Captaincy

Dhoni embraces mentoring role in Zimbabwe

India's veteran captain may have seen and done it all, but shepherding a young side in Zimbabwe seemed to enthuse and rejuventate him

26-Jun-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Darren Sammy, WICB-slayer?

Will the West Indies captain go down in history as the man who brought the board to its knees?

12-Apr-2016•Vaneisa Baksh

Could Morgan be England's McCullum?

The team's transformation has been dramatic and their captain has been instrumental in bringing it about

15-Mar-2016•Jon Hotten

When is a poor decision a masterstroke?

In sport, luck plays a big role in determining whether a tactical move on the field will pay off or not

26-Feb-2016•Sankaran Krishna

An evening with Gower

Talking captaincy, elegance and the playing of spin with the great England stylist

03-Feb-2016•V Ramnarayan

Can a Pakistan captain be judged on stats alone?

Numbers tell a story, but they can be misleading because they don't factor in the chaos that anyone who leads the side needs to deal with

27-Jan-2016•Ahmer Naqvi

Kohli and India's road ahead

Virat Kohli says that the Indian Test side is heading in the right direction and belief in each other's abilities will only improve performances

13-Dec-2015

Busting the captaincy myth

Do players really lose form under the added responsibility?

22-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Steven Smith, quietly trailblazing

Why and how Australia's Test captain is different from his predecessors

22-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Set the fielders free

Artificial constraints, such as fielding restrictions, make ODIs and T20s feel contrived. The duration of the contest ought to be the only limitation

22-Oct-2015•Samir Chopra

How do you manage a leggie in Asia?

It's an art full of possibilities, and one that reveals much about a captain

14-Oct-2015•Scott Oliver

Young Pakistan can find stability in anarchy

The domestic stars coming into the national set-up need to find a way to get over their initial form slumps and adapt to stay in the side

08-Oct-2015•Hassan Cheema

How much does captaincy really matter?

Not a lot: a quality team with a nondescript captain would win more than a bad team with a good captain

30-Sep-2015•Kartikeya Date

Should Cook think of quitting now?

Modern captains get only fleeting moments when they can leave the game on their own terms before the pressure is back again

12-Aug-2015•Jon Hotten

A captain a minute

Or that's what it felt like in India at the tail end of the 1950s

02-Jul-2015•V Ramnarayan

Did Pakistan fail against Australia?

Given the circumstances, they actually did the opposite in the World Cup, bringing fervour back to their fan base

21-Mar-2015•Hassan Cheema

Misbah in the context of Pakistan's lifesavers

Like medics who go beyond the call of duty in trying circumstances, Pakistan's captain inspires his side to victories while dealing with less-than-ideal situations

16-Mar-2015•Ahmer Naqvi

Daniel Vettori, back from the burnout

A World Cup win could be the prefect farewell gift for Daniel Vettori, much like how it was for Glenn McGrath in 2007 and Sachin Tendulkar in 2011

14-Mar-2015•Suhas Cadambi

Misbah on his captaincy 'education'

Misbah-ul-Haq on what it takes to captain Pakistan, and what captaining Pakistan has taught him

06-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

The vices and virtues of Misbah

The debate about whether Misbah-ul-Haq is holding Pakistan back or holding them together is obscuring the team's real problems

01-Mar-2015•Ahmer Naqvi

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