5 Batsmen With Most 150 Plus Scores As Captain In Tests

It is very important for batsmen to go on to make a big score when he gets a century as it could take the game away from the opponents and help the confidence too. Not a lot of batsmen tend to convert the centuries into 150 plus scores and that is what separates the best from the rest.

They can get the big scores on their day and could win the match on their own. Joe Root scored an unbeaten 180 recently in the ongoing home Test series against India as the skipper of the England side. This is Root’s 4th 150 plus score in the year and here are 5 batsmen with the most 150 plus scores as captain in Tests.

5 Batsmen With Most 150 Plus Scores As Captain In Tests:

Brian Lara:

Brian Lara is regarded to be one of the best batsmen of all time in cricket history and the left-hander looked so elegant while batting. Lara scored the highest individual score in Test cricket with his 400 not out against England and he also holds the record for the highest individual score in First-Class cricket with 501 not out.

Lara is a big innings player and he hit seven 150 plus scores as captain of the West Indies side which equals the third most number in the format. Lara had a very successful test career and he was one of the toughest batsmen to bowl at.

Mahela Jayawardene:

Mahela Jayawardene was one of the greatest players to have played the game from Sri Lanka and the right-hander was brilliant against the quicks and the spinners. He was more of a touch player and relied on a lot of timing. He has the highest score of 374 in Tests and has been involved in a lot of huge partnerships.

Jayawardene has hit seven 150 plus scores in the longer format as a captain of the Sri Lankan team which equals the third-most by any player in Tests. He is currently working as the head coach of the Mumbai Indian side in IPL.

Michael Clarke:

Michael Clarke was one of the popular captains of the Australia team who took the side to the famous 2015 Worldcup win in his final international tournament. The right-hander was one of the most artistic players and he used his feet well against the spinners scoring a lot of huge knocks.

Clarke hit seven 150 plus scores in Tests in his successful stint as a captain of the side which equals the third-most by any player. Clarke had the highest score of an unbeaten 329 in Tests and he loved to grind out time.

Don Bradman:

Don Bradman had some incredible numbers while he played for Australia and he captained the nation for a significant time as well. Bradman was very consistent throughout his career and finished with an average of nearly 100 while retiring.

Bradman scored more than 150 on 8 occasions as the captain of the Australian side which is the second mot number in Tests and he had the highest score of 334 in Tests.

Virat Kohli:

Virat Kohli holds the record for the most number of 150 plus scores as a captain in Tests in world cricket. Kohli is popularly called the run machine for his consistent contributions to the Indian side and he keeps piling up the record as well.

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With a long way to in his career still, Kohli has already nine 150 plus scores as a captain in Tests. He is the only active batsman on the list and he is one of the best in the current era as well.