Ranking the current captains in Test cricket

3. Joe Root

Joe Root took over the Test captaincy of England right after they had lost a series in India 4-0. Root came under some criticism in the early stages of his captaincy regarding how his way of leadership was not strong enough to be rubbed off on his teammates. But, the talented batsman had his own way of responding to the critics. He kept getting better at the captaincy with every passing match. 

So far, in 49 matches that Root has led England, they have managed to win 26. The team has suffered 17 losses along with six draws. The highlight of Root’s test captaincy has to be the series win in South Africa in 2019-20. His team also managed to whitewash Sri Lanka in two back-to-back Test series in the Island nation. At home as well, Root’s side has lived up to the expectations.

His team and his captaincy were majorly praised when England managed to beat India 4-1 at home in a series that was tightly contested, though the final scoreline might not suggest that. For his team, the upcoming challenge of playing India in India for a four-Test match series and facing Australia in Down Under later this year would be the toughest and experts will have a keen eye on how they go about it.