Rahul Dravid got his name inscribed in the list of most ruthless captains in Test history when he declared India's first innings closed at 675 for 5 in Multan on Monday with Sachin Tendulkar just six runs away from what would have been his second double hundred in successive Tests and fourth overall.

Not many captains have shown the courage to declare their team's innings closed with one of their batsmen nearing a major personal milestone.

Interestingly, at least on three occasions the batsman to suffer could not complain of injustice because he was himself the captain making the decision. Peter May in 1957, Sunil Gavaskar in 1978-79, and Imran Khan in 1991-92 were the victims of their own decisions.

Who was the most ruthless captain of all? This honour should go to either the West Indian Gerry Alexander (1959-60) or Englishman Mike Atherton (1994-95). But Imran Khan (1982-83) and Rahul Dravid are not very far behind either.

The following table lists all such instances.

Missed a triple hundred:

Score	Batsman	For	Vs	Venue	Series	Captain	Team total	Result
285*	P B H May	Eng	WI	Birmingham	1957	PBH May	583-4	Draw
280*	Javed Miandad	Pak	Ind	Hyderabad	1982-83	Imran Khan	581-3	Won

Missed a double hundred:

Score	Batsman	For	Vs	Venue	Series	Captain	Team total	Result
197*	F M M Worrell	WI	Eng	Bridgetown	1959-60	F C M Alexander	563-8	Drawn
194*	S R Tendulkar	Ind	Pak	Multan	2003-04	R S Dravid	675-5	In Progress
189*	J H Kallis	SA	Zim	Bulawayo	2001-02	S M Pollock	519-8	Drawn
183*	A Flower	Zim	Ind	Delhi	2000-01	H H Streak	422-9	Lost
182*	C P Mead	Eng	Aus	The Oval	1921	L H Tennyson	403-8	Drawn
182*	S M Gavaskar	Ind	WI	Calcutta	1978-79	S M Gavaskar	361-1	Drawn
182*	I V A Richards	WI	Eng	Bridgetown	1980-81	C H Lloyd	379-7	Won

Missed a hundred:

Score	Batsman	For	Vs	Venue	Series	Captain	Team total	Result
98*	G A Hick	Eng	Aus	Sydney	1994-95	M A Atherton	255-2	Drawn
93*	Imran Khan	Pak	SL	Sialkot	1991-92	Imran Khan	423-5	Drawn
92*	R W Marsh	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	1970-71	W M Lawry	493-9	Drawn
91*	R S Dravid	Ind	Aus	Sydney	2003-04	S C Ganguly	211-2	Drawn
90*	E de C Weekes	WI	Eng	Kingston	1953-54	J B Stollmeyer	209-6	Won