Stats: Most matches as captain in international cricket

Ricky Ponting (centre)

Here is a list of players who have captained the most number of matches in international cricket. Former Australian player Ricky Ponting, who had the best career statistically as an international captain – winning percentage of 67.90, is at the top of the list, having captained his team in 324 matches. He is followed by Stephen Fleming and Graeme Smith at second and third spots, respectively.

Indian captain MS Dhoni, at an age of 33, has a realistic chance of breaking the world record considering the fact that he isn’t going to step down or forced to quit irrespective of the results of the team at least till the 2015 World Cup.

Player	Country	No.of Matches
Ricky Ponting	Australia	324
Stephen Fleming	New Zealand	303
Graeme Smith	South Africa	286
Allan Border	Australia	271
MS Dhoni	India	261
Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	249
Mohammad Azharuddin	India	221
Sourav Ganguly	India	196
Hansie Cronje	South Africa	191
Imran Khan	Pakistan	187

Note: Stats updated till 13 July 2014