Most Matches as Captain in World Cup
Ricky Ponting world cup captain
Ricky Ponting of Australia played most matches as the captain in World Cup. He is also the most successful captain in terms of winning percentage. He played 29 matches as a captain and won 92.85% matches. Australia won 2 world cup titles under his captainship.
Top ten captains (in terms of number of matches) complete list in world cup is as follows:
Most Matches as Captain in World Cup Captain Team Matches Win Loss Tied NR % Ricky Ponting (2003-11) AUS 29 26 2 0 1 92.85 SP Fleming (1999-2007) NZ 27 16 10 0 1 61.53 M Azharuddin (1992-99) IND 23 10 12 0 1 45.45 Imran Khan (1983-92) PAK 22 14 8 0 0 63.63 CH Lloyd (1975-83) WI 17 15 2 0 0 88.23 GC Smith (2007-11) SA 17 11 6 0 0 64.70 AR Border (1987-92) AUS 16 11 5 0 0 68.75 WJ Cronje (1996-99) SA 15 11 3 1 0 76.66 Kapil Dev (1983-87) IND 15 11 4 0 0 73.33 Wasim Akram (1996-99) PAK 15 10 5 0 0 66.66