Top 10 Players with most matches as captain in career

Top 10 Players with most matches as captain in career

Playing the game of cricket on a professional level and being successful in it is a tough job what is more to lead a full squad. However there exist some cricketers who are born to be the leaders or captains in terms of cricket. Not all captains are natural born leaders though some of them groom themselves into one and lead their side in most matches as captain. Australian cricket team however has been rich in producing the skippers. History remembers the great Aussies loaded with number of most successful captains in cricket world. Let the legends aside, even David Warner of the Australian side has recently proved how much team Australia is capable of leadership.

One of the best openers in the world led his IP side this year and the whole world was surprised to see the progress he made as a captain. Leading Sun Risers Hyderabad, David Warner won the first ever IPL title courtesy his batting and leading skills. Similar is the case with Steve Smith who at a very young age is leading one of the best side in the world. In fact it is their grass root system that nourishes the hidden potential in players so they come up as great leaders. However as earlier stated some players are born to lead. Example is the Indian limited overs skipper MS Dhoni. As a matter of fact Dhoni is the player with most matches as captain in his career.

To be more precise, both MS Dhoni and Ricky Ponting have led their teams in equal number of games i.e. 324. But as Ricky Ponting has announced his departure from competitive cricket, MS Dhoni is the clear winner in most matches as captain race. Stephen Fleming, G Smith, Allan Border, there are so many great names on the list. However all of them are below MS Dhoni both in number of matches played and trophies won. The full list of players with most matches as captain is as under.

Top 10 Players with most matches as captain in career

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw
MS Dhoni (India)	2007-2016	324	175	117	5	15
RT Ponting (Aus/ICC)	2002-2012	324	220	77	2	13
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2007	303	128	135	2	25
GC Smith (Afr/ICC/SA)	2003-2014	286	163	89	1	27
AR Border (Aus)	1984-1994	271	139	89	2	38
A Ranatunga (SL)	1988-1999	249	101	114	1	25
M Azharuddin (India)	1990-1999	221	104	90	2	19
SC Ganguly (Asia/India)	1999-2005	196	97	79	0	15
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-2000	191	126	46	1	15
Imran Khan (Pak)	1982-1992	187	89	67	1	26