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Captaincy Records and Statistics - Test Cricket
Most Runs Playing as Captain
Player
Country
Career
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
100s
50s
Avg
1
G C Smith
South Africa
2002-2014
109
193
12
8659
277
25
36
47.84
2
A R Border
Australia
1978-1994
93
154
24
6623
205
15
36
50.95
3
R T Ponting
Australia
1995-2012
77
140
13
6542
209
19
35
51.51
4
V Kohli*
India
2011-
68
113
6
5864
254*
20
18
54.80
5
J E Root*
England
2012-
64
118
4
5295
228
14
26
46.45
6
C H Lloyd
West Indies
1966-1984
74
111
9
5233
242*
14
27
51.30
7
S P Fleming
New Zealand
1994-2008
80
135
8
5156
274*
8
31
40.60
8
A N Cook
England
2006-2018
59
111
7
4844
263
12
24
46.58
9
B C Lara
West Indies
1990-2006
47
85
4
4685
400*
14
19
57.84
10
Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakistan
2001-2017
56
99
17
4214
135
8
35
51.39
11
G S Chappell
Australia
1970-1984
48
86
10
4209
235
13
19
55.38
12
M J Clarke
Australia
2004-2015
47
86
10
3946
329*
14
7
51.92
13
S P D Smith*
Australia
2010-
38
67
9
3867
239
15
14
66.67
14
M A Atherton
England
1989-2001
54
98
4
3815
185*
8
22
40.59
15
S R Waugh
Australia
1985-2004
57
83
12
3714
199
15
10
52.31
16
D P M D Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
1997-2014
38
66
4
3665
374
14
10
59.11
17
R B Simpson
Australia
1957-1978
39
71
4
3623
311
10
16
54.07
18
G A Gooch
England
1975-1995
34
63
2
3582
333
11
16
58.72
19
G S A Sobers
West Indies
1954-1974
39
71
11
3528
178*
11
15
58.80
20
M S Dhoni
India
2005-2014
60
96
11
3454
224
5
24
40.64
21
S M Gavaskar
India
1971-1987
47
74
6
3449
205
11
14
50.72
22
A J Strauss
England
2004-2012
50
85
3
3343
169
9
14
40.77
23
K S Williamson*
New Zealand
2010-
40
65
7
3331
251
11
14
57.43
24
M A Taylor
Australia
1989-1999
50
89
7
3250
334*
7
16
39.63
25
M P Vaughan
England
1999-2008
51
94
6
3170
166
9
13
36.02
26
D G Bradman
Australia
1928-1948
24
38
7
3147
270
14
7
101.52
27
A Ranatunga
Sri Lanka
1982-2000
56
92
6
3118
131
2
22
36.26
28
P B H May
England
1951-1961
41
65
8
3080
285*
10
15
54.04
29
I V A Richards
West Indies
1974-1991
50
74
6
3068
146
6
23
45.12
30
M Azharuddin
India
1984-2000
47
68
3
2856
192
9
9
43.94
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