Australia vs India
6 January 2025
Rishabh Pant and Pat Cummins engaged in a sustained verbal war throughout the Sydney Test as India, led by stand-in captain Pant, and Australia fought for the series in the final match.
India (internal)
8 December 2021
Virat Kohli was stripped of the ODI captaincy and replaced by Rohit Sharma in a move he claimed was made without prior consultation, exposing rifts within the BCCI and Indian cricket's power structure.
Australia vs various
2004-07-22
Ricky Ponting captained Australia in 77 Test wins — the most by any Test captain in history — across 7 years and 77 matches, leading them to two World Cup titles, four consecutive Ashes series wins, and the world's top Test ranking.
India (internal)
1 January 1997
Sachin Tendulkar's brief and unhappy stint as India captain in the late 1990s, replacing Azharuddin, was marked by poor results, factional politics, and the eventual return of captaincy to Azharuddin.
New Zealand vs various
1992-02-22
Martin Crowe made 188 runs across New Zealand's 1992 World Cup campaign and 91 in their semi-final vs Pakistan — the tournament's leading scorer — alongside captaining a side that pioneered pinch-hitting and spin bowling tactics later adopted by the entire cricket world.
West Indies vs various
1975-06-01
Clive Lloyd captained West Indies from 1974 to 1985 — 18 Tests unbeaten between 1980 and 1984, two World Cup wins, and the creation of the four-pace-bowler strategy that dominated Test cricket for a decade and permanently changed how cricket is played.