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Captaincy Records and Statistics - Test Cricket
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Most Consecutive Matches as Captain
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Player
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Country
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Career
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Tests
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From
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To
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Border, A R
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Australia
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1978-1994
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93
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07/12/1984
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25/03/1994
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Ponting, R T
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Australia
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1995-2012
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73
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03/11/2004
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26/12/2010
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Fleming, S P
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New Zealand
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1994-2008
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65
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01/07/1999
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15/12/2006
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Cook, A N
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England
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2006-2018
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57
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15/11/2012
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16/12/2016
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Atherton, M A
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England
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1989-2001
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52
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05/08/1993
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21/03/1998
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Taylor, M A
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Australia
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1989-1999
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50
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28/09/1994
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02/01/1999
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Smith, G C
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South Africa
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2002-2014
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40
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16/12/2009
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01/03/2014
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Root, J E*
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England
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2012-
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39
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06/07/2017
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24/01/2020
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Sobers, G S A
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West Indies
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1954-1974
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39
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03/03/1965
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20/04/1972
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Jayasuriya, S T
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Sri Lanka
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1991-2007
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38
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09/09/1999
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08/11/2002
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Azharuddin, M
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India
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1984-2000
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37
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02/02/1990
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04/07/1996
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Smith, G C
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South Africa
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2002-2014
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37
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14/10/2005
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24/03/2006
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May, P B H
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England
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1951-1961
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35
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09/06/1955
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02/07/1959
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Misbah-ul-Haq
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Pakistan
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2001-2017
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35
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30/06/2012
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17/11/2016
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Reid, J R
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New Zealand
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1949-1965
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34
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18/02/1956
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08/07/1965
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Ganguly, S C
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India
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1996-2008
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33
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10/11/2000
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08/10/2003
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Vettori, D L
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New Zealand
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1997-2014
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32
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08/11/2007
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15/01/2011
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Mathews, A D*
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Sri Lanka
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2009-
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31
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08/03/2013
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13/08/2016
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McCullum, B B
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New Zealand
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2004-2016
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31
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02/01/2013
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20/02/2016
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Smith, S P D*
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Australia
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2010-
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31
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05/11/2015
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22/03/2018
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Chappell, I M
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Australia
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1964-1980
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30
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12/02/1971
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28/08/1975
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Sammy, D J G
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West Indies
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2007-2013
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30
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15/11/2010
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19/12/2013
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Waugh, S R
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Australia
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1985-2004
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30
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23/08/2001
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02/01/2004
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Lloyd, C H
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West Indies
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1966-1984
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29
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22/11/1974
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17/03/1978
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Smith, G C
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South Africa
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2002-2014
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29
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15/12/2006
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06/03/2009
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Strauss, A J
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England
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2004-2012
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29
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27/05/2010
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16/08/2012
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Jayawardene, D P M D
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Sri Lanka
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1997-2014
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28
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28/02/2006
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01/03/2009
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Ranatunga, A
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Sri Lanka
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1982-2000
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28
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17/08/1992
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26/12/1995
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Dhoni, M S
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India
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2005-2014
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27
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24/01/2010
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13/01/2012
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Mushfiqur Rahim*
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Bangladesh
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2005-
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27
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21/10/2011
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12/01/2017
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Cronje, W J
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South Africa
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1992-2000
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26
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25/11/1994
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30/01/1998
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Cronje, W J
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South Africa
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1992-2000
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26
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26/02/1998
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02/03/2000
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No. of Records = 32
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