captaincy
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In Suryakumar Yadav's case, he not only lost the captaincy but also his place in India's T20 side.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Overlooked for the Test captaincy, Brook has won 18 of his past 20 T20s as England captain.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Europe's skipper faced intense scrutiny throughout her captaincy, especially over her stubborn faith in Woad's partnership with fellow Englishwoman Charley Hull.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
After Stokes retired following the series defeat by New Zealand a Test later, McCullum was sacked and Root given the captaincy on a full-time basis for a second time.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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
Their captaincies they'd won through gallant action upon the field of battle.
From The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders Or, the Fighting Canadians of Vimy Ridge by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes
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