captaincy
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He said as much last week before the Headingley Test - that the biggest challenge in resuming the captaincy was overcoming the perceptions others have of his leadership.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Root looks set to lead England into next year's Ashes after returning to the captaincy.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
And might the lessons of the last four years influence Root's captaincy second time around?
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Root was given the Test captaincy for the second Test against New Zealand, which Stokes missed, and has now been given the role permanently.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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
The withdrawal of the Russian officers left half of the captaincies vacant; but they were promptly filled up by enthusiastic young lieutenants.
From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by John Holland Rose
