On top Down Under!
Updated On: 16 February, 2020 07:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Ian Chappell
From Douglas Jardine of England to India's Virat Kohli, there have been some outstanding captains who had the ability to coax the best out of their players to win in Australia
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Skipper Virat Kohli with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after India beat Australia 2-1 in the four-match Test series last year. Pic/ Getty Images
I wrote recently about overseas captains who struggled to come to grips with the tactical side of leading in Australia. However, there have been some very successful visiting skippers.
Leading the pack would be England's Douglas Jardine with his highly successful 1932-33 Bodyline strategy. It wasn't Jardine's fault that the laws of cricket allowed a gap in field placement that he fully exploited. He invoked the first principle of good captaincy—reduce the effectiveness of the opposition's best player—and in doing so exploited the law perfectly.
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