The role of a captain is the most important in the game of cricket. From the toss to post-match handshakes, the captain oversees all such activities effectively. But, even though the role of captain seems quite attractive, it is one of the most demanding responsibilities any player has to bear during their tenure as captain. Moreover, due to the extra pressure of being a captain, some of the player’s performances eventually drop off by a little compared to their previous records. Hence, being a consistent player while looking after a single team handled is something only some cricketers can deliver match after match.
That is why here in this article, we have mentioned a list of cricketers who registered the best winning percentage when they served as captain of their national team:
| Rank | Player | Matches | Win% |
| 1 | Ricky Ponting | 29 | 92.85 |
| 2 | Clive Lloyd | 17 | 88.23 |
| 3 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 17 | 85.29 |
| 4 | Sourav Ganguly | 11 | 81.82 |
| 5 | Hansie Cronje | 15 | 76.66 |
- Ricky Ponting
If you consider yourself a big cricket fan. The name Ricky Ponting might be pretty common. During his time as captain of the Australian team, Ricky Ponting instigated fear among all the opponents who faced them in any format of cricket whatsoever. The ruthlessness and fearsome attitude of all Australian players when Ricky Ponting served as captain was one of the known qualities of that team. Moreover, due to such extreme talent in a single squad, Ricky Ponting could effectively stack up a win percentage of 92.85 in just 29 matches.
- Clive Llyod
West Indies took the first two titles of the world cup for their country and were led by the excellent captainship of Clive Lloyd. He was the captain of the national team from 1974 to 1985, during which he made the team of West Indies one of the most dangerous cricket teams that every other country shivered by the name of them. Clive Lloyd took his team to three world cup finals in which he came back a winner from two while losing one in 1983 against India at Lords. The sheer dominance and aura Clive Lloyd brought were not comparable to other players during his time.
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
After Kapil Dev, Mahendra Singh Dhoni brought the only second title for team India during the world cup of 2011. Most famously, many cricket fans worldwide even refer to Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain cool because he stayed calm even if the match turned tense for all the players or fans around him. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a wicketkeeper-batsman who possessed some excellent skills behind the wicket, which brought so many dismissals for the spin bowlers who used trickery in most of the instances while delivering.
- Sourav Ganguly
Before Mahendra Singh Dhoni took over the reins as a captain of world cups for team India, Sourav Ganguly oversaw all the work efficiently. Nowadays, Sourav Ganguly is serving as the president of BCCI and is considered the lawful head of all cricket operations that go around in the country.
Sourav Ganguly played his part in three major world cups in which he performed pretty handsomely while also captaining his side for the 2003 world cup. Unfortunately, India could not cross the finish line as they succumbed to an embarrassing loss to the all-mighty Australian team in their golden era.
- Hansie Cronje
The South African national has been unable to succeed in the world cup till this day which can be heavily towards the captain who oversees all the team activities effectively. But, under the captaincy of Hansie Cronje, the South African national team could fight against prominent opponents and dominate the majority of the games in which they played. Hansie Cronje finished with a 76.66 winning average during his tenure as captain of the South African national team.
If you are a good player, then the chances of becoming a captain could be much higher than other players in your squad. However, winning the matches would only matter if you were captain as it would the time in which you delivered the team some match-winning tactical instigation.
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