<strong>Team&#8217;s with most Hundreds scored by captain&#8217;s in ODI cricket:</strong> Pakistan captain Azhar Ali’s century against Bangladesh was the first ODI century scored by a Pakistani ODI captain in five years. The last one to do so was Shahid Afridi in 2010 while the captain in between Misbah-ul-Haq hasn’t registered an ODI ton. Pakistan&#8217;s ODI captains have a combined total of 11 centuries in ODIs, the least by the top 8 countries. Here is the list of top 10 Team&#8217;s with most Hundreds scored by captain&#8217;s in ODI cricket:

<strong>10. Bangladesh &#8211; 5:</strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/11/Mushfiqur-Rahim.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-7047" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim" width="640" height="440" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-7047" class="wp-caption-text">Bangladeshi Captains&#8217; have scored 5 centuries in ODIs. (Photo Source: AFP)</figcaption>

Bangladesh are in the tenth spot in the list as their captains have scored just five centuries between them during their tenure. The list includes Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, and Mushfiqur Rahim. It was started by Ashraful in 2008 Asia Cup when he scored a 109 off 126 balls against UAE at Lahore.

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<strong>9. Zimbabwe &#8211; 9:<br></strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/02/Alistair-Campbell.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-12613 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Alistair-Campbell.jpg" alt="Alistair Campbell" width="391" height="440" sizes="(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12613" class="wp-caption-text">Zimbabwe with 9 centuries from their ODI captains. (Photo Source: ESPNcricinfo Ltd)</figcaption>

Next in the list is Zimbabwe with 9 centuries from their ODI captains. Alastair Campbell was the first to do so when he scored a 145 ball 102 against Australia at Ahmedabad. Alastair has two while Brendon Taylor has five tons to their names. And present Zimbabwe skipper Elton Chigumbura has 2 in his name.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/12/Shahid-Afridi11.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-8628" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shahid-Afridi11.jpg" alt="Shahid Afridi" width="640" height="424" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-8628" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistani&#8217;s Captains&#8217; have scored 11 centuries in ODIs.(Photo Source: AFP)</figcaption>

Interestingly, before Azhar Ali scored a century against Bangladesh., the last Pakistani ODI captain to score a hundred was during the 2010 Asia Cup when Shahid scored a 100 against Bangladesh. Since then Misbah-ul-Haq was their skipper and he doesn’t have an ODI ton to his name. As many as 9 Pakistani ODI captains have scored a combine d total of 11 centuries during their tenure. Apart from Ali, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ameer Sohail, Rameez Raja, Imran Khan, Saeed Anwar were a part of the list.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/02/Andrew-Strauss.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-12555" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Andrew-Strauss.jpg" alt="Andrew Strauss" width="397" height="531" sizes="(max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12555" class="wp-caption-text">England is next in the list with 18 centuries from 10 captains. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

England is next in the list with 17 centuries from 9 captains. David Gower was the first to do so and is followed by Graham Gooch, Naseer Hussain, Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan etc. Andrew Strauss’ 158 against India at Bangalore is the highest score by an English captain in ODIs.

<strong>6. West Indies &#8211; 18:</strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/01/Brian-Lara.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-9158" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Brian-Lara.jpg" alt="Brian Lara" width="331" height="607" sizes="(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9158" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies, with 8 captains scoring 18 centuries during their tenure comes in the sixth spot.(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

West Indies, with 8 captains scoring 18 centuries during their tenure comes in the sixth spot. Clive Lloyd, Sir Viv Richards, Richie Richardson, Brian Lara, Carl Hooper, Chris Gayle, Jimmy Adams, and Desmond Haynes complete the list. Richards’ 125 ball 181 was the highest ever score by a West Indian captain.

<strong>5. New Zealand &#8211; 19:</strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/03/New-Zealand-vs-Afg-ICC-Cricket-World-Cup-2015.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-13532 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/New-Zealand-vs-Afg-ICC-Cricket-World-Cup-2015.jpg" alt="Brendon McCullum " width="594" height="396" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13532" class="wp-caption-text">New Zealand are fifth in the list of centuries scored by their ODI captains with 19 from 9 captains. (© Getty Images)</figcaption>

New Zealand are fifth in the list of centuries scored by their ODI captains with 19 from 9 captains. Glenn Turner was the first to do so and the likes of Stephan Fleming, John Wright, Martin Crowe, Jeff Crowe, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum, Ken Rutherford and Kane Williamson are the other names in the list. In spite of being on par with South Africa, the Proteas with a better average (257 compared to Kiwis’ 217) end up fourth in the list.

<strong>4. Sri Lanka &#8211; 21:</strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/11/Mahela-Jayawardene-e1424866039162.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-6874" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mahela-Jayawardene-e1424866039162.jpg" alt="Mahela Jayawardene" width="384" height="522" sizes="(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6874" class="wp-caption-text">Sri Lanka end up third in the list of captains with most ODI hundreds as 21 hundreds. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption>

Sri Lanka end up third in the list of captains with most ODI hundreds as 21 hundreds were scored by their 7 captains till date. Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Mathews are the captains to do so. Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 is the highest score by a Sri Lankan captain.

<strong>3. South Africa &#8211; 22:</strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/02/Ab-de-Villiers-vs-WI-in-WC-2015.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-12768 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ab-de-Villiers-vs-WI-in-WC-2015.jpg" alt="Ab De Villiers" width="594" height="401" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12768" class="wp-caption-text">South Africa are in the fourth spot with 22 centuries being scored by just 4 captains during their tenure. (© Getty Images)</figcaption>

South Africa are in the fourth spot with 22 centuries being scored by just 4 captains during their tenure. It was started by Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla followed Biff to enter the list. De Villiers’ unbeaten 162 against West Indies in the recently concluded 2015 World Cup is the highest ever score by a South African Captain. With 116, the South Africans have the highest strike-rate all the countries.

<strong>2. India &#8211; 39:<br></strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/03/MS-Dhoni-CWC-15.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-14866 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-CWC-15.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="594" height="456" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14866" class="wp-caption-text">India tops the list with 39 ODI centuries by their 11 ODI captains. (© Getty Images)</figcaption>

India tops the list with 39 ODI centuries by their 11 ODI captains. Kapil Dev was the first to do so and the likes of Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Mohammad Azharuddin, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikanth followed him. Virender Sehwag’s 219 is the highest score among all the ODI captains to have scored a ton.

<strong>1. Australia &#8211; 40:</strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/10/RT-Ponting-e1413296957899.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-6442 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/RT-Ponting-e1413296957899.jpg" alt="Ricky Ponting" width="397" height="295" sizes="(max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6442" class="wp-caption-text">Australia, with 40 centuries among their 10 ODI captains.(Photo Source: Zimbo)</figcaption>

Australia, with 40 centuries among their 10 ODI captains come in the second place and are tied with India with the same number of tins. India finish ahead of the Aussies courtesy a better average among their captains while scoring a century. Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor, Alan Border, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Dean Jones, George Bailey and Steve Smith are the captains to have scored a century with Ponting’s 164 against South Africa at Johannesburg is the highest.

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<em><strong>(All Stats Updated Till 15th January 2016)</strong></em>

<p><strong>Team’s with most Hundreds scored by captain’s in ODI cricket:</strong> Pakistan captain Azhar Ali’s century against Bangladesh was the first ODI century scored by a Pakistani ODI captain in five years. The last one to do so was Shahid Afridi in 2010 while the captain in between Misbah-ul-Haq hasn’t registered an ODI ton. Pakistan’s ODI captains have a combined total of 11 centuries in ODIs, the least by the top 8 countries.&nbsp;Here is the list of top 10 Team’s with most Hundreds scored by captain’s in ODI cricket:</p>
<h4><strong>10. Bangladesh – 5:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_7047" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7047" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/11/Mushfiqur-Rahim.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-7047" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim" width="640" height="440" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-7047" class="wp-caption-text">Bangladeshi Captains’ have scored 5 centuries in ODIs. (Photo Source: AFP)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Bangladesh are in the tenth spot in the list as their captains have scored just five centuries between them during their tenure. The list includes Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, and Mushfiqur Rahim. It was started by Ashraful in 2008 Asia Cup when he scored a 109 off 126 balls against UAE at Lahore.</p>
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<h4><strong>9. Zimbabwe – 9:<br>
</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_12613" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-12613" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/02/Alistair-Campbell.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-12613 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Alistair-Campbell.jpg" alt="Alistair Campbell" width="391" height="440" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12613" class="wp-caption-text">Zimbabwe with 9 centuries from their ODI captains. (Photo Source: ESPNcricinfo Ltd)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Next in the list is Zimbabwe with 9 centuries from their ODI captains. Alastair Campbell was the first to do so when he scored a 145 ball 102 against Australia at Ahmedabad. Alastair has two while Brendon Taylor has five tons to their names. And present Zimbabwe skipper Elton Chigumbura has 2 in his name.</p>
<h4><strong>8. Pakistan – 11:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_8628" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8628" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/12/Shahid-Afridi11.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-8628" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shahid-Afridi11.jpg" alt="Shahid Afridi" width="640" height="424" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-8628" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistani’s Captains’ have scored 11 centuries in ODIs.(Photo Source: AFP)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Interestingly, before Azhar Ali scored a century against Bangladesh., the last Pakistani ODI captain to score a hundred was during the 2010 Asia Cup when Shahid scored a 100 against Bangladesh. Since then Misbah-ul-Haq was their skipper and he doesn’t have an ODI ton to his name. As many as 9 Pakistani ODI captains have scored a combine d total of 11 centuries during their tenure. Apart from Ali, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ameer Sohail, Rameez Raja, Imran Khan, Saeed Anwar were a part of the list.</p>
<h4><strong>7. England – 18:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_12555" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-12555" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/02/Andrew-Strauss.jpg"><amp-img class=" wp-image-12555" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Andrew-Strauss.jpg" alt="Andrew Strauss" width="397" height="531" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12555" class="wp-caption-text">England is next in the list with 18 centuries from 10 captains. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>England is next in the list with 17 centuries from 9 captains. David Gower was the first to do so and is followed by Graham Gooch, Naseer Hussain, Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan etc. Andrew Strauss’ 158 against India at Bangalore is the highest score by an English captain in ODIs.</p>
<h4><strong>6. West Indies – 18:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_9158" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9158" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/01/Brian-Lara.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-9158" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Brian-Lara.jpg" alt="Brian Lara" width="331" height="607" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9158" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies, with 8 captains scoring 18 centuries during their tenure comes in the sixth spot.(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>West Indies, with 8 captains scoring 18 centuries during their tenure comes in the sixth spot. Clive Lloyd, Sir Viv Richards, Richie Richardson, Brian Lara, Carl Hooper, Chris Gayle, Jimmy Adams, and Desmond Haynes complete the list. Richards’ 125 ball 181 was the highest ever score by a West Indian captain.</p>
<h4><strong>5. New Zealand – 19:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_13532" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13532" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/03/New-Zealand-vs-Afg-ICC-Cricket-World-Cup-2015.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-13532 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/New-Zealand-vs-Afg-ICC-Cricket-World-Cup-2015.jpg" alt="Brendon McCullum " width="594" height="396" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13532" class="wp-caption-text">New Zealand are fifth in the list of centuries scored by their ODI captains with 19 from 9 captains. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>New Zealand are fifth in the list of centuries scored by their ODI captains with 19 from 9 captains. Glenn Turner was the first to do so and the likes of Stephan Fleming, John Wright, Martin Crowe, Jeff Crowe, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum, Ken Rutherford and Kane Williamson are the other names in the list. In spite of being on par with South Africa, the Proteas with a better average (257 compared to Kiwis’ 217) end up fourth in the list.</p>
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<h4><strong>4. Sri Lanka – 21:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_6874" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6874" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/11/Mahela-Jayawardene-e1424866039162.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-6874" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mahela-Jayawardene-e1424866039162.jpg" alt="Mahela Jayawardene" width="384" height="522" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6874" class="wp-caption-text">Sri Lanka end up third in the list of captains with most ODI hundreds as 21 hundreds. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Sri Lanka end up third in the list of captains with most ODI hundreds as 21 hundreds were scored by their 7 captains till date. Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Mathews are the captains to do so. Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 is the highest score by a Sri Lankan captain.</p>
<h4><strong>3. South Africa – 22:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_12768" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-12768" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/02/Ab-de-Villiers-vs-WI-in-WC-2015.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-12768 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ab-de-Villiers-vs-WI-in-WC-2015.jpg" alt="Ab De Villiers" width="594" height="401" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12768" class="wp-caption-text">South Africa are in the fourth spot with 22 centuries being scored by just 4 captains during their tenure. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>South Africa are in the fourth spot with 22 centuries being scored by just 4 captains during their tenure. It was started by Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla followed Biff to enter the list. De Villiers’ unbeaten 162 against West Indies in the recently concluded 2015 World Cup is the highest ever score by a South African Captain. With 116, the South Africans have the highest strike-rate all the countries.</p>
<p></p>
<h4><strong>2. India – 39:<br>
</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_14866" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14866" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/03/MS-Dhoni-CWC-15.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-14866 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-CWC-15.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="594" height="456" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14866" class="wp-caption-text">India tops the list with 39 ODI centuries by their 11 ODI captains. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>India tops the list with 39 ODI centuries by their 11 ODI captains. Kapil Dev was the first to do so and the likes of Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Mohammad Azharuddin, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikanth followed him. Virender Sehwag’s 219 is the highest score among all the ODI captains to have scored a ton.</p>
<h4><strong>1. Australia – 40:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_6442" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6442" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/10/RT-Ponting-e1413296957899.jpg"><amp-img class="wp-image-6442 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/RT-Ponting-e1413296957899.jpg" alt="Ricky Ponting" width="397" height="295" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6442" class="wp-caption-text">Australia, with 40 centuries among their 10 ODI captains.(Photo Source: Zimbo)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Australia, with 40 centuries among their 10 ODI captains come in the second place and are tied with India with the same number of tins. India finish ahead of the Aussies courtesy a better average among their captains while scoring a century. Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor, Alan Border, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Dean Jones, George Bailey and Steve Smith are the captains to have scored a century with Ponting’s 164 against South Africa at Johannesburg is the highest.</p>
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<p><em><strong>(All Stats Updated Till 15th January 2016)</strong></em></p>

<p><strong>Team&#8217;s with most Hundreds scored by captain&#8217;s in ODI cricket:</strong> Pakistan captain Azhar Ali’s century against Bangladesh was the first ODI century scored by a Pakistani ODI captain in five years. The last one to do so was Shahid Afridi in 2010 while the captain in between Misbah-ul-Haq hasn’t registered an ODI ton. Pakistan&#8217;s ODI captains have a combined total of 11 centuries in ODIs, the least by the top 8 countries. Here is the list of top 10 Team&#8217;s with most Hundreds scored by captain&#8217;s in ODI cricket:</p>
<h4><strong>10. Bangladesh &#8211; 5:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_7047" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-7047" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/11/Mushfiqur-Rahim.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-7047" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim" width="640" height="440" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-7047" class="wp-caption-text">Bangladeshi Captains&#8217; have scored 5 centuries in ODIs. (Photo Source: AFP)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Bangladesh are in the tenth spot in the list as their captains have scored just five centuries between them during their tenure. The list includes Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, and Mushfiqur Rahim. It was started by Ashraful in 2008 Asia Cup when he scored a 109 off 126 balls against UAE at Lahore.</p>
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<h4><strong>9. Zimbabwe &#8211; 9:<br>
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<figure id="attachment_12613" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-12613" style="width: 391px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/02/Alistair-Campbell.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-12613 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Alistair-Campbell.jpg" alt="Alistair Campbell" width="391" height="440" sizes="(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12613" class="wp-caption-text">Zimbabwe with 9 centuries from their ODI captains. (Photo Source: ESPNcricinfo Ltd)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Next in the list is Zimbabwe with 9 centuries from their ODI captains. Alastair Campbell was the first to do so when he scored a 145 ball 102 against Australia at Ahmedabad. Alastair has two while Brendon Taylor has five tons to their names. And present Zimbabwe skipper Elton Chigumbura has 2 in his name.</p>
<h4><strong>8. Pakistan &#8211; 11:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_8628" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8628" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/12/Shahid-Afridi11.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-8628" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shahid-Afridi11.jpg" alt="Shahid Afridi" width="640" height="424" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-8628" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistani&#8217;s Captains&#8217; have scored 11 centuries in ODIs.(Photo Source: AFP)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Interestingly, before Azhar Ali scored a century against Bangladesh., the last Pakistani ODI captain to score a hundred was during the 2010 Asia Cup when Shahid scored a 100 against Bangladesh. Since then Misbah-ul-Haq was their skipper and he doesn’t have an ODI ton to his name. As many as 9 Pakistani ODI captains have scored a combine d total of 11 centuries during their tenure. Apart from Ali, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ameer Sohail, Rameez Raja, Imran Khan, Saeed Anwar were a part of the list.</p>
<h4><strong>7. England &#8211; 18:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_12555" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-12555" style="width: 397px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/02/Andrew-Strauss.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-12555" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Andrew-Strauss.jpg" alt="Andrew Strauss" width="397" height="531" sizes="(max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12555" class="wp-caption-text">England is next in the list with 18 centuries from 10 captains. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>England is next in the list with 17 centuries from 9 captains. David Gower was the first to do so and is followed by Graham Gooch, Naseer Hussain, Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan etc. Andrew Strauss’ 158 against India at Bangalore is the highest score by an English captain in ODIs.</p>
<h4><strong>6. West Indies &#8211; 18:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_9158" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9158" style="width: 331px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/01/Brian-Lara.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-9158" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Brian-Lara.jpg" alt="Brian Lara" width="331" height="607" sizes="(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9158" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies, with 8 captains scoring 18 centuries during their tenure comes in the sixth spot.(Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>West Indies, with 8 captains scoring 18 centuries during their tenure comes in the sixth spot. Clive Lloyd, Sir Viv Richards, Richie Richardson, Brian Lara, Carl Hooper, Chris Gayle, Jimmy Adams, and Desmond Haynes complete the list. Richards’ 125 ball 181 was the highest ever score by a West Indian captain.</p>
<h4><strong>5. New Zealand &#8211; 19:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_13532" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13532" style="width: 594px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/03/New-Zealand-vs-Afg-ICC-Cricket-World-Cup-2015.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-13532 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/New-Zealand-vs-Afg-ICC-Cricket-World-Cup-2015.jpg" alt="Brendon McCullum " width="594" height="396" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13532" class="wp-caption-text">New Zealand are fifth in the list of centuries scored by their ODI captains with 19 from 9 captains. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>New Zealand are fifth in the list of centuries scored by their ODI captains with 19 from 9 captains. Glenn Turner was the first to do so and the likes of Stephan Fleming, John Wright, Martin Crowe, Jeff Crowe, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum, Ken Rutherford and Kane Williamson are the other names in the list. In spite of being on par with South Africa, the Proteas with a better average (257 compared to Kiwis’ 217) end up fourth in the list.</p>
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<h4><strong>4. Sri Lanka &#8211; 21:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_6874" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6874" style="width: 384px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/11/Mahela-Jayawardene-e1424866039162.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-6874" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mahela-Jayawardene-e1424866039162.jpg" alt="Mahela Jayawardene" width="384" height="522" sizes="(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6874" class="wp-caption-text">Sri Lanka end up third in the list of captains with most ODI hundreds as 21 hundreds. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Sri Lanka end up third in the list of captains with most ODI hundreds as 21 hundreds were scored by their 7 captains till date. Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Mathews are the captains to do so. Sanath Jayasuriya’s 189 is the highest score by a Sri Lankan captain.</p>
<h4><strong>3. South Africa &#8211; 22:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_12768" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-12768" style="width: 594px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/02/Ab-de-Villiers-vs-WI-in-WC-2015.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-12768 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ab-de-Villiers-vs-WI-in-WC-2015.jpg" alt="Ab De Villiers" width="594" height="401" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-12768" class="wp-caption-text">South Africa are in the fourth spot with 22 centuries being scored by just 4 captains during their tenure. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>South Africa are in the fourth spot with 22 centuries being scored by just 4 captains during their tenure. It was started by Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla followed Biff to enter the list. De Villiers’ unbeaten 162 against West Indies in the recently concluded 2015 World Cup is the highest ever score by a South African Captain. With 116, the South Africans have the highest strike-rate all the countries.</p>
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<h4><strong>2. India &#8211; 39:<br>
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<figure id="attachment_14866" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14866" style="width: 594px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/03/MS-Dhoni-CWC-15.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-14866 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/MS-Dhoni-CWC-15.jpg" alt="MS Dhoni" width="594" height="456" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14866" class="wp-caption-text">India tops the list with 39 ODI centuries by their 11 ODI captains. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>India tops the list with 39 ODI centuries by their 11 ODI captains. Kapil Dev was the first to do so and the likes of Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Mohammad Azharuddin, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Ravi Shastri and Kris Srikanth followed him. Virender Sehwag’s 219 is the highest score among all the ODI captains to have scored a ton.</p>
<h4><strong>1. Australia &#8211; 40:</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_6442" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6442" style="width: 397px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2014/10/RT-Ponting-e1413296957899.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-6442 size-full" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/RT-Ponting-e1413296957899.jpg" alt="Ricky Ponting" width="397" height="295" sizes="(max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6442" class="wp-caption-text">Australia, with 40 centuries among their 10 ODI captains.(Photo Source: Zimbo)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Australia, with 40 centuries among their 10 ODI captains come in the second place and are tied with India with the same number of tins. India finish ahead of the Aussies courtesy a better average among their captains while scoring a century. Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor, Alan Border, Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Dean Jones, George Bailey and Steve Smith are the captains to have scored a century with Ponting’s 164 against South Africa at Johannesburg is the highest.</p>
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<p><em><strong>(All Stats Updated Till 15th January 2016)</strong></em></p>

Team&#039;s with most Hundreds scored by captain&#039;s in ODI cricket

Team's with most Hundreds scored by captain's in ODI cricket: Pakiatan captain Azhar Ali’s century against Bangladesh was the first ODI century scored by a.

Team&#039;s with most Hundreds scored by captain&#039;s in ODI cricket

7. England – 18:

Team's with most Hundreds scored by captain's in ODI cricket