Individual Most Matches As Captain

Cricket in Test matches

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
CH Lloyd (WI)	1975-1985	22	12	7	0	3	0	1.71	54.54	31.81	0.00	13.63	0.00	63.15
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1897-1909	22	4	11	0	7	0	0.36	18.18	50.00	0.00	31.81	0.00	26.66
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2005-2014	19	5	11	0	3	0	0.45	26.31	57.89	0.00	15.78	0.00	31.25
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1981	18	11	4	0	3	0	2.75	61.11	22.22	0.00	16.66	0.00	73.33
MA Atherton (ENG)	1993-2001	15	4	9	0	2	0	0.44	26.66	60.00	0.00	13.33	0.00	30.76
AN Cook (ENG)	2013-2015	15	6	7	0	2	0	0.85	40.00	46.66	0.00	13.33	0.00	46.15
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2022	15	2	10	0	3	0	0.20	13.33	66.66	0.00	20.00	0.00	16.66
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2005	14	0	9	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	64.28	0.00	35.71	0.00	0.00
MS Dhoni (IND)	2008-2014	13	8	4	0	1	0	2.00	61.53	30.76	0.00	7.69	0.00	66.66
WG Grace (ENG)	1888-1899	13	8	3	0	2	0	2.66	61.53	23.07	0.00	15.38	0.00	72.72
PBH May (ENG)	1956-1961	13	3	6	0	4	0	0.50	23.07	46.15	0.00	30.76	0.00	33.33
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1921	12	4	8	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.33
DI Gower (ENG)	1985-1989	12	3	5	0	4	0	0.60	25.00	41.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	37.50
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1972	11	4	2	0	5	0	2.00	36.36	18.18	0.00	45.45	0.00	66.66
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1964-1969	11	2	7	0	2	0	0.28	18.18	63.63	0.00	18.18	0.00	22.22
IVA Richards (WI)	1984-1991	11	5	2	0	4	0	2.50	45.45	18.18	0.00	36.36	0.00	71.42
ER Dexter (ENG)	1962-1964	10	1	2	0	7	0	0.50	10.00	20.00	0.00	70.00	0.00	33.33
L Hutton (ENG)	1953-1955	10	4	1	0	5	0	4.00	40.00	10.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	80.00
V Kohli (IND)	2014-2020	10	3	4	0	3	0	0.75	30.00	40.00	0.00	30.00	0.00	42.85
GS Sobers (WI)	1965-1969	10	3	4	0	3	0	0.75	30.00	40.00	0.00	30.00	0.00	42.85
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2009-2011	10	5	2	0	3	0	2.50	50.00	20.00	0.00	30.00	0.00	71.42
APF Chapman (ENG)	1926-1930	9	6	1	0	2	0	6.00	66.66	11.11	0.00	22.22	0.00	85.71
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2004	9	3	3	0	3	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1979-1981	9	3	1	0	5	0	3.00	33.33	11.11	0.00	55.55	0.00	75.00
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1980-1988	9	3	2	0	4	0	1.50	33.33	22.22	0.00	44.44	0.00	60.00
RB Richardson (WI)	1992-1995	9	3	3	0	3	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
M Azharuddin (IND)	1991-1998	8	2	5	0	1	0	0.40	25.00	62.50	0.00	12.50	0.00	28.57
GA Gooch (ENG)	1990-1993	8	0	5	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	62.50	0.00	37.50	0.00	0.00
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1947	8	1	3	0	4	0	0.33	12.50	37.50	0.00	50.00	0.00	25.00
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2003	8	2	6	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	25.00
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1990	8	3	2	0	3	0	1.50	37.50	25.00	0.00	37.50	0.00	60.00
BC Lara (WI)	1999-2003	8	3	5	0	0	0	0.60	37.50	62.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	37.50
AE Stoddart (ENG)	1893-1898	8	3	4	0	1	0	0.75	37.50	50.00	0.00	12.50	0.00	42.85
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-1998	7	1	4	0	2	0	0.25	14.28	57.14	0.00	28.57	0.00	20.00
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2018	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.50	71.42	28.57	0.00	0.00	0.00	71.42
A Ranatunga (SL)	1989-1995	7	0	4	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	57.14	0.00	42.85	0.00	0.00
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1884-1887	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.50	71.42	28.57	0.00	0.00	0.00	71.42
JV Coney (NZ)	1985-1986	6	3	1	0	2	0	3.00	50.00	16.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	75.00
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1974	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.33	16.66	50.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	25.00
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1961-1968	6	1	2	0	3	0	0.50	16.66	33.33	0.00	50.00	0.00	33.33
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	6	1	4	0	1	0	0.25	16.66	66.66	0.00	16.66	0.00	20.00
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.00	33.33	16.66	0.00	50.00	0.00	66.66
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1986	6	0	0	1	5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.66	83.33	0.00	50.00
A Kumble (IND)	2007-2008	6	1	2	0	3	0	0.50	16.66	33.33	0.00	50.00	0.00	33.33
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1995-1999	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.20	16.66	83.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.66
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1947-1948	6	0	5	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	83.33	0.00	16.66	0.00	0.00
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2001	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1937	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	40.00
L Amarnath (IND)	1947-1948	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
BS Bedi (IND)	1977-1978	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	40.00
FR Brown (ENG)	1950-1951	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.00
HB Cameron (SA)	1931-1932	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
JE Cheetham (SA)	1952-1953	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	50.00
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2007	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1924-1925	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.00
TL Goddard (SA)	1963-1964	5	1	1	0	3	0	1.00	20.00	20.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	50.00
GC Grant (WI)	1930-1931	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.00
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1982	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	33.33
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1905-1905	5	2	0	0	3	0	-	40.00	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	100.00
DR Jardine (ENG)	1932-1933	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.00	80.00	20.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	80.00
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2007-2013	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
RB Kanhai (WI)	1973-1973	5	0	2	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	0.00
BB McCullum (NZ)	2015-2016	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2014-2017	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	40.00
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2004-2010	5	0	5	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1976-1979	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	50.00
AD Nourse (SA)	1949-1950	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
GS Ramchand (IND)	1959-1960	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	33.33
RG Sharma (IND)	2023-2023	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	50.00
PW Sherwell (SA)	1910-1911	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.00
MJK Smith (ENG)	1965-1966	5	1	1	0	3	0	1.00	20.00	20.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	50.00
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1998-1999	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.33	20.00	60.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	25.00
BA Stokes (ENG)	2023-2023	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	50.00
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1966-1967	5	3	1	0	1	0	3.00	60.00	20.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	75.00
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2005-2005	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	66.66
HF Wade (SA)	1935-1936	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
CA Walsh (WI)	1996-1997	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	40.00
PF Warner (ENG)	1903-1904	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	60.00
KC Wessels (SA)	1993-1994	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	66.66
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1983	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	33.33
FMM Worrell (WI)	1960-1961	5	1	2	1	1	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	20.00	20.00	0.00	37.50
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1930-1934	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	33.33
A Bacher (SA)	1970-1970	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
Hon.IFW Bligh (ENG)	1882-1883	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2022-2024	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	25.00
AW Carr (ENG)	1926-1926	4	0	0	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
MD Crowe (NZ)	1993-1993	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00
CH Gayle (WI)	2008-2009	4	0	3	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
JDC Goddard (WI)	1951-1952	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	25.00
AW Greig (ENG)	1975-1977	4	0	1	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	0.00
Lord Harris (ENG)	1879-1884	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	66.66
AM Rahane (IND)	2017-2021	4	3	0	0	1	0	-	75.00	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	100.00
A Shaw (ENG)	1881-1882	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
AG Steel (ENG)	1886-1888	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.00	75.00	25.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	75.00
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1996-2000	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	25.00
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1957-1958	4	0	3	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
DL Vettori (NZ)	2008-2010	4	0	4	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1998-1998	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
DS Atkinson (WI)	1955-1955	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	0.00
Babar Azam (PAK)	2022-2022	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00

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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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]