From the first-ever Test between Australia and England at Melbourne way back in March 1877 to now, there have been 289 Test captains.
Of these, only six skippers could boast of unbeaten records after leading their nations in more than five Tests.
Among these six elite leaders, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the only active player and stands second only to England’s Brian Close with an astonishingly high success percentage of 91.67.
If he manages to lead India to one more win when he returns after recovering from his back injury, he will be on par with Close. Now that would be a truly remarkable achievement:
The full details:
| Captains
|
Captaincy
debut |
T |
W |
D |
Success
% |
Brian
Close (Eng) |
The Oval, 1966
|
7 |
6 |
1 |
92.86 |
Mahendra
Singh Dhoni (Ind) |
Kanpur, 2008 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
91.67 |
Warwick
Armstrong (Aust) |
Sydney, 1920
|
10 |
8 |
2 |
90.00 |
Charles
Fry (Eng) |
Lord’s, 1912 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
83,33 |
George
Mann (Eng) |
Durban, 1948
|
7 |
2 |
5 |
64.29 |
Arthur
Carr (Eng) |
Nottingham, 1926 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
58.33 |
