pooran aint captain material

belong in the same tactical bracket as hope, holder and kraigg

In reply to Jumpstart

Pollard and bravo a control he like a little puppet on a stick he have to do whatever they want him to do , even retired from playing for west indies , he can't think for himself .

In reply to cricketfreak

if that were the case, i'd be glad. they were both great, innovative and tactically astute captains

In reply to Jumpstart

During his brief stay as Windies captain,
he clearly demonstrated that he is not captain material.

In all fairness, in recent times,
only Bravo, Powell, and Pollard looked like captains.

Powell and Bravo are tactical geniuses
Pollard is a tactical genius but also a fearful force to opposition.
Pollard's willingness to go to silly point etc and get in the batsmen's
ears and eye-line demonstrates bravery and bullying that is genius.

Braffit is a joker.
Hope is too timid
Holder was force-ripe and fired when he was maturing.

Jury out on Chase, but I do not like what I saw thus far.
I believe that part of these present captains' timidity is
due to the arrogance of the autocratic head coach
Donkey Scammy.

Chase and Hope speaks good games
and sounds like they know the game;
but Scammy in them ears.

In reply to TanteMerle

exactly

In reply to TanteMerle



REALLY??????

So Trump is a GENIUS????

In reply to Jumpstart




The thing about my fellow Bajans, the best captain of that lot was Brooks...but he couldnt maintain his spot.

In reply to Jumpstart

My first cricket lesson was at Wesley Hall Primary school, with more than 100 children, for about 2 hours, conducted by Foffie Williams. My first ten golf lessons were videotaped, which were given to me to work with.
I remember videotaping many of the West Indies test matches. I stopped lending them out because my buddy was retaping them for others.

Without video, you guys will be unable will be like others who heard someone who attended the game, and took his words as if it were the gospel.
This is 2025, and the commentators have a voice in their ears, an analyst showing them videos in real time.
Cricket is the only team sport where an on-field captain makes decisions, and knowing the West Indies, we may be the only group that leaves it up to the captain.
I have moved on from discussing captains more than 5 years ago.
As I stated earlier, this is 2025, the technology is available to all teams, you can either use it or blame the poor guy you give the on-field authority to.

To be a good captain you have to absolutely love the game.It is my opinion that few of the current WI players really love the game.They all want IPL contracts rather than making themselves the best that they can be.
Here are some clues
1.Who watches International cricket involving the best players in the world?
2.Who,on their own, studies their opponents prior to playing against them?
3.Who identifies their weaknesses and spends time working on them?
4.Who has read Mike Brearley's book The Art of captaincy?

In reply to Dukes

In reply to Dukes

Trump plays crocket?

Jumpstart,You are 100% correct about Pooran not being captain material.