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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 scored the most runs in a series, has the most double centuries and was a part of the record 5th wicket partnership. His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94. One of cricket's most famous statistics, [10] [11] it still stands almost 40 runs higher than any other batsman's career average. Don Bradman is the only player in ...
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 ]
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.
The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The largest victory for India, which is the 12th largest, is their win against West Indies in the first Test of the 2018–19 tour at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium , where the ...
India also participated in an ODI tri-series with Australia and Zimbabwe. The Test series was drawn 1–1, and India retained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy because of their victory in the Trophy's previous contest. In the 2003–04 series' Adelaide Test, Rahul Dravid scored a double century, securing a famous win for India.
2.2 First Test series wins. 2.3 First Test match wins. 2.4 Team scoring records. 2.4.1 Most runs in an innings. ... 7.3 Most matches as captain. 7.3.1 Most man of the ...
The Cricket Captains' Walk in Cootamundra, New South Wales, is a series of busts representing the captains of the Australian Test cricket team. This is a list of the people who have been the official Australian captains in Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals cricket teams.