Captaincy Performances - Minimum Tests      Ordered By   Matches Win % Player Country Career Tests Won Lost Drawn Toss Border, A R Australia 1978-1994 93 32 (34.41%) 22 (23.66%) 38 (40.86%) 47 (50.54%) Fleming, S P New Zealand 1994-2008 80 28 (35.00%) 27 (33.75%) 25 (31.25%) 38 (47.50%) Lloyd, C H West Indies 1966-1984 74 36 (48.65%) 12 (16.22%) 26 (35.14%) 35 (47.30%) Smith, G C* South Africa 2002- 67 33 (49.25%) 18 (26.87%) 15 (22.39%) 37 (55.22%) Waugh, S R Australia 1985-2004 57 41 (71.93%) 9 (15.79%) 7 (12.28%) 31 (54.39%) Ranatunga, A Sri Lanka 1982-2000 56 12 (21.43%) 19 (33.93%) 25 (44.64%) 29 (51.79%) Atherton, M A England 1989-2001 54 13 (24.07%) 21 (38.89%) 20 (37.04%) 23 (42.59%) Cronje, W J South Africa 1992-2000 53 27 (50.94%) 11 (20.75%) 15 (28.30%) 22 (41.51%) Ponting, R T* Australia 1995- 53 35 (66.04%) 8 (15.09%) 9 (16.98%) 22 (41.51%) Vaughan, M P* England 1999- 51 26 (50.98%) 11 (21.57%) 14 (27.45%) 24 (47.06%) Richards, I V A West Indies 1974-1991 50 27 (54.00%) 8 (16.00%) 15 (30.00%) 23 (46.00%) Taylor, M A Australia 1989-1999 50 26 (52.00%) 13 (26.00%) 11 (22.00%) 26 (52.00%) Ganguly, S C India 1996-2008 49 21 (42.86%) 13 (26.53%) 15 (30.61%) 21 (42.86%) Chappell, G S Australia 1970-1984 48 21 (43.75%) 13 (27.08%) 14 (29.17%) 29 (60.42%) Imran Khan Pakistan 1971-1992 48 14 (29.17%) 8 (16.67%) 26 (54.17%) 25 (52.08%) Azharuddin, M India 1984-2000 47 14 (29.79%) 14 (29.79%) 19 (40.43%) 29 (61.70%) Gavaskar, S M India 1971-1987 47 9 (19.15%) 8 (17.02%) 30 (63.83%) 22 (46.81%) Lara, B C West Indies 1990-2006 47 10 (21.28%) 26 (55.32%) 11 (23.40%) 20 (42.55%) Hussain, N England 1990-2004 45 17 (37.78%) 15 (33.33%) 13 (28.89%) 19 (42.22%) May, P B H England 1951-1961 41 20 (48.78%) 10 (24.39%) 11 (26.83%) 27 (65.85%) Nawab of Pataudi Jr India 1961-1975 40 9 (22.50%) 19 (47.50%) 12 (30.00%) 20 (50.00%) Simpson, R B Australia 1957-1978 39 12 (30.77%) 12 (30.77%) 15 (38.46%) 19 (48.72%) Sobers, G S A West Indies 1954-1974 39 9 (23.08%) 10 (25.64%) 20 (51.28%) 27 (69.23%) Jayasuriya, S T Sri Lanka 1991-2007 38 18 (47.37%) 12 (31.58%) 8 (21.05%) 25 (65.79%) Gooch, G A England 1975-1995 34 10 (29.41%) 12 (35.29%) 12 (35.29%) 16 (47.06%) Javed Miandad Pakistan 1976-1993 34 14 (41.18%) 6 (17.65%) 14 (41.18%) 12 (35.29%) Kapil Dev India 1978-1994 34 4 (11.76%) 7 (20.59%) 22 (64.71%) 15 (44.12%) Reid, J R New Zealand 1949-1965 34 3 (8.82%) 18 (52.94%) 13 (38.24%) 16 (47.06%) Gower, D I England 1978-1992 32 5 (15.63%) 18 (56.25%) 9 (28.13%) 14 (43.75%) Brearley, J M England 1976-1981 31 18 (58.06%) 4 (12.90%) 9 (29.03%) 13 (41.94%) Illingworth, R England 1958-1973 31 12 (38.71%) 5 (16.13%) 14 (45.16%) 15 (48.39%) Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan 1992-2007 31 11 (35.48%) 10 (32.26%) 10 (32.26%) 15 (48.39%) Chappell, I M Australia 1964-1980 30 15 (50.00%) 5 (16.67%) 10 (33.33%) 17 (56.67%) Dexter, E R England 1958-1968 30 9 (30.00%) 7 (23.33%) 14 (46.67%) 13 (43.33%) Howarth, G P New Zealand 1975-1985 30 11 (36.67%) 7 (23.33%) 12 (40.00%) 17 (56.67%) Benaud, R Australia 1952-1964 28 12 (42.86%) 4 (14.29%) 11 (39.29%) 11 (39.29%) Hughes, K J Australia 1977-1984 28 4 (14.29%) 13 (46.43%) 11 (39.29%) 13 (46.43%) Cowdrey, M C England 1954-1975 27 8 (29.63%) 4 (14.81%) 15 (55.56%) 17 (62.96%) Jayawardene, D P M* Sri Lanka 1997- 26 15 (57.69%) 7 (26.92%) 4 (15.38%) 13 (50.00%) Pollock, S M South Africa 1995-2008 26 14 (53.85%) 5 (19.23%) 7 (26.92%) 9 (34.62%) Dravid, R * India 1996- 25 8 (32.00%) 6 (24.00%) 11 (44.00%) 15 (60.00%) Lawry, W M Australia 1961-1971 25 9 (36.00%) 8 (32.00%) 8 (32.00%) 8 (32.00%) Smith, M J K England 1958-1972 25 5 (20.00%) 3 (12.00%) 17 (68.00%) 10 (40.00%) Tendulkar, S R* India 1989- 25 4 (16.00%) 9 (36.00%) 12 (48.00%) 15 (60.00%) Wasim Akram Pakistan 1985-2002 25 12 (48.00%) 8 (32.00%) 5 (20.00%) 8 (32.00%) Woodfull, W M Australia 1926-1934 25 14 (56.00%) 7 (28.00%) 4 (16.00%) 12 (48.00%) Bradman, D G Australia 1928-1948 24 15 (62.50%) 3 (12.50%) 6 (25.00%) 10 (41.67%) Hassett, A L Australia 1938-1953 24 14 (58.33%) 4 (16.67%) 6 (25.00%) 18 (75.00%) Richardson, R B West Indies 1983-1995 24 11 (45.83%) 6 (25.00%) 7 (29.17%) 12 (50.00%) Gatting, M W England 1978-1995 23 2 (8.70%) 5 (21.74%) 16 (69.57%) 14 (60.87%) Hutton, L England 1937-1955 23 11 (47.83%) 4 (17.39%) 8 (34.78%) 7 (30.43%) Kardar, A H Pakistan 1946-1958 23 6 (26.09%) 6 (26.09%) 11 (47.83%) 10 (43.48%) Bedi, B S India 1966-1979 22 6 (27.27%) 11 (50.00%) 5 (22.73%) 13 (59.09%) Goddard, J D C West Indies 1948-1957 22 8 (36.36%) 7 (31.82%) 7 (31.82%) 12 (54.55%) Hooper, C L West Indies 1987-2002 22 4 (18.18%) 11 (50.00%) 7 (31.82%) 15 (68.18%) MacLaren, A C England 1894-1909 22 4 (18.18%) 11 (50.00%) 7 (31.82%) 11 (50.00%) Walsh, C A West Indies 1984-2001 22 6 (27.27%) 7 (31.82%) 9 (40.91%) 13 (59.09%) Campbell, A D R Zimbabwe 1992-2002 21 2 (9.52%) 12 (57.14%) 7 (33.33%) 15 (71.43%) Darling, J Australia 1894-1905 21 7 (33.33%) 4 (19.05%) 10 (47.62%) 7 (33.33%) Streak, H H Zimbabwe 1993-2005 21 4 (19.05%) 11 (52.38%) 6 (28.57%) 13 (61.90%) Flower, A Zimbabwe 1992-2002 20 1 (5.00%) 10 (50.00%) 9 (45.00%) 10 (50.00%) Hammond, W R England 1927-1947 20 4 (20.00%) 3 (15.00%) 13 (65.00%) 11 (55.00%) No. of Records = 62 Winning Every Toss in 5/6 Match Series Batting/Bowling Performance Comparison (Captain v Not Captain) Captaincy Records and Statistics Menu

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