captaincy
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Reports suggest the 37-year-old Harmanpreet was willing to relinquish the T20 captaincy immediately, but was keen to continue leading the side in One-Day Internationals and Tests so that younger players could benefit from her experience.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Greig was stripped of the captaincy and Australia's 1977 Ashes tour of England was overshadowed by the emergence of Packer's outfit.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Any question marks over Nordqvist's captaincy had revolved around repeatedly pairing her two star English players together over the first two days.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Asked what the difference was between the captaincy of Stokes and Root, fast bowler Josh Tongue said: "It's very chilled out there."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
His eyes, not clouded with drink but clear of purpose, were fixed on the captaincy of this reeling ship.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Ashwin cited instances from the past where Indian cricket legends such as Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid played under each other's captaincies without any significant fan backlash.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2024
Antetokounmpo improved to 1-2 in his All-Star captaincies, and became the first captain to hoist a new trophy presented to the winners of the All-Star Game.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
LeBron James now has the record for most All-Star captaincies: Two.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2019
That was the lesson we've learned from some of the past Ryder Cup captaincies.
From Golf Digest ● Jan. 11, 2018
They were followed by Juan de Merlo, Juan de Almara, and Carlos de Biezman of the Holy Brotherhood, with the men-at-arms of their captaincies.
From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Washington Irving
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