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A glance at the top 10 averages of batsmen when a Test captain.

TOP 10 BATTING AVERAGES AS TEST CAPTAIN

* Don Bradman (Australia) 101.52 - 24 Tests as captain, 3147 runs, 14 centuries

* Steve Smith (Australia) 70.79 - 35 Tests, 3752 runs, 15 centuries

* Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 59.91 - 38 Tests, 3235 runs, 11 centuries

* Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 59.11 - 38 Tests, 3665 runs, 14 centuries

* Garfield Sobers (West Indies) 58.80 - 39 Tests, 3528 runs, 11 centuries

* Graham Gooch (England) 58.72 - 34 Tests, 3582 runs, 11 centuries

* Brian Lara (West Indies) 57.84 - 47 Tests, 4685 runs, 14 centuries

* Greg Chappell (Australia) 55.38 - 48 Tests, 4209 runs, 13 centuries

* Virat Kohli (India) 55.37 - 66 Tests, 5703 runs, 20 centuries

* Bob Simpson (Australia) 54.07 - 39 Tests, 3623 runs, 10 centuries