Stats: Players with most matches as captain
The captain plays an important role in every match, as he has to take all the decisions on the ground himself and lead the team. Let’s take a look at the top 10 players who have captained an international team in most matches.
PLAYER | MATCHES | WON | LOST | WIN % |
RT Ponting (Aus) | 324 | 220 | 77 | 67.90 |
SP Fleming (NZ) | 303 | 128 | 135 | 42.24 |
GC Smith (SA) | 279 | 160 | 86 | 57.34 |
AR Border (Aus) | 271 | 139 | 89 | 51.29 |
A Ranatunga (SL) | 249 | 101 | 114 | 40.56 |
Azharuddin (Ind) | 221 | 104 | 90 | 47.05 |
MS Dhoni (Ind) | 220 | 118 | 78 | 53.63 |
SC Ganguly (Ind) | 196 | 97 | 79 | 49.48 |
WJ Cronje (SA) | 191 | 126 | 46 | 65.96 |
I Khan (Pak) | 187 | 89 | 67 | 47.59 |
(These are combined stats of Tests, ODIs and T20s. Stats accurate till March 2, 2013)