Most Successful Captain Who Was A Bowler?

[futureblackcap]

I don't know. I'm just asking for opinions and a discussion.

Who is the most successful international captain, who was a bowler? Not a batsmen or an all-rounder.

 

[futureblackcap]

Most of the captains that come to mind weren't long term captains. Players who come to mind...Heath Streak from Zimbabwe, Mashrafe Mortaza of Bangladesh and Daniel Vettori of New Zealand in more recent times.

 

[Sharkman84]

Courtney Walsh of the West Indies is one that comes to mind.

 

[futureblackcap]

Walsh captained WI's in 22 Tests I see.

Edit: He captained them in 43 ODI's as well.

Of course Dan Vettori is basically an all-rounder so I can take him off haha.

 

[Kram81]

I was going to say Imran Khan but he's obviously an all-rounder.

 

[Kram81]

Wasim Akram was Captain of Pakistan for 25 Tests and 109 ODIs.

 

[Milan Nerapanda]

Akram but he didnt play many tests

 

[troll3y]

Where are we getting figures for how many matches a player has captained?

 

[Kram81]

Where are we getting figures for how many matches a player has captained?

http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerOverview.asp?PlayerID=0029

 

[futureblackcap]

I was going to say Imran Khan but he's obviously an all-rounder.

I was going to mention him as well before I realized haha. This is a bit of a challenge.

 

[Safder Barry]

Darren Sammy haha

 

[leftie600]

Anil Kumble? Not a flash record though.

Even though he's pretty up himself it was always a pity Shane Warne was never made Aus captain.

 

[Kram81]

Warne captained Australia for 11 ODIs with a record of 10 wins and 1 loss. A few more games than I thought.

 

[leftie600]

Akram but he didnt play many tests

Looked it up and we have:

Akram Captained 25 tests, winning 12, losing 8 and drawing 5
Younis Captained 17 tests, winning 10, losing 7

Given Pakistan's habit of executing the captain at any given opportunity those are pretty good records.

 

[shashivardhan]

Imran Khan: most successful bowler/captain

 

[Kram81]

Kapil Dev captained India for 34 Tests and 74 ODIs although he was really an all-rounder as well.

 

[Kram81]

Shaun Pollock, 26 Tests and 98 ODIs.

 

[Safder Barry]

Imran Khan: most successful bowler/captain

But he was a genuine all-rounder.

 

[samredarmy]

Shaun Pollock clearly Ahead.

 

[leftie600]

Pretty sure Shaun Pollock was an all-rounder.