The Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi has witnessed some of the finest minds in the history of Test cricket operating in the middle, in pursuit of a Test match victory. When it comes to most Test matches as captain, Sunil Gavaskar is perched at the top of the pile, with five matches as captain. Surprisingly, he couldn’t even win one of them; he lost one, and four matches ended in draws. Only Mohammed Azharuddin, MS Dhoni, and Sourav Ganguly enjoy a perfect record at the venue. Amongst the overseas captains, only West Indies’ Clive Lloyd managed to lead his side twice at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in his cricket career. The following list contains names of cricketers with most test matches as captain at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
| Name | Span | Matches | Won/Lost | Tie/NR | Win% |
| Sunil Gavaskar (India) | 1979-1984 | 5 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0 |
| Nawab of Pataudi (India) | 1964-1969 | 3 | 2/0 | 0/1 | 66.66 |
| Lala Amarnath (India) | 1948-1952 | 2 | 1/0 | 0/1 | 50 |
| Mohammed Azharuddin (India) | 1993-1999 | 2 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 100 |
| Nari Contractor (India) | 1961-1961 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| MS Dhoni (India) | 2011-2013 | 2 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 100 |
| Sourav Ganguly (India) | 2000-2002 | 2 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 100 |
| Kapil Dev (India) | 1983-1986 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli (India) | 2015-2017 | 2 | 1/0 | 0/1 | 50 |
| Anil Kumble (India) | 2007-2008 | 2 | 1/0 | 0/1 | 50 |
| Clive Lloyd (West Indies) | 1974-1983 | 2 | 1/0 | 0/1 | 50 |
