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
Reports suggest the 37-year-old Harmanpreet was willing to relinquish the T20 captaincy immediately, but was keen to continue leading the side in One-Day Internationals and Tests so that younger players could benefit from her experience.
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
Brook, overlooked for the Test captaincy, reinforced how important he will be to England's new era under Joe Root with a superb 91.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
Each of these was divided into 4 Naucrariæ, under 48 captaincies.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
