Broad must listen to himself
Stuart Broad's former mentor, Frank Hayes, remembers how, as a 12-year-old, England's new Twenty20 captain looked 'a natural'
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
Stuart Broad's former mentor, Frank Hayes, remembers how, as a 12-year-old, England's new Twenty20 captain looked 'a natural'. He writes in the Guardian that Broad be an excellent appointment for England, provided he is true to himself.
The thing I always liked about Stuart was the way he worked things out for himself. He didn't captain the first team because there was another guy at the school around the same time who was a natural leader of men. But he would always be thinking batsmen out.
In his column in the Daily Mail Broad writes it will be key to stay as calm as possible. You have to have a plan in your mind when you're in the field but you also have to be adaptable.
Players need to know their roles and what is expected of them. We were predictable in the last World Twenty20 but we were unstoppable. We were a well-oiled unit and that's what I want us to be again.
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo