Former South African skipper Graeme Smith has turned 43 today, where in his playing days he was seen as one of the greatest batters produced by the South African national team. In this article, as a birthday special, we will look at some of his records as a skipper during his playing days.
1. Only player to have captained 100 matches in Test cricket:
Graeme Smith has been the only player to have captained 100 matches in Test cricket history overall. Graeme Smith has won 53 out of 109 matches as captain in Test cricket (Draw-27) which is the most for any player as no one other than him has won 50-plus (53) matches as captain in Test cricket.
Graeme Smith in his career has earned a name for himself for being the most successful captain in Test cricket history. He also holds the record for scoring most runs (8659) as captain in Test cricket.
