Best captain in test history?

[Coronis]

Pat Cummins

 

[Fanboy375]

Imran Khan is also a top captain along with G. smith

 

[Johan]

Len Hutton. Did the one thing that mattered in Cricket.

 

[fredfertang]

A team led by Douglas Jardine playing one led by Warwick Armstrong would be an interesting clash

 

[reyrey]

Nasser Hussain is pretty underrated.

 

[Ali TT]

Nasser Hussain is pretty underrated.

There's something about right place, right time for captains. Hussain would've probably floundered had he been made captain a couple of years earlier and he wisely knew he wasn't the one to make England to the next level after the 02/3 Ashes. Him and Fletcher clicked and England needed a tough approach but with the backing of those above to give him time after the tough start v NZ and then in SA. I'm sure similar tales could be written for others.

 

[kyear2]

In my opinion:

Mark Taylor. Great decision maker, great cricket brain. Master tactician too.

Good with the media too, friendly and professional.

He also knew when to use his bowlers particularly the part-time bowlers.

Pretty sure he's the best that I've seen.

The stand out over that time.

 

[Coronis]

Len Hutton. Did the one thing that mattered in Cricket.

Specifically?

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Pretty sure he's the best that I've seen.

The stand out over that time.

As time has passed Taylor in my opinion is underrated. Such is the strength of Australian batsman since he retired. 7,525 Test runs @ 43.49 in a very very strong era depthwise in terms of bowlers and he opened too. Still in the top 10 (10th) for most Test runs scored by an Australian batsman. When people rank him He's probably seen as Captain first, 2nd as a brilliant slips fieldsmen and thirdly as an opening batsman.

 

[kyear2]

As time has passed Taylor in my opinion is underrated. Such is the strength of Australian batsman since he retired. 7,525 Test runs @ 43.49 in a very very strong era depthwise in terms of bowlers and he opened too. Still in the top 10 (10th) for most Test runs scored by an Australian batsman. When people rank him He's probably seen as Captain first, 2nd as a brilliant slips fieldsmen and thirdly as an opening batsman.

Considering the relative lack of quality of opening batsmen through that era, that's a pretty potent package.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Considering the relative lack of quality of opening batsmen through that era, that's a pretty potent package.

Not sure about lack of quality in that era internationally - there was Kirsten, Jayasuriya, Anwar, Sidhu from memory.

If you mean Australian openers...there was a whole heap of them in Domestic cricket (including Matthew Hayden) who couldn't get a look in. The depth was strong.

 

[Johan]

Specifically?

1953 Ashes

 

[Randomfan]

Can't rate the best in history personally due to so many factors in rating captains and those factors won't be reflected in stats.

I guess the best I have seen is Mark Taylor.