5 great cricketers who should have never been made captains

#4 Andrew Flintoff

Flintoff led England in 11 matches out of which the team managed to win only two matches

Andrew Flintoff was once poised to emerge as one of the finest all-rounders of the game. However, owing to frequent injuries, Flintoff had to put a full stop on his cricketing stint much earlier than expected. In a short span of time, the all-rounder bore witness to many things. From rising to become England's most talked about sportsman to facing the brunt of media for his poor captaincy, Flintoff saw it all.

His first assignment as the team's captain was during England's tour of India in 2006. Flintoff impressed one and all when he led England to a famous win in the series' third Test that was played in Mumbai. However, much to the disappointment of his fans, Freddie could not stand to the expectations going into the ODI series. The former skipper even had to face the humiliation of a getting walloped by Australia in the 2006 Ashes.

Flintoff led England in 11 matches out of which the team managed to win only two matches and ended up losing seven matches. During his captaincy stint, Flintoff scored 566 runs at an average of 29.78. While not handling the captaincy, the man from Lancashire scored 3279 runs at an average of 29.54.