5 captains who succeeded in one format but didn't in another

#2 Kapil Dev

India’s first World Cup-winning skipper had a subdued captaincy stint in test cricket

Yes! One of India’s greatest captains Kapil Dev also makes this list. On being given the captaincy at the age of 23, Kapil Dev gave Indian cricket fans one of their most memorable moments by winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup after beating the mighty West Indies team in the final at Lord’s.

He was also the skipper during the 1987 World Cup but this time, India’s path was cut short in the semi-finals against England which was the last match Kapil Dev ever captained. In the 74 ODIs that he captained, Kapil had a win percentage of 52.70%, winning 39 of them and losing 33 of them with two matches being abandoned.

However, Kapil Dev’s captaincy stint in tests wasn’t a very memorable one. He had to wait for four years for his first win as test captain. Out of the 34 matches that he played, he won only four of them, lost seven of them and drew 23 of them.

However, his very first wins as captain were quite memorable ones as they came against England at England. Even though Kapil Dev is regarded as one of India’s best captains in ODI cricket, his numbers as test captain are enough to suggest that his captaincy was quite subdued in the longer format.