We have seen cricket's most of the great captains are either batsmen or all-rounder but there are some bowlers like Imran Khan, Richie Benaud, Wasim Akram, Anil Kumble and Courtney Walsh who too did a good job as captain.
All these players led from the front and won many Tests and series for their teams and captaincy also took them to places. And here is a list of most wickets, fifers, best averages and bowling figures as captain in Test cricket.
Most Wickets as captain in Test cricket -
187 - Imran Khan (Pakistan, 48 Tests)
138 - Richie Benaud (Australia, 28 Tests)
117 - Gary Sobers (West Indies, 39 Tests)
116 - Daniel Vettori (New Zealand, 32 Tests)
111 - Kapil Dev (India, 34 Tests)
107 - Wasim Akram (Pakistan, 25 Tests)
106 - Bishan Singh Bedi (India, 22 Tests)
103 - Shaun Pollock (South Africa, 26 Tests)
90 - Jason Holder (West Indies, 32 Tests)
85 - Courtney Walsh (West Indies, 22 Tests)
Most Fifers as captain in Test cricket -
12 - Imran Khan (Pakistan)
9 - Richie Benaud (Australia)
8 - Bishan Singh Bedi (India)
7 - Courtney Walsh (West Indies)
6 - Jason Holder (West Indies)
6 - Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
5 - Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan)
5 - Intikhab Alam (Pakistan)
4 - Gubby Allen (England)
4 - Kapil Dev (India)
4 - Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
4 - Shakib al Hasan (Bangladesh)
Best Averages as captain in Test cricket (Min 50 wickets) -
20.26 - Imran Khan (Pakistan, 187 wickets)
21.36 - Shaun Pollock (South Africa, 103 wickets)
21.59 - Bob Willis (England, 77 wickets)
23.35 - Wasim Akram (Pakistan, 107 wickets)
23.47 - Waqar Younis (Pakistan, 67 wickets)
24.77 - Jason Holder (West Indies, 90 wickets)
24.82 - Bishan Singh Bedi (India, 106 wickets)
25.71 - Courtney Walsh (West Indies, 85 wickets)
25.78 - Richie Benaud (Australia, 138 wickets)
26.35 - Kapil Dev (India, 111 wickets)
Best bowling figures in an innings as captain in Test cricket -
9/83 - Kapil Dev (IND) vs WI at Ahmedabad, 1983
8/60 - Imran Khan (PAK) vs IND at Karachi, 1982
8/63 - Rangana Herath (SL) vs ZIM at Harare, 2016
8/106 - Kapil Dev (IND) vs AUS at Adelaide, 1985
7/37 - Courtney Walsh (WI) vs NZ at Wellington, 1995
7/40 - Imran Khan (PAK) vs ENG at Leeds, 1987
7/44 - Ian Johnson (AUS) vs WI at Georgetown, 1955
7/46 - Allan Border (AUS) vs WI at Sydney, 1989
7/52 - Intikhab Alam (PAK) vs NZ at Dunedin, 1973
7/52 - Imran Khan (PAK) vs ENG at Birmingham, 1982
