Fans have witnessed some great captains in the history of cricket. The role of the captain is quite challenging because he only has to look after his own performance but also analyze the performance of the other players and the combination of the side.
Dropping any player is always a tough decision for a player and coach. However, when the player lets the team management down multiple times, the captains have to make hard decisions. While some skippers prefer to rotate the players and teams constantly, here’s a look at four such players under whose leadership the out of form players also started performing.
1. One of India’s new captains – KL Rahul
India have tried many new skippers in recent years. One of them is wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul. Under his captaincy, several players have performed their best. The most notable examples are Virat Kohli scoring a hundred after two years, Ishan Kishan becoming the youngest double centurion in ODI cricket history, Shardul Thakur’s dream spell against South Africa and India winning an ODI against Australia in Mohali in 27 years.
2. One of India’s former captains – MS Dhoni
Current Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni was the captain of India when they won the 2011 World Cup, 2007 T20 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy. Dhoni has the ability to bring the best out of any player. He has proved it time and again.
3. Ben Stokes
England appointed Ben Stokes as their Test captain last year. And in just one year, the team that was struggling to perform in Test cricket has dominated the teams at home as well as overseas players. The batters who feared to play are scoring heaps of runs.
4. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting also had the ability to bring the best out of the players. His leadership was one of the main reasons why Australia managed to build winning streaks and also earn the tag of being ‘invincibles’.
