Those 8 players…who captained the most number of Tests, only one captain in the world could cross the mark of 100 matches

New Delhi. In the more than 149-year-old history of Test cricket, captaincy is considered one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Making strategies for five days in white clothes, rotating the bowlers and maintaining the morale of the team in adverse circumstances is not within everyone's power. Graeme Smith of South Africa is the only captain in the history of Test cricket who captained in more than 100 Test matches (109). Smith, who took over the captaincy in 2003 at the age of just 22, not only played the most number of matches, but also made his team the number one Test team in the world with 53 wins. His winning percentage was 48.62, which shows the strength of his captaincy.

The credit for reviving Australian cricket goes to Allan Border. Between 1984 and 1994, he captained in 93 Tests. Australia won 32 matches under the captaincy of Border (1984-1994). He laid the foundation of a team which later ruled world cricket for two decades. New Zealand's most successful captain, Stephen Fleming (1997–2006), was known for his clever strategies. He led his national team in 80 tests. Although his number of wins (28) may seem less than other giants, but despite limited resources, he made New Zealand a very fighting team.

It was difficult to defeat the team captained by Ricky Ponting.
If we look at the statistics of captaincy and victory, Ricky Ponting has no match. He captained in 77 Tests (2004-2010) and won a record 48 matches. His winning percentage was 62.33, which is the highest in this list. During Ponting's era, it was considered almost impossible to defeat the Australian team. Clive Lloyd, the hero of the golden era of West Indies cricket, captained in 74 Test matches. He gave the Caribbean team such a 'pace battery' that the whole world trembled. Under Lloyd's leadership, West Indies won 36 matches and maintained their dominance in the 1970s and 80s.

India's winning percentage under Kohli's captaincy was 58.82.
India's most successful Test captain Virat Kohli is at sixth place in this list. He led Team India in 68 matches (2014-2022) and registered 40 wins. Under the captaincy of Kohli, India won the Test series in Australia for the first time and the team remained number one in the ICC Test rankings for 5 consecutive years. His winning percentage of 58.82 is the best among Indian captains.

'Captain Cool' MS Dhoni is at number eight in this list.
Joe Root of England took command of the team in 64 test matches. Under his leadership (2017-2022), England won 27 matches. Although he had to struggle a lot in the last phase of his captaincy, the runs he scored with his bat as captain led England to many memorable victories. 'Captain Cool' MS Dhoni is at eighth place in this list. Dhoni (2008–2014) led India in 60 Test matches and recorded 27 wins. The biggest achievement of his tenure was to take India to the pinnacle of Test ranking (number-1) for the first time in 2009. Dhoni's calm and steady captaincy gave a new direction to Indian Test cricket.