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Ingredients of an effective captain

Former England captain Mike Brearley , who works now as a psychotherapist, talks about the importance and tactics of captaincy, the Kevin Pietersen saga, the role of coaches and more, in an interview with Subhash Jayaraman in the Cricket Couch .

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Absenteeism at the toss

Sourav Ganguly made Steve Waugh wait for the toss during that famous series in India in 2001; Younis Khan went a step further in the President's Cup final by remaining absent

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Clarke sets the benchmark high

Since taking over from Ricky Ponting Clarke has seemingly created a culture that is refreshingly open, honest and upbeat, even in adversity

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

Did Crowe really do an Ashes?

Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand captain, has reportedly burnt his New Zealand blazer in protest against Ross Taylor's demotion as captain

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

The carcass-removing fate of captains

It's not a job filled with glory, now, is it?

25-Feb-2013•Andrew Hughes

Strauss' over-achievement

When England travelled to New Zealand for the 2007/08 tour, I didn't realise that Andrew Strauss was on his way out

25-Feb-2013•Jarrod Kimber

Strauss - A very English captain

It is with some sadness, even from the other side of the world, that I digest the news of Andrew Strauss retiring from all forms of cricket

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

Mahela and Misbah got it wrong

Mahela Jayawardene is a good batsman and comes across as a thoughtful, astute cricketer in most of his public pronouncements

25-Feb-2013•Samir Chopra

Who is the most successful captain of them all?

Satyam Mukherjee, a scientist at Northwestern University in Illinois, has tried to come up with an answer to a question that has often inspired much debate: who was the greatest captain the game has seen

25-Feb-2013•Akhila Ranganna

The unluckiest captains in world cricket

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is two IPL matches away from leading Chennai Super Kings to their third straight IPL crown

25-Feb-2013•Carlyle Laurie

Professor takes the T20 chair

Mohammad Hafeez, professor of the Pakistan cricket team, has now also become its Twenty20 captain

25-Feb-2013•Kamran Abbasi

The question about Misbah

Misbah has the second-highest Test average for a captain after Don Bradman (minimum ten Tests). Why murmurings of discontent?

25-Feb-2013•Kamran Abbasi

MS Dhoni: Things just fell into place for me

MS Dhoni enjoys the trappings of success, deservedly so, but remains rooted in the simple work ethic of his family, says Simon Briggs, in an interview with the India captain in the Daily Telegraph .

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Dhoni among the all-time greats

MS Dhoni ranks right up there with the best international captains – think Imran Khan, Mark Taylor, Arjuna Ranatunga – of the last three decades, says Ian Chappell, writing in the Hindustan Times

25-Feb-2013•Nikita Bastian

Divide, rule, and destroy

Any tinge of happiness at Pakistan's Test series victory over New Zealand is rapidly vanishing courtesy of a farce orchestrated by the Pakistan Cricket Board

25-Feb-2013•Kamran Abbasi

Hairy arms, Aussie heart

Who's the better captain - Ponting or Strauss

25-Feb-2013•Alan Tyers and Jarrod Kimber

Defensive captaincy a disappointment

With the exception of the drab draw at SSC, the recently concluded Test series did produce some high-quality cricket

25-Feb-2013•Aakash Chopra

Captaincy: No comparison between cricket and football

Michael Atherton, writing in the Times , says captaincy is a far more serious business in cricket than it is in England's most popular sport

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Talya

Malik is no Mike so end the misery

Shoaib Malik is no Mike Brearley, which would be his only ticket out of this mess

25-Feb-2013•Kamran Abbasi

Another take at the best Test captains

A stats piece that takes a fresh look at Test captains and results

25-Feb-2013•David Barry

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