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  David Warner's lifetime captaincy ban lifted 6 years after Sandpaper Gate

  Cricket | October 25, 2024 8:20 IST

  Former Australian opener David Warner received a lifetime captaincy ban from all Australian cricket competitions and a 12-month suspension after being found party to in the infamous ball-tampering investigation during the 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa, alongside Steve Smith.

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  Babar Azam steps down as Pakistan's white-ball captain

  Cricket | October 02, 2024 3:49 IST

  Pakistan batter Babar Azam has stepped down as the captain of the national side in white-ball cricket. Babar was renamed as Pakistan's white-ball coach before the T20 World Cup 2024. In a long statement, he mentioned that captaincy has been rewarding but was adding to his workload significantly.

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  IPL 2024: Ruturaj Gaikwad takes over CSK captaincy from MS Dhoni

  Cricket | March 21, 2024 16:35 IST

  Legendary India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni has handed over the reins to opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad ahead of the 2024 edition of the IPL. The development was confirmed by IPL after Gaikwad represented CSK at the captains' day in Chennai on Thursday, March 21.

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  It's bizarre: David Warner 'still can't wrap his head' around his captaincy ban for Australia

  Cricket | January 21, 2024 22:30 IST

  It's been almost six years since the infamous Sandpaper Gate hit Australian cricket on one fateful day in Cape Town which affected a few players' careers including Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft. However, Warner suffered the most impact as he was banned from captaincy too.

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  I am not saying it is wrong...: De Villiers feels GT could have handed captaincy to a senior player

  Cricket | November 30, 2023 9:41 IST

  Shubman Gill assumed Gujarat Titans' captaincy after Hardik Pandya made a move back to the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2024 edition of the IPL. However, former South Africa great AB de Villiers feels that the Titans could have gone with an experienced option rather than throwing Gill in the role.

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  Babar Azam steps down as Pakistan captain in all formats after disastrous World Cup campaign

  Cricket | November 15, 2023 20:06 IST

  Pakistan won just four matches in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 and the group-stage exit was probably the final nail in the coffin for Babar Azam as captain. Babar has stepped down as captain across all formats as he announced the decision through a statement on X (formerly Twitter).

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  We will not be perfect always: Rohit Sharma on selection policy and handling dropped players

  Cricket | August 28, 2023 21:12 IST

  Team India skipper Rohit Sharma spoke in detail about the selection policy, art of handling players who are dropped and his captaincy style.

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  New T20I coach, split captaincy on agenda for BCCI Apex Council meeting

  Cricket | December 20, 2022 0:08 IST

  In the BCCI meeting, a decision can also be taken on the inclusion of star batsman Suryakumar Yadav in the central contract. At the same time, there is also a possibility of discussion regarding the problem of frequent injuries of players.

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  David Warner withdraws application for revocation of captaincy ban; Here's why

  Cricket | December 07, 2022 17:16 IST

  In his heartfelt post, David Warner expressed that he was not willing to go through the ordeal once again. "I am not prepared for my family to be the washing machine for cricket's dirty laundry," he said.

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  Gautam Gambhir opens up on losing his place in DD after stepping down from captaincy

  Cricket | May 23, 2018 19:01 IST

  Under Gambhir, Delhi Daredevils lost five out of their first six matches in IPL 2018 which eventually saw the discarded India opener stepping down from the role of captaincy.

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  It's decision between Smith and selectors, says David Warner on T20 captaincy

  Cricket | February 15, 2018 18:51 IST

  The attacking left-hander is the only member of the victorious Ashes squad to feature in all three formats of the game for the Kangaroos in this Australian summer.

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  Kohli has elements of Ricky and myself in his captaincy: Waugh

  Cricket | March 24, 2017 7:48 IST

  Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh today hailed Virat Kohli's leadership, saying he sees elements of himself and his successor Ricky Ponting in the Indian's leadership.

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  Too early to pass judgement on my captaincy: Virat Kohli

  Cricket | February 22, 2017 17:47 IST

  Virat Kohli today said it was too early to pass a judgment on his captaincy but insisted he has become a better batsman after assuming the leadership role since captaincy does not leave any room for complacency.

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  Virat Kohli is learning captaincy tricks from Dhoni

  Cricket | February 02, 2017 11:05 IST

  India captain Virat Kohli says he is benefitting from the immense experience of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in taking decisions in the limited overs format, which is relatively new for him in terms of leadership.

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  Captaincy off his shoulder, Dhoni-Yuvraj combine to give India a fearless middle order

  Cricket | January 11, 2017 12:12 IST

  A chat video with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, posted by Yuvraj Singh seems to have put an end to all the rumours about the two sharing bitter relations.

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  Dhoni was nudged by selectors to leave captaincy: Report

  Cricket | January 09, 2017 13:19 IST

  Mahendra Singh Dhoni last week sprang a surprise by stepping down as India’s limited-over skipper. While Dhoni’s decision shocked the entire cricketing world and fans, the reason behind him passing on the baton has been still unclear.

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  Dhoni’s ‘Virat’ decision: Kohli in right phase to take over team India, feels Ashwin

  Cricket | January 06, 2017 21:06 IST

  Hailing Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s decision of stepping down as an India’s limited-overs captain, ace bowler Ravichandran Ashwin today said a lot of leadership lessons can be learnt from him (Dhoni) and he was an illustrious

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  Right decision if Dhoni doesn’t see himself in 2019 World Cup: Rahul Dravid

  Cricket | January 06, 2017 12:24 IST

  Rahul Dravid feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni got his timing of stepping down from captaincy right, provided he doesn't see himself continuing in the team going into the 2019 World Cup.

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  ‘You’ll always be my captain Dhoni Bhai’, says Virat Kohli

  Cricket | January 06, 2017 12:16 IST

  two days after the announcement, Test skipper Virat Kohli today came out to salute the wicket-keeper batsman’s tenure as skipper, saying he will always be his captain.

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  Former Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas praises Dhoni, says ‘He has raised the captaincy bar’

  Cricket | January 05, 2017 23:21 IST

  Former Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas has lauded Mahendra Singh Dhoni on his successful cricketing career, saying it will be difficult to emulate the wicketkeeper-batsman’s achievement as a leader. Abbas said Dhoni has raised the bar