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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.