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Leading leader
Sourav Ganguly did plenty as a batsman, but arguably his contribution as captain was even greater. His record of 21 wins and 13 defeats in 49 Tests gives him a win-loss ratio of 1.61, which is the best among all Indian captains who have led in at least 25 Tests. Dravid is next with a ratio of 1.33.
Even more impressive, though, is Ganguly's record in overseas Tests: in 28 games he led India to 11 wins, which is almost 37% of all overseas victories by the team. (Click here and scroll to the bottom to see the entire list and here for his record as ODI captain.)
Comparing India's captains (Qual: led in at least 25 Tests)
|
Captain |
Tests captained |
Won |
Lost |
Win-loss ratio |
Sourav Ganguly |
49 |
21 |
13 |
1.61 |
Rahul Dravid |
25 |
8 |
6 |
1.33 |
Sunil Gavaskar |
47 |
9 |
8 |
1.12 |
Mohammad Azharuddin |
47 |
14 |
14 |
1.00 |
Kapil Dev |
34 |
4 |
7 |
0.57 |
MAK Pataudi |
40 |
9 |
19 |
0.47 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
25 |
4 |
9 |
0.44 |
Ganguly - In the League of Successful ODI Captains Overall Record
Sl. No. |
Player |
Team |
ODI |
Won |
Lost |
No result |
Tied |
Span Started |
Span Ended |
Win % |
Loss % |
1 |
Border, AR |
Aus |
178 |
107 |
67 |
3 |
1 |
06 Jan 1985 |
08 Apr 1994 |
60.11 |
37.64 |
2 |
Cronje, WJ |
SAf |
138 |
99 |
35 |
3 |
1 |
08 Jan 1994 |
31 Mar 2000 |
71.74 |
25.36 |
3 |
Azharuddin, M |
Ind |
174 |
90 |
76 |
6 |
2 |
01 Mar 1990 |
12 Jun 1999 |
51.72 |
43.68 |
4 |
Ranatunga, A |
SL |
193 |
89 |
95 |
8 |
1 |
29 Oct 1988 |
30 May 1999 |
46.11 |
49.22 |
5 |
Ponting, RT |
Aus |
107 |
82 |
18 |
5 |
2 |
22 Mar 2002 |
10 Dec 2005 |
76.64 |
16.82 |
6 |
Fleming, SP |
NZ |
183 |
79 |
91 |
12 |
1 |
25 Mar 1997 |
06 Nov 2005 |
43.17 |
49.73 |
7 |
Ganguly, SC |
Ind |
147 |
76 |
66 |
5 |
0 |
05 Sep 1999 |
06 Sep 2005 |
51.70 |
44.90 |
8 |
Imran Khan |
Pak |
139 |
75 |
59 |
4 |
1 |
17 Jul 1982 |
25 Mar 1992 |
53.96 |
42.45 |
9 |
Richards, IVA |
WI |
106 |
68 |
36 |
2 |
0 |
30 May 1980 |
27 May 1991 |
64.15 |
33.96 |
10 |
Waugh, SR |
Aus |
106 |
67 |
35 |
1 |
3 |
13 Apr 1997 |
03 Feb 2002 |
63.21 |
33.02 |
11 |
Jayasuriya, ST |
SL |
118 |
66 |
47 |
3 |
2 |
26 Jan 1998 |
07 Apr 2003 |
55.93 |
39.83 |
12 |
Wasim Akram |
Pak |
109 |
66 |
41 |
0 |
2 |
01 Feb 1993 |
04 Feb 2000 |
60.55 |
37.61 |
13 |
Lloyd, CH |
WI |
83 |
63 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
07 Jun 1975 |
06 Mar 1985 |
75.90 |
21.69 |
14 |
Pollock, SM |
Wld |
97 |
60 |
33 |
1 |
3 |
28 Mar 2000 |
09 Oct 2005 |
61.86 |
34.02 |
Ganguly - In the League of Successful ODI Captains – in Foreign Soil
Sl. No |
Player |
Team |
ODI |
Won |
Lost |
No Result |
Tied |
Span started |
Span ended |
Win % |
Lost % |
1 |
WJ Cronje |
SAf |
87 |
60 |
24 |
2 |
1 |
08 Jan 1994 |
31 Mar 2000 |
68.97 |
27.59 |
2 |
CH Lloyd |
WI |
76 |
58 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
07 Jun 1975 |
06 Mar 1985 |
76.32 |
21.05 |
3 |
Sourav Ganguly |
Ind |
111 |
58 |
48 |
5 |
0 |
05 Sep 1999 |
06 Sep 2005 |
52.25 |
43.24 |
4 |
A Ranatunga |
SL |
145 |
57 |
84 |
3 |
1 |
29 Oct 1988 |
30 May 1999 |
39.31 |
57.93 |
5 |
Imran Khan |
Pak |
103 |
54 |
47 |
2 |
0 |
17 Jul 1982 |
25 Mar 1992 |
52.43 |
45.63 |
6 |
RT Ponting |
Aus |
70 |
53 |
12 |
3 |
2 |
22 Mar 2002 |
10 Dec 2005 |
75.71 |
17.14 |
7 |
Wasim Akram |
Pak |
92 |
53 |
37 |
0 |
2 |
01 Feb 1993 |
04 Feb 2000 |
57.61 |
40.22 |
8 |
M Azharuddin |
Ind |
116 |
50 |
59 |
6 |
1 |
01 Mar 1990 |
12 Jun 1999 |
43.10 |
50.86 |
Ganguly - In the League of Successful Test Captains Overall Record
Sl. No. |
Player |
Team |
Test |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
Tied |
Span started |
Span ended |
Win % |
Loss % |
1 |
Waugh, SR |
Aus |
57 |
41 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
05 Mar 1999 |
06 Jan 2004 |
71.93 |
15.79 |
2 |
Lloyd, CH |
WI |
74 |
36 |
12 |
26 |
0 |
22 Nov 1974 |
02 Jan 1985 |
48.65 |
16.22 |
3 |
Border, AR |
Aus |
93 |
32 |
22 |
38 |
1 |
07 Dec 1984 |
29 Mar 1994 |
34.41 |
23.66 |
4 |
Richards, IVA |
WI |
50 |
27 |
8 |
15 |
0 |
07 Aug 1980 |
12 Aug 1991 |
54.00 |
16.00 |
5 |
Cronje, WJ |
SAf |
53 |
27 |
11 |
15 |
0 |
28 Jan 1994 |
06 Mar 2000 |
50.94 |
20.75 |
6 |
Taylor, MA |
Aus |
50 |
26 |
13 |
11 |
0 |
28 Sep 1994 |
05 Jan 1999 |
52.00 |
26.00 |
7 |
Fleming, SP |
NZ |
72 |
25 |
24 |
23 |
0 |
14 Feb 1997 |
17 Aug 2005 |
34.72 |
33.33 |
8 |
Ganguly, SC |
Ind |
49 |
21 |
13 |
15 |
0 |
10 Nov 2000 |
22 Sep 2005 |
42.86 |
26.53 |
9 |
Chappell, GS |
Aus |
48 |
21 |
13 |
14 |
0 |
28 Nov 1975 |
26 Apr 1983 |
43.75 |
27.08 |
10 |
May, PBH |
Eng |
41 |
20 |
10 |
11 |
0 |
09 Jun 1955 |
22 Aug 1961 |
48.78 |
24.39 |
11 |
Vaughan, MP |
Eng |
33 |
19 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
31 Jul 2003 |
03 Dec 2005 |
57.58 |
18.18 |
12 |
Jayasuriya, ST |
SL |
38 |
18 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
09 Sep 1999 |
10 Nov 2002 |
47.37 |
31.58 |
13 |
Brearley, JM |
Eng |
31 |
18 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
16 Jun 1977 |
01 Sep 1981 |
58.06 |
12.90 |
14 |
Hussain, N |
Eng |
45 |
17 |
15 |
13 |
0 |
01 Jul 1999 |
28 Jul 2003 |
37.78 |
33.33 |
15 |
Bradman, DG |
Aus |
24 |
15 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
04 Dec 1936 |
18 Aug 1948 |
62.50 |
12.50 |
16 |
Ponting, RT |
Aus |
22 |
15 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
08 Mar 2004 |
29 Nov 2005 |
68.18 |
13.64 |
17 |
Chappell, IM |
Aus |
30 |
15 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
12 Feb 1971 |
03 Sep 1975 |
50.00 |
16.67 |
Ganguly - In the League of Successful Test Captains in Foreign Soil
Sl. No. |
Player |
Team |
Test |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
Tied |
Span started |
Span ended |
Win % |
Lost % |
1 |
CH Lloyd |
WI |
50 |
23 |
10 |
17 |
0 |
22 Nov 1974 |
02 Jan 1985 |
46.00 |
20.00 |
2 |
SR Waugh |
Aus |
28 |
19 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
05 Mar 1999 |
13 May 2003 |
67.86 |
25.00 |
3 |
AR Border |
Aus |
42 |
13 |
11 |
17 |
1 |
13 Jun 1985 |
29 Mar 1994 |
30.95 |
26.19 |
4 |
IVA Richards |
WI |
26 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
07 Aug 1980 |
12 Aug 1991 |
46.15 |
23.08 |
5 |
*Sourav Ganguly |
Ind |
28 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
10 Nov 2000 |
22 Sep 2005 |
39.29 |
35.71 |
6 |
*SP Fleming |
NZ |
39 |
10 |
14 |
15 |
0 |
18 Sep 1997 |
17 Aug 2005 |
25.64 |
35.90 |
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