Captaincy - does it or doesn't it?

[Spark]

It's somewhat ironic that it's better, from a player's standpoint, to be irredeemably **** as captain than merely mediocre or poor.

 

[Bun]

Ponting is a terrific example. First half of his captaincy he was unstoppable as a batsman and captain. Second half things have been exactly opposite.

 

[Spark]

He was pretty average as a captain at the start of his captaincy (which is, of course, understandable)

 

[Bun]

To be fair to Sachin, he was 26 the last time he captained India, and averaged a shade over as captain which I think is not terrible considering he had captaincy stints at 22 something. I personally believe he would definitely have done a better job.

 

[Daemon]

To be fair to Sachin, he was 26 the last time he captained India, and averaged a shade over as captain which I think is not terrible considering he had captaincy stints at 22 something. I personally believe he would definitely have done a better job.

He was pretty poor in the IPL, although T20s are completely different from tests..

 

[bagapath]

sachin is not a good captain by any stretch of imagination. i am not a fan of the "leading by example" school. it doesnt work in the longer run. thats why i am not a big fan of imran's captaincy as much as his exploits as a cricketer. greater captains - greater - have managed to pull rabbits out of hats despite poor personal contribution, like mark taylor and mike brearely.

 

[Maximus0723]

He was pretty poor in the IPL, although T20s are completely different from tests..

Hmm, I disagree (except for the last final)

 

[Maximus0723]

sachin is not a good captain by any stretch of imagination. i am not a fan of the "leading by example" school. it doesnt work in the longer run. thats why i am not a big fan of imran's captaincy as much as his exploits as a cricketer. greater captains - greater - have managed to pull rabbits out of hats despite poor personal contribution, like mark taylor and mike brearely.

but it DID work for Imran.