Cricket is a very popular game all over the world. Every team has 11 players squad. In this squad, one player is lead to the whole team. We called him captain. Captain have lot of responsibilities. The whole match depends on the captain's decision. So, the captain should be a good player, clam and cool person, who always handled the difficult situation. Today we discuss the top 5 best captains in the world.
1. Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is one of the best captains in the world. He is played for Australia. He played many international matches as a captain. More than ten years he was played as a captain. He was the most successful captain in the world. As a captain, his win rate was 67.90 percent. As a captain, he played overall 324 matches and won 220 matches. He did his job very bravely. He is also a very good batsman. His international runs more than 27 thousand. He won the WorldCup for Australia in 2003 and 2007.
2. Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh is another Australian player. He was also a captain for the Australia cricket team. He played many matches as a captain. Before Ricky Ponting he was captain. His test-winning percentage was incredible. More than 70 percent match Australia won that time. In a one-day international match, the rate was more than 65 percent and the total winning rate was 65.23 percent. He leads their national side for 7 years. He also won a World Cup of 1999.
3. MS Dhoni
He is an Indian wicket-keeper batsman. He played log time for India. People know him 'The Captain Cool'. He is most successful in recent times. He is the only captain who won all major 4 ICC events. He won WorldCup, World Champions Trophy, Asia Cup, and T20 World Cup. Every big event he was played a vital role. He was the most active wicket-keepers in the world. His batting average near to 50. As a captain, he played 332 matches and during his period India won 53.61 percent. Dhoni is one of the greatest finishers in cricket history. Recently, he is retired from international cricket.
4. Hansie Cronje:
He is a South African player. He played very well. He was one of the most successful captains in South Africa. As a captain, he played 191 matches for South Africa and won 121 matches. The percentage rate was 65.96 percent. In 2000, he was banned from international cricket because of fixing scandals. He died in a plane crash in 2002.
5. Mahela Jayawardena
He is a Srilankan Player. He played a lot of matches for Srilanka. He was a middle-order batsman. He helped Srilanka to win the match. As a captain, he played more than 10 years. His international match runs more than 20 thousand. He is the most successful captain in Srilankan history. As a captain, he played 249 matches and won 101 matches. the rate was 40.56 percent. His percentage was not so good but I choose him because he helped Srilanka to win the World Cup. As a player, he won a World Cup and T20 WorldCup 2 times.
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