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Ganguly equals Azhar's record

Rajneesh Gupta | December 17, 2003 11:09 IST
Last Updated: December 17, 2003 12:20 IST


Sourav Ganguly equaled Mohammad Azharuddin's record of winning most Tests as Indian skipper with the win in Adelaide Test.

Both Azharuddin and Ganguly have now led India to 14 Test wins, but while Azhar captained India in 47 Tests, Ganguly needed only 35 to come at level with him.

Moreover, Ganguly has lost fewer matches in comparison with Azharuddin.

The following table lists the most successful Indian captains (minimum qualification of one Test win)

CaptainMWLDTWinning %
M Azharuddin47141419029.79
SC Ganguly35141011038.24
SM Gavaskar479830019.15
Pataudi (Nawab of) jr4091912022.50
BS Bedi226115027.27
N Kapil Dev344722111.76
SR Tendulkar254912016.00
AL Wadekar16448025.00
L Amarnath15267013.33
NJ Contractor12228016.67
PR Umrigar8224025.00
DB Vengsarkar10253020.00
RJ Shastri11000100.00
GS Ramchand5122020.00
VS Hazare1415807.14

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