Top 5 New Zealand captains in Test match cricket

#4 Daniel Vettori

Vettori is the most successful left arm spinner

The most successful left-arm spinner of all time, Daniel Vettori led the New Zealand side in 32 Test matches from 2007 to 2011.

Even though New Zealand managed to win only 6 Test matches out of 32 under him, he is still the fourth most successful captain in terms of number of victories.

He will be regarded a great captain because he marshalled the side when they were moving on from Stephen Fleming and some other big names. During the transition phase, they struggled for the most part under him.

His record as a player is fabulous. The tall left-hander played 113 Tests for the Kiwis and scalped 362 wickets and is the second highest wicket taker for them after Sir Richard Hadlee.

He also has 6 hundreds to his name and later in the career, his contributions with the bat were immense down the order. The canny spinner is still involved in the game as he continues to coach some of the top T20 sides in the world.

Captaincy record

Year	Opposition	Venue	Winner
2007/8	South Africa	Away	South Africa (2-0)
2007/8	Bangladesh	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
2007/8	England	Home	England (2-1)
2008	England	Away	England (2-0)
2008/9	Bangladesh	Away	New Zealand (1-0)
2008/9	Australia	Away	Australia (2-0)
2008/9	West Indies	Home	Draw (0-0)
2008/9	India	Home	India (1-0)
2009	Sri Lanka	Away	Sri Lanka (2-0)
2009/10	Pakistan	Home	Draw (1-1)
2009/10	Bangladesh	Home	New Zealand (1-0)
2009/10	Australia	Home	Australia (2-0)
2010/11	India	Home	India (1-0)
2010/11	Pakistan	Home	Pakistan (1-0)