Top 5 New Zealand captains in Test match cricket

#2 Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum led New Zealand from 2012 to 2016

The flamboyant cricketer literally changed the way New Zealand cricket was played. Brendon McCullum’s batted aggressively right from the start and the same was reflected in his captaincy.

He became the captain in 2012 and led the side in 31 Tests in which they won 11 and lost as many. He has the second best win percentage behind Geoff Howarth.

Under McCullum’s captaincy, New Zealand lost to Australia in 2015 which was their only series loss at home. Their only away win came against West Indies in 2013 by a margin of 2-0.

The wicket-keeper batsman had an illustrious career as he played 101 Test matches for the nation. He amassed 6543 runs at an average of 38.64 including 12 hundreds and 31 fifties.

There is no denying the fact that he is responsible for transforming the country’s cricket in the last decade which was evident as they made it to the final of the 2015 ODI World Cup being unbeaten.

The hard-hitting batsman will certainly go down as one of the legends of New Zealand cricket.

Captaincy record

Year	Opposition	Venue	Winner
2012/13	South Africa	Away	South Africa (2-0)
2012/13	England	Home	Draw (0-0)
2013	England	Away	England (20-)
2013/14	Bangladesh	Away	Draw (0-0)
2013/14	West Indies	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
2013/14	India	Home	New Zealand (1-0)
2014	West Indies	Away	New Zealand (2-1)
2014	Pakistan	Away	Draw (1-1)
2014/15	Sri Lanka	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
2014/15	England	Away	Draw (1-1)
2015	Australia	Away	Australia (2-0)
2015/16	Sri Lanka	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
2015/16	Australia	Home	Australia (2-0)