In 2004, the playing careers of Darren Lehmann and Michael Clarke briefly overlapped when Lehmann offered to give up his Test place for Clarke, who had just scored a debut century in Bangalore. Now they are coach and captain of Australia, together plotting to win a World Cup final.
In 2001, the playing careers of Mike Hesson and Brendon McCullum overlapped too, at a slightly different level. They batted together for Otago A, Hesson the opener and captain, McCullum, the young emerging wicketkeeper-batsman who had played five first-class games but was yet to score a fifty. Now they are coach and captain of New Zealand, together aiming for a World Cup triumph.