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WTC Final: What is Virat Kohli's captaincy record in the league phase?

Virat Kohli has recorded the second-highest number of wins as skipper in the World Test Championship (WTC) league phase. Joe Root leads the pack with 11 wins and Kohli is a close second with 10 victories.

Kohli has led India in 14 matches and his team has lost just four times and had zero ties. Should the WTC final end in a draw, it would be the first match in Kohli's WTC run that has ended in a draw.

Virat Kohli's captaincy record in Tests

Overall, Kohli has led the country in 60 Test matches since taking over the captaincy from MS Dhoni in 2014. He has the best winning record compared to all of his predecessors.

Under Kohli's tenure, the team has won 36 matches and lost 14 taking his win percentage to 60. MS Dhoni had a record of 45% (India won 27 matches, lost 18 and 15 matches ended in a draw), followed by Sourav Ganguly (42.85%).

Squad for the WTC final and the England series:

Following their 3-1 series triumph over England at home earlier this year, India finished as the No.1 side in the WTC points table. Virat Kohli's men recorded 72.2 percentage points, booking a date with Kane Williamson's formidable Kiwi side in the WTC final.

Upon completion of the WTC final, India will take on England in a grueling five-match Test series, which starts on August 4. Meanwhile, a separate Indian squad minus the big names will tour Sri Lanka for a limited series comprising of three ODIs and as many T20Is.

India squad for WTC final: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance).

Standby players:

Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla

New Zealand squad for WTC final: Kane Williamson (captain), Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Doug Bracewell, Devon Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, and Will Young...

Indian Test Captains Ranked According To Win Percentage Ft Kohli, Dhoni And Ganguly

The Indian Test team is currently sitting on the top of the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings for the 2021 year after playing a total of 24 matches. Virat Kohli has managed to maintain the top position for the Indian cricket team in Test rankings since he took over the reins as the captain. Ahead of the World Test Championship Final against New Zealand, here’s a look at who is the most successful Test captain of India.

Who is the most successful Test captain of India?

Among the Indian Test captains, Virat Kohli emerges as the most successful Test captain of India due to the impressive Test record of team India under his captaincy. Virat Kohli was handed over the reins of the Indian Test team captaincy after MS Dhoni in the year 2014. Since then the Indian team has played a total of 60 Test matches under the captaincy of Virat Kohli and the Indian Test record is evidence of his success as a captain.

Indian Test captaincy record of Virat Kohli

Out of the 60 Test matches played under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, India has won a total of 36 matches while losing 14 matches with 10 matches ending in a draw. The winning percentage of the Indian team under Virat Kohli’s captaincy is 60% which is the highest among Indian Test captains. India registered a loss percentage of 23.33% with a W/L ratio of 2.57.

Indian Test captaincy record of MS Dhoni

Virat Kohli is followed by MS Dhoni at the number 2 position. Team India played 60 matches under the captaincy of Dhoni. During MS Dhoni’s Test captaincy period between 2008-2014, the Indian team won 27 Test matches while losing 18 matches with 15 matches ending in a draw. The winning percentage of the Indian team under MS Dhoni’s captaincy is 45% with a loss percentage of 30% and a W/L ratio of 1.5.

Prominent Indian Test captains throughout history

According to the India Test record, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly had the 3rd most successful tenure as the India Test captain. During Sourav Ganguly's Test captaincy period between 2000-2005, the Indian team won 21 of the 49 Test matches played while losing 13 matches with 15 matches ending in a draw. The winning percentage of the Indian team under Ganguly’s captaincy is 42.85% with a loss percentage of 26.53% and a W/L ratio of 1.61. Former cricket legends like Mohammad Azharuddin, Sunil Gavaskar and Tiger Pataudi had prominent and memorable tenures as the Indian Test captain.

India vs New Zealand WTC Final 2021

The IND vs NZ WTC Final will see India go against New Zealand from June 18-22 where both teams will battle for the first World Test Championship title at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. After concluding India vs New Zealand WTC Final, the India squad for WTC Final will face England in the India vs England Test Series that will consist of 5 Test matches starting from August 4 at Trent Bridge. Fans would be excited to see whether Virat Kohli is able to add yet another India Test record under his captaincy.

ICC ODI Rankings: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Hold Onto Second, Third Spots; Sri Lanka Duo Register Gains

Sri Lanka fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera and captain Kusal Perera have made considerable gains in the latest ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings weekly update. Chameera and captain Perera have made considerable gains after starring in a 97-run victory over Bangladesh in the final match of their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League series. India captain Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma have held onto their second and third spots in the ODI Batsmen Rankings. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah has also maintained his fifth slot in the ODI Bowling Rankings.

Chameera's career-best haul of five for 16, which won him the Player of the Match award, has also helped him advance 27 slots to a career-best 33rd position. The 29-year-old had started the series in 72nd position and moved up last week with a three-wicket haul in the second match.

Perera's sixth ODI century has lifted him 13 places to 42nd place in the weekly update to the men's rankings, which is carried out on Wednesdays. This is only one place shy of the left-handed batsman's career-best ranking of 41st achieved in June 2016.

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Dhananjaya de Silva is another Sri Lanka player to gain in the rankings, moving up 10 places to 85th after a knock of 55. He has also progressed two places to 79th among bowlers and is up seven places to 24th among all-rounders. Leg-spinner Wasindu Hasaranga has moved up nine places to a joint-51st position.

For Bangladesh, who won the series 2-1, Mahmudullah's knock of 53 sees him advance two slots to 36th position while Mosaddek Hussain's innings of 51 have lifted him 12 places to 113th in the rankings. Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed, who grabbed four for 46, has progressed 12 places to 88th position.

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