5 stats to prove that Virat Kohli is the best test captain for India

We all know how Virat Kohli is achieving great heights in his batting. While he has made a big name for himself as an ODI batsman, he has also achieved some noteworthy records in test matches, especially since the time he has been elevated as the team's captain.

Virat took over the reigns of the team from MS Dhoni and has now been leading the team for 4 years. A closer look at some stats for him and the team reveals that he has taken test match batting and captaincy for India to unprecedented levels.

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#5 Most Centuries as Indian Captain

Kohli has always been the master of scoring hundreds, building his innings like a champion batsman and never throwing it away. He has improved himself a great deal in this regard in Test matches since becoming the captain.

In the 35 matches that he has played as the Indian captain, he has already scored 14 centuries, which stands well beyond the great Sunil Gavaskar, who had scored 11 centuries as captain in as many as 47 matches. Needless to say, that every other captain is far behind on the list.

#4 Most Double Centuries as Indian Captain

Kohli has got more double hundreds as Indian Captain than everyone else combined

If one feels that Kohli’s record for centuries is amazing, this record is a testimony to Kohli’s greatness as a test batsman. While a double century from an Indian captain used to be a rarity in the past, Kohli has made a habit out of it.

The entire history of Indian cricket had only seen 4 double hundreds from Indian captains, one each from MAK Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni. Kohli has already scored 6 double hundreds! Well, this is quite stunning!

#3 Most Runs as Indian Captain

Virat has already scored more runs than any other Indian captain and looks good for many more

We all know that Virat Kohli has been scoring runs in heaps, but to realize that he has already surpassed all the Indian captains in history is quite unbelievable. This list includes the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli has scored 3456 runs as captain from 35 test matches and now stands on the top spot. Dhoni, coming at second, took 60 matches for 3454 runs. Kohli’s dominance as a captain can be judged by the fact that the top 5 captains coming below him on the list have played much more matches than him as captain.

#2 Number of Victories as Indian Captain

Virat has been quite a successful captain, already standing at Par with Sourav Ganguly

Well, Kohli hasn’t reached the top of this list yet, but even this feat does not seem too far away. With the intensity and aggression that he shows on and off the field, Virat has been building a team which aims to win every match. This mindset of the team is reflecting in the stats as well.

Virat has captained India in 35 matches and won 21 of them, putting him equal to Sourav Ganguly in terms of number of victories, who had 21 victories out of 49 matches. Only MS Dhoni lies ahead of Kohli on this list, with 27 victories out of 60 matches. Going by current form of the team, Kohli will soon be the most successful captain for India ever.

#1 Highest Win-Loss ratio as Captain

Virat has been pushing his team to play with a mindset to win every match and it shows in the stats

While there are many legendary players who are remembered for their captaincy, there is a special place in cricketing history for the captains who created ruthless teams. An important metric to measure this is the Win-Loss ratio.

Virat Kohli currently has a win-loss ratio of 4.20, with 21 victories against only 5 losses. The next best for India is Sourav Ganguly’s 1.61 (21 wins to 13 losses). In fact, of all captains worldwide with more matches than Kohli, only Steve Waugh holds a better Win-loss ratio at 4.55, and there is no need to describe how good the Australian team under his leadership proved to be. Hopefully, this Indian team also achieves similar records under Kohli’s able leadership!