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India.com
12 hours ago
- Sport
- India.com
Captains with MOST ICC titles, it's not MS Dhoni or Ricky Ponting at top
A good captain in cricket is not that person who sets the field, he/she sets the tone to a whole generation. The sport events such as World Cup, T20 World Cup, and Champions Trophy of ICC are its largest stages. Very few leaders have been able to conquer them, leaving alone competing with them. With Steve Waugh as the captain, Australia won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1999 and ICC KnockOut Trophy (currently known as the Champions trophy) in 2000. His emphasis on mental toughness and team cohesion laid the foundation for Australia's dominant era and served as a blueprint for future captains. Pat Cummins brought Australia to unprecedented success in 2023, when the team won ICC World Test Championship and ICC Cricket World Cup. The global prominence with the red ball and white ball in such a short period is one of the most unlikely aspects of the contemporary cricket game, and it makes the Cummins leadership outstanding. Darren Sammy wrote history as he became the first captain to clinch two ICC T20 World cups in 2012 and 2016. A leader by all means, he also inspired and made the ceremony after the 2016 final contain all emotions, with tears, and happiness, and dancing being remembered as one of the most recognised moments in cricket. The first skipper to lift an ICC title was Clive Lloyd and the West Indies won the ICC Cricket World Cup back to back in 1975 and 1979. His side had a ferocious batting and bowling combination, explosive, awe-inspiring and nearly unstoppable and that solidified the Caribbean influence in international cricket. A genuine cricketing star, Lloyd made a match winning 102 in the inaugural 1975 final to establish the tone of a West Indian dominance. Some of the achievements of MS Dhoni as a captain involve the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007, ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy in 2013. His influence is not confined to the silverware, however, and it is characterised by his ability to quietly remain calm in crunch situations, faith in the youth and a radicalisation of the white-ball game in India. Ricky Ponting has led Australia to win two ICC Cricket World Cups in 2003 and 2007 as well as ICC Champions Trophy titles in 2006 and 2009. Captaining the troops of a star-studded team comprising of the likes of Warne, McGrath and Gilchrist; Ponting transformed them into an invincible bowling team which believed in being aggressive, precise and an invincible and undying spirit. There is a record in his name as his team did not lose during the 2003 and the 2007 ODI World Cups. Among all women and men in the cricketing world, no captain has been able to conquer as many ICC titles as Meg Lanning. During her tenure, Australia won four world titles of the ICC Women T20 World cups (2014, 2018, 2020 and 2023) and the ICC Women Cricket World Cup in 2022.
South China Morning Post
10-06-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Australia great Steve Waugh sends Test cricket plea ahead of World Championship final
Ahead of the World Test Championship final this week, Australian great Steve Waugh said the five-day format remained 'the pinnacle of the game'. Australia and South Africa will fight for global honours in the Lord's showpiece from Wednesday, as Test cricket emerges from its four-month hibernation following the conclusion of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Last year, Waugh said he feared the imminent 'death of Test cricket', after South Africa sent a second-string team to play two Tests in New Zealand because of a clash with a domestic T20 competition. After watching 'some of the most amazing matches in history over the past 12 months', however, Waugh said the game was back in a 'pretty good place'. He acknowledged franchise cricket was a huge pull for players who could 'earn 10 times the money' they would in the Test arena, 'to play under less pressure, and spend less time away from home'. Virat Kohli aims a shot towards leg during last year's Boxing Day Test between Australia and India. Photo: AP Photo And for that reason, Waugh, who scored 10,927 runs in 168 Tests, at an average of 51.06, said players, administrators, leaders and captains 'have an obligation to tell people how great Test cricket is … we need to keep promoting it.
India Today
27-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Shubman Gill gets Steve Waugh's backing as Test captain: Indian cricket in good hands
Legendary Australia captain Steve Waugh has called Shubman Gill an excellent choice to lead India in Test cricket. Gill has been named India's 37th Test captain as he took over the reins from Rohit Sharma following the latter's retirement from the longest format. Gill will be leading a young Indian side after Rohit, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin bid adieu to the many experts have expressed their reservations around Shubman's ascent to the leadership position, he's got the backing from Steve Waugh. The legendary cricketer has rated him as a good choice but said that he will have to grow into the role where he will be put under immense pressure."But they're in good hands. Shubham Gill is an excellent player. Very good under pressure. Thinks well. He's respected by his team, so he'll be a good choice, but you've got to give him time to grow into the role. It's a big responsibility. Representing 1.4 to 1.5 billion people. A lot of pressure," Waugh told ANI. Gill will be leading India in the upcoming tour of England as they begin their new cycle of the World Test Championship. He has played 32 Test matches so far and scored 1893 runs at an average of 35.05 with five hundreds and seven has the experience of leading on five occasions in first-class cricket. The 25-year-old will be having Rishabh Pant as his deputy as the duo has been entrusted to usher the Indian Test team into a new currently leading the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). GT are enjoying a successful season as they're ranked second on the points table with 18 points from 14 matches.
The Independent
09-05-2025
- The Independent
Australian cricket great Stuart MacGill spared jail time over supplying cocaine
Former Australian test bowler Stuart MacGill was spared jail time and given a community service order when he appeared in court on Friday for sentencing over supplying cocaine. MacGill was convicted of supplying drugs for a deal between his regular supplier and his brother-in-law in April 2021. He appeared at Downing Centre District Court where a statement from former test captain Steve Waugh supported his former colleague. MacGill was sentenced to an intensive corrections order of one year and 10 months. MacGill must complete 495 hours of community service work and undergo drug testing as part of the order, in lieu of a prison term. The former legspinner, who began using cocaine after he retired from cricket, was found guilty in March of supplying an indictable quantity of the drug. A jury determined the 54-year-old MacGill knew about the deal between his regular dealer and his brother-in-law but was oblivious to the fact a 1kg brick was changing hands. He was acquitted of taking part in a large commercial drug supply. His role in the lucrative cocaine deal led to his alleged violent kidnapping days later. He was shoved into the back of a car by several men and taken to an abandoned building in Sydney's western suburbs, where he was assaulted and threatened before being released. Six days later, MacGill went to police but denied any involvement in the drug deal. He was arrested in 2023. Judge Nicole Noman said Friday that MacGill played an indispensable role setting up the cocaine deal. "His role was essential to bring the parties together and for the transaction to occur," she said. "The offender's colossal lapse of judgment has been causative of a very public fall from grace." MacGill's international career from 1988 to 2008 which featured 208 wickets in 44 test matches was largely overshadowed by fellow Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, who is second on the list of all-time leading wicket takers in test cricket. AP
Washington Post
09-05-2025
- Washington Post
Former Australian test cricketer Stuart MacGill is spared jail time over supplying cocaine
SYDNEY — Former Australian test bowler Stuart MacGill was spared jail time and given a community service order when he appeared in court on Friday for sentencing over supplying cocaine. MacGill was convicted of supplying drugs for a deal between his regular supplier and his brother-in-law in April 2021. He appeared at Downing Centre District Court where a statement from former test captain Steve Waugh supported his former colleague.
