5 Indian Test Captains with the highest win percentage

India's most successful Test captains
India's most successful Test captains

#1 Virat Kohli (57.14%)

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli

Dominating all the cricketing nations in the world, Virat Kohli has emerged as the most successful captain for India in Tests. His hunger for victory in every match has helped Virat to have the highest win percentage for India as a captain in Tests. Virat Kohli, the captain has a win percentage of 57.14.

With a top score of 243 runs, the Delhi boy has scored 6331 runs in the 73 matches he has played, at a mind-boggling average of 54.57 runs.

Nicknamed as Chiku, Kohli took over the captaincy from Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the year 2014. From 2014 to present time, Kohli has captained India for a total of 42 matches in Tests, out of which 24 matches have resulted in the victory.

Virat Kohli will lead team India next in the Test series against Australia and he would be keen to inspire the Men in Blue to a memorable series win Down Under.

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