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
