Born to lead, right-handed batsman Kyle Coetzer began his career captaining the Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 sides before embarking on his First-Class career for Durham and Northamptonshire. Coetzer had a wonderful 2007 season, which he began by scoring his maiden First-Class hundred, a scintillating 153 against Durham UCCE. He then scored a 74-ball 61 to help Durham secure the Friends Provident Trophy, not long after. Establishing himself firmly at the top of Scotland's batting line-up, Coetzer enjoyed success in the shorter format of the game as well. He was Scotland's leading run-scorer in the 2009 World T20.

In 2011 he joined Northamptonshire on loan, later making the move permanent. Two years later, he was named as Scotland's captain after Gordon Drummond stepped down from the role. Not long before, he had hit his maiden ODI ton, scoring 133 against Afghanistan. In May 2014, he was appointed as captain to lead Northamptonshire's defence of their T20 title in the absence of Alex Wakely.

His tryst with Scotland's captaincy, however, was short-lived. An injury forced him out of the World Cup qualifying squad and the baton was passed onto young Preston Mommsen. The latter's uninhibited success ensured that Coetzer did not get another crack at captaincy. He buried his disappointment, concentrating on his batting instead and amassed 333 runs during the World Cup acclimatisation tour, the most by any player from the four qualifying teams. This gritty display earned him the vice-captain tag in Scotland's 2015 World Cup squad.

By Sonali Dhulap
As of January 2015