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Cricket has been part of our society for years, and all the credit goes to
England. According to
cricket news, England formed this sport and has many captains who have registered themselves in the history of cricket. In cricket, captains play a crucial role, and their decision becomes the difference between wins and losses. How a captain took care of their team and fans tell about their leadership skill and mental toughness. A captain must have mental toughness and excellent leadership skills. In this article, we are going to see the English captains who made England a tough side.
The Wicketkeeper batsman Mike Brearley is one of the greatest English captains. There is no surprise he is the best captain of England if we see the
international cricket news. Australian bowler Rodney Hogg said that he had a degree in people. His batting record is not great and doesn’t have a single century. He has played 39 tests and 25 ODI, and his average is less than 25. He has played in an era in which wicketkeeper batsman are not known for their batting. It might be the reason that he kept getting picked and remained the captain of the English team. He has also written a book “The Art of Captaincy.” Many people said that he has a great sense of cricket and understood the situation immediately. In 1977, he took the charge for the first time and played the last series in 1981. His favorite answer was “You never knew an alternative might have been even worse” whenever he got criticized for the bowling change.
It is claimed that he is the first-ever professional captain of England. He took over the captaincy in 1952, and this decision was controversial because people used to think professional players are not suitable for the captain. He proved them wrong with his captaincy. Len was a
and was top in English cricket as a batter. He got a style in which he settled very soon and started showing his class. He has played 79 test matches and scored 6971 runs with an average of 56.67. 364 runs in his career-best inning at Oval, and it stands out his achievements.
He was a successful batsman and showed his class in captaincy after taking care of it. He became sharp as a captain and had the best cricketing mind as he was good with bowling changes and field positioning. If we see the
international cricket news, the Ashes win against
Australia in 1953 distinguished him as a captain.
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Next on the list is Yorkshire-man Ray Illingworth. He was a good
and illusionistic captain as he always created the illusion that he had either 14 or 15 players on the field.
He has played 61 test matches and taken 122 wickets, and his economy of 1.91 shows his mysterious skill as a
. He was also good with the bat, scored 1836 runs, and hit 2 centuries. His average is 23.24, which doesn't justify his batting skill because his batting style was defensive, which allows him to stay longer on the crease.
He was phenomenal in first-class cricket as he took 2000-plus wickets and scored 24,000- plus runs.
England was struggling to win the Ashes after the 1986-87 win under Mike Gatting. Michael Vaughan is the man who made it possible in 2005 that England will win the Ashes. According to
cricket news, he is the greatest captain of the modern era. He was tough, calm, and refused to panic, which made him a solid captain. He has played 82 tests, 86 ODI, and 2 T20I and scored 5719, 1982, and 27 runs respectively. He took over the captaincy in 2003, and due to injury, he had to step down from captaincy.
He is one of the best captains and leading batters of his time. Unfortunately, he passed away in 1958 due to cancer, but he will be known for his captaincy and batting. The 6ft tall Jardine is known for the bodyline series in 1933/34 against Australia because he was the captain. He came up with a new idea to win, packed the leg side with fielders, and told his bowler to throw short and quick on the leg side. It was a successful idea that was criticized a lot.
The modern-day legend and one of the
, Alastair Cook, led England in 59 test matches. Many people have criticized his approach, but his calm approach makes him one of the best. He has played 161 test and 92 ODI matches and scored 12472 and 3204 runs.
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