Top 5 potential Indian captains who never got the chance to lead in Test cricket

Captaincy is something that cannot be taught. One needs to have that quality of leadership within themselves to achieve success as a skipper in cricket. From the likes of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi to Sourav Ganguly to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, many have shone in the role because of the trust the selectors bestowed on them. If not presented with an opportunity, you will never know how much a good captain the player is.While there are many who have done justice to their roles as the pilot of the team, there are quite a few who were never given the responsibility, despite them being a capable captaincy material. Here are the 5 players who had the potential in them to lead the team to glories, but, their turn never came. Note: The list is made only considering players over the past 20 years.

#5 Javagal Srinath

The right-arm seamer is considered to be one of India’s best ever fast bowlers. With an astute pre-determined bowling plan, Srinath helped the then captains Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly by assisting the young bowlers and played a good hand at the 2003 World Cup too.

The current ICC Match Referee could have given a new dimension to the captaincy trend that is dominated the batsmen since Kapil Dev’s days. Appointing a bowling captain of his calibre would have not been a bad move for Indian cricket back then.