Most successful captains in test cricket

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Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	W/L	%W	%L
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2003-2014	109	53	29	0	27	1.82	48.62	26.6
AR Border (AUS)	1984-1994	93	32	22	1	38	1.45	34.4	23.65
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2006	80	28	27	0	25	1.03	35	33.75
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2010	77	48	16	0	13	3.00	62.33	20.77
CH Lloyd (WI)	1974-1985	74	36	12	0	26	3.00	48.64	16.21
V Kohli (INDIA)	2014-2021	63	37	15	0	11	2.46	58.73	23.8
MS Dhoni (INDIA)	2008-2014	60	27	18	0	15	1.50	45	30
AN Cook (ENG)	2010-2016	59	24	22	0	13	1.09	40.67	37.28
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2004	57	41	9	0	7	4.55	71.92	15.78
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2010-2017	56	26	19	0	11	1.36	46.42	33.92
A Ranatunga (SL)	1989-1999	56	12	19	0	25	0.63	21.42	33.92
MA Atherton (ENG)	1993-2001	54	13	21	0	20	0.61	24.07	38.88
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2021	54	26	20	0	8	1.30	48.14	37.03
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-2000	53	27	11	0	15	2.45	50.94	20.75
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2008	51	26	11	0	14	2.36	50.98	21.56
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1991	50	27	8	0	15	3.37	54	16
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2012	50	24	11	0	15	2.18	48	22
MA Taylor (AUS)	1994-1999	50	26	13	0	11	2.00	52	26

[Trichromatic]

If we see W/L ratio, Kohli is behind Waugh (4.55), Richards (3.37), Ponting (3), Lloyd (3).

 

Didn't know that Vaughan had such good record.

[Trichromatic]

Waugh lost 3, drawn 2 v India, lost 3 v WI, lost 1 v SA, lost 1 and drawn 1 v SL, lost 1 v Eng, drawn 3 v NZ.

[rangeelaraja]

We play 11 tests in the subcontinent in the next 1 year or so ( 9 in India, 2 in Bangla ) ...that W/L record is going to get a major boost if we continue with the trend of

steam-rolling/ white-washing visiting teams. 

[Vijy]

1 hour ago, Trichromatic said:

If we see W/L ratio, Kohli is behind Waugh (4.55), Richards (3.37), Ponting (3), Lloyd (3).

 

Didn't know that Vaughan had such good record.

vaughan is a troll in commentating but he was a tactically astute captain also helped by an excellent Eng team in terms of both batting and bowling.

[Serpico]

1 hour ago, Trichromatic said:

If we see W/L ratio, Kohli is behind Waugh (4.55), Richards (3.37), Ponting (3), Lloyd (3).

 

Didn't know that Vaughan had such good record.

 Is the filter, min 50 matches?

 

JM bearly has 4.5 (31 tests), Bradman has 5 (26 tests)

 

 

 

[Trichromatic]

21 minutes ago, Vijy said:

vaughan is a troll in commentating but he was a tactically astute captain also helped by an excellent Eng team in terms of both batting and bowling.

 

If you go by reputation, best English side is the one around 2011-13 led by Strauss. Strong batting, their bowlers at peak, Ashes win Aus.

 

But Vaughan has better record.

[Trichromatic]

4 minutes ago, Serpico said:

 Is the filter, min 50 matches?

 

JM bearly has 4.5 (31 tests), Bradman has 5 (26 tests)

 

 

 

 

Yeah, picked it from cricinfo list.

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Overall figures

Captain	Teams	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	W/L	Ave	RPO	Inns	HS	LS
*GC Smith	2	2003-2014	109	53	29	0	27	1.827	39.52	3.22	195	682	84	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*RT Ponting	1	2004-2010	77	48	16	0	13	3.000	40.48	3.52	144	674	88	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*SR Waugh	1	1999-2004	57	41	9	0	7	4.555	43.11	3.66	97	735	127	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*V Kohli	1	2014-2021	63	37	15	0	11	2.466	36.70	3.33	107	759	36	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*CH Lloyd	1	1974-1985	74	36	12	0	26	3.000	35.89	3.24	127	687	128	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*AR Border	1	1984-1994	93	32	22	1	38	1.454	36.19	2.79	169	653	103	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*SP Fleming	1	1997-2006	80	28	27	0	25	1.037	32.52	2.94	143	630	73	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*WJ Cronje	1	1994-2000	53	27	11	0	15	2.454	34.03	2.87	91	621	105	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*MS Dhoni	1	2008-2014	60	27	18	0	15	1.500	37.00	3.42	109	726	94	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*IVA Richards	1	1980-1991	50	27	8	0	15	3.375	34.25	3.18	91	569	53	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*Misbah-ul-Haq	1	2010-2017	56	26	19	0	11	1.368	35.74	3.05	110	628	49	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*JE Root	1	2017-2021	54	26	20	0	8	1.300	29.72	3.19	100	583	58	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*MA Taylor	1	1994-1999	50	26	13	0	11	2.000	35.07	3.02	89	628	104	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*MP Vaughan	1	2003-2008	51	26	11	0	14	2.363	36.06	3.30	96	604	81	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*MJ Clarke	1	2011-2015	47	24	16	0	7	1.500	35.70	3.45	88	659	47	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*AN Cook	1	2010-2016	59	24	22	0	13	1.090	34.36	3.17	112	629	101	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*AJ Strauss	1	2006-2012	50	24	11	0	15	2.181	40.40	3.48	85	710	51	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*KS Williamson	1	2016-2021	37	22	8	0	7	2.750	38.89	3.29	61	715	90	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*GS Chappell	1	1975-1983	48	21	13	0	14	1.615	34.37	2.88	91	617	83	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*SC Ganguly	1	2000-2005	49	21	13	0	15	1.615	38.74	3.14	85	705	99	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*PBH May	1	1955-1961	41	20	10	0	11	2.000	30.35	2.26	68	619	87	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*JM Brearley	1	1977-1981	31	18	4	0	9	4.500	31.07	2.53	53	633	123	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*F du Plessis	1	2016-2020	36	18	15	0	3	1.200	29.58	3.20	68	573	73	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*ST Jayasuriya	1	1999-2002	38	18	12	0	8	1.500	34.41	3.15	66	627	81	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*DPMD Jayawardene	1	2006-2013	38	18	12	0	8	1.500	37.11	3.32	68	756	73	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*SPD Smith	1	2014-2018	34	18	10	0	6	1.800	38.58	3.44	62	662	85	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*N Hussain	1	1999-2003	45	17	15	0	13	1.133	32.28	2.96	82	617	79	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*DG Bradman	1	1936-1948	24	15	3	0	6	5.000	41.91	2.89	40	674	58	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*IM Chappell	1	1971-1975	30	15	5	0	10	3.000	37.12	2.87	56	585	135	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*M Azharuddin	1	1990-1999	47	14	14	0	19	1.000	36.51	3.03	75	633	114	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*AL Hassett	1	1949-1953	24	14	4	0	6	3.500	32.52	2.63	44	549	75	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*Imran Khan	1	1982-1992	48	14	8	0	26	1.750	36.19	2.89	75	708	77	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*Javed Miandad	1	1980-1993	34	14	6	0	14	2.333	32.67	3.01	56	555	62	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*SM Pollock	1	2000-2003	26	14	5	0	7	2.800	37.09	2.93	45	620	128	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*WM Woodfull	1	1930-1934	25	14	7	0	4	2.000	37.53	3.03	40	729	118	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*MA Atherton	1	1993-2001	54	13	21	0	20	0.619	29.87	2.76	98	593	46	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*AD Mathews	1	2013-2017	34	13	15	0	6	0.866	31.78	3.20	66	730	91	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*R Benaud	1	1958-1963	28	12	4	1	11	3.000	34.46	2.56	52	516	105	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*R Illingworth	1	1969-1973	31	12	5	0	14	2.400	33.10	2.47	60	470	101	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*A Ranatunga	1	1989-1999	56	12	19	0	25	0.631	31.56	2.82	99	952	71	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*RB Simpson	1	1964-1978	39	12	12	0	15	1.000	33.17	2.70	73	656	90	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*Wasim Akram	1	1993-1999	25	12	8	0	5	1.500	30.96	3.03	45	594	97	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*JO Holder	1	2015-2020	37	11	21	0	5	0.523	25.70	2.93	70	448	93	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*GP Howarth	1	1980-1985	30	11	7	0	12	1.571	29.19	2.70	52	537	94	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*L Hutton	1	1952-1955	23	11	4	0	8	2.750	30.17	2.17	40	537	130	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*Inzamam-ul-Haq	1	2001-2007	31	11	11	0	9	1.000	36.07	3.37	58	679	72	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*BB McCullum	1	2013-2016	31	11	11	0	9	1.000	35.31	3.42	58	690	45	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*TD Paine	1	2018-2021	23	11	8	0	4	1.375	33.28	3.18	43	589	119	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*RB Richardson	1	1992-1995	24	11	6	0	7	1.833	31.03	3.28	42	692	127	http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/guruInvestigate.gif
*GA Gooch	1	1988-1993	34	10	12	0	12	0.833	33.86	2.90	63	653	150

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31 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said:

We play 11 tests in the subcontinent in the next 1 year or so ( 9 in India, 2 in Bangla ) ...that W/L record is going to get a major boost if we continue with the trend of

steam-rolling/ white-washing visiting teams. 

 

Expecting India to win 12 out of next 14 tests and Kohli to surpass Ponting.

[Serpico]

4 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

 

Expecting India to win 12 out of next 14 tests and Kohli to surpass Ponting.

Kohli will surpass Graeme Smith in total wins probably

[rangeelaraja]

1 hour ago, Trichromatic said:

 

Expecting India to win 12 out of next 14 tests and Kohli to surpass Ponting.

 

 

Not going to happen. We also tour South Africa end of this year. Won't be a cake walk no matter how weak the SA team looks. SA games the pitches to their advantage depending on the tourists just like the Kiwis.

 

We will win hopefully 9 / 14 and maybe lose 2 ( worst case ). Kohli will eventually surpass Ponting.

 

It's a shame he is such an abhorrent tyrant and above the rules in Indian cricket.

 

[Adamant]

Kohli is already ahead of any other asian captain. That's good. 

Pakistan had a very good bowling attack in the 90s and a solid batting attack but they achieved nothing in test cricket. 

[Jay]

2 hours ago, Trichromatic said:

 

Expecting India to win 12 out of next 14 tests and Kohli to surpass Ponting.

Realistically this will happen;

 

Win vs england 2-1 or 3-1 hopefully

S.africa 2-1

India should beat Aussies 3-0 

India whitewashes Bangladesh

India 

Should annihilate n.z so

 

12-2 best case. 

 

Worst case realistically should be;

 

2-2 England 

2-1 s.africa wins

3-1 India wins vs australia

2 -0 India wins vs Bangladesh

2-0 India wins vs n.z 

 

So;

10 - 4 

 

Not bad. 

[Jay]

11 minutes ago, Adamant said:

Kohli is already ahead of any other asian captain. That's good. 

Pakistan had a very good bowling attack in the 90s and a solid batting attack but they achieved nothing in test cricket. 

Our bowling is way better than Pakistan's 90s. 

[Adamant]

3 minutes ago, Jay said:

Our bowling is way better than Pakistan's 90s. 

As an all conditions attack I get your point, we have a better spin attack and way better 3rd, 4th and 5th pace bowlers. 

Only Wasim and Waqar were quality bowlers in their side with Saqlain as the only quality spinner. 

[Jay]

4 minutes ago, Adamant said:

As an all conditions attack I get your point, we have a better spin attack and way better 3rd, 4th and 5th pace bowlers. 

Only Wasim and Waqar were quality bowlers in their side with Saqlain as the only quality spinner. 

Honestly bumrah and shami are ebetter than Waqar and shoaib easily. 

 

I put bumrah above wasim in terms of ability. Only difference is that bumrah is still relatively new. Has to add more games to his resume. 

 

Put this indian pace attack to support old 90s Pakistan side and they would wreak havoc everywhere. High possibility of winning In sena even on bouncy wickets. 

 

India has weak batting now. Only have 3 batsmen. Pant Rahul and rohit. Rest are all past it or out of form like kohli. 

 

Bowling carried this team to number 1. Imo n.z is still the phoney number one. Aukat will be tested when they tour india. 

Edited August 20, 2021 by Jay

[Adamant]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

Honestly bumrah and shami are ebetter than Waqar and shoaib easily. 

 

I put bumrah above wasim in terms of ability. Only difference is that bumrah is still relatively new. Has to add more games to his resume. 

Bumrah might be better than Waqar but Shami isn't. 

Sorry but you have paid to much attention to those ball tampering allegations, please have a look at his new ball spells, it's on youtube. 

Waqar was a borderline ATG. 

 

Bumrah might be able to surpass Wasim as he underachieved (not sure about it though) but in terms of ability there hasn't been a bowler who comes close to Akram, so no, ability wise they are not even on the same stratosphere Wasim was a magician, he moved the balls even on pattas, A rich man's Trent Boult. 

 

Shoaib didn't play much test cricket in the 90s so I am not counting him. 

[Jay]

1 hour ago, Adamant said:

Bumrah might be better than Waqar but Shami isn't. 

Sorry but you have paid to much attention to those ball tampering allegations, please have a look at his new ball spells, it's on youtube. 

Waqar was a borderline ATG. 

 

Bumrah might be able to surpass Wasim as he underachieved (not sure about it though) but in terms of ability there hasn't been a bowler who comes close to Akram, so no, ability wise they are not even on the same stratosphere Wasim was a magician, he moved the balls even on pattas, A rich man's Trent Boult. 

 

Shoaib didn't play much test cricket in the 90s so I am not counting him. 

You have a look at Waqar recird posst 1994. He averages 29. He averages 17 till 1993. Guess what? All top batsmen started playing post 94. He struggled ever since. He is vastly overrated. He got hammered in India and Australia. 

 

Shami is deadly. Waqar thrived off wasim. 

 

Shami can operate alone in Asia. He averages 21 in Asia. Toughest place for fast bowlers to excel. 

 

 

Edited August 20, 2021 by Jay

[Serpico]

1 hour ago, Adamant said:

Pakistan had a very good bowling attack in the 90s and a solid batting attack but they achieved nothing in test cricket. 

They won 5 series in SENA in the 90s, thats not nothing. Kohli will win his second series in SENA with this tour, for comparison. If he also wins the upcoming SA series, he can be the contender for greatest Asian cap