captaincy
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Smith was stripped of the captaincy and banned for a year by Cricket Australia, and broke down in tears as he apologised during a news conference at Sydney airport.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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
For Root, this completes a successful return to the captaincy he resumed when Ben Stokes retired in June, while England end one of their most turbulent summers in history in a positive fashion.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Root looks set to lead England into next year's Ashes after returning to the captaincy.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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
These calls to supplement teams can define captaincies and Ryder Cup careers.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 21, 2020
LeBron James now has the record for most All-Star captaincies: Two.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2019
He visited all the captaincies south of Bahia and entered Rio Bay, then the principal rendezvous for the French privateers and traders.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson
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