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{{Short description|Member of a cricket team}}
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|footer=[[Graeme Smith]] (left) holds the record for most Test matches as captain, as well as most Test wins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283746.html |title=Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most matches as captain |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref> [[Steve Waugh]] (right) is the most successful Test captain, with a winning ratio of 72%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283746.html |title=Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most matches as captain |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>
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The '''captain''' of a [[cricket]] team, often referred to as the '''skipper''',<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.wordnik.com/words/skipper | title= "skipper" Definitions | publisher= Wordnik |access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref> is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players. As in other sports, the [[Captain (sports)|captain]] is usually experienced and has good communication skills, and is likely to be one of the most regular members of the team, as the captain is responsible for the team selection. Before the game the captains [[toss (cricket)|toss]] for innings. During the match the captain decides the team's [[Batting order (cricket)|batting order]], who will [[bowler (cricket)|bowl]] each [[over (cricket)|over]], and where each [[fielding (cricket)|fielder]] will be positioned. While the captain has the final say, decisions are often collaborative. A captain's knowledge of the complexities of cricket strategy and tactics, and shrewdness in the field, may contribute significantly to the team's success.

Due to the smaller coaching/management role played out by support staff, as well as the need for greater on-field decision-making, the captain of a cricket team typically shoulders more responsibility for results than [[Captain (sports)|team captains in other sports]].<ref name="Roles">{{cite web |url= http://www.dangermouse.net/cricket/captain.html | title= The Role of the Captain |publisher=DangerMouse |access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref>

==Captain's responsibilities==

===During a match===

====The toss====
Starting from team selection and then toss
Before the start of a match the [[home (sports)|home]] captain [[toss (cricket)|tosses a coin]] and the [[road (sports)|away]] captain calls heads or tails.  The captain who wins the toss is given the choice of whether to bat or bowl first.<ref name="Roles"/> The decision usually depends on the condition of the pitch and whether it is likely to deteriorate, the weather conditions and the weather forecast.

The decision also depends on the relative strengths of the team's batting and bowling. For instance in Test cricket, a side with only fast bowlers may choose to bowl first to try to take advantage of any early moisture in the pitch, knowing that it will be harder to take wickets later in the match. Similarly a side with a weak opening batting pair may choose to bowl first in order to protect their batsmen.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1969898-numbers-suggest-the-toss-has-never-been-more-important-in-test-cricket | title= Numbers Suggest the Toss Has Never Been More Important in Test Cricket | publisher= Bleacher Report |date= 22 February 2014 |access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref>

====Fielding positions====
The captain decides where the [[Fielding strategy (cricket)|fielders]] will stand, in consultation with the bowler and sometimes other senior players.  The fielding positions will usually be dictated by the [[types of bowlers in cricket|type of bowler]], the batsman's batting style, and the captain's assessment of the state of the match (and hence whether to set an attacking or a defensive field).<ref name="Roles"/>

====Bowling====
The captain decides when each bowler will bowl.  If a batsman is seeking to dominate the current bowler, the captain may ask someone else to bowl; alternatively, keeping the bowler on may be deemed the best chance of getting the batsman out or restricting the scoring rate. If the regular bowlers are not achieving the desired results, the captain may decide to use non-regular bowlers to attempt to unsettle the batsmen.  The captain may also change the bowlers around to introduce variation, and to prevent the batsmen getting "set".<ref name="Roles"/>

In [[limited overs cricket]] the captain additionally has to make certain that bowlers bowl no more than their allotted maximum number of overs, and that experienced bowlers are available at the end of the batting side's innings, when the batsmen are usually looking to take risks to attack and score quickly.<ref name="Roles"/>

In the longer forms of cricket, when a [[Test cricket#The new ball|new ball]] becomes available the captain decides whether to use it, and when given that it can be taken any time after it becomes available.<ref name="Roles"/>

====Batting order====
{{See also|Batting order (cricket)}}
When the team bats, the captain decides the [[batting order (cricket)|batting order]]. In professional cricket the captain usually changes the established batting order only for exceptional reasons, because batsmen tend to specialise in batting at certain positions. However, in certain circumstances it may be in the team's interest to change the batting order. If quick runs are needed, a naturally attacking batsman may be promoted up the order. A player who is 'in form' may be promoted to a higher batting position, at the expense of a player who is 'out of form'.<ref name="Roles"/>

If a wicket falls near the end of a day's play, especially if the light is failing, or if the bowlers seem particularly confident, the captain may choose to send in a non-specialist batsman, referred to as a [[Nightwatchman (cricket)|nightwatchman]]. If the nightwatchman does not get out before the end of that day's play then the specialist batsman will have been protected, and will not need to bat until the following day when conditions are likely to have improved. If the nightwatchman does get out, the cost of losing a late wicket will have been minimised, because the specialist batsman is still available to bat.<ref name="Roles"/>

====Declarations====
The captain may declare the team's innings closed at any time, but usually only does so as an attacking ploy, for instance if the captain thinks the team has enough runs to win the match, or if a sudden change in conditions has made it advantageous to bowl rather than bat.<ref name="Roles"/>

====Follow-on====
In a two-innings match, if the situation arises the captain decides whether to impose the [[follow-on]].<ref name="Roles"/>

'''Appeals'''

Fielding captains may withdraw [[Appeal (cricket)|appeals]] with consent of the umpires.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appeals Law {{!}} MCC |url=https://www.lords.org/mcc/the-laws-of-cricket/appeals |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.lords.org}}</ref> This often occurs in cases of injury, miscommunication, or unsportsmanlike conduct, and is considered to uphold the spirit of cricket and fair play within the game.

====Miscellaneous====
The captain is also consulted on whether an injured batsman from the opposing team may use a [[runner (cricket)|runner]] when batting.  Permission is usually given if the batsman has become injured during the course of the match, but if the batsman was carrying the injury at the start of the match then the captain may refuse. (As of 2012, runners are not allowed in [[Test cricket]] and injured batsmen are required to continue batting with the injury or retire hurt.)<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/520924.html | title= Runners abolished, ODI and run-out laws tweaked | publisher=ESPN Cricinfo | date= 27 June 2011 | access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref>

===Other duties===
As well as decisions taken either immediately before or during a match, captains also often have some responsibility for the good running of the cricket club. For instance, they may decide when the team is to practice, and for how long. In professional cricket the captain often has some say in who will form the squad from which teams are selected, and may also decide how young up-and-coming players are to be encouraged and improved, and how members of the squad who are not regularly selected for first-team matches are to gain match practice.<ref name="Roles" />

Prior to July 2015, the captain was responsible for deciding when to take batting and bowling [[Powerplay (cricket)|powerplays]] in limited overs matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/891619.html |title=Bowlers benefit from ODI rule changes |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=26 June 2015 |access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref>

==Vice-captain==
[[File:Pm cricket shots09 5995.jpg|thumb|right|Vice-captains are sometimes considered the full-time successor to the incumbent captain. [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] was Australia's vice-captain for three years before succeeding [[Ricky Ponting]] as captain in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/907759.html |title=Clarke announces retirement after Ashes |first=Daniel |last=Brettig |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=8 August 2015 |access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref>]]The captain may be assisted by a vice-captain or in some instances joint vice-captains. This is particularly useful if the captain is forced to leave the field of play during fielding. Some teams also allocate the vice-captain a more or less formal role in assisting with team selection, discipline, field-setting and so on. Sometimes the role of vice-captain is seen as preparation for the player(s) becoming the captain of the side in future.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enfieldcricketclub.com/pages/page_21700/Captains--Player-Responsibilities.aspx |title=Enfield Cricket Club – Captains & Player Responsibilities |publisher=Enfield Cricket Club |access-date=31 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201002005/http://www.enfieldcricketclub.com/pages/page_21700/Captains--Player-Responsibilities.aspx |archive-date=1 February 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Current men's international captains==

===ICC Full Members===
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!Nation
![[Forms of cricket#Professional cricket|Format]]
!Captain
![[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|Vice-captain]](s)
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{cr|AFG|2013}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/asghar-afghan-sacked-as-afghanistan-opt-for-split-captaincy-1264723|title=Asghar Afghan sacked as Afghanistan opt for split captaincy|date=1 June 2021|work=espncricinfo.com|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref>
|[[Test cricket|Test]] 
| rowspan="2" |[[Hashmatullah Shahidi]] 
| rowspan="2" |[[Rahmat Shah]] 
|-
|[[One Day International|ODI]]
|-
|[[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
|[[Rashid Khan]]
|[[Ibrahim Zadran]]
|-
| rowspan=3|{{cr|AUS}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/pat-cummins-australia-test-captain-47-steve-smith-vice-captain-ashes/2021-11-26|title=Cummins confirmed as Test captain, Smith his deputy|website=cricket.com.au|language=en|access-date=2021-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/pat-cummins-named-australia-odi-captain-one-day-international-india-2023-world-cup/2022-10-18 |title=Cummins named Australia's ODI captain |website=cricket.com.au |language=en |access-date=2022-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2023 |title=Ready to captain Australia as long as long as the team needs me: Mitchell Marsh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/mitchell-marsh-australia-tour-of-south-africa-t20i-odi-captaincy-2424954-2023-08-22 |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2023 |title=Travis Head announcement delights cricket fans in huge Pat Cummins captaincy call |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/cricket-travis-head-announcement-delights-fans-pat-cummins-captaincy-call-205933018.html?guccounter=1 |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref>
|Test
| rowspan="2" | [[Pat Cummins]]
|[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] / [[Travis Head]]
|-
|ODI
| [[Mitchell Marsh]]
|-
|T20I
| [[Mitchell Marsh]]
| [[Travis Head]]
|-
| rowspan=3|{{cr|BAN}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Feb 2024 |title=Najmul Hossain Shanto appointed Bangladesh captain for all formats |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/129450/najmul-hossain-shanto-appointed-bangladesh-captain-for-all-formats |access-date=17 Feb 2024 |website=Cricbuzz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Nov 2024 |title=Injured Shanto and Mushfiqur ruled out of West Indies Tests |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/injured-mushfiqur-rahim-ruled-out-of-west-indies-tests-1459161 |access-date=11 Dec 2024 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2025 |title=Litton Das named Bangladesh T20I captain; Mahedi Hasan to be his deputy |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/litton-das-named-bangladesh-t20i-captain-mahedi-hasan-to-be-his-deputy-1484524 |access-date=15 June 2025 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2025 |title=Mehidy Hasan Miraz appointed as Bangladesh's new ODI captain, replacing Najmul Hossain Shanto |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/mehidy-hasan-miraz-appointed-as-bangladeshs-new-odi-captain-replacing-najmul-hossain-shanto-11749754922868.html |access-date=15 June 2025 |website=Mint}}</ref>
|[[Test cricket|Test]]
|[[Najmul Hossain Shanto]]
|[[Mehidy Hasan Miraz]]
|-
|ODI
|[[Mehidy Hasan Miraz]]
|[[Najmul Hossain Shanto]]
|-
|T20I
| [[Litton Das]]
|[[Saif Hassan]]
|-
| rowspan=3|{{cr|ENG}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ben Stokes appointed as England's new Test captain|url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/12592719/ben-stokes-appointed-as-englands-new-test-captain|access-date=28 April 2022|website=skysports.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12173/12643031/jos-buttler-confirmed-as-englands-new-white-ball-captain-following-eoin-morgans-retirement |title=Buttler confirmed as England's new white-ball captain following Eoin Morgan's retirement |work=Sky Sports |access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2023 |title=Ollie Pope confirmed as England's full-time Test vice-captain |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/england/ollie_pope_confirmed_england_full-time_test_vice-captain.html |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=The Cricketer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/harry-brook-confirmed-as-england-s-new-white-ball-captain-1480116 |title=Harry Brook confirmed as England's new white-ball captain |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 April 2025}}</ref>
|Test
| [[Ben Stokes]]
| [[Ollie Pope|Harry Brook]]
|-
|ODI
| rowspan="2" |[[Harry Brook]]
|''Vacant''
|-
|T20I
|[[Jacob Bethell]]
|-
| rowspan=3|{{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/suryakumar-yadav-named-india-captain-for-t20i-series-against-australia-4590525 |title=Suryakumar Yadav named India T20I captain for Australia series |date=20 November 2023 |access-date=20 November 2023 |work=NDTV Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cqj7yee55lgo |title=Shubman Gill named India Test captain before England tour, Pant his deputy |date=24 May 2025 |access-date=25 May 2025 |work=BBC Sports}}</ref>
|[[Test cricket|Test]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Shubman Gill]]
|rowspan=“1”|[[Rishabh Pant]]
|-
|ODI
| rowspan="1" |[[Shreyas Iyer]]
|-
|T20I
| rowspan="1" |[[Suryakumar Yadav]]
|[[Axar Patel]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{cr|IRE}}<ref>{{cite web |date=29 November 2019 |title=Balbirnie appointed Ireland T20I captain |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/111067/balbirnie-appointed-ireland-t20i-captain}}</ref>
|[[Test cricket|Test]]
|[[Andrew Balbirnie]]
|[[Paul Stirling]]
|-
|ODI
| rowspan="2" |[[Paul Stirling]]
|''Vacant''
|-
|T20I
|[[Lorcan Tucker]]
|-
| rowspan=3|{{cr|NZL}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2024 |title=Latham replaces Southee as New Zealand Test captain |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cn8j32641ego |access-date=November 3, 2024 |website=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2024 |title=Santner named New Zealand's interim captain for white-ball series against Sri Lanka |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/santner-named-new-zealands-interim-captain-for-white-ball-series-against-sri-lanka20241023081632/ |access-date=November 3, 2024 |website=Asian News International}}</ref>
|[[Test cricket|Test]]
|[[Tom Latham (cricketer)|Tom Latham]]
|[[Mitchell Santner]]
|-
|ODI
| rowspan="2" |[[Mitchell Santner]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Michael Bracewell (cricketer)|Michael Bracewell]]
|-
|T20I
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{cr|PAK}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 Nov 2023 |title=Shan Masood appointed Test and Shaheen Shah Afridi T20I captain |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/shan-masood-appointed-test-and-shaheen-shah-afridi-t20i-captain.html |access-date=11 Dec 2024 |website=Pakistan Cricket Board}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 Aug 2024 |title=New vice-captain named as Pakistan reveal Test squad to face Bangladesh |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/world-test-championship/news/new-vice-captain-named-as-pakistan-reveal-test-squad-to-face-bangladesh |access-date=11 Dec 2024 |website=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2025 |title=Salman Ali Agha has been named as the replacement for Rizwan |url=https://www.instagram.com/filmymantramedia/p/DG0Vk8hKkhm/ |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=Instagram}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-10-20 |title=Shaheen Afridi replaces Mohammad Rizwan as Pakistan's ODI captain |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/629622-shaheen-shah-afridi-appointed-pakistan-odi-captain-pcb |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=[[Geo News]] |language=en}}</ref>
|Test
| rowspan="1"| [[Shan Masood]]
| [[Saud Shakeel]]

|-
|ODI
|[[Shaheen Afridi|Shaheen Afrdi]]
|[[Salman Ali Agha]]
|-
|T20I
|[[Salman Ali Agha]]
|[[Shadab Khan]]
|-
| rowspan=3|{{cr|RSA}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africa-name-dean-elgar-test-captain-and-temba-bavuma-odi-and-t20i-captain-1253753 |title=South Africa name Dean Elgar Test captain and Temba Bavuma ODI and T20I captain |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/temba-bavuma-named-south-africa-s-test-captain-but-relinquishes-t20i-job-1359417 |title=Bavuma replaces Elgar as Test captain, relinquishes T20 captaincy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 Feb 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 Mar 2023 |title=Aiden Markram Appointed New Captain Of South Africa Men's T20I Team For West Indies Series |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/aiden-markram-appointed-new-captain-of-south-africa-men-s-t20i-team-for-west-indies-series-1586620 |access-date=17 Feb 2024 |website=ABP News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 Oct 2023 |title=ODI World Cup 2023: Having IPL experience within the camp helps us as a team, says Markram |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup/aiden-markram-on-ipl-influence-south-africa-vs-bangladesh-odi-world-cup-2023-wankhede-stadium-mumbai/article67452215.ece |access-date=17 Feb 2024 |website=Sportstar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tsotsi |first=Athenkosi |date=15 October 2024 |title=Captaining Proteas in a Test match a dream come true for Markram: 'It's the ultimate for me' |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/cricket/proteas/captaining-proteas-in-a-test-match-a-dream-come-true-for-markram-its-the-ultimate-for-me-20241015 |access-date=18 October 2024 |work=News24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 Jun 2025 |title=Nortje injured again, Van der Dussen to lead newish-looking South Africa T20I side |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rassie-van-der-dussen-to-lead-newish-looking-south-africa-t20i-side-1491942 |access-date=28 Jun 2025 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

|Test
| rowspan="2" | [[Temba Bavuma]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Aiden Markram]]
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I
|[[Aiden Markram]]
| rowspan="1" |[[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]]
|-
| rowspan=3|{{cr|SRI}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 July 2023 |title=Dhananjaya de Silva named vice-captain in Sri Lanka Test squad |url=https://www.ft.lk/sports/Dhananjaya-de-Silva-named-vice-captain-in-Sri-Lanka-Test-squad/23-750611 |access-date=31 December 2023 |website=Daily FT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2023 |title=Hasaranga named Sri Lanka's T20I skipper, Mendis to lead ODI side |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/wanindu-hasaranga-sri-lanka-t20i-captain-kusal-mendis-lead-odi-team/article67689697.ece |access-date=31 December 2023 |website=Sportstar}}</ref>
|Test
| [[Dhananjaya de Silva]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Kusal Mendis]]
|-
|ODI
|[[Charith Asalanka]]
|-
|T20I
| [[Dasun Shanaka]]
|''Vacant''
|-
| rowspan=3|{{cr|WIN}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 Feb 2023 |title=Shai Hope and Rovman Powell take charge as West Indies white-ball captains |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shai-hope-and-rovman-powell-take-charge-as-west-indies-white-ball-captains-1359135 |access-date=17 Feb 2024 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2025 |title=West Indies Enters New Era as Kraigg Brathwaite Steps Down as Test Captain and Shai Hope Takes Over White-Ball Leadership |url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/west-indies-enters-new-era-as-kraigg-brathwaite-steps-down-as-test-captain-and-shai-hope-takes-over-white-ball-leadership/ |access-date=March 31, 2025 |website=Windies Cricket}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2025 |title=Roston Chase Appointed West Indies Test Captain Following Implementation of Groundbreaking Selection Process |url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/roston-chase-appointed-west-indies-test-captain-following-implementation-of-groundbreaking-selection-process/ |access-date=28 Jun 2025 |website=Windies}}</ref>
|Test
|[[Roston Chase]]
|[[Jomel Warrican]]
|-
|ODI
|rowspan="2"|[[Shai Hope]]
| rowspan="2" |''Vacant''
|-
|T20I
|-
|rowspan=3|{{cr|ZIM}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zimcricket.org/news/4447/Ngarava-named-as-Zimbabwe%E2%80%99s-new-Test-and-ODI-captain |title=Ngarava named as Zimbabwe’s new Test and ODI captain |work=Zimbabwe Cricket|access-date=20 December 2025}}</ref>
|Test
| rowspan="2" |[[Richard Ngarava]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Brian Bennett (cricketer)|Brian Bennett]]
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I
| rowspan="1" |[[Sikandar Raza]]
|[[Ryan Burl]]
|-
|}

===Associate Members===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
!Nation
!Captain
!Vice-captain
|-
| {{cr|ARG}}
| Pedro Baron
|[[Hernán Fennell]]
|-
|{{Cr|Austria}}
|Aqib Iqbal 
|
|-
|{{Cr|Bahamas}}
|[[Marc Taylor]]
|
|-
|{{Cr|Bahrain}}
|Ahmer Bin Nasir
|
|-
| {{cr|BEL}}
| Ali Raza
| Sheraz Sheikh
|-
|{{Cr|Belize}}
| Jermaine Pook
|
|-
| {{cr|BER}}
| [[Terryn Fray]]
|
|-
|{{CR|Bhutan}}
| Thinley Jamtsho
|
|-
| {{cr|BOT}}
| [[Karabo Motlhanka]]
| 
|-
|{{Cr|Brazil}}
| Greigor Caisley
| Yasar Haroon
|-
|{{Cr|Bulgaria}}
| Prakash Mishra
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|-
|{{Cr|CMR}}
| Faustin Mpegna
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|-
|{{Cr|Cambodia}}
| [[Luqman Butt]]
|
|-
| {{cr|CAN}}
| [[Nicholas Kirton]]
| 
|-
| {{cr|CAY}}
| [[Conroy Wright]]
| [[Ramon Sealy]]
|-
|{{Cr|Chile}}
| Alexander Carthew
|
|-
| {{cr|CHN}}
| Wei Guo Lei
|
|-
|{{Cr|Costa Rica}}
|Christopher Prasad
|
|-
|{{Cr|Cyprus}}
|Scott Burdekin
|Roshan Siriwardena
|-
|{{Cr|CZE}}
|Dylan Steyn
|
|-
| {{cr|DEN}}
| [[Hamid Shah]]
| [[Taranjit Bharaj]]
|-
|{{Cr|Estonia}}
|Arslan Amjad
|
|-
|{{Cr|eSwatini}}
|Adil Butt
|Mancoba Jele
|-
| {{cr|FIJ}}
| [[Peni Vuniwaqa]]
| 
|-
|{{Cr|FIN}}
|Nathan Collins
|
|-
| {{cr|FRA}}
| [[Gustav McKeon]]
| 
|-
| {{cr|GER}}
| [[Harmanjot Singh (cricketer)|Harmanjot Singh]]
| 
|-
|{{Cr|Ghana}}
|[[Obed Harvey]]
|
|-
| {{cr|GIB}}
| Avinash Pai
| Iain Latin
|-
|{{Cr|Greece}}
| Aslam Mohammad
|
|-
| {{cr|GGY}}
| [[Oliver Nightingale]]
| [[Tom Nightingale]]
|-
| {{cr|HKG}}
| Yasim Murtaza
| [[Babar Hayat]]
|-
|{{Cr|HUN}}
| Ximus du Plooy
|
|-
|{{Cr|Iran}}
| Dad Dahani
|
|-
|{{Cr|IOM}}
| Oliver Webster 
|
|-
| {{cr|ISR}}
| Eshkol Solomon
| Josh Evans
|-
| {{cr|ITA}}
| [[Wayne Madsen (sportsperson)|Wayne Madsen]]
| 
|-
| {{cr|CIV}}
| Dosso Issiaka
|
|-
| {{cr|JPN}}
| [[Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming]]
| 
|-
| {{cr|JEY}}
| [[Charles Perchard]]
| 
|-
| {{cr|KEN}}
| [[Shem Ngoche]]
| [[Lucas Oluoch]]
|-
| {{cr|KUW}}
| [[Mohammed Aslam (cricketer)|Mohammad Aslam]] 
| [[Bilal Tahir]]
|-
|{{Cr|Lesotho}}
| Maaz Khan
| Chachole Tlali
|-
|{{Cr|Luxembourg}}
| Shiv Gill
|
|-
|{{Cr|Malawi}}
| Donnex Kansonkho
|Sami Sohail
|-
|{{Cr|Mali}}
| Yacouba Konate
|
|-
| {{cr|MYS}}
| [[Syed Aziz]]
| [[Virandeep Singh]]
|-
|{{Cr|Maldives}}
| Azyan Farhath
| Umar Adam
|-
|{{Cr|Malta}}
| Varun Thamotharam
|
|-
|{{Cr|MEX}}
| Shantanu Kaveri
| Shashikant Laxman
|-
|{{Cr|Mozambique}}
| Filipe Cossa
|
|-
| {{cr|NAM}}
| [[Gerhard Erasmus]]
| [[JJ Smit]]
|-
| {{cr|NEP}}
| [[Rohit Paudel]]
| [[Dipendra Singh Airee]]
|-
| {{cr|NLD}}
| [[Scott Edwards (cricketer)|Scott Edwards]]
| [[Max O'Dowd]]
|-
| {{cr|NGA}}
| [[Sylvester Okpe]]
| [[Ademola Onikoyi]]
|-
|{{Cr|NOR}}
|[[Raza Iqbal]]
|
|-
| {{cr|OMN}}
| [[Jatinder Singh]]
| [[Vinayak Shukla]]
|-
|{{Cr|Panama}}
| Anilkumar Ahir
| Yusuf Ebrahim
|-
| {{cr|PNG}}
| [[Assad Vala]]
| [[Charles Amini]]
|-
|{{Cr|Peru}}
| Matthew Spry
|
|-
|{{Cr|Philippines}}
|[[Daniel Smith (Filipino cricketer)|Daniel Smith]]
|
|-
|{{Cr|Portugal}}
| Najjam Shahzad
|
|-
| {{cr|QTR}}
| [[Muhammad Tanveer]]
| [[Mohammed Rizlan]]
|-
|{{Cr|Romania}}
| Vasu Saini
| Shantanu Vashist
|-
|{{Cr|Rwanda}}
| Clinton Rubagumya
|
|-
|{{Cr|Samoa}}
| Caleb Jasmat
|
|-
| {{cr|KSA}}
| Hisham Shaikh
| 
|-
| {{cr|SCO}}
| [[Richie Berrington]]
| [[Matthew Cross (cricketer)|Matthew Cross]]
|-
|{{Cr|Serbia}}
| Mark Pavlovic
|
|-
|{{Cr|Seychelles}}
| Tim Horpinitch
|
|-
|{{Cr|Sierra Leone}}
| Lansana Lamin
|
|-
| {{cr|SGP}}
| [[Manpreet Singh (Singaporean cricketer)|Manpreet Singh]]
| [[Janak Prakash]]
|-
| {{cr|KOR}}
| Jun Hyunwoo
|
|-
|{{CR|ESP}}
| Christian Munoz-Mills
|
|-
| {{cr|SUR}}
| Arun Gokoel
| 
|-
|{{CR|SWE}}
| Imal Zuwak
|
|-
| {{cr|TZA}}
| [[Kassim Nassoro]]
| 
|-
| {{cr|THA}}
| Austin Lazarus
| 
|-
|{{Cr|TUR}}
| Gokhan Alta
| Ali Turkmen
|-
| {{cr|UGA}}
| [[Riazat Ali Shah]]
| 
|-
| {{cr|UAE}}
| [[Rahul Chopra]]        ([[One Day International|ODI]])
[[Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)|Muhammad Waseem]] ([[Twenty20 International|T20I]])
| [[Aayan Afzal Khan|Aayan Khan]]
|-
| {{cr|USA}}
| [[Monank Patel]]
| [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]]
|-
| {{cr|VAN}}
| [[Joshua Rasu]]
| [[Ronald Tari]]
|}

==Current women's international captains==
===ICC Full Members===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
!Nation
![[Forms of cricket#Professional cricket|Format]]
!Captain
!Vice-captain
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{crw|AUS}}
|[[Women's Test cricket|Test]]|| rowspan="3" |[[Alyssa Healy]]|| rowspan="3" |[[Tahlia McGrath]]
|-
|[[Women's One Day International|ODI]]
|-
|[[Women's Twenty20 International|T20I]]
|-
| rowspan=3|{{crw|BAN}}
|Test
| rowspan="3" |[[Nigar Sultana (cricketer)|Nigar Sultana]] || rowspan="3" |[[Nahida Akter]]
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{crw|ENG}}
|Test || rowspan="3" |[[Nat Sciver-Brunt]] || rowspan="3" |[[Charlie Dean]]
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I
|-
| rowspan=3|{{cr|IND}}
|Test 
| rowspan=3|[[Harmanpreet Kaur]]
| rowspan=3|[[Smriti Mandhana]]
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I
|-
| rowspan=3|{{crw|IRE}}
|Test
| rowspan=3|[[Laura Delany]]
| rowspan=3|[[Gaby Lewis]] 
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I
|-
| rowspan=3|{{crw|NZL}}
|Test
| rowspan=3|[[Sophie Devine]]
| rowspan=3|[[Amelia Kerr]]
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{crw|PAK}}
|Test 
| rowspan="3"|[[Nida Dar|Fatima Sana]]
| rowspan="3"|Vacant
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I 
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{crw|RSA}}
|Test 
| rowspan="3"|[[Laura Wolvaardt]]
| rowspan="3"| Vacant
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I 
|-
| rowspan=3|{{crw|SRI}}
|Test
| rowspan=3|[[Chamari Athapaththu]]
| rowspan=3|[[Anushka Sanjeewani ]]
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I
|-
| rowspan=3|{{crw|WIN}}
|Test
| rowspan=3|[[Hayley Matthews]]
| rowspan=3|[[Shemaine Campbelle]]
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I
|-
| rowspan=3|{{crw|ZIM}}
|Test
| rowspan=3|[[Mary-Anne Musonda]]
| rowspan=3|[[Josephine Nkomo]]
|-
|ODI
|-
|T20I
|-
|}

===Associate Members===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
!Nation
!Captain
!Vice-captain
|-
| {{crw|BOT}}
| [[Laura Mophakedi]]
|
|-
| {{crw|BRA}}
| [[Roberta Moretti Avery]]
|
|-
| {{crw|CHL}}
| [[Jeannette Gonzalez]]
|
|-
| {{crw|CHN}}
| [[Huang Zhuo]]
|
|-
| {{crw|FRA}}
| [[Marie Violleau]]
|
|-
| {{crw|DEU}}
| [[Anuradha Doddaballapur]]
| [[Christina Gough]]
|-
| {{crw|HKG}}
| [[Kary Chan]]
|
|-
| {{crw|IRN}}
| [[Nasimeh Rahshetaei]]
|
|-
| {{crw|JEY}}
| [[Rosa Hill]]
|
|-
| {{crw|KEN}}
| [[Queentor Abel]]
| [[Sharon Juma]]
|-
| {{crw|LSO}}
| [[Boitumelo Phelenyane]]
|
|-
| {{crw|MWI}}
| [[Mary Mabvuka]]
|
|-
| {{crw|MEX}}
| [[Caroline Owen]]
|
|-
| {{crw|MOZ}}
| [[Fatima Guirrugo]]
|
|-
| {{crw|NAM}}
| [[Irene van Zyl]]
| [[Yasmeen Khan (cricketer)|Yasmeen Khan]]
|-
| {{crw|NEP}}
| [[Indu Barma]]
| [[Puja Mahato]]
|-
| {{crw|NGA}}
| [[Samantha Agazuma]]
|
|-
| {{crw|PNG}}
| [[Kaia Arua]]
|
|-
| {{crw|RWA}}
| [[Sarah Uwera]]
|
|-
| {{crw|SAM}}
| [[Regina Lili'i]]
|
|-
| {{crw|SLE}}
| [[Linda Bull (cricketer)|Linda Bull]]
|
|-
| {{crw|SGP}}
| [[Shafina Mahesh]]
|
|-
| {{crw|KOR}}
| [[Inyeong Oh]]
|
|-
| {{crw|ESP}}
| [[Elspeth Fowler]]
|
|-
| {{crw|TZA}}
| [[Fatuma Kibasu]]
|
|-
| {{crw|THA}}
| [[Naruemol Chaiwai]]
| [[Nannapat Koncharoenkai]]
|-
| {{crw|UGA}}
| [[Rita Musamali]] 
|
|-
| {{crw|UAE}}
| [[Chaya Mughal]]
| 
|-
| {{crw|USA}}
| [[Sindhu Sriharsha]]
| 
|-
| {{crw|VUT}}
| [[Selina Solman]]
| 
|}

==See also==
* ''[[The Art of Captaincy]]'', a 1985 book by former England captain [[Mike Brearley]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{Current national cricket captains}}

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