On Test Captains That Can't Stop Scoring Runs

A bit of analysis from myself on how the current crop of Test captains have generally improved their batting since taking over as skipper.

http://www.cricketworld.com/comment-on-captains-who-can-t-stop-scoring-runs/32771.htm

I would expect you guys to come up with counter-examples - I have only used Tendulkar, Bradman and Brearley as extremes, otherwise it's purely current/recently retired players.

Any other examples of great players whose form dipped significantly while captain or vice-versa?


Edited by -JP- - 15 November 2012 at 10:45am

Didn't look at Chanderpaul's but did think he'd be a contender - understandably though as he was left with half a team to lead!

Chanderpaul overall: 50.20 in 144 matches
Chanderpaul as captain: 47.18 in 14 matches - mostly rescued by 203* against South Africa & 153* against Pakistan.

He also only won one of those giving him a win percentage of 7.2.

It throws up another statistical piece of interest - players who've played the most games without captaining or hardly captained. I think Boucher holds the record for Tests but 14/144 from Shiv is quite low considering he's been a senior player for some years.

How did Carl Hooper go JP, as far as i can remember (although I was 13 years and under during his time), I think he improved a bit when he was captain?? Maybe was for a few games but maybe worth a check.