All time captains’ XI in ODI cricket
The cricketing world has produced enough tales of legendary captains for us to relish it for centuries to come.
11. Shaun Pollock
There were two bowlers in the late 90s and early 2000s who proved that pace was not everything. One was the Aussie great Glenn McGrath and the other went by the name Shaun Pollock. With his metronomic accuracy and majestic swing, Pollock’s artistry made the whole community of fast bowlers proud of what they were doing.
He took over the captaincy duties in 2000 and led the team in the ODIs for five years. This was a very controversial time in Proteas history with their nation’s favourite son Hanse Cronje openly accepting his involvement in spot-fixing. It wasn’t easy for Pollock to take over, but he did a fabulous job to ensure the cricketing world forgot what happened with a string of good performances.
He captained the ODI side for 97 games, before stepping down and handing the responsibility to Smith. They won 60 of these 97 matches under him, with a win-percentage of 64.06. He also picked up a whopping 393 wickets in this format.
Honourable Mentions – Clive Lloyd, Mashrafe Mortaza, Allan Border, Mahela Jayawardene, Hanse Cronje.
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