Test Cricket is the best format of the game, it is considered the most difficult format of the game. In recent years, the teams have performed well in white ball cricket, but as regards the Cricket Ball Red, they find it difficult to perform well. Indian cricket has seen many major captains in recent years, but most of them have not succeeded well in the test cricket. In this blog, we will talk about the most successful test captains
1. Virat Kohli
The most successful test captain in the history of Indian test cricket is Virat Kohli, who led the Indian team in 68 games, winning 40, drawing 11 and losing 17. Kohli has a 58.42%victory percentage, which is the highest of all Indian captains.
2. Ms Dhoni
Ms. Dhoni, popularly known as Captain Cool, is the second most successful captain in India with 27 wins, 18 defeats and 15 draws in 60 games. The performance of the India team in the test format under the Dhoni captain was average. Dhoni withdrew from the test format with a 45%victory percentage.
3. Surav Ganguly
Surav Ganguly is the third most prosperous Indian Captain, after driving India to 21 wins, 13 defeats and 15 draws in 49 test games, giving it a percentage of 42.85%victory. Under the Ganguly era, India learned the art of winning test matches abroad, in the countries of Sena, one of which was a famous victory in Headingley, England in 2002.
4. Mohammad azharuddin
Mohammad Azharuddin is one of the successful captains of India. He posted a great strategy as a captain, but he was not very successful as a captain in testing format. Azhar won 14 games and lost 14, while 19 matches were traced, so his percentage was 29.78%.
5. Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma has clearly shown his form since he resumed the Indian cricket captain in 2022. Although he missed many games, whenever he has captain India, the team has performed well most of the time. So far, Rohit has led India in 16 test games and has won 10, lost 4 and pulled only 2 times.