We as cricket fans can say that cricket fans have the enthusiasm and spirit to love cricket in their bloodstream. We, as cricket fans, know how exciting and overly emotional a moment can be. Every cricket fan must have a single favorite player, but in unity, we all agree on a few players that they are actually very great players.
If a team wins, the main credit goes to the captain of the team. Be it victory or loss, the captain is credited for both of them. Coming to this we all have a captain whom we admire the most and trust his captaining skills a lot.
You might have wondered at least once about who the top captains are in the world of cricket. So, in this article, we are here to let you know about the best captains in cricket of all time. We will also be defining the reason, why they are considered as the best captain in cricket.
Here is the list and information about the best captain in cricket –
MS Dhoni
When we talk about captains in almost any field, we have an image of captaincy similar to that of MS Dhoni. Dhoni is known for his calm and composite behavior as a captain in every situation. He knows how to analyze and handle the match as a captain in every situation with a neutral emotion on his face, even though he might have faced a huge turmoil within himself, but never showed it to his fellow players and fans to keep their cool.
He is considered as the most successful captain in cricket of all time. He is the only captain to secure the win for his team India in all three formats which are Test Matches, One Day Internationals (ODIs), and also Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). With this, he has also won every major ICC Trophies.
Talking about his achievements here are a few best achievements of his as a captain –
2007 ICC T20 World Cup (T20I)
This was the first year when he was appointed as the captain of India of the ICC T20 World Cup which was in year 2007. This was an iconic win as India defeated Pakistan and won the title of ICC T20 World Cup under his captainship.
2011 ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI)
This victory was another hit one for him as they won the title of ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011 after 28 years. He became the highlight of the match by scoring 91 runs for the team against Sri Lanka and is famous for his last victory hit of six runs.
2013 ICC Champions Trophy (ODI)
By winning of this trophy, he became the first and only captain to win all three forms of the ICC tournament. Which are T20 World Cup, 50 over world cup. and the champions trophy ad well.
Ricky Ponting
He is considered as one of the best captain of all time, as he has one of the most successful career as a captain for his team. During his captaincy, team Australia in cricket was considered to be in their Golden Era.
Given below are few of his key achievements –
ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI)
It was in the year 2003 when they won their second consecutive win in the ICC World Cup. he scored 140 runs in the finals against a strong team which was India and played a major role in the victory of Australia over India.
2007 World Cup
This was even more historic and legendary as under Ponting’s captaincy, his team won each and every single match of the whole tournament without losing even a single one of them. This victory made him the captain to maintain his legacy by winning second title this time.
ICC Champions Trophy (ODI)
in the year 2006 and 2009 again under the captaincy of Ponting, team Australia won their title twice in the given years. With these two victories in the year 2006 and 2009, Australia became the only team to win the title back to back twice.
Ricky Ponting is known for his quite aggressive and ruthless captaining style. This style of his create a mysterious and aggressive aura which makes a different image of him as a captain. Being such a great leader is also an outstanding player as he has scored 13000 runs in test cricket and 13700 runs at an approx in ODI’s.
After his retirement as a captain from cricket, in the year 2011 he still remained involved in cricket as he took over commentary, coaching in matches like being the coach for Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians.
Sourav Ganguli
He is considered to be one of the most legendary captain, as he took over captaincy after Sachin Tendulkar stepped down from it. During this time Team India was facing a huge of a disappointing and sown phase. Despite of that he was the one who kept up the spirit of the team members as well as the fans.
He is known for the confidence and aggression that he had during his captaincy. He became the captain in year 2000, this was a really harsh time for Indian captaincy as India was going through the mess of match fixing scandal. During this time he had a lot of load as a captain on his shoulders and he confidently took a really good care off the team as well as cricket.
He as a captained became the guide and backer for the upcoming talented Indian players like Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and also very great captain and player MS Dhoni.
Here are a few key achievements of Sourav Ganguli as a captain –
2002 NatWest Series (ODI)
This is one of the most iconic victory and a legendary celebration by Sourav Ganguli himself. It is remembered by the win against England and mainly due to the shirt tearing celebration of Sourav Ganguli due to excitement and over joy.
2002 ICC Champions Trophy (joint winners)
This was also a most remembered win of India, although they had to share the trophy with Sri Lanka due to climatic conditions disturbing the field and match twice.
2003 ICC Cricket World Cup
This match was played in South Africa, in 2003, where India under his captaincy played exceptionally well, but still couldn’t win it. But the main thing about this series was Indian team captain Sourav Ganguli was praised of his excellent leadership and this was where he gained his major fans globally.
FAQs
Ques – Who is a no. 1 captain in cricket history?
Ans – MS Dhoni is the best captain in cricket history.
Ques – Who is the IPL best captain?
Ans – MS Dhoni is the best IPL captain.
Ques – Who is the father of cricket?
Ans – William Gilbert is the father of cricket.
Ques – Who is the Indian Cricket queen?
Ans – Mithali Raj is the queen of Indian cricket.
Ques – Who is known as the king of cricket?
Ans – Virat Kohli is known as the king of Cricket.
