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Most Runs in Test Cricket As a Captain: Shubman Gill is in excellent form after becoming the captain of India in Test cricket. After scoring a ton of runs in England, Gill also scored a century in the Delhi Test against West Indies and scored the 10th century of his Test career. There have been many great batsmen in the history of Test cricket, but there are some who did not let the pressure of captaincy overpower their batting and did wonders with their bat. These batsmen not only led the team to victory with their captaincy, but also scored a lot of runs with the bat. Here we will tell you about the 7 legendary batsmen who scored the most runs as captain.
Top-7 legendary batsmen who scored the most runs as captain in Tests
1- Graeme Smith (South Africa)
Former South African captain Graeme Smith is at number one in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the most runs as a captain in Tests. Smith played as captain in 109 matches, in which he scored 8659 runs at an excellent average of 47.84.
2- Alan Border (Australia)
Former Australian captain Allan Border is at second place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as a captain in Tests. Border played as captain in 93 matches, in which he scored 6623 runs at an excellent average of 50.95.
3- Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Another former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is at third place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as a captain in Tests. Ponting played as captain in 77 matches, in which he scored 6542 runs at an excellent average of 51.51.
4- Virat Kohli (India)
Former Indian captain Virat Kohli is at fourth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as a captain in Tests. Virat played as captain in 68 matches, in which he scored 5864 runs at an excellent average of 54.84.
5- Joe Root (England)
Former England captain Joe Root is fifth in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as captain in Tests. Root played as captain in 64 matches, in which he scored 5295 runs at an excellent average of 46.45.
6- Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd is at sixth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as captain in Tests. Lloyd played as captain in 74 matches, in which he scored 5233 runs at an excellent average of 51.30.
7- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is at seventh place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as a captain in Tests. Fleming played as captain in 80 matches, in which he scored 5156 runs at an average of 40.60.