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The World Cup: one-day cricket's hour in the sun

Except in the case of Australia, a World Cup win becomes a big part of the victorious captain's legacy

31-Jan-2015•Ahmer Naqvi

Would Brearley have picked Cook as captain?

Cook lacks certain qualities the ex-England captain listed as those necessary for an ideal leader, in particular, charisma

19-Dec-2014•Nicholas Hogg

A multitude of issues for England

18-Dec-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

A Test match for the ages

The Adelaide Test was pulsating, dramatic and poignant, and threw up questions about India's captaincy, and the absence of the DRS

15-Dec-2014•Michael Jeh

Misbah, the unobtrusive hero

Misbal-ul-Haq may not have the inventiveness of Javed Miandad or instantly-recognisable presence at the crease, like Inzaman-ul-Haq, but he is rock solid, an attribute valued highly in Test cricket

30-Nov-2014•Bill Ricquier

Misbah's place in Pakistan history

He was the next great leader after Abdul Kardar and Imran Khan, standing between Pakistan cricket and its end

14-Oct-2014•Kamran Abbasi

Spinners need intelligent, trusting captains to thrive

A captain must be able to understand a spinner's craft if he is to manage him properly and set the right fields

07-Sep-2014•V Ramnarayan

Cook's boys are all right

Stephen Brenkley, in the Independent, comes to the support of England's ODI side, whose composition has been under question with the World Cup around the corner

27-Aug-2014

Is Pakistan's slow approach now holding them back?

Under Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan have had a lot of success when they have batted for time and strangled teams with spin. But they may need a different tactic now

12-Aug-2014•Ahmer Naqvi

How exactly does one 'lead by example'?

A captain needs to do enough as an individual to retain respect and control, but exceptional performances may not result in even greater influence

01-Aug-2014•Alex Bowden

Cook's Brearley lesson

Mike Brearley managed to remain an outstanding captain despite his consistent failures with the bat. Is there a lesson in there for England's current skipper?

30-Jul-2014•Jon Hotten

Why we need Cook to succeed

Because there is no one else who can captain this England side

30-Jul-2014•Andrew Hughes

The geometry of captaincy

Maybe leadership in cricket is not so much about the art of captaincy as about the real-time computing of information

27-Jul-2014•Scott Oliver

Are you born to captain?

Are some people just made to lead and the rest to follow? Let's examine the case of the two Captains Cook

11-Jul-2014•Nicholas Hogg

Tend to Cook the batsman, before Cook the captain

Mike Selvey, in the Guardian, casts the magnifying glass on the captain Alastair Cook and suggests he might be trying too hard to change himself and the process if proving to be detrimental

25-Jun-2014

Australia's rise and the climb ahead

Under Michael Clarke, they have had a fantastic summer. But can they continue to keep the competition at bay in Tests, and win the World Cup?

05-May-2014•Michael Jeh

Wadekar's shoes and a Karnataka triumph

In the Telegraph, historian Ramachandra Guha reminisces about Karnataka's semi-final against Bombay in March 1974, en route to their first Ranji Trophy title

05-Apr-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

The Tendulkar-Brearley conundrum

The stereotype of the hero-worshipping Indian fan ignores evidence that seemingly skewed fandom is also present in supposedly more rational settings

21-Mar-2014•Samir Chopra

The what-ifs of Wasim Akram's captaincy

His stats, and the list of great players who flourished under him, indicate he ought to be up there with Imran and the rest. But is he?

20-Mar-2014•Hassan Cheema

The golden trio of Pakistani captaincy

Misbah has been a terrific leader but it's still not enough to knock off Imran, Mushtaq and Kardar off their lofty perch

15-Feb-2014•Hassan Cheema

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