Top 5 captains with highest winning percentage in Tests

#2 Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting skippered the Australian team when they were at the peak of their prowess in the first decade of the new millennium. Ponting took over the mantle of captaincy from Steve Waugh and proved to be a highly successful captain with his aggressive leadership. As a captain, Ricky was spoilt for choices as he had a plethora of match winners both in batting and bowling.

At his disposal were the lethal opening combo of Hayden-Langer and the formidable middle order comprising of himself, Damien Martyn, Michael Hussey and Adam Gilchrist.

He set attacking fields for his lethal pace battery of Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie, Mitchell Johnson and Bret Lee and used spin wizard Shane Warne to bowl out batting lineups. Playing at home or touring abroad, the Australians were certainly in a league of their own. Ponting spearheaded Australia's batting efforts for almost half a decade by notching up match winning tons and ended as Australia’s leading Test run scorer.

With 48 Test wins to his credit, Ponting surpassed some great captains like Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor and Allan Border to become Australia’s most successful Test captain.

Ricky Ponting Captaincy Record

Matches 77 Won 48 Lost 16 Drawn 13 Win % - 62.33