Top 10 most consecutive matches played by captains in ODIs

3. Mahela Jayawardene- 85:

A prolific, elegant and utterly classy batsman with a huge appetite for runs, and a calm yet authoritative captain – those are the qualities that best describe Mahela Jayawardene. His sheer quality as a batsman was never in doubt even when he just entered the international scene, but for Jayawardene the biggest challenge has been to justify all the early hype. With over 10,000 runs in both Tests and ODIs – and a captaincy stint that included a World Cup final appearance – it can safely be said that he has met that challenge more than adequately. The 2015 World Cup was his swansong in international cricket. In a career spanning from 1998 to 2015 he led Sri Lanka at a stretch in 85 ODIs from 19/03/2006 to 08/02/2009.