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As of July 2024, the most successful team in Test cricket, in terms of both wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 414 of their 866 Tests (47.80%). Excluding teams who have only played a small number of Tests, the least successful team is Zimbabwe.
Graeme Smith (left) holds the record for most Test matches as captain, as well as most Test wins. [1] Steve Waugh (right) is the most successful Test captain, with a winning ratio of 72%. [ 2 ]
Australi's Alex Carey has effected the most number of dismissals in this tournament. The ICC World Test Championship, also referred to as the Test World Cup, is a league competition for Test cricket run by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which started on 1 August 2019. [1] [2] It is the premier championship for Test cricket. It is in ...
The most successful captain in terms of win percentage, after a minimum of 10 games, is Mike Gatting. Eoin Morgan is the only captain to lead England to a trophy, taking England to victory in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
A dagger (†) indicates that the player captained at least one Test in the series as a stand-in for the appointed captain or was appointed by the home authority for a proportion in a series. 36 players have captained India in men's test matches, of which Virat Kohli is the most successful with 40 wins. Last updated:8 December 2024 [19]
He is also the only test captain to play in excess of 100 test matches. (109 – 108 as captain for South Africa, and 1 for ICC). [89] [90] Smith holds the world record of the highest number of wins in test matches as a captain with 53 wins. Smith holds the most centuries (15) by a captain in test match wins. He also holds the world record of a ...
Most wickets: R Ashwin: 195 [33] Most wickets in a single tournament: Nathan Lyon: 88 Best average (min 1000 balls) Kyle Mayers: 17.47 [34] Best bowling in an innings: Ajaz Patel v India: 10/119 Best bowling in a match: 14/225 [35] Fielding Most dismissals by a wicket-keeper: Alex Carey: 148 [36] Most dismissals in a single tournament
Allan Border (pictured) holds the Australian record for the most consecutive career Test matches and the most matches as captain of Australia with 153 and 93, respectively. [22] [23] Former English captain Alastair Cook holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 159.