5 captains who were sacked unceremoniously
The role of a captain on a cricket field is a very critical aspect, and more often than not the moves made by the skipper on the field during crunch scenarios is where the matches are won or lost. Hence, it becomes imperative that the captains are appointed with a lot of thought and then they are given a long rope to build their team according to their own philosophy.
However, there have been instances when captains of various teams have not been able to produce results on the field, which has led to friction within the team. This has prompted the respective boards to step in and resort to desperate measures.
Here in this list we take a look at 5 captains who were unceremoniously sacked as the captain of their teams midway through their tenure.
#1 Kim Hughes
The right-hander was an attractive batsman on most days, but many believed he was never a natural leader. He was also not the one to take on the administration, a trait which surfaced when he decided to stick with the national board when Kerry Packer introduced the World Cricket Series.
However, when he was appointed the captain, much was expected of him, but then frequent overseas tours led to many indifferent results, and the media pressure and scrutiny on the man kept rising.
His downfall came during the 1984 tour to the West Indies when the Australian team were bruised and battered by a rampant Caribbean side. The Aussies lost the 5-match series 3-0, and there was a clarion call to sack Hughes.
However, he somehow managed to save his job, but when the West Indies toured Australia later in the year, things only worsened for Hughes. The home team lost the first Test by an innings and 112 runs. In the second game, there was no respite as Australia was bowled out for 175. Hughes then dropped two catches in the West Indian innings and made just 4 in his second innings.
This became an unbearable burden for the man, who decided to relinquish captaincy, and thus was sacked by the management. He broke down when he read his resignation letter to his team.