Who was captain before Ponting?

Ricky Ponting, 2004-2011

Who was the previous Australian cricket captain?

Australia's Tim Paine will quit all forms of cricket for the "foreseeable future", Cricket Tasmania said Friday, after a sexting scandal led him to resign as Test captain.

Who is the No 1 captain in Test cricket?

#1 Graeme Smith, South Africa - 53 wins

Graeme Smith is easily one of the greatest Test captains in the history of cricket. In a captaincy career spanning 11 years, he led the side a record 109 times.

Is Ricky Ponting the best captain?

Ponting was captain of the Australian national team during its "golden era", between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and is the most successful captain in international cricket history, with 220 victories in 324 matches with a winning rate of 67.91%.

When Dhoni was captain who was vice captain?

The two had been playing together at the international level since 2004, with Sehwag five years Dhoni's senior in the India team. Sehwag was often the deputy in the side and makeshift skipper on occasion. When Dhoni was appointed captain in 2008, a memorable reign began.

Who is King of cricket World?

The king of cricket in India is undoubtedly Virat Kohli with over 23000 runs across all three formats in international cricket.

Who is God of IPL?

Rohit Sharma's achievements in T20 cricket as well as his domination in the Indian Premier League definitely qualifies him for the title of being the new God of IPL.

Was Shane Warne a captain?

Warne has captained Australia in 11 ODIs but was not given this opportunity in Tests. The first time he missed the opportunity was in 1999 when Steve Waugh was made the captain. Ricky Ponting became the captain for the second time in 2004.

Who is the captain of Australia in 2021?

With the second Ashes Test beginning on Thursday, Steve Smith is back as the Australian captain. Australia will be without captain Pat Cummins after the pacer was identified as a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case.

What happened to Tim Paine?

Paine resigned from the captaincy last Friday after sexually explicit texts he had sent to a former female colleague at Cricket Tasmania became public. The 36-year-old was due to play for Tasmania in its one-day match against Western Australia today at Bellerive, but has now made himself unavailable for selection.

Who was captain after Ricky Ponting?

Clarke replaces Ricky Ponting as skipper and he was quick to dismiss talk that he will struggle to take on the leadership role with Ponting still in the side. "I'm not going to be the new Ricky Ponting because I'm not Ricky," he said.

Who is the Australian T20 captain?

Australia have named a star-studded 16-man squad for the upcoming T20 series against Sri Lanka, with some Big Bash standouts included. Aaron Finch will remain as captain despite a lean run of form in the past 18 months, while big-name Test stars including Steve Smith, Pat Cummins and Travis Head have all been named.

When was Don Bradman captain of Australia?

In 1935 Don was appointed captain of the South Australian team and a State selector. In December 1935 he scored 117 in his first Sheffield Shield match for South Australia, ironically against his former team, New South Wales.

Who dropped the most catches?

Of those who have recorded more drops than catches, Umar Gul leads the list, with 11 catches and 14 misses.

Who was Indian captain before Dhoni?

Hemant Singh

He captained the ODI team in 1974 and played just 2 matches as captain. Unfortunately, India lost both of them. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli are among the most successful Indian captains.

Who is the king of googly?

Shahid Afridi: King of googly.

Who is the king of Yorker?

The original yorker king in IPL is Lasith Malinga. He was the one who introduced the slow ball yorker to the cricket world. In recent times, Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian team spearhead, is known as the yorker king.

Who is father of cricket?

William Gilbert Grace MRCS LRCP (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players.

How did Dhoni became captain?

He played his first T20I also a year later against South Africa. In 2007, he took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid. In 2008 he selected as Test Captain.