Captain (cricket): Difference between revisions

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{{Multiple image|direction=horizontal|align=right|image1=Graemesmith.jpg|image2=SRWaugh.png|width1=150|width2=124|footer=[[Graeme Smith]] (left) holds the record for most Test matches as captain, as well as most Test wins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283746.html |title=Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most matches as captain |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref> [[Steve Waugh]] (right) is the most successful Test captain, with a winning ratio of 72%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283746.html |title=Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most matches as captain |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>}}

The '''captain''' of a [[cricket]] team, often referred to as the '''skipper''',<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.wordnik.com/words/skipper | title= "skipper" Definitions | publisher= Wordnik |access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref> is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players. As in other sports, the [[Captain (sports)|captain]] is usually experienced and has good communication skills, and is likely to be one of the most regular members of the team, as the captain is responsible for the team selection. Before the game the captains [[toss (cricket)|toss]] for innings. During the match the captain decides the team's [[Batting order (cricket)|batting order]], who will [[bowler (cricket)|bowl]] each [[over (cricket)|over]], and where each [[fielding (cricket)|fielder]] will be positioned. While the captain has the final say, decisions are often collaborative. A captain's knowledge of the complexities of cricket strategy and tactics, and shrewdness in the field, may contribute significantly to the team's success.

====Fielding positions====

====Bowling====

====Miscellaneous====

===Other duties===

[[File:Pm cricket shots09 5995.jpg|thumb|right|Vice-captains are sometimes considered the full-time successor to the incumbent captain. [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] was Australia's vice-captain for three years before succeeding [[Ricky Ponting]] as captain in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/907759.html |title=Clarke announces retirement after Ashes |first=Daniel |last=Brettig |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=8 August 2015 |access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref>]]The captain may be assisted by a vice-captain or in some instances joint vice-captains. This is particularly useful if the captain is forced to leave the field of play during fielding. Some teams also allocate the vice-captain a more or less formal role in assisting with team selection, discipline, field-setting and so on. Sometimes the role of vice-captain is seen as preparation for the player(s) becoming the captain of the side in future.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enfieldcricketclub.com/pages/page_21700/Captains--Player-Responsibilities.aspx |title=Enfield Cricket Club – Captains & Player Responsibilities |publisher=Enfield Cricket Club |access-date=31 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201002005/http://www.enfieldcricketclub.com/pages/page_21700/Captains--Player-Responsibilities.aspx |archive-date=1 February 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>

===ICC Full Members===

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| rowspan="2" |[[Hashmatullah Shahidi]]  

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|[[Twenty20 International|T20I]]   

|[[Mohammad Nabi]]

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| rowspan=2|[[Aaron Finch]]

| rowspan=3|{{cr|BAN}}<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28864655/tamim-iqbal-take-bangladesh-odi-captain|title=Tamim Iqbal to take over as Bangladesh ODI captain|website=espncricinfo.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref>

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| [[Ben Stokes]]

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| rowspan=2|[[Jos Buttler]]

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| rowspan=3|{{cr|IRE}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/111067/balbirnie-appointed-ireland-t20i-captain|title=Balbirnie appointed Ireland T20I captain}}</ref>

| rowspan="3" |[[Andrew Balbirnie]]

| rowspan="3" |[[Paul Stirling]]

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| rowspan=3|{{cr|NZL}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/cricket/williamson-phillips-make-test-debut-black-caps-against-australia |title=Williamson out, Phillips to make Test debut for Black Caps against Australia |newspaper=TVNZ |access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref>

| rowspan="3" |[[Kane Williamson]]  

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| [[Tim Southee]]

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| rowspan="3" |{{cr|PAK}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/azhar-ali-appointed-test-and-babar-azam-t20i-captain.html|title=Azhar Ali appointed Test and Babar Azam T20I captain|website=pcb.com.pk|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/babar-azam-set-to-be-announced-as-pakistan-odi-captain|title=Babar Azam set to be announced as Pakistan's ODI captain|website=sportskeeda.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>

| rowspan="3"| [[Babar Azam]]

| rowspan="1"| [[Mohammad Rizwan (cricketer)|Mohammad Rizwan]]  

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| rowspan=2|[[Shadab Khan]]  

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| rowspan=3|{{cr|RSA}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/south-africa-name-dean-elgar-test-captain-and-temba-bavuma-odi-and-t20i-captain-1253753 |title=South Africa name Dean Elgar Test captain and Temba Bavuma ODI and T20I captain |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref>

| [[Dean Elgar]]

| [[Temba Bavuma]]

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| rowspan=2|[[Temba Bavuma]]

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|  [[Dimuth Karunaratne]]

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|rowspan="2"| [[Dasun Shanaka]]

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| [[Kraigg Brathwaite]]  

| [[Jermaine Blackwood]]     

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| [[Daniel Sutton]]

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| [[Terryn Fray]]

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| [[Ronald Ebanks]]

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| [[Jiang Shuyao]]

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| [[Hamid Shah]]

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| [[Jone Seuvou]]

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| [[Rishi Pillai]]

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| [[Aizaz Khan]]

| [[Kinchit Shah]]

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| [[Mohammad Amin (Kuwaiti cricketer)|Mohammad Amin]]  

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| [[Ahmed Faiz (cricketer)|Ahmed Faiz]]

| [[Virandeep Singh]]

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| [[Gerhard Erasmus]]

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| [[Dotun Olatunji]]

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| [[Zeeshan Maqsood]]

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| [[Assad Vala]]

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| [[Iqbal Hussain (cricketer)|Iqbal Hussain]]

| [[Mohammed Rizlan]]

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| [[Kyle Coetzer]]

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| [[Kyungsik Kim]]

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| Shazam Ramjohn

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| [[Ryan Raina]]

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| [[Andrew Mansale]]

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===ICC Full Members===

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| rowspan="3"|{{crw|RSA}}

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| rowspan="3"|[[Chloe Tryon]]

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| [[Christina Gough]]

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| [[Rubina Chhetri]]

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| [[Inyeong Oh]]

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[[Category:Cricket captaincy and tactics]]