Graeme Smith, the most capped test captain

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Smith has captained his side a record 94 times in tests and he is one of the most successful captains too

94 out of 102 test caps is incredible

When Border retired, I never thought anyone would ever catch up with his record, just seemed beyond anyone but there you go

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283746.html

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GC Smith (ICC/SA)

2003-2012

94

44

26

24

1.69

46.80

27.65

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AR Border (Aus)

1984-1994

93

32

22

1

38

1.45

34.40

23.65

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SP Fleming (NZ)

1997-2006

80

28

27

25

1.03

35.00

33.75

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RT Ponting (Aus)

2004-2010

77

48

16

13

3.00

62.33

20.77

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CH Lloyd (WI)

1974-1985

74

36

12

26

3.00

48.64

16.21

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Re: Graeme Smith, the most capped test captain

how come he is more successful than ponting?

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Re: Graeme Smith, the most capped test captain

He truly is one of those success stories where management appoints a young upcomer as a captain and it works out greaaaaaaaatttttttttttttt and he just runs with it.

I'm a big fan of his passion and commitment. You guys remember that epic knock against ENG where he was sick/injured badly but he just kept going?

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Re: Graeme Smith, the most capped test captain

When he took over, I thought he will never be able to captain SA’s seniors like Pollack, Kallis, Donald and others but boy he did.

but this model can not work in Pakistan “bhai” culture . You have to be “bhai” to captain the side :smokin2:

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Re: Graeme Smith, the most capped test captain

Decent bhai Saba khairiyat to hai?

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Re: Graeme Smith, the most capped test captain

No he is not.

Ponting's win/loss ratio is bettered only by Viv (3.37) and Steve Waugh (4.55 is just incredible!)

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Re: Graeme Smith, the most capped test captain

Just a hyperbole I guess... Buy any measure he is not better than Ponting or Lloyd.

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Re: Graeme Smith, the most capped test captain

Ponting was greatest cz his team consisted one of the greatest players ever

As soon as they retired they even lost the 2009 Ashes with ponting captaining them

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Re: Graeme Smith, the most capped test captain

Ponting even lost the 2005 Ashes 2-1 in England with Warne, Gilchrist, Hayden and McGrath (though he did not play in the two tests which Australia lost)

He obviously had the advantage of leading a great Aussie side.

Among Aussie captains, Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor and Ian Chappell were perhaps more tactically astute than Ponting