It's the start of the World Test Championship for India and West Indies as the two teams lock horns in a 2-match Test series, starting August 22. Indian skipper Virat Kohli had highlighted how the arrival of the Test Championship has doubled the competition in the traditional format of the game. Other than his target of getting full 120 points (60 in each match) from the series, Kohli would look to equal and even surpass the legendary Australian skipper Ricky Ponting as he steps on the field against West Indies in this series.

The last time Kohli and his men donned the whites, it was against Australia during last December – January, with only limited-overs encounters and the ICC World Cup taking place ever since. The longest format of the game now returns, with the first Test scheduled in North Sound, Antigua. Kohli, who already has a couple of tons to his name from the recently concluded ODI series against the Windies, will look to add more triple-figure scores before the tour concludes.

Here's a look at the top 10 captains with most number of Test matches under their belt, along with their records in the format:

S.No.	Player	Country	Career	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	Highest Score	Centuries	Fifties	Avg
1	Smith, G C	South Africa	2002-2014	109	193	12	8659	277	25	36	47.8
2	Border, A R	Australia	1978-1994	93	154	24	6623	205	15	36	51
3	Ponting, R T	Australia	1995-2012	77	140	13	6542	209	19	35	51.5
4	Lloyd, C H	West Indies	1966-1984	74	111	9	5233	242*	14	27	51.3
5	Fleming, S P	New Zealand	1994-2008	80	135	8	5156	274*	8	31	40.6
6	Cook, A N	England	2006-2018	59	111	7	4844	263	12	24	46.6
7	Lara, B C	West Indies	1990-2006	47	85	4	4685	400*	14	19	57.8
8	Kohli, V*	India	2011-	46	76	4	4515	243	18	10	62.7
9	Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan	2001-2017	56	99	17	4214	135	8	35	51.4
10	Chappell, G S	Australia	1970-1984	48	86	10	4209	235	13	19	55.4

Other than equalling Ponting's Test centuries' tally as captain, Kohli also sits just one win away from going level with MS Dhoni when it comes to the latter's tally of wins as India captain in Test cricket. While Dhoni had 27 wins in 60 matches to his name, Kohli is already sitting on 26 from 46.