Test cricket, often referred to as the original format of the game, serves as the most challenging format for batters, as this tests their temperament as well as their strong resolve on the field. Several greats of the game since the evolution of cricket, like Don Bradman, Garry Sobers, Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid, and Sachin Tendulkar, have graced the format with their greatness.
In modern times, cricket has evolved from the 5-day match format to the T20 format, where they often encounter fearless ball striking and serious tarnish of the bowlers. Despite playing in modern times, several players like Steve Smith, Joe Root, Ricky Ponting, and many other likely players made their name in the game.
Top Batters with Most Hundreds as Test Skippers:
1. Graeme Smith
The South African has played almost the entire strength of his test career as the skipper to the Proteas red-ball side, as he has captained greats of the format including Shaun Pollock, AB de Villiers, and Jacques Kallis.
Graeme Smith went on to score 9265 runs, averaging above 48, as he played 109 matches as the South African skipper and in his career amassed 8659 runs with a terrific 25 hundreds to his name.
2. Virat Kohli
Indian veteran Virat Kohli started his test career under the captaincy of rising skipper MS Dhoni. The world-class batter, however, unveiled the best of his test form when Dhoni passed the test captaincy to the veteran batter in 2017.
India has been said to have the best span during the times of Kohli, as the veteran played 113 innings as the Indian skipper and scored 5864 runs, the most he made during his test career with 20 hundred to his name.
3. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is often considered the most successful test captain in the history of cricket, while his record in limited-overs cricket seems unbreakable as well. Ponting led Australia for a major period after captaincy went from the hands of the great Steve Waugh to his.
Having led Australia in 77 matches, he has scored 19 hundreds in the 6542 runs that he scored while being named the skipper to the Aussie side.
4. Steve Smith
Australian veteran Steve Smith has aced records in the longest format of the game. Smith recently listed himself among the test greats to have scored 10,000 runs in the Test format. He also scored his 36th Test hundred, his 4+fourth consecutive hundred in 5 test matches.
Smith was given the role of Aussie skipper as Pat Cummins missed the Sri Lanka tour owing to injury as well as family concerns. Smith registered a hundred in the first ODI, followed by another in the second, as now he is the Australian batter with the most hundreds in Asia.
Smith, with 17 hundred and 4139 runs as the Australian skipper in just 69 batting innings, is the fourth batter on this list of captains with the most centuries in test cricket.
