Here’s what I think. Kapil Dev led Indian cricket team win 1983 world cup, people called him the best captain. Sourav Ganguly entered and led the team to new heights. People started calling him the best captain.
Came in MS
Dhoni! He redefined Indian cricket with his exceptional batting and style.
People called him the best ever captain.
Now Virat Kohli
is leading the team. His brief stint till now has been very successful. Now
everyone is calling him the best.
My point is, as we move forward and new captains come, they always would do something remarkable on the field that will give them the title of best captain of all time.
So comparing the
current skipper with the past one is quite unjust. Because if you’re going to
focus on their winning percentage, we must also factor that each of the
captains lead different teams in different situations and under different
conditions. Some may find winning favorable, others may not.
So yeah, any
team captain (at least the ones who donned this hat for long) are great in their
own way.
However, just
for the sake of answering your specific question, here’s how things are:
On paper,
Kohli’s record looks better. He is the first Indian captain to register winning
percentage of 80 in ODIs. His-led team has registered more number of
consecutive wins.
So yeah Kohli
looks better on paper. However, his stint as the captain is fairly short at the
moment. As we go ahead, we will see how he faces more and consistent
challenges. Can his team perform better on big stages? Can he help his team win
big tournaments?
We will see! But admittedly, Kohli looks better than Dhoni. StillI would always pick Dhoni in my dream team.
