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Which players have highest batting averages as captain in Tests?
short by Neeraja Nath / on Sunday, 7 June, 2026
India's Shubman Gill has a Test batting average of 82.76 as captain, the second-highest among captains with a minimum of 1,000 Test runs. Legendary Australia batter Sir Donald Bradman tops the list with a batting average of 101.51. Gill is followed by former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara with 69.6 and former Australia captain Steve Smith with 68.07.
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