5 batsmen who retired just short of a major landmark in Tests

#5 Andrew Strauss – 50 Tests as captain

With 50 Tests as captain, Andrew Strauss fell just one short of the then England record of 51 held by Michael Vaughan

One of the most successful England captains, former opener Andrew Strauss led his country successfully in as many as 50 Test matches, exactly half the number in which he had played totally. The most renowned among Strauss' distinctions as Test captain remained winning the 2009 Ashes at home and then demolishing Australia Down Under in the return series in 2010-11. Just months later, England whitewashed India 4-0 under him to climb to the top of the charts as a Test team.

After England lost 0-2 to South Africa at home in 2012, Strauss announced his retirement from the format - he had already quit ODIs in 2011 - and finished just one short of the then England record of 51 Tests as captain, held by his first skipper Michael Vaughan, but now belonging to Strauss' former opening partner Alastair Cook.