Top 5 cricketers with most centuries as Test captain

#2 Virat Kohli (20)

Virat Kohli is a modern-day run machine

In his fifth year as Test captain, Virat Kohli has jumped to the number two spot among leaders with most hundreds. He has 20 from 53 matches as skipper. Kohli has totalled 5,104 runs so far at an average of 63.80. Kohli began his career as captain with twin hundreds at Adelaide in December 2014 albeit in a losing cause.

Kohli has been getting better with age. He recently smashed his career best 254 not out against South Africa at Pune. Before that, he had slammed 243 against Sri Lanka at Delhi in December 2017 and 235 against England at Mumbai in December 2016. In the historic series win Down Under, Kohli contributed a priceless 82 in the victory at Melbourne -- the Boxing Day Test of 2018. Kohli is tipped to break most records in the book by the time he retires.

#1 Graeme Smith (25)

Graeme Smith was a fighter to the core

The name of Graeme Smith is rarely taken when we speak of cricketing legends. However, the fact that he finds himself on number one in the list clearly proves that he achieved something highly significant. Smith was not the most aesthetic batsman to watch. But, he ended up playing 109 Tests as captain of South Africa and amassed 8,659 runs at an average of 47.83 with 25 hundreds.

Smith’s best as leader, his 277, came very early in his career, against England at Birmingham in July 2003. He followed it up with an equally brilliant 259 at Lord’s a week later. Although he could not attain those heights consistently later in his career, Smith made a great contribution as leader. He brought South Africa out of turmoil after the match-fixing saga and the subsequent debacle at home in the 2003 World Cup. He was only 22 at the time of his appointment, and by the time he quit, South Africa were once again a force to reckon with.