08 67.27 21.81
K Kadowaki-Fleming (JPN) 2022-2026 55 35 18 1 0 1.94 63.63 32.72
KR Rutherford (NZ) 1993-1995 55 12 35 1 5 0.34 21.81 63.63
AR Patwa (TAN) 2021-2025 53 36 15 0 0 2.4 67.92 28.3
Ahmer Bin (BHR) 2025-2026 52 37 11 2 0 3.36 71.15 21.15
SA Yadav (IND) 2023-2026 52 40 8 2 0 5 76.92 15.38
Agha Salman (PAK) 2024-2026 51 32 18 0 0 1.77 62.74 35.29

Records includes the following recent matches:
Namibia v Nepal at Utrecht, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 118th match, Jul 27, 2026 [ODI # 4996]
Romania v Israel at Ilfov County, ECA Men's European Cup 6th match, Jul 27, 2026 [T20I # 4047]
France v Turkey at Ilfov County, ECA Men's European Cup 5th match, Jul 27, 2026 [T20I # 4046]