Ranking the current captains in Test cricket

1. Virat Kohli

India’s Test captain, Virat Kohli is one of the best batsmen of this generation. However, something that sets him apart from anyone else is his captaincy records. The Indian captain has led his side in 59 Test matches so far. Out of those, he has managed to win 35 matches while his team has lost 14 of those games. The rest 10 have ended in a draw. 

When Kohli took over as the captain in early 2015, India were at the seventh position in the ICC Test ranking. The team under him started to flourish as they went on to beat Sri Lanka in their own backyard, something which India hadn’t done in several years. The team became one of the most powerful sides in their own conditions. They beat South Africa, England, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and West Indies in home conditions. They soon became the no.1 Test team in the world. However, India’s struggle overseas continued. 

Under Kohli though, India turned their overseas fortunes around after a series win in Australia in 2018-19. Kohli became the first Asian captain to win a series down under. Considering his records as the captain and his batting performances as a captain, he is undoubtedly the best captain in the longest format in the world right now. He was also named the captain of Test XI of the decade a few weeks ago by the ICC.