In this quiz, you have to name the captains with the most wickets in Test cricket.
For years, the role of the Test captain was traditionally shared by batters. While sociopolitics played a part in this, the general notion was that batters make better captains.
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It was not until the mid-1950s that a New Zealand all-rounder became the first to take 50 wickets in Test matches he led. Less than a decade later, an Australian was the first to cross the hundred-mark. Both men, however, were all-rounders.
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Then, in the 1970s, a member of the famed Indian spin quartet also got to a hundred Test wickets as captain. In the 1980s, an English fast bowler went past fifty. Neither was good enough with the bat to be classified as all-rounders, just like the two fast bowlers – a West Indian and a Pakistani – in the 1990s.
Until June 5, 2025, 21 bowlers have taken 50 or more Test wickets in Test matches they led their sides in. Two of these – one from each of Australia and England – are active Test captains. How many can you name in five minutes?
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Quiz! Can you name the captains with the most Test wickets?
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