New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming equalled former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga's record of leading the country in most number of One-Day Internationals on Friday.
When Fleming went out for the toss against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy match in Mumbai, he appeared in his 193rd ODI as skipper.
Thirty-three-year-old Christchurch-born Fleming has a win loss record of 85-94. As luck would have it, he won the toss as well.
Fleming, who holds the distinction of being the most successful New Zealand Test captain, made his ODI debut as a losing skipper, coincidentally against Sri Lanka, at his birthplace in 1996-97.
As a player, he has amassed 7273 runs in 254 ODIs and has six centuries to his credit.
Considered one of the shrewdest captains in the business, Fleming made his ODI debut against India at Napier in 1994 and has also become New Zealand's highest scorer in Tests, having overtaken Martin Crowe's record 5444 runs in October 2004 against Bangladesh at Chittagong.
Fleming, who opens the innings in the shortened form of the game, represented New Zealand in 102 Tests, and accumulated 6545 runs, including nine hundreds.
Allan Border (Australia, 178) and India's Mohammad Azharuddin (173) are behind Fleming and Ranatunga in the number of times they have led their respective countries in ODIs.
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