LED MORE WITH THEIR HEADS
Mike Brearley (England)
Scholarly with a common touch, Australian fast bowler Rodney Hogg described him as having "a degree in people". Renowned for composure in all circumstances.
Mark Taylor (Australia)
Quality opener and first slip but respected equally as an astute tactician and selfless team man. Besides, it's hard to hate anyone known ubiquitously as 'Tubby'.
Jeremy Coney (New Zealand)
Melded a sometimes dysfunctional team into a unit which beat Australia and England in series for the first time and drew with the then-dominant West Indies.
Darren Sammy (West Indies)
A revelation leading the Windies to their first world title in 33 years at the World T20. A relaxed, gregarious cat ... just what the Caribbean dressing room needs.
Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
A national hero for taking his side from weaklings to 1996 World Cup winners and baiting Shane Warne. Expert at absorbing criticism to protect team-mates.
LED MORE WITH THEIR HANDS
Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
His bat secured a rare test victory for New Zealand in Colombo. Subsequently we learned it was while he faced a demotion in at least the limited over formats.
Brian Lara (West Indies)
The classic example of leading with the bat but could not do so elsewhere during three terms. Leadership descriptions ranged from erratic to inspiring.
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Arguably the biggest icon of this cricketing age, he could not get the best out of his charges in two tenures, despite being a valuable lieutenant to Ganguly and Dhoni.
Ian Botham (England)
Produced his Headingley batting masterpiece the test after being axed as skipper during the 1981 Ashes. Struggled to communicate his self-belief to the rest of the XI.
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
Victim of circumstance. Succeeded Cronje, started well but drew wrath when beaten 3-0 by Australia in 2001-02 and missed home World Cup finals in 2003.