Stats: 10 most successful ODI captains of all time

Ricky Ponting with his two World Cup trophies as a captain

Australia’s Ricky Ponting leads the chart of most successful One-Day International (ODI) captains, followed by South African Hansie Cronje and his compatriot Steve Waugh. The ranks were given on the basis of players leading his team in minimum 100 matches as a captain.

Interestingly, Ponting is also the player who has captained a side for the most number of ODI matches (230) ever, which is another record. India’s most successful captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains the only player in the list who is yet to retire and is still leading his team.

Here are the 10 most successful ODI captains of all time:

Captain	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Winning %
Ricky Ponting (Aus)	2002-2012	230	165	51	76.14
Hansie Cronje (SA)	1994-2000	138	99	35	73.70
Steve Waugh (Aus)	1997-2002	106	67	35	65.23
Vivian Richards (WI)	1980-1991	105	67	36	65.04
Graeme Smith (SA)	2003-2011	150	92	51	64.23
Wasim Akram (Pak)	1993-2000	109	66	41	61.46
Allan Border (Aus)	1985-1994	178	107	67	61.42
MS Dhoni (Ind)	2007-2015	178	100	63	61.07
Mahela Jayawardene (SL)	2004-2013	129	71	49	59.09
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)	1998-2003	118	66	47	58.26

*Stats updated till June 4, 2015