Most Successful Captain in ODI Cricket

One Day International Cricket is the most exciting and interesting format of the game and has bought a lot of players into the limelight for their exclusive game. Currently, the world is enjoying the ODI’s of countries across the globe, and fantasy sports platforms like Vision11 can see the immense craze of the format among cricket fans. 

The players from across the nations have raised their nation's reputation in Cricket with their outstanding game and leadership. 

Here, after doing extensive research we found the most successful ODI captains in Cricket Ever. Fantasy Cricket players can find similar gameplay to boost the ODI winning chances on Visison11.

Top 5 most successful ODI Captains:

Indeed, ODI is an exciting cricket format, but leading it against international opposition is not an easy task. Not all captains become successful as the format is challenging. Here we have done the research and found the top 5 captains of the ODI Cricket format. 

1. Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting, the legendary Australian player rules the list of most successful ODI captains. He became a captain in 2002 and with that, he went on a streak of 35 games once. Along with a total of 165 games, he led the Australian team with two back-to-back titles as captain. He created history in the format with his impressive gameplay and leadership skills. 

2. Stephen Fleming

One of the most successful players and captain of the New Zealand team, batsman Stephen Fleming has led the 98 victorious matches out of 218 ODI as a leader. He led the team in three world cups and also went up to the semi-finals before losing the match. Also, he was the opening batsman for the nation's cricket team and has played brilliant knocks against the opposition. 

3. Hansie Cronje

A brilliant captain, and excellent all-rounder who led the South Africa team to many victories, Hansie Cronje. He was the youngest captain when he entered the game to take responsibility for the team in the 1994-95 tour of Australia. 

His excellence with both bat and ball made him the finest leader in all aspects of cricket. His 99 ODI victories make him the fourth most successful captain in the format and he captained his team for 138 ODIs in total.

4. Allan Border

Allan Border was the captain of that time when the Australian team was declining in the 80s. That time he acted like the angel for the Kangaroos and with some decisions making he turned over the team's fate. 

In 90’s he made the Australian team strongest and lead them as captain in 178 ODIs, after the legend Ricky Ponting himself. 

5. MS Dhoni

One of the most successful captains and wicket-keepers of all time, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He won all three ICC tournaments as captain. Dhoni led the team India for 7 years, from the T20 World Cup in 2007, to the 50 over World Cup in 2011 and then the champions Trophy in 2013. He had given 7 magnificent years to the Indian cricket team.

He scored 6,633 runs and won 110 ODIs as captain. He had an average of 53.92, the highest among all as Captain. His precision and understanding of the game make him a legend in the history of cricket. 

Conclusion

Indeed, choosing the right captain is equally important - on-field and off-field. If you are confused about whom to make the captain of the ongoing Fantasy ODI matches on the leading fantasy sports platform - Vision11,  consider the above suggestions. Look for the players who have similar gameplay and leadership skills; hope you will be able to win most of the games.