Test cricket is the longest format of the sport which is also considered as the most recognized and highest standard form of the sport. The 5-day long matches are the best way to determine the patience and strength of the team. Since 2015, the Indian Test Cricket team has been the most successful team with the most test wins (58). The team led by Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have made its way to the top by fighting and playing exceptionally well. Here are the top teams with the most test wins since 2015.

5. SOUTH AFRICA | 36

Most test wins by a team since 2015 | South Africa -36 wins | sportzpoint.com — South African team celebrating their test series win against West Indies in 2024.

Til Grame Smith's time South Africa used to be a brutal force in international cricket. under Smith south Africa reached many highs and became the World's No.1 test team in ICC ranking. However, after his retirement, no one could replicate what the South Pole better had achieved for South Africa as a test captain.

Like New Zealand, South Africa have also won 36 test matches since the start of 2015. During this period, They played in 77 test matches and lost 32 of them. Not only that, they lost eleven test matches at home in between these years, which used to be a tough tour for all the teams.

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Since 2015 South Africa had nine captains leading them in test format. Except for Faf du Plessis, none could remain as captain in more than 30 games. Faf du Plessis won 18 and lost 15 in the 36 test matches he captained the South African team.

Temba Bavuma is the only captain not to lose a test match till now for South Africa. Meantime, Neil Brand is the only player during this time who captained the team in his debut match.

Captain	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	W/L
Faf du Plessis	2016-2020	36	18	15	3	1.200
Dean Elgar	2017-2024	18	9	8	1	1.125
Hashim Amla	2015-2016	9	1	4	4	0.250
Temba Bavuma	2023-2024	5	4	0	1	-
Quinton de Kock	2020-2021	4	2	2	0	1.000
AB de Villiers	2016-2017	3	2	1	0	2.000
Neil Brand	2024-2024	2	0	2	0	0.000

4. NEW ZEALAND | 36

Most test wins by a team since 2015 | New Zealand | 36 | sportzpoint.com — New Zealand cricket team celebrating their World Test championship title in 2021

The New Zealand team have been one of the most underrated teams in recent history. They have been quite unbeatable at home and have shown fight in away conditions as well. New Zealand have won 36 times in the 74 test matches they have played so far since 2015. They have lost 27 times and drawn a test match 11 times during this period. Among these 36 wins, they have won 27 times in New Zealand.

New Zealand's greatest success in test history came in 2021 when they won the ICC Test Championship title under Kane Willamson as their maiden ICC trophy.

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Brendon McCullum retired in 2016 and handed over the captaincy to Kane Williamson who became the most successful captain to lead the black caps in test history. After a successful tenure as a captain, Williamson stepped down from captaincy and Tim Southee took cover as the new captain of the team. However, after the series defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka, Tom Latham was made the permanent test captain of the team, who earlier had filled in for Williamson during his absence.

Captain	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	W/L
Kane Williamson	2016-2022	40	22	10	8	2.200
Tim Southee	2022-2024	14	6	6	2	1.000
Brendon McCullum	2015-2016	10	4	5	1	0.800
Tom Latham	2020-2022	9	4	5	0	0.800
Ross Taylor	2016-2016	1	0	1	0	0.000

3. AUSTRALIA | 52

Most test wins by a team since 2015 | Australia - 52 | sportzpoint.com — Australia celebrating their World Test championship title in 2023

Australia are the third most successful testation since 2015. They have won 52 test matches in overall 94 games they have played in home and away conditions. Not only that, they won the ICC Test Championship title in 2023 by defeating India in the final. During this time they only lost 22 test matches and drew 15 times. Among these 52 wins, Aussies won 33 times at home and 19 in away or neutral venues.

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Since 2015, the Aussie team have played under four captains - Michael Clarke, Steve Smith, Tim Paine and Pat Cummins. Clarke retired in 2015 and handed over the captaincy to Steve Smith who led them till 2018 before the sandpaper scandal happened. Tim Paine then took over the captaincy and led Australia till 2021 before Pat Cummins was made the captain.

Among these four captains, Pat Cummings has the highest win/loss ratio of 2.833.

Captain	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	W/L
Steve Smith	2015-2023	36	20	10	6	2.000
Pat Cummins	2021-2024	28	17	6	5	2.833
Tim Paine	2018-2021	23	11	8	4	1.375
Michael Clarke	2015-2015	7	4	3	0	1.333

2. ENGLAND | 58

Most test wins since 2015 - England - 58 | sportzpoint.com — England after winning the home series against Sri Lanka under Ollie Pope.

The England test team also have the same number of wins as India but they have achieved that number in a record 125 test matches since 2015. The Three Lions have played the most number of matches since the start of 2015 and also lost a record 50 matches during this period. Among these 58 wins, 39 came at home for them while only 19 came outside England.

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England have played under the captaincy of Alastair Cook, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, and Ollie Pope since 2015. Cook captained them 31 times during this period and lost 14 of them while winning only 12 games. Root took the captaincy from him and led them to 27 test wins in 67 games. He also lost in 26 games.

Ben Stokes had the best win/loss ratio among English test captains with 17 wins, 9 defeats and 1 draw in 27 test matches.

Captain	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	W/L
Joe Root	2017-2022	64	27	26	11	1.038
Ben Stokes	2020-2024	27	17	9	1	1.888
Alastair Cook	2015-2016	31	12	14	5	0.857
Ollie Pope	2024-2024	3	2	1	0	2.000

1. INDIA | 58 wins

Most test wins by a team since 2015 - Indian Men's cricket team at the top - sportzpoint.com — India after their latest series win against Bangladesh in India

Indian have been the best side in the world since the start of this decade. MS Dhoni strengthened the base of the team before retiring in 2014. After him, Virat Kohli became the captain of the team. The Indian test team have won the most number of Test matches since 2015 under the captaincy of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Since the start of 2015, India have been the most successful team in test cricket. The Indian cricket team have played 95 test matches and won 58 of them while losing only 22 times during this time.

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India are also the team with the highest win/loss ratio of 2.636. Among those 58 wins, India enjoyed 36 test wins at home and remaining 22 in away or neutral test venues. During this period, India also played in two World Test Championship finals. But unfortunately lost both of them.

Virat Kohli led India to 40 test match wins in 67 games as captain since 2015, while Rohit Sharma has won 12 test matches out of 18 during his stint till now. Ajinkya Rahane won 4, while KL Rahul won 2 test matches for India during this time. Only Jasprit Bumrah could not win a test match for India as captain, in the only game he led India so far.

Meantime, Rahane is the only Indian captain to not lose a test during his reign since 2015.

Captain	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Draw	W/L
Virat Kohli	2015-2022	67	40	16	11	2.500
Rohit Sharma	2022-2024	18	12	4	2	3.000
Ajinkya Rahane	2017-2021	6	4	0	2	-
KL Rahul	2022-2022	3	2	1	0	2.000
Jasprit Bumrah	2022-2022	1	0	1	0	0.000

Note: The stats are accurate as of 3rd October 2024. The article was first written by Shreya Ghosh and then has been edited by Koushik Biswas over time.

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