So, so refreshing to see a captain who has the audacity to declare with the game in the balance. He needn't have done it with the series on the line. He could have just let the game peter out to a draw. Other captains like Strauss and Smith would have kept batting and not declared at all. Thoughts?
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Is Michael Clarke the best captain around?
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NasserFan207
International Vice-Captain
Its refreshing but aggressive is not always necessarily the right option. I like it personally though
If it hadn't rained today and West Indies somehow chased that score down Clarke would probably get a massive beatdown in the media.
If it hadn't rained today and West Indies somehow chased that score down Clarke would probably get a massive beatdown in the media.
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The probability of West Indies chasing down that total = the probability of Sachin doubling his centuries tally.
NasserFan207
International Vice-Captain
If your so sure of that then it hardly counts as an aggressive declaration
It's all relative though. A Stephen Waugh may have declared an hour earlier than Clarke. I'm only saying no other current captain would have the guts to declare. That probably makes him the most aggressive captain at this point. Whether that also makes him the best is up for debate.
RSA and Australia.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It's nothing to do with aggression to make a declaration like that. It's stupidity. The other captains aren't dumb enough to make such a ludicrous declaration that screws your own side.
Valer
First Class Debutant
Viscount Tom
International Debutant
Mahela's pretty average IMO
At the moment I'd say Clarke TBH but lets not kid ourselves into saying that at this moment in time we've got a wide bay of intuitive captains going round.
At the moment I'd say Clarke TBH but lets not kid ourselves into saying that at this moment in time we've got a wide bay of intuitive captains going round.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Mahela isn't what I'd call the "average" captain by any stretch (yes I realise you were using "average" as a put-down, but it annoys me when people use "average" and "ordinary" as if it means bad).
Arachnodouche
International Captain
Dhoni used to be pretty adventurous once, too. Can't remember specific instances but he definitely wasn't the ultra defensive hack he's been reduced to of late.
Anyone get the feeling Clarke is almost going out of his way to win people over to his side after the initial hazing he went through, by the doubters? Or does this fearless thing come naturally to him?
Anyone get the feeling Clarke is almost going out of his way to win people over to his side after the initial hazing he went through, by the doubters? Or does this fearless thing come naturally to him?
Contra
Cricketer Of The Year
Way too early to tell honestly, Dhoni was awesome too early on (why the **** doesn't he use 8-1 fields anymore? I loved that trick). He's done well so far no doubt, but I have a feeling his aggressive captaincy is gonna cost him at some point, and he'll look as stupid as he does awesome when it comes off. I certainly don't see him declaring behind against teams like SA and England, that's for sure.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Because that would be stupid, since they have a better batting line-up.
Other captains have not been willing to do what Clarke has done, even against WI.