5 great fast bowlers who would have made great captains

#4 Brett Lee

He was the promised prince, but could never sit on the prestigious throne!

His pace flummoxed the batsmen, his precision rattled the woodwork! Brett Lee was one of the fastest bowlers in the world during his time, and it is worthy to be noted that he was from the generation that produced speedsters like Shoaib Akhtar and Shane Bond.

In a career that spanned over 13 years, Lee scalped 300 plus wickets in both formats of the game and won two 50-over World Cups with the kangaroos.

The Australian side of the late 1990s and the early 2000s is considered to be one of the best cricketing teams of all time. Getting into the playing XI of this team was an almost impossible task, let alone leading the side.

With a revolutionary captain like Ricky Ponting in the mix, a tremendous leader like Shane Warne never got the chance marshal the Australian troops. With such dynamic excellence in the unit, Lee wasn't even in the contention for captaincy throughout his career with the Australian side, despite boasting of numerous singularly significant achievements.