Top 5 captains with highest winning percentage in Tests

#1 Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh

Not many would be surprised with Steve Waugh topping the list of most successful Test captains. The gritty and determined Waugh was a tough nut to crack and proved to be an able successor to his illustrious predecessor Mark Taylor. Under his brilliant captaincy, Steve Waugh turned Australia into a winning machine which went onto win a record 16 consecutive Test matches.

'Tugga' instilled a high degree of combativeness into the Australians which made them a fighting unit with a never say die attitude. Waugh was certainly blessed to lead a bunch of legendary cricketers who were outright match-winners in their own merit. The Golden era of Australian cricket saw the greats of the game in McGrath, Waugh, Warne, Ponting, Gilchrist, Hayden and Lee at the peaks of their prowess.

Steve Waugh led by example with the willow and strung together some match-saving partnerships with the tailenders when the chips were down for his side. A lion-hearted character with nerves of steel, pressure got the best out of Waugh’s captaincy and he certainly led by example

He remains the only captain in Test history to boast of a win percentage of over 70.

Steve Waugh Captaincy Record

Matches 57 Won 41 Lost 9 Drawn 7 Win % - 71.92