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Test cricket has witnessed a few instances wherein
a middle-order batsman who is also the captain of
the team has promoted himself to open the innings
in the interests of the team. Rahul Dravid is the
latest member of this club.
The following table lists out the performances of
captains in Tests wherein they promoted themselves
to the critical opening position:
|
Players |
M |
I |
No |
Runs |
Hs |
Avg |
100 |
50 |
W |
L |
D |
| Sanath Jayasuriya ( SL) |
35 |
57 |
5 |
1860 |
188 |
35.76 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
1 |
8 |
| Michael Vaughan ( Eng ) |
14 |
28 |
2 |
885 |
140 |
34.03 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
| Stephan Fleming (NZ) |
6 |
10 |
1 |
316 |
117 |
35.11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| Rahul Dravid ( Ind ) |
3 |
4 |
2 |
260 |
128* |
130.00 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Ted Dexter ( Eng ) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
70 |
68 |
35.00 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| David Gower ( Eng ) |
2 |
2 |
1 |
37 |
32* |
37.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jeff Crowe (NZ) |
1 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
19 |
9.50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Duleep Mendis (SL) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
18 |
18.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
15.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ian Chappell (Aust ) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
5.00 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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