5 vice-captains who could have made good captains

2. Jacques Kallis

Captaincy didn’t attract the current coach of Kolkata Knight Riders

Unlike Shane Warne, the burly all rounder did have his brush with captaincy. He led his team whenver skipper Graeme Smith got injured but otherwise, the quiet all rounder showed a mysterious reluctance for the top job throughout his 19-year long career. Having played under the successful but controversy ridden captainship of Hansie Cronje and also Shaun Pollock, it is quite possible that Kallis lost the stomach for the job at an early stage of his career.

Or maybe, after shouldering both the batting and bowling of the side over a long period of time, Kallis didn’t want any distraction. However, with his amazing knowledge of the game and outstanding abilities with the bat and ball, one can only wonder what Kallis, the skipper would have brought to the table. Kallis, didn't even raise his hand for captaincy of his IPL franchise despite being a senior player as well as a consistent fixture. King Kallis, as he was called, has now settled into the role of a coach with IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders.