Top 5 captains with highest winning percentage in Tests

#5 Hansie Cronje

Hansie Cronje of South Africa

Hansie Cronje is credited for turning South Africa into one of the most formidable units in Test cricket. Cronje was a master tactician and knew how to extract the best out of the Proteas. Hansie had enough firepower both in batting and bowling to fine tune the side into a resilient unit. He leveraged Bob Woolmer’s techno-savvy tactics and deciphered match-winning strategies for the Proteas. Cronje built a strong South African side around stalwarts like Allan Donald, Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock, Jonty Rhodes, Gary Kristen and Brian McMillan to name a few.

Under Cronje's captaincy, South Africa were pretty much unbeatable at home and boasted of an impressive record on their overseas tours. As a middle-order batsman, Cronje more often than not chipped in with valuable runs and was pretty handy with his military medium pace. Post their readmission to Test cricket in 1991, Hansie catapulted South Africa as a force to reckon within a very short span of time. Before Australia became the Kings of Test cricket in the first decade of the new millennium, South Africa were arguably the most consistent side in Test cricket in the mid and the late 90s.

Hansie Cronje Captaincy Record

Played 53 Won 27 Lost 11 Drawn 15 Win % - 50.94