The glorious history of international cricket, which spans over decades, has witnessed numerous legendary cricketers who have dominated the opponent teams and have played a crucial role in leading their respective teams to a glorious streak of victories across all three formats from the front. While it is considered to be one of the most decorated achievements for a majority of international cricketers to be crowned as the skipper of even one of the three formats of international cricket, a few legendary cricketing stalwarts have created history and have fearlessly led their respective teams as the trailblazing captains across all formats of international cricket.
Have you ever wondered about the top four cricketers who have captained their teams in all three formats of international cricket? Well, let’s find out.
In this article we will take a look at the top four cricketers who have been selected as the skippers of their teams in all the three formats.
Top 4 Cricketers Who Captained in All Three Formats
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Faf du Plessis
The iconic South African cricketer and former captain of the South Africa national cricket team, Faf du Plessis, is at the first spot in our list of the top four cricketers who have captained their squad across all three formats of international cricket. Widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential top-order batsmen in the history of international cricket, Faf du Plessis was officially appointed as the full-time T20I captain of the South African squad in February 2013.
A couple of years later in 2016, Faf du Plessis also took over AB de Villiers as the test captain of the South African national cricket team. Moreover, in 2017, Faf du Plessis was officially appointed as the full-time skipper of the South African national cricket team in the One-Day internationals. As a skipper, Faf du Plessis played a total of 36 tests, 39 ODIs and 40 T20 internationals.
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Babar Azam
At the second spot in our list of the top four cricketers who have been selected as the skippers of their teams in all the three formats, we have the Pakistani international cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national team, Babar Azam.
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Often hailed as one of the most decorated and influential batsmen in the history of international cricket, Babar Azam was appointed as the captain of Pakistan’s T20I squad in 2019 and was crowned as the skipper of all the three formats of international cricket in 2020 owing to his unmatched exploits on the field and his unbeaten ability to lead the Pakistan’s national cricket team to a spine-chilling streak of victories across all the three formats of international cricket. As a skipper, Babar Azam has successfully led Pakistan’s national cricket team to a record total of 8 test victories, 12 ODI triumphs and 45 T20I wins throughout his star-studded career so far.
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Virat Kohli
Next, at the third spot in our list of the top four cricketers who captained their squad across all three formats of international cricket, we have the trailblazing Indian international cricketer, Virat Kohli. Often hailed as one of the most successful and influential cricketers in the world, Virat Kohli has led the Indian national cricket team from the front as a skipper across all formats of international cricket including Test, One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and T20 internationals (T20Is).
The Indian cricketing sensation, Virat Kohli, played a total of 68 test matches, 50 T20I matches and 95 ODIs as a captain throughout his star-studded international cricketing career, making him one of the most successful and influential skippers in the history of international cricket which spans over decades.
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Ricky Ponting
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four cricketers who have been selected as the skippers of their teams in all the three formats, we have the Australian former international cricketer and current coach and commentator, Ricky Ponting, who is widely regarded as one of the most successful cricketers of all-time. In addition to being one of the most prolific batsmen in the world, Ricky Ponting has also established himself as one of the most influential captains in the history of international cricket.
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Ricky Ponting’s captaincy tenure lasted from 2002 till 2012, and he played a total of 77 test matches, 230 ODIs and 17 T20Is as a captain. Under Ricky Ponting’s path-breaking captaincy, Australia clinched two ICC Cricket World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007. Additionally, Ricky Ponting also led Australia to two ICC Champions Trophy wins in 2006 and 2009, making him one of the most successful captains to ever lead Australia in the arena of international cricket.
