The captain who took the most wickets in Test, opened his claws 12 times and created havoc, there is no threat to the world record.

New Delhi. There have been many great captains in the history of Test cricket, who proved their mettle with their batting or captaincy, but in world cricket, there are only a few names who have done wonders while commanding the team as a bowler. There is one such name among them, who made the world record of taking the most wickets while captaining the team in Tests. No cricketer has been successful in breaking this record till now. Actually, the star we are talking about is former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Imran Khan.

When it comes to Pakistan cricket, Imran Khan's name is taken first. It was under the captaincy of Imran Khan that Pakistan won the historic title of 1992 World Cup. Along with the ball, he also made his mark in the cricket world with the bat. While captaining Pakistan, Imran Khan also led the team to many memorable victories. He led the Pakistan cricket team in 48 test matches, taking a total of 187 wickets. Having said this, the captain holds the world record for most wickets in this format.

This veteran, who took 362 wickets in his career of 88 Test matches, took 5 or more wickets in an innings 12 times while being the captain. This is the best performance by any captain. In the 48 Test matches he captained, his bowling average was only 20.26, which is a proof of his lethal bowling. During this period, his best performance was taking 8 wickets for 58 runs. In these 48 matches, he also performed brilliantly with the bat and scored 3790 runs.

There is no threat to the record
There is currently no threat to this world record of Imran Khan. Australia's Pat Cummins is definitely in second place in terms of taking the most Test wickets as a captain, but is far behind Imran Khan. Till now, Cummins has taken a total of 151 wickets while captaining Australia in 38 Test matches. During this period he also completed 5 wicket haul 9 times. His best performance was taking 6 wickets for 23 runs. Imran Khan and Pat Cummins are the only two cricketers in the world who have managed to take more than 150 wickets in Tests as captains.

Who is in the top-6?
Australia's Richie Benaud is at third place in this list, who took 138 wickets in 28 test matches. The name of the great West Indies cricketer Gary Sobers comes at the fourth place. Sobers took 117 wickets in 39 test matches. New Zealand's veteran Daniel Vettori is in fifth place with 116 wickets in 33 matches. The name of former captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev, who won India's first World Cup, is at sixth place in this list. Kapil Dev captained India in 34 test matches and took 111 wickets.