ATG Bad Captaincy Decisions

[Bijed]

With Gulbadin Naib having just played an instrumental part in allowing Pakistan beat Afghanistan, by not only questionably bowling himself, but bowling rubbish too, what other terrible moves by captains (any format) spring to mind?

 

[Shri]

misbah scoop 2007

we'll have a bowl ganguly 2003

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Nasser Hussain putting Australia in at the Gabba in 2002.

 

[Daemon]

lets cheat guys ponting/border/waugh/smith

 

[cnerd123]

Tony Grieg: "I intend to make them grovel"

 

[trundler]

Ponting bowling first at Edgbaston.

 

[trundler]

When was that time when Dhoni took off Ishant against England at lord's I think after an early wicket and continued with crap spinners

 

[OverratedSanity]

When was that time when Dhoni took off Ishant against England at lord's I think after an early wicket and continued with crap spinners

Ishant had England 50/4 or something right on the stroke of lunch. Then they come out after the break and for some reason Suresh Raina was bowling.

 

[cnerd123]

Ishant had England 50/4 or something right on the stroke of lunch. Then they come out after the break and for some reason Suresh Raina was bowling.

Maybe MSD was behind the overrate

 

[G.I.Joe]

endorsing Choka chocolate pan masala.

 

[fredfertang]

Garry Sobers' declaration here - I've given up trying to defend him on it

 

[stephen]

"We'll have a bowl" - losing ashes captains of the early 00s.

 

[sledger]

Salman Butt match fixing

 

[vcs]

Ishant had England 50/4 or something right on the stroke of lunch. Then they come out after the break and for some reason Suresh Raina was bowling.

The game was far gone anyway.

 

[Malcolm]

The game was far gone anyway.

England were leading by 250-odd runs with 5 wickets in hand when MSD brought Raina into the attack.

 

[Heboric]

Dhobi at Newlands where he let SA off the hook. Captain Cool with his cool field placements.

 

[andruid]

We only need to match the D/L score to get through. - Shaun Pollock 2003 World Cup

 

[mr_mister]

Hansie

 

[wpdavid]

Ponting bowling first at Edgbaston.

Yup, that was significantly worse than Hussain opting to bowl at the Gabba.

 

[bagapath]

Azhar winning the toss and putting England in at Lords 1990. And Gooch saying thanks with 333