This is a list of all cricketers who have captained the now defunct East African cricket team in an official international match. This includes One Day Internationals and ICC Trophy games.
East Africa played their first ODI on June 7, 1975.
| East African ODI Captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Harilal Shah | 1975-1975 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Overall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
East Africa debuted in the ICC Trophy in the 1979 tournament
| East African ICC Trophy Captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No Result | |
| 1 | Narendra Thakker | 1979-1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Charanjive Sharma | 1979-1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | KW Arnold | 1982-1982 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | PD Desai | 1986-1986 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Overall | 15 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||
| International Cricket Captains (Non Test nations) |
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| Afghanistan | Bermuda | Canada | East Africa | Hong Kong | Ireland | Kenya | Namibia | Netherlands | Scotland | UAE | USA |