Kane Williamson to Brian Lara: 7 Players with the highest Test average as captain

1. Sir Don Bradman (Australia) – 101.51

The legendary Australia batter had an incredible batting average as skipper in the longest format. During his captaincy stint, Bradman accumulated a total of 3147 runs in just 38 innings.

2. Steve Smith (Australia) – 68.46

The Australia batter had quite a successful tenure as captain and led the Baggy Greens to several famous victories thanks to his valiant contributions with the bat. Smith maintained a brilliant average throughout his captaincy stint.

3. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 59.11

The former Sri Lanka cricketer maintained a fantastic batting average during his tenure as captain. As skipper of the Lankan Lions, Jayawardene accumulated 3665 runs in 66 innings.

4. Sir Garfield Sobers (West Indies) – 58.80

The legendary West Indies all-rounder maintained a superb batting average throughout his tenure as the skipper. Sobers accumulated 3528 runs in 71 innings as the captain of the Caribbean side.

5. Graham Gooch (England) – 58.72

The former England batter achieved a fantastic average as captain and he did so by playing several fantastic knocks. Gooch amassed 3582 runs in 63 innings as captain.

6. Brian Lara (West Indies) – 57.83

The legendary West Indies batter played several memorable knocks throughout his Test career and maintained a fantastic average. Lara scored a total of 4685 runs in 85 innings as skipper.

7. Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 57.43

The former New Zealand Test skipper maintained a fine batting average during his successful tenure. Williamson amassed a total of 3331 runs in 65 innings as captain.