5 players who came back strong after relinquishing captaincy

#4 Tatenda Taibu

Taibu was appointed as the skipper at a very early age

Young and impressive as a captain, Tatenda Taibu relinquished his captaincy in 2005 after reportedly having received personal threats. His stint as a captain coincided with tumultuous times in Zimbabwean cricket when a number of senior players including Heath Streak opted out following their row with the cricket board.

Taibu took a two-year break from playing for Zimbabwe from 2005 to 2007 during which time he even captained Namibia for one season. His comeback to the Zimbabwean national team in 2007 was very successful and he went on to score a career-best 107 not out against South Africa in an ODI in August 2007. His batting average also improved considerably from 29 to 33.85.