Top 10 cricket captains in last 25 years
Captaincy in cricket, unlike,say,in football or hockey, can potentially revive a game or put one todead. With the immense scope forthe position in mind, let us take a look at the top 10 captains that the game has seen in the last 25 years.
#10 Rahul Dravid
SucceedingSourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravidexperienced contrasting heights in his short captaincy stint. For someone who led India to only its second Test series win in England and West Indies, the World Cup 2007 low was a very bitter pill to swallow.
Blessed with an astute cricketing brain, the Indian batting greats contributionsto the team as a leader, in partnership with Greg Chappell as coach,are undermined; under the captain-coach duo, India invested in youth, put in place a strict fitness regime, improved fielding standards and put away the complacency that was creeping in the side by temporarily axing the likes of Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan, who were beginning to take their spots for granted.
As a captan,Dravid loved chasing: holds a record for captaining the ODI side to 16 consecutive victories while batting second.