5 Cricketers Who Have Played Under Most Skippers In Int'l Cricket

Whenever a cricket or any other sport is played, the captain, along with every member of the team has an important role to play during the final result of that game. In cricket too, captains along with fellow cricketers, are equally responsible for any outcome of a game. Thus, a captain has a significant role to play as he can influence any cricketer on the field.

Now that the game of cricket has diversified, the role of a captain has also changed in many ways. With the advent of T20 cricket, cricketers are now playing in a wide variety of formats and under a wide range of skippers.

Today, we’ll take a look at those cricketers who have played under the maximum number of captains during their stint in international cricket.

5 Cricketers Who Have Played Under The Maximum Number Of Captains

5. Shoaib Malik

Former Pakistan cricket team’s captain, Shoaib Malik has been one of the finest cricketers of Pakistan cricket. Malik is ranked number at number 5 in the list of cricketers who play under the most captains. Malik, a member of the national team for nearly 21 years, has also captained on multiple occasions.

Malik has retired from ODIs and Tests, but he is still part of the T20I team. In the T20 series played against Bangladesh, he played under the captaincy of Babar Azam and with this, he had the opportunity of playing under the captaincy of 15 captains.

Shoaib Malik has played international cricket under the captaincy of these captains: Abdul Razzaq (1 ODI), Azhar Ali (25 ODIs), Babar Azam (2 T20Is), Inzamam-ul-Haq (13 Tests, 84 ODIs, 1 T20I), Misbah-ul-Haq (3 Tests, 24 ODIs, 8 ODIs) T20I), Mohammad Hafeez (2 ODIs, 20 T20Is), Mohammad Yusuf (5 Tests, 6 ODIs), Moin Khan (5 ODIs).

Rashid Latif (1 Test, 12 ODIs), Salman Butt (3 Tests), Sarfaraz Ahmed (39 ODIs, 29 T20Is), Shahid Afridi (4 ODIs, 25 T20Is), Waqar Younis (2 Tests, 21 ODIs), Wasim Akram (5 ODIs), Younis Khan (5 Tests, 18 ODIs, 8 T20Is).

4. Abdul Razzaq

Former Pakistani all-rounder Abdul Razzaq’s name comes at number four in the list of cricketers who have played under the maximum captains. Razzaq played cricket under 15 captains during his international cricket career. Razzaq played cricket on behalf of Pakistan for almost 18 years.

The names of these captains are as follows: Amir Sohail (3 ODIs), Inzamam-ul-Haq (19 Tests, 85 ODIs, 1 T20I), Misbah-ul-Haq (3 ODI), Mohammad Hafeez (6T20I), Mohammad Yusuf (1 Test, 2 ODIs).

Moin Khan (9 Tests, 31 ODIs), Ramiz Raja (2 ODIs), Rashid Latif (17 ODIs), Saeed Anwar (2 Tests, 3 ODIs), Shahid Afridi (25 ODIs, 18 T20Is), Shoaib Malik (2 One Day, 2 T20Is), Waqar Younis (12 Tests, 53 ODIs), Wasim Akram (1 Test, 26 ODIs), Younis Khan (2 Tests, 11 ODIs, 5 T20Is).

3. Shahid Afridi

Former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi is also included in the list of cricketers who have played under the most captains. Yes, he is the third Pakistani player to hold the number 3 position in the list of players playing under the most captains.

Afridi also captained the Pakistan cricket team for a long time, and under his captaincy, the Men in Green played 83 matches, including 1 Test, 38 ODIs and 44 T20Is. The list of captains under which Afridi played under are as follows-

Amir Sohail (1 Test, 11 ODIs), Abdul Razzaq (1 ODI), Inzamam-ul-Haq (9 Tests, 55 ODIs, 1 T20I), Misbah-ul-Haq (70 ODIs, 6 T20Is), Mohammad Hafeez (26) T20I), Mohammad Yusuf (1 Test, 5 ODIs), Moin Khan (4 Tests, 22 ODIs), Shaun Pollock (2 ODIs).

Ramiz Raja (14 ODIs), Rashid Latif (9 ODIs), Saeed Anwar (1 Test). 7 ODIs), Shoaib Malik (32 ODIs, 14 T20Is), Waqar Younis (3 Tests, 53 ODIs), Wasim Akram (5 Tests, 58 ODIs), Younis Khan (2 Tests, 21 ODIs, 8 T20Is).

2. Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle, the explosive player of the West Indies cricket team, occupies the number 4 spot in the list of cricketers who have played under the maximum captains. Gayle has played a total of 462 international matches for the national team so far. Gayle is yet to retire from limited-overs cricket. Gayle, who has been recognized in world cricket as Universe Boss, has played under 16 captains in a career span of almost 20 years.

The names of these captains are as follows- Jimmy Adams (4 Tests, 13 ODIs), Carlos Brathwaite (6 T20Is), Dwayne Bravo (14 ODIs), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (10 Tests, 13 ODIs, 1 T20I) ), Darren Ganga (2 Tests), Jason Holder (42 ODIs). 2T20I).

Carl Hooper (22 Tests, 44 ODIs), Ridley Jacobs (2 Tests, 4 ODIs), Brian Lara (26 Tests, 87 ODIs), Jason Mohammed (1 ODI), Kieron Pollard (2 ODIs), Sean Pollock (2 ODIs), Ricky Ponting (1 ODI), Dinesh Ramdin (4 Tests), Daren Sammy (11 Tests, 22 ODIs, 30 T20Is), Ramnaresh Sarwan (2 Tests, 3 TDI, 2 T20I). Now if Gayle gets a chance to play under the captaincy of current captain Kieron Pollard, he will be equal to Marlon Samuels.

1. Marlon Samuels

Marlon Samuels, the explosive West Indian, is at number 1 in the list of cricketers who have played under the maximum captains. Samuels holds the record of playing under the most captains in international cricket. He has played cricket under the captaincy of 17 captains in a 19-year cricket career so far.

The list of these captains is as follows: Jimmy Adams (3 Tests, 10 ODIs), Carlos Brathwaite (18 T20Is), Dwayne Bravo (1 Tests, 24 ODIs, 2 T20Is), Sherwin Campbell (1 ODI), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2 Tests), Darren Ganga (1 Test). , Chris Gayle (4 Tests, 11 ODIs, 2 T20Is), Jason Holder (12 Tests, 40 ODIs).

Karl Hooper (10 Tests, 25 ODIs), Ridley Jacobs (2 Tests, 4 ODIs), Brian Lara (6 Tests) 50 ODIs, Jason Mohammed (1 ODI, 3 T20Is), Kieron Pollard (2 ODIs), Rovman Powell (3 ODIs), Dinesh Ramdin (8 Tests, 1 ODI), Darren Sammy (22 Tests, 34 ODIs, 40 T20Is), Ramnaresh Sarwan (2 T20Is).

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