By Kaif - Feb 07, 2025 04:30 PM
4 father-son duos who have captained in Test cricket: Test cricket has a golden history. International cricket started with the Test format. Where the first Test match was played between Australia and England in 1877. After this, Test cricket has completed its journey of 148 years till date. In this historical journey of Test, some such records have been made which have proved to be very memorable.
In such a long Test cricket history, there have been only 4 father-son pairs who have captained their country in Test cricket. The Zimbabwean pair has also been included in this list. Jonathan Campbell came out to captain against Ireland and became a part of the father-son pairs captaining at the national level. Let us tell you that Jonathan's father Alistair Campbell has also captained Zimbabwe. Let us tell you in this article about those 4 father-son pairs who have captained in Test cricket.
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Zimbabwe, which has been one of the weakest teams in the cricket corridors, has also made a special record in Test cricket history. For this team too, the father-son duo has made a record of captaining in Tests. Former legendary batsman Alistair Campbell captained Zimbabwe in a total of 21 Tests from 1996 to 2002 and now his son Jonathan Campbell has started the captaincy journey in 2025.
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There is a very long list of captains for the England cricket team, in which the Cowdrey father-son duo has achieved the feat of captaining their country in Test cricket. Colin Cowdrey captained 27 Test matches for England from 1959 to 1969. After this, his son Chris Cowdrey also captained in 1 Test match in 1988.
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Another father-son pair is included in the very long list of captains in Test cricket for England, the birthplace of cricket. Frank Mann captained England in 5 Tests in 1922-23. After this, in 1948-49, George Mann also followed in his father's footsteps and captained in 7 Test matches.
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The Pataudi family has made a huge contribution to Indian cricket. Iftikhan Ali Khan Pataudi, from the Pataudi family, which is one of the richest families in the country, captained India in 3 Test matches in 1946. After this, his son Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was counted among the greatest captains for India. Mansoor Pataudi captained in 40 Test matches from 1962 to 1975.
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