Test Cricket is considered as the most difficult format as it checks the patience level of players, know about the most successful captains and the wins they have as a captain
Captaining a side in any sport or format puts pressure on that single individual that much that he/she has to maintain his performance along with taking care of the whole side and commanding them as he becomes the ultimate bearer to answer all the questions that goes against the name of the squad. Not many but few capture this opportunity to make their names at big stages.
Hence in this article we are going to discuss about top 5 most successful captains in history of Test Cricket.
List Of Top 5 Most Successful Captains And Most Wins As Test Cricket Captain
1. Graeme Smith (53 Wins)
In 2003 Smith took the captaincy from Shaun Pollock and maintained the position till his retirement and sure did he proved his worth. The left handed opener has scored over 9000 runs in test cricket with an average of 48.25 in 117 matches. He comes at the top of the list with 53 Test wins and also holds the record of most test centuries by a captain in test match wins.
2. Ricky Ponting (48 wins)
The second most international century scorer in cricket is the former Australian batsman Ricky Ponting. With a decent average of above 51 in his whole test career Ponting has led Team Australia to 48 test wins making him the second most successful test captain. He was also named as Australia Post Legend in the year 2021.
3. Steve Waugh (41 wins)
Another Australian in the list stands as Steve Waugh with 41 test wins in his career and win percentage of 71.92 across 57 tests. The 2004 Australian Of The Year has scored over 10,000 runs in his test career with an average above 50 and along with his test success is also known as most successful ODI captain of Australia.
4. Virat Kohli (40 Wins)
Considered as the best batsman in the World, the former Indian skipper announced his retirement after their most recent defeat against South Africa. Kohli has led Indian Team to many milestones from making it the NO.1 test squad in the world to taking it into the ICC Test Championship Finals, Virat ended his test captaincy career with 40 wins in 68 matches.
5. Clive Lloyd (36 Wins)
The 6ft 4inch tall former West Indies Captain has registered 36 wins as test captain in his career making him the 5th most successful in the list. Along with this Lloyd also took West Indies to three consecutive World Cup finals. In his test career he has scored 7,515 runs with an amazing average of 46.67 and also registered 10 wickets with his name.
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