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The Best Captain?
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age_master
Hall of Fame Member
Ponting and Fleming easily above the rest
masterblaster
International Captain
1. Fleming - What he's done with his resources has been amazing
2. Ganguly - Turned a bunch of extremely talented underachievers into world beaters and a fighting unit
3. Ponting - With the powerhouse players he has, still he's done the job and recorded the important victories
4. Graeme Smith - Very young, but very mature minded and done very well
That's my view.
2. Ganguly - Turned a bunch of extremely talented underachievers into world beaters and a fighting unit
3. Ponting - With the powerhouse players he has, still he's done the job and recorded the important victories
4. Graeme Smith - Very young, but very mature minded and done very well
That's my view.
It has been discussed so any times that who is good and who is bad as a captain .
IMO
Inzamam is a dumbest captain ever .
Stephen Fleming is very very good .
Ganguly is exceptional because he knows how to handel his average bowling attack and extract 200%performance out of his average attack .
I think future is for Smith .
Over all Wasim's captaincy capabilities are rarely seen in any other captain .
IMO
Inzamam is a dumbest captain ever .
Stephen Fleming is very very good .
Ganguly is exceptional because he knows how to handel his average bowling attack and extract 200%performance out of his average attack .
I think future is for Smith .
Over all Wasim's captaincy capabilities are rarely seen in any other captain .
Revelation
U19 Debutant
hmmm....well i'll say Fleming for a side that doesn't have any superstars. Hard to say that Ponting or Smith are great captains since they have so much talent and experience on their respective sides. Lara-well he's a great batsman no doubt and he tries to do things but i'm not too sure that he would feature in that list.
There are better than Vaughan, though I think he is a pretty good captain. He attacks at the right moments, senses when its time to defend, and comes up with some innovative fielding positions, most of which have worked. If England keep getting the same result in tests, he'd be right up there. The only problem is the ODI side isn't doing quite so well, and also his batting form has dropped since he became captain. Hopefully these things will sort themselves out in time. He is also a little stubborn at times, taking his mystifying attitude at the top of the innings as an example.
Eclipse
International Debutant
Personaly I think Ganguly is just about the worst possible captain when in the feild but he does make up for it in other ways (his batting and support of his players for example)
But he does not set a very good example as a feilder and his tactics are probably worse than the rest on that list.
But he does not set a very good example as a feilder and his tactics are probably worse than the rest on that list.
tooextracool
International Coach
your point being?Deja moo said:
remind me what happened with ganguly in NZ? and that was with a full strength side!
Deja moo
International Captain
Eclipse said:
There was only a difference of 20-30 runs between the two teams every innings.....that was good enough to carry NZ through in the 2 tests.
It wasnt as if NZ scored 250 and India crumbled to 90 all out every innings.
The 2-0 scoreline is not an accurate reflection of the cricket played by India.
Tim
Cricketer Of The Year
I still maintain that had India stopped complaining about those pitches & actually stuck to their task, they could have easily have won that series 2-0 themselves.
If you look at the scorecards NZ also batted poorly, it was just that NZ took their opportunities & India didn't.
If you look at the scorecards NZ also batted poorly, it was just that NZ took their opportunities & India didn't.
Tim
Cricketer Of The Year
Im tired of hearing "Fleming because the NZ team lacks talented players"
I don't think its possible for Fleming to solely lead NZ to their highest rankings of #3 in test matches & #2 in ODI's.
NZ have talented players it's just that they only seem to perform at home, overseas is usually a lottery.
I'll remind you that NZ have not lost an ODI series in NZ for over 2 & 1/2 years.
I don't think its possible for Fleming to solely lead NZ to their highest rankings of #3 in test matches & #2 in ODI's.
NZ have talented players it's just that they only seem to perform at home, overseas is usually a lottery.
I'll remind you that NZ have not lost an ODI series in NZ for over 2 & 1/2 years.
Tim
Cricketer Of The Year
I would be surprised if Smith isn't ranked at least #2 in a few years time.
After Fleming dished it out to Smith here recently, Fleming said Steve Waugh did the exact same thing to him when Fleming was new to the scene & look what has happened to Fleming now through that experience.
After Fleming dished it out to Smith here recently, Fleming said Steve Waugh did the exact same thing to him when Fleming was new to the scene & look what has happened to Fleming now through that experience.