Captaining a national cricket team is no mean feat in any format including in the shortest format which demands a captain to constantly be on his feet right from the word ‘go’. He/She needs to strategize regularly especially in the powerplay overs when the bowlers are getting hit as the batters take maximum advantage of having only two fielders in the 30-yard circle.

While the legendary<strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/fans-run-behind-ms-dhoni-for-selfie-on-the-streets-of-london/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> MS Dhoni</a></strong> and former English limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan are two of the most successful captains in this format, there have been many good players who have captained their respective national teams, but somehow have been forgotten over a period of time.

<img class="size-full wp-image-286526" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/JP-Duminy.jpg" alt="JP Duminy" width="640" loading="lazy"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-286526" class="wp-caption-text">JP Duminy. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

JP Duminy was one of the finest all-rounders to have represented South Africa in an illustrious international career that spanned for one-and-a-half decades. While he was known for his game-changing knocks in the middle order, the southpaw also provided handy breakthroughs with his right-arm off-break.

Apart from all these, Duminy is also one of the highly underrated T20I skippers for the Proteas having led them in 11 matches between 2014 to 2019 winning six and losing five of them with a winning percentage of 54.54%.

Duminy went on to represent South Africa in 81 T20Is scoring 1934 runs including 11 half-centuries at a strike rate of 126.24 with his highest score being 96. He has also taken 21 wickets at an economy of 7.76 with his best bowling figures being 3/18.

<img class="size-full wp-image-672275" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Stuart-Broad.jpg" alt="Stuart Broad" width="640" loading="lazy"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-672275" class="wp-caption-text">Stuart Broad. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Stuart Broad has gone on to emerge as one of England’s best and most consistent pacers in Test cricket with over 500 scalps to his name. He sacrificed his limited-overs career in order to completely focus on the longest format which has reaped dividends. However, when it comes to the senior pacer’s T20I career, the first thing that could possibly come to a cricket lover’s mind is him getting clobbered for six sixes in an over by<strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/looks-like-the-45-minute-conversation-made-sense-yuvraj-singh-after-rishabh-pants-match-winning-ton-in-series-decider/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Yuvraj Singh</a></strong> during a T20 World Cup 2007 match.

However, it is to be noted that Broad has also led the Three Lions from the front in the shortest format. In fact, the modern-day red-ball specialist has led England in 27 T20Is between 2011 to 2014 and was the captain of the English team in the 2012 and 2014 editions of the T20 World Cup.

In the four years of his captaincy tenure, Stuart Broad has led England to 11 victories and 15 defeats with a winning percentage of 42.30%.

<img class="size-full wp-image-575774" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ajinkya-Rahane.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane" width="640" loading="lazy"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-575774" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)</figcaption>

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/brad-hogg-lauds-bcci-for-axing-ishant-sharma-and-ajinkya-rahane-from-the-indian-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Ajinkya Rahane</strong></a> used to be one of India’s finest all-format middle-order batters till early 2018 after which he became a full-time Test specialist and the vice-captain in the longest format. Rahane is remembered for leading a third-string Indian team to a famous 2-1 series win in Australia during the 2020/21 season coming from behind after losing the series opener in Adelaide where India registered their lowest Test score of 36.

Nonetheless, it is to be noted that Rahane had also led India in the shortest format on two occasions. This happened to be during the two-match T20I series against Zimbabwe in 2015. While the Men in Blue came out on top in the first game by an emphatic 54 runs, the Indians were stunned by the hosts in the decider by 10 runs chasing a manageable target of 146.

The Mumbai cricketer was criticized a lot after that humiliating defeat and he no longer got a chance to lead Indian from the front in T20Is ever again.

<p>Captaining a national cricket team is no mean feat in any format including in the shortest format which demands a captain to constantly be on his feet right from the word ‘go’. He/She needs to strategize regularly especially in the powerplay overs when the bowlers are getting hit as the batters take maximum advantage of having only two fielders in the 30-yard circle.</p>
<p>While the legendary<strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/fans-run-behind-ms-dhoni-for-selfie-on-the-streets-of-london/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> MS Dhoni</a></strong> and former English limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan are two of the most successful captains in this format, there have been many good players who have captained their respective national teams, but somehow have been forgotten over a period of time.</p>
<h3>Here’s a look at three of them.</h3>
<h3>3. JP Duminy</h3>
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<figcaption id="caption-attachment-286526" class="wp-caption-text">JP Duminy. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
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<p>JP Duminy was one of the finest all-rounders to have represented South Africa in an illustrious international career that spanned for one-and-a-half decades. While he was known for his game-changing knocks in the middle order, the southpaw also provided handy breakthroughs with his right-arm off-break.</p>
<p>Apart from all these, Duminy is also one of the highly underrated T20I skippers for the Proteas having led them in 11 matches between 2014 to 2019 winning six and losing five of them with a winning percentage of 54.54%.</p>
<p>Duminy went on to represent South Africa in 81 T20Is scoring 1934 runs including 11 half-centuries at a strike rate of 126.24 with his highest score being 96. He has also taken 21 wickets at an economy of 7.76 with his best bowling figures being 3/18.</p>
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<h3>2. Stuart Broad</h3>
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<figcaption id="caption-attachment-672275" class="wp-caption-text">Stuart Broad. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>
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<p>Stuart Broad has gone on to emerge as one of England’s best and most consistent pacers in Test cricket with over 500 scalps to his name. He sacrificed his limited-overs career in order to completely focus on the longest format which has reaped dividends. However, when it comes to the senior pacer’s T20I career, the first thing that could possibly come to a cricket lover’s mind is him getting clobbered for six sixes in an over by<strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/looks-like-the-45-minute-conversation-made-sense-yuvraj-singh-after-rishabh-pants-match-winning-ton-in-series-decider/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Yuvraj Singh</a></strong> during a T20 World Cup 2007 match.</p>
<p>However, it is to be noted that Broad has also led the Three Lions from the front in the shortest format. In fact, the modern-day red-ball specialist has led England in 27 T20Is between 2011 to 2014 and was the captain of the English team in the 2012 and 2014 editions of the T20 World Cup.</p>
<p>In the four years of his captaincy tenure, Stuart Broad has led England to 11 victories and 15 defeats with a winning percentage of 42.30%.</p>
<p></p>
<h3><strong>1. Ajinkya Rahane</strong></h3>
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<figcaption id="caption-attachment-575774" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/brad-hogg-lauds-bcci-for-axing-ishant-sharma-and-ajinkya-rahane-from-the-indian-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Ajinkya Rahane</strong></a> used to be one of India’s finest all-format middle-order batters till early 2018 after which he became a full-time Test specialist and the vice-captain in the longest format. Rahane is remembered for leading a third-string Indian team to a famous 2-1 series win in Australia during the 2020/21 season coming from behind after losing the series opener in Adelaide where India registered their lowest Test score of 36.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, it is to be noted that Rahane had also led India in the shortest format on two occasions. This happened to be during the two-match T20I series against Zimbabwe in 2015. While the Men in Blue came out on top in the first game by an emphatic 54 runs, the Indians were stunned by the hosts in the decider by 10 runs chasing a manageable target of 146.</p>
<p>The Mumbai cricketer was criticized a lot after that humiliating defeat and he no longer got a chance to lead Indian from the front in T20Is ever again.</p>

<p>Captaining a national cricket team is no mean feat in any format including in the shortest format which demands a captain to constantly be on his feet right from the word ‘go’. He/She needs to strategize regularly especially in the powerplay overs when the bowlers are getting hit as the batters take maximum advantage of having only two fielders in the 30-yard circle.</p>
<p>While the legendary<strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/fans-run-behind-ms-dhoni-for-selfie-on-the-streets-of-london/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> MS Dhoni</a></strong> and former English limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan are two of the most successful captains in this format, there have been many good players who have captained their respective national teams, but somehow have been forgotten over a period of time.</p>
<h3>Here’s a look at three of them.</h3>
<h3>3. JP Duminy</h3>
<figure id="attachment_286526" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-286526" style="width: 640px;" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-286526" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/JP-Duminy.jpg" alt="JP Duminy" width="640" loading="lazy">
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-286526" class="wp-caption-text">JP Duminy. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>JP Duminy was one of the finest all-rounders to have represented South Africa in an illustrious international career that spanned for one-and-a-half decades. While he was known for his game-changing knocks in the middle order, the southpaw also provided handy breakthroughs with his right-arm off-break.</p>
<p>Apart from all these, Duminy is also one of the highly underrated T20I skippers for the Proteas having led them in 11 matches between 2014 to 2019 winning six and losing five of them with a winning percentage of 54.54%.</p>
<p>Duminy went on to represent South Africa in 81 T20Is scoring 1934 runs including 11 half-centuries at a strike rate of 126.24 with his highest score being 96. He has also taken 21 wickets at an economy of 7.76 with his best bowling figures being 3/18.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>2. Stuart Broad</h3>
<figure id="attachment_672275" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-672275" style="width: 640px;" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-672275" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Stuart-Broad.jpg" alt="Stuart Broad" width="640" loading="lazy">
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-672275" class="wp-caption-text">Stuart Broad. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Stuart Broad has gone on to emerge as one of England’s best and most consistent pacers in Test cricket with over 500 scalps to his name. He sacrificed his limited-overs career in order to completely focus on the longest format which has reaped dividends. However, when it comes to the senior pacer’s T20I career, the first thing that could possibly come to a cricket lover’s mind is him getting clobbered for six sixes in an over by<strong><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/looks-like-the-45-minute-conversation-made-sense-yuvraj-singh-after-rishabh-pants-match-winning-ton-in-series-decider/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Yuvraj Singh</a></strong> during a T20 World Cup 2007 match.</p>
<p>However, it is to be noted that Broad has also led the Three Lions from the front in the shortest format. In fact, the modern-day red-ball specialist has led England in 27 T20Is between 2011 to 2014 and was the captain of the English team in the 2012 and 2014 editions of the T20 World Cup.</p>
<p>In the four years of his captaincy tenure, Stuart Broad has led England to 11 victories and 15 defeats with a winning percentage of 42.30%.</p>
<p></p>
<h3><strong>1. Ajinkya Rahane</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_575774" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-575774" style="width: 640px;" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-575774" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Ajinkya-Rahane.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane" width="640" loading="lazy">
<figcaption id="caption-attachment-575774" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)</figcaption>
</figure>
<p><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/brad-hogg-lauds-bcci-for-axing-ishant-sharma-and-ajinkya-rahane-from-the-indian-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Ajinkya Rahane</strong></a> used to be one of India’s finest all-format middle-order batters till early 2018 after which he became a full-time Test specialist and the vice-captain in the longest format. Rahane is remembered for leading a third-string Indian team to a famous 2-1 series win in Australia during the 2020/21 season coming from behind after losing the series opener in Adelaide where India registered their lowest Test score of 36.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, it is to be noted that Rahane had also led India in the shortest format on two occasions. This happened to be during the two-match T20I series against Zimbabwe in 2015. While the Men in Blue came out on top in the first game by an emphatic 54 runs, the Indians were stunned by the hosts in the decider by 10 runs chasing a manageable target of 146.</p>
<p>The Mumbai cricketer was criticized a lot after that humiliating defeat and he no longer got a chance to lead Indian from the front in T20Is ever again.</p>

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