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Top 5 Test Captains with Most Centuries: Graeme Smith Holds 12-Year Record
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News18•15-10-2026, 21:22
Top 5 Test Captains with Most Centuries: Graeme Smith Holds 12-Year Record
- •Graeme Smith leads the all-time list with 25 Test centuries as captain, holding a legendary record set over his career from 2003 to 2014.
- •India's Virat Kohli ranks second with 20 Test centuries as captain, maintaining a stellar batting average of 54.80 during his tenure.
- •Australia's Ricky Ponting secured the third spot by scoring 19 centuries and leading his team to global dominance.
- •Steve Smith stands fourth with 18 centuries, boasting an incredible batting average of 68.07 under the pressure of captaincy.
- •Allan Border rounds out the top five with 15 centuries, earning recognition as a crisis-man leader for Australia.
Key Questions Answered
Former South African captain Graeme Smith holds the record for scoring the most Test centuries as a captain, hitting 25 centuries between 2003 and 2014.
Virat Kohli scored 20 centuries during his tenure as India's Test captain between 2014 and 2022, while also accumulating 5,864 runs at an average of 54.80.
Steve Smith maintained an incredible batting average of 68.07 as a Test captain, scoring 4,425 runs and 18 centuries across 44 matches between 2014 and 2026.
