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)