In Cricket, the role of Captain is very much crucial. He must guide the team as well as must take care of everything during on the field. He must be aggressive to make the team players performance and get results on good note. He must be aggressive in field setting and in way of thinking. The lack of aggressiveness in captains of recent times, let’s have a look at the five best aggressive captains ever the cricket had.
Here is the list of Top Five Best Aggressive Captains in Cricket:
5. Clive Lloyd (West Indies):
Clive Lloyd the first successful captain to lift the cricket world cup trophy. This spectacled West Indian captain holds an iconic position in the cricket world. He was responsible for the rise of West Indian cricket team in the 1970’s. Clive Lloyd led a team which dominated world cricket in 1970’s. An astute batsman himself, he scored a century in the final to help his team lift the coveted trophy. Four years later, history repeated itself at Lord’s where West Indies again became the world champions when they defeated England in the final by a huge margin of 92 runs. Clive Lloyd once again received the cup. Lloyd was known for his aggressive tactics and for proper using of his resources.
4. N Kapil Dev (India):
India emerged as the world champions in 1983 when they ended the supremacy of West Indies at Lord’s cricket ground. India’s captain a successful fast bowler Kapil Dev was the key reason behind it. Nicknamed the ‘Harryana Hurricane’ for his bowling, but his catch to dismiss Viv Richards in the final of 1983 final will perhaps remain his fondest memory as it helped India clinch the world cup that year. Coming to his captaincy he is a type of player who leads from the front taking all the responsibilities and considerable risks.
3. Ricky Ponting (Australia):
Ponting was the man behind building Australian team as one of the most successful team in the World. Considering the stats and they number of matches he lead in is easy to say that he is the most successful and experienced captain. Coming to his aggression, he a aggressive type of player who takes risks and gets successful. Apart from Captaincy, Ricky Ponting is one the most devastating right Hand Batsman and a superb fielder.
2. Imran Khan (Pakistan):
Imran Khan is professionally a right hand fast bowler and an all-rounder as he has played some fabulous innings with his bat. Being a captain he has guided Pakistan to many Historic wins. He had been the captain of Pakistan cricket team for ten years between 1982 and 1992 the longest time span among all the other team captains. And most important thing about Imran Khan is that he is the only captain who led Pakistan to glorious World Cup victory. His is normally an aggressive natured player, who’s nature played a crucial role on captaincy to take some tough decisions.
Sourav Ganguly is one of the most promising and aggressive Indian Captain. Though he started late in captaincy compared to others in the list, he had shown the real meaning of aggressive captaincy. He was the captain of Test Team of India from 2000-2005 and for ODI from 1999-2005. Popularly known as Dada, He was very emotional and aggressive both as a cricketer and commentator which he choose after his retirement. Sourav Ganguly is a left Hand Batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He is also one the top 5 most run scored player in ODI’s. Making Steve Waugh wait for the toss and waving the T-Shirt after removing at Lord’s after Historic win are some of the many incidents prove his aggressive captaincy.
