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Most consecutive matches as captain

RankPlayerTeamMatFromUntil
🥇 1
AR BorderAustralia937 Dec 198425 Mar 1994
🥈 2
RT PontingAustralia733 Nov 200426 Dec 2010
🥉 3
SP FlemingNew Zealand651 Jul 199915 Dec 2006
4
AN CookEngland5715 Nov 201216 Dec 2016
5
MA AthertonEngland525 Aug 199320 Mar 1998
6
MA TaylorAustralia5028 Sep 19942 Jan 1999
7
GC SmithSouth Africa4016 Dec 20091 Mar 2014
8
GS SobersWest Indies393 Mar 196520 Apr 1972
8
JE RootEngland396 Jul 201724 Jan 2020
10
ST JayasuriyaSri Lanka389 Sep 19998 Nov 2002
11
M AzharuddinIndia372 Feb 19904 Jul 1996
12
GC SmithSouth Africa3624 Apr 200324 Mar 2006
13
PBH MayEngland359 Jun 19552 Jul 1959
13
Misbah-ul-HaqPakistan3530 Jun 201217 Nov 2016
15
JR ReidNew Zealand3418 Feb 19568 Jul 1965
15
KC BrathwaiteWest Indies343 Feb 202125 Jan 2025
17
SC GangulyIndia3310 Nov 20008 Oct 2003
18
DL VettoriNew Zealand328 Nov 200715 Jan 2011
19
BB McCullumNew Zealand312 Jan 201320 Feb 2016
19
AD MathewsSri Lanka318 Mar 201313 Aug 2016
19
SPD SmithAustralia315 Nov 201522 Mar 2018
22
IM ChappellAustralia3012 Feb 197128 Aug 1975
22
SR WaughAustralia3023 Aug 20012 Jan 2004
22
DJG SammyWest Indies3015 Nov 201019 Dec 2013
25
CH LloydWest Indies2922 Nov 197417 Mar 1978
25
GC SmithSouth Africa2915 Dec 20066 Mar 2009
25
AJ StraussEngland2927 May 201016 Aug 2012
28
A RanatungaSri Lanka2817 Aug 199226 Dec 1995
28
DPMD JayawardeneSri Lanka2828 Feb 20061 Mar 2009
30
MS DhoniIndia2724 Jan 201013 Jan 2012
30
Mushfiqur RahimBangladesh2721 Oct 201112 Jan 2017
32
WJ CronjeSouth Africa2625 Nov 199430 Jan 1998
32
WJ CronjeSouth Africa2626 Feb 19982 Mar 2000
32
BA StokesEngland262 Jun 202226 Jul 2024
35
WM WoodfullAustralia2513 Jun 193018 Aug 1934
35
R IllingworthEngland2512 Jun 196910 Aug 1972
35
DI GowerEngland2512 Mar 19845 Jun 1986
35
V KohliIndia256 Jan 201516 Mar 2017
35
KS WilliamsonNew Zealand258 Oct 201626 Dec 2019
35
JE RootEngland2516 Jul 202024 Mar 2022
41
MJ ClarkeAustralia243 Jan 201114 Mar 2013
42
AH KardarPakistan2316 Oct 195226 Mar 1958
42
CH LloydWest Indies2324 Nov 19802 Mar 1984
42
MW GattingEngland2319 Jun 19862 Jun 1988
42
N HussainEngland2316 Aug 200124 Jul 2003
42
TD PaineAustralia2330 Mar 201815 Jan 2021
47
BS BediIndia225 Feb 197614 Nov 1978
47
SM GavaskarIndia222 Jan 198130 Jan 1983
47
A RanatungaSri Lanka2211 Sep 199624 Feb 1999
47
CL HooperWest Indies229 Mar 200130 Oct 2002
47
BC LaraWest Indies2210 Apr 200319 Aug 2004
52
Nawab of PataudiIndia2123 Mar 196213 Jul 1967
52
SM PollockSouth Africa2120 Jul 20002 Jan 2002
52
MS DhoniIndia2123 Aug 201215 Aug 2014
52
JO HolderWest Indies2114 Oct 20151 Dec 2017
52
V KohliIndia211 Aug 201817 Dec 2020
57
MJK SmithEngland204 Dec 19642 Jun 1966
57
WM LawryAustralia2022 Aug 196829 Jan 1971
57
JM BrearleyEngland201 Jun 197815 Feb 1980
57
N Kapil DevIndia2030 Aug 198513 Mar 1987
57
Babar AzamPakistan2026 Jan 202124 Jul 2023
57
FDM KarunaratneSri Lanka2021 Mar 202124 Jul 2023
63
WR HammondEngland1910 Jun 193831 Jan 1947
63
R BenaudAustralia195 Dec 19588 Jun 1961
63
RB SimpsonAustralia191 Jan 196414 May 1965
63
GT DowlingNew Zealand1922 Feb 19689 Mar 1972
63
GP HowarthNew Zealand1926 Dec 198024 Mar 1984
63
IVA RichardsWest Indies1929 Mar 198511 Jan 1988
63
GA GoochEngland1926 Dec 199029 Jan 1993
63
ADR CampbellZimbabwe1911 Sep 199629 Oct 1999
63
SR WaughAustralia195 Mar 19991 Dec 2000
63
RG SharmaIndia199 Feb 20231 Nov 2024
73
HW TaylorSouth Africa1813 Dec 191316 Aug 1924
73
FCM AlexanderWest Indies1817 Jan 195825 Mar 1960
73
LRD MendisSri Lanka1822 Apr 198316 Apr 1987
73
MP VaughanEngland183 Jun 20048 Sep 2005
73
R DravidIndia1813 Jan 20069 Aug 2007
73
MP VaughanEngland1825 May 200730 Jul 2008
73
PJ CumminsAustralia187 Jun 20233 Jan 2025
80
BE CongdonNew Zealand1723 Mar 197228 Feb 1975
80
GS ChappellAustralia1728 Nov 197525 Aug 1977
80
IVA RichardsWest Indies1714 Apr 198824 Feb 1990
80
KR RutherfordNew Zealand1726 Nov 199318 Mar 1995
80
SR TendulkarIndia1710 Oct 19963 Dec 1997
80
BC LaraWest Indies1729 Jan 199826 Dec 1999
80
MS AtapattuSri Lanka176 May 200418 Dec 2005
80
Mominul HaqueBangladesh1714 Nov 201923 May 2022
88
AL WadekarIndia1618 Feb 19714 Jul 1974
88
GS ChappellAustralia161 Dec 19797 Feb 1981
88
Imran KhanPakistan1623 Feb 19866 Aug 1987
88
Waqar YounisPakistan1617 May 20012 Jan 2003
88
AJ StraussEngland164 Feb 200914 Jan 2010
88
MJ ClarkeAustralia1610 Jul 20139 Dec 2014
94
DG BradmanAustralia1529 Nov 194614 Aug 1948
94
AD NourseSouth Africa1516 Dec 194816 Aug 1951
94
JDC GoddardWest Indies153 Mar 194831 Dec 1951
94
L HuttonEngland155 Jun 195210 Jun 1954
94
IWG JohnsonAustralia1531 Dec 195419 Oct 1956
94
ER DexterEngland1526 Jul 196222 Aug 1963
94
FMM WorrellWest Indies159 Dec 196022 Aug 1963
94
Nawab of PataudiIndia1530 Dec 196724 Dec 1969
94
SP FlemingNew Zealand1514 Feb 19972 Jan 1999
94
JC AdamsWest Indies1516 Mar 20002 Jan 2001
94
Misbah-ul-HaqPakistan1512 Nov 20103 Feb 2012
94
D ElgarSouth Africa1510 Jun 20214 Jan 2023

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