by meninblue » Tue May 29, 2012 12:26 pm
shankybiggestengfan wrote:sportbloggeradi wrote:You can give as many such links as you want, but the fact is he is most successful captain. The positives of his captaincy tactics overcomes the negatives outcomes of his tactics. Not every trick done by captain will work as opponents are also equally professional. Overall Ponting has enjoyed more good days than bad ones as captain.
And how many times does it have to be repeated that you can enjoy good days because of the quality of your side despite not being a great captain?
Do you rate a captain only by his Win/Loss record?
I repeat a captain is as good as a team. At this level with every cricketer having played so many games, there is difference in captaincy only in terms of approach to the game. Otherwise most of the basic decision making pattern is similar. A captain is judged on win - loss ratio, field placements, judging the wicket, how well he analyzes the opponents, pressure tricks, talent identification, developing the vice captain so that he gets ready as future captain, knowing how to rotate spells, declarations etc. Pontings tactics were excellent from what i have watched.
Test FL's - 8 , ODI and Tests Combo FL's - 1, ODI World Cup - 1, ODI FL's - 7, ODI and T20i combo FL's - 1 ,
T20 Franchisee FL's - 7, T20i Cup FL's- 1, T20 FL's- 5 , 50 Overs Domestic FL's - 1, 40 Overs Domestic FL's- 1