Cricket’s Commanders-in-chief: Stephen Fleming
It’s a tough job, captaining a cricket side. In most team sports, captaincy is merely an honorary title, bestowed upon an experienced player in the side. In cricket however, a captain acquires a much...
View ArticleCricketer’s Commanders-in-chief: Sir Donald Bradman
Literally, tomes and tomes have been written about Bradman the batsman. However, very little has been written about Bradman the captain. It is indeed ironic that his impressive captaincy record of 15...
View ArticleCricketer’s Commanders-in-chief: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
A World T20 win; an ICC World Cup Victory; number one team in Tests and ODIs; a couple of IPL and a Champions League title thrown in. One man, in the span of a few years has achieved all this; not...
View ArticleCricket’s Commanders-in-chief: Frank Worrell
They were capable of the exalted levels of virtuosity to which most others could only aspire. In batting, bowling, and fielding they had individuals who were among the very best in the world, and on...
View ArticleCricket’s Commanders-in-chief: Mike Brearley
He was a fine captain, one of the best that I have played under – Bob Willis The best captain in this country… A man who I’ve always admired – Ian Botham I have no hesitation in saying he was the best...
View ArticleCricket’s Commanders-in-chief: Ricky Ponting
Some say that a team is only as good as it is led. Others say that a team is a great regardless of who leads it. However, even the latter group admit that a team is more than just the sum of the...
View ArticleCricket’s Commanders-in-chief: Mark Taylor
Next in our series featuring the best cricket captains of all time is the Australian left-handed opening batsman Mark Taylor. Born on 27th October 1964, in Leeton, New South Wales, Mark Anthony Taylor,...
View ArticleCricket’s Commanders-in-chief: Kapil Dev
Valour is a quality that is celebrated immediately after it is exhibited. Very often, it lasts as long as the next packet of swagger hits the world head-on and wins everyone’s consciousness over....
View ArticleCricket’s Commanders-in-chief: Arjuna Ranatunga
It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate...
View ArticleCricket’s Commanders-in-chief: Sourav Ganguly
He walks through the grass hidden from the prey, gathering ample time to prepare himself for the attack. He crouches in the darkness, calculating the right moment when he can make his move and how he...
View ArticleCricket’s Commanders-in-chief: Steve Waugh
Mental disintegration? Chokers? Do these jargons sound familiar to you? If they do, you know the man who coined them – Steve Waugh – the man who changed the face of Australian Cricket. Waugh took the...
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