5 vice-captains who could have made good captains

5. Mark Boucher

Another South African who felt captaincy wasn’t his cup of tea

Another South African on the list is wicket-keeper batsman Mark Boucher. Not many realised that Mark Boucher had turned out for South Africa 147 times in Test cricket when the wicketkeeper was forced to retire agonisingly short of 1000 dismissals in International cricket after an eye injury. And out of those 147 matches, Boucher was given captaincy duty only four times. Just like Kallis, Mark Boucher was also left handling vice-captaincy duties under Shaun Pollock.

When asked about captaincy in post-2003 World Cup scenario, Boucher had said "I would have said no to the offer. It would have put a lot of additional pressure on me because I have to keep the wickets also.”