Top 10 most consecutive matches played by captains in ODIs

5. Misbah-ul-Haq- 75:

The most remarkable aspect about Misbah-ul-Haq is his unflappable temperament. It shows in his batting, which reached unprecedented levels of consistency in 2011, and in his captaincy, which helped lift Pakistan from the depths of the spot-fixing saga in England in 2010. Taking over as leader immediately after that episode at the age of 36, Misbah’s calm approach was exactly what Pakistan cricket needed after the tumultuous period it had gone through. Perhaps it’s his degree in business management that has helped him manage, and get the best out of, a team as unpredictable as Pakistan. From 28/05/2011 to 10/10/2014 he led his country at a stretch in 75 ODIs. He has retired from ODIs and continues to lead Pakistan in Test cricket.