Most Tests Played As Captain
| Tenure | Capt | Career | |||
| 1 | 
| GC Smith (SAf) | 2003-14 | 109 | 117 |
| 2 | 
| AR Border (Aus) | 1984-94 | 93 | 156 |
| 3 | 
| SP Fleming (NZ) | 1997-2006 | 80 | 111 |
| 4 |
| RT Ponting (Aus) | 2004-10 | 77 | 168 |
| 5 | 
| CH Lloyd (WI) | 1974-84 | 74 | 110 |
| 6 | 
| V Kohli (Ind) | 2014-22 | 68 | 123 |
| 7 | 
| JE Root (Eng) | 2017-22 | 64 | 152 |
| 8 |
| MS Dhoni (Ind) | 2008-14 | 60 | 90 |
| 9 |
| AN Cook (Eng) | 2010-16 | 59 | 161 |
| 10 |
| SR Waugh (Aus) | 1999-2004 | 57 | 168 |
| 11 | 
| A Ranatunga (SL) | 1989-99 | 56 | 93 |
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| Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) | 2010-17 | 56 | 75 |
| 13 |
| MA Atherton (Eng) | 1993-2001 | 54 | 115 |
| 14 |
| WJ Cronje (SAf) | 1994-2000 | 53 | 68 |
| 15 |
| MP Vaughan (Eng) | 2003-08 | 51 | 82 |
| 16 |
| IVA Richards (WI) | 1980-91 | 50 | 121 |
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| MA Taylor (Aus) | 1994-99 | 50 | 104 |
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| AJ Strauss (Eng) | 2006-12 | 50 | 100 |
| 19 |
| SC Ganguly (Ind) | 2000-05 | 49 | 113 |
| 20 |
| GS Chappell (Aus) | 1975-83 | 48 | 87 |
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| Imran Khan (Pak) | 1982-92 | 48 | 88 |
| 22 |
| SM Gavaskar (Ind) | 1976-85 | 47 | 125 |
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| M Azharuddin (Ind) | 1990-99 | 47 | 99 |
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| BC Lara (WI) | 1997-2006 | 47 | 131 |
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| MJ Clarke (Aus) | 2011-15 | 47 | 115 |
| 26 |
| N Hussain (Eng) | 1999-2003 | 45 | 96 |
| 27 |
| PBH May (Eng) | 1955-61 | 41 | 66 |
| 28 |
| MAK Pataudi (Ind) | 1962-75 | 40 | 46 |
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| KS Williamson (NZ) | 2016-22 | 40 | 105 |
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| SPD Smith (Aus) | 2014-25 | 40 | 116 |
Bold = appeared less than 3 years ago.
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