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Most Test Wins as Captain: England's Test team has secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing three-match Test series against Pakistan, delivering a stellar performance. In the second Test played at the historic Lord's ground, England handed Pakistan a crushing defeat by 194 runs. This series has proven to be particularly special for 35-year-old Joe Root, who is making his return as Test captain. With this victory, Root has set a new record for the most Test match wins as captain.
Joe Root Surpasses Stephen Fleming: 7th Most Successful Test Captain
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With this one-sided victory over Pakistan, Joe Root has surpassed former legendary New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming. Root has now moved into seventh place on the list of captains with the most Test match wins in history.
Joe Root has captained England in 67 Test matches so far, leading the team to victory in 29 of them, while suffering 27 defeats and drawing 11 matches. In comparison, Stephen Fleming recorded 28 wins during his tenure as captain across 80 Test matches (27 losses, 25 draws).
Interestingly, Fleming has recently been appointed as the new head coach of the England Test team. He will officially assume the role after the conclusion of the Pakistan series. Thus, Root has surpassed his future coach's captaincy record even before Fleming's arrival.
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Most Successful Test Captains: Virat Kohli Holds 4th
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Former South African captain Graeme Smith holds the top spot on the list of captains with the most wins in the history of world Test cricket.
Smith is the only player in the world to have captained in more than 100 Test matches (109 Tests), winning 53 of them. Australia's legendary Ricky Ponting holds the second spot; under his leadership, Australia won 48 out of 77 Tests. From India, former captain and star batsman Virat Kohli occupies the fourth position on this list. Under Kohli's leadership, the Indian team played 68 Test matches between 2014 and 2022, winning 40 of them (with 17 losses and 11 draws). Kohli's win percentage (58.82%) has also been outstanding. Having retired from Test and T20 international cricket, Kohli now represents the Indian team only in the ODI format.List of Most Test Wins as Captain and Win Percentage
| Captain | Matches | Wins | Win Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith (South Africa) | 109 | 53 | 48.62% |
| Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 77 | 48 | 62.33% |
| Steve Waugh (Australia) | 57 | 41 | 71.92% |
| Virat Kohli (India) | 68 | 40 | 58.82% |
| Clive Lloyd (West Indies) | 74 | 36 | 48.64% |
| Allan Border (Australia) | 93 | 32 | 34.40% |
| Joe Root (England) | 67 | 29 | 43.28% |
| Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) | 80 | 28 | 35.00% |
| Hansie Cronje (South Africa) | 53 | 27 | 50.94% |
| MS Dhoni (India) | 60 | 27 | 45.00% |
| Viv Richards (West Indies) | 50 | 27 | 54.00% |
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