Whenever an individual decides to pursue his dreams he will always set goals and work hard for it. Still, sometimes it might not be enough as they will also need some inspiration during this adventurous journey. Most of them get it from the personalities who have travelled a road similar to them. Eventually, they make it to the top and if they are lucky enough they will also get to meet their heroes.

Similarly, in cricket, there are players who idolize their cricketing heroes. They will try to emulate them and assimilate the characteristics of their idols and if luck plays its part then they will also get the chance to play with them. Surprisingly, some of them also got the opportunity to lead them and that is not a luxury a cricketer gets every day.

Here&#8217;s the list of 5 cricketers who became captain of their cricketing idols :

1. Angelo Matthews &#8211; Kumar Sangakkara

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-152600" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Angelo-Mathews-1.jpg" alt="Angelo Matthews of Sri Lanka" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-152600" class="wp-caption-text">Angelo Matthews of Sri Lanka. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Nowadays, it is very disheartening to see the Sri Lankan cricket team languishing at the bottom of the rankings. Even after having a rich cricketing history and multiple world championships to their name, the country has been on a downslide since the retirement of their greats. In particular, the team has been unable to fill the void left by Kumar Sangakkara. After his exit, the country has seen a tough time in the international circuit including their former skipper, Angelo Matthews.

Once termed the successor of Sanga, Matthews hasn&#8217;t lived up to his billing. In recent times, he has been in and out of the side and has often let down the team in important tournaments. The right-hander had all the attributes to carve out his legacy in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/a-drunken-sri-lankan-fan-verbally-harasses-a-foreign-couple-during-the-first-slvwi-t20i/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sri Lankan</a> cricket and that&#8217;s why he was handed over the captaincy as early as in 2012. Only at the age of 24, Matthews proved his mettle with his impressive man-management skills.

Thereafter in 2014, he led the island nation to a historic Test series win in England. More importantly, the event played out while captaining his idol, Sangakkara. After the game, Kumar heaped praises on Matthews and everybody expected him to take the country&#8217;s cricket to new heights. In all, Angelo captained his idol in close to 90 games including in his last international game in 2015.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-341199" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-1.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-341199" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption>

Sometimes it feels like that the Indian team has set up a &#8220;batsmen manufacturing plant&#8221; in Mumbai as the state is continuously supplying quality batting exponents to the national team. Starting from Ajit Wadekar in the 1960s soon his legacy was carried on by Sunil Gavaskar in the &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s. Thereafter, the country saw the rise of one of the greatest cricketing talents of the game, Sachin Tendulkar in the late 2000s. Then a decade ago, the Master Blaster passed on the baton to Rohit Sharma.

Since then, Rohit has been displaying his batting prowess and in the process has become one of the pillars of the Indian batting unit. Sharma may not have achieved the record-breaking feats of his Tendulkar but he has certainly justified the Mumbai batsmanship. He has also displayed his leadership qualities as he has led his home-based IPL franchise, Mumbai Indians in 7 seasons. During this, Sharma has also fulfilled a couple of his cricketing dreams.

The first one being his elusive captaincy record as he has helped the franchise lift 4 titles. The second one is even more pleasing for him as he has captained his cricketing hero, Tendulkar. It happened in 2013 IPL when <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ricky-ponting-goes-down-memory-lane-uploads-picture-of-a-signed-jersey-from-his-debut-as-australias-test-captain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ricky Ponting </a>stepped down from the captaincy role of Mumbai Indians. Thereafter, Rohit took the charge and helped Tendulkar fulfil his IPL winning dreams which is nothing short of a fairytale.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-140406" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-IPL.jpg" alt="David Warner Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-140406" class="wp-caption-text">Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Even though David Warner is a controversial figure one cannot deny his cricketing genius as he has been one of the most prolific run-scorers in the international circuit. To be precise, he has amassed 14000 runs across formats in the last decade. For all his success, he will be obliged to the Indian Premier League as the tournament gave him the required push to break in the Australian set-up.

The southpaw made his IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils in 2009. After waring the benches for the first half of the season he got his opportunity when the skipper, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/coronavirus-has-the-ego-of-not-entering-your-houses-virender-sehwag-spreads-awareness-on-the-pandemic-in-a-hilarious-way/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Virender Sehwag</a> sustained a shoulder injury. Immediately, he showed his batting capabilities by providing quick starts. In turn, he became a regular in the side when he returned for the 2010 edition and joined forces with Virender Sehwag. For the next two years, the duo lit up the league with their destructive opening partnerships.

At first, Warner didn&#8217;t book a permanent seat on the Australian side as most of them labelled him as a white-ball commodity. However, with the wise words of Sehwag, the Aussie continued his style of play in the red-ball cricket and soon he made the cut to the Test team. Since then, he hasn&#8217;t looked back and has also topped the batting charts in Test cricket. Amidst all this, he also got a golden opportunity to lead Delhi in the 2012 IPL. Although the team lost both games he captained his idol, Sehwag which will always be a special moment for him.

4. Ravichandran Ashwin &#8211; Dinesh Karthik

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-377440" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ravichandran-Ashwin.jpg" alt="Ravichandran Ashwin" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-377440" class="wp-caption-text">Ravichandran Ashwin. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

In every era, some cricketers etch their names in the history books with their record-breaking feats. One such fine example is India&#8217;s Ravichandran Ashwin who has been leading the spin-department of the country in the last few years. Right from his debut in 2010, Ashwin has been captivating the cricketing fraternity with his well-versed craft. Recently the office also ended up as the most successful bowler of the last decade with more than 550 wickets across formats.

Unknown to many the<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rahul-dravid-and-tamil-nadu-cm-k-palaniswami-play-cricket-at-inauguration-of-a-new-stadium/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Tamil Nadu</a> cricketer was an opening batsman for his state team in his early teens. At the time he was keen on following the footsteps of his idol, Dinesh Karthik. Yes, you heard it right Ashwin looked up to Karthik who was then an emerging star of the country. Due to his graceful batting and keeping skills, he got his India cap at the age of just 19. Unfortunately, Karthik couldn&#8217;t cash in his opportunities and the arrival of MS Dhoni minimized his playing chances.

In the meantime, Ashwin climbed the ladder with his impressive bowling spells in the domestic circuit and earned his India cap. In stark contrast to his Karthik, the off-spinner quickly established himself in the national team. Thereafter he also captained Tamil Nadu in some games of 2015-16<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/5-top-performers-from-vijay-hazare-trophy-2019-20-who-can-get-bids-in-ipl-2020-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Vijay Hazare Trophy</a>. At the time his cricketing hero, Karthik played under him. So it has been an interesting journey for him from cheering Karthik from the stands to captaining him.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-358290" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_343380.jpg" alt width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-358290" class="wp-caption-text">Dwayne Bravo. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)</figcaption>

There are batsmen and then there is Brian Lara who can make you fall in love with the gentlemen&#8217;s game. Such is the audacity of the left-hander that bowlers considered him as their arch-nemesis in their playing days. So, when he retired in 2007 the island nation experienced a vacuum in their batting department. However, there were hopes that his distant cousin, Dwayne Bravo will take up the mantle and guide the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sri-lanka-vs-west-indies-3rd-odi-preview-chance-for-the-caribbeans-to-find-some-form/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caribbean </a>team.

Like Lara Bravo had the batting flair which attracted the crowd. His back and across movement in the crease, and technique against spinners has an uncanny resemblance with the batting maestro. However, as time passed by Bravo became more of an all-rounder for the team. Sadly, Bravo couldn&#8217;t achieve the same level of success as Lara as his conflicts with the country&#8217;s cricket board slowed down his growth. Though he won World Cups and captained the side, his international career never took off.

Fortunately for him, he has carved out his name in world cricket with his T20 skillset. He has played more than 450 games for 23 odd franchises. Besides he also plays T20s for charity and promotional purposes. Among all of them, the most memorable has to be the&#8221; Selectors Fan Cup&#8221; where the Bravo XI was supposed to pit against Pollard XI. At the time Bravo was all set to lead his idol, Brian Lara but a last-minute injury changed the scenario. Still, Lara played the game as a part of the Bravo XI and it will remain in people&#8217;s minds forever.

Whenever an individual decides to pursue his dreams he will always set goals and work hard for it. Still, sometimes it might not be enough as they will also need some inspiration during this adventurous journey. Most of them get it from the personalities who have travelled a road similar to them. Eventually, they make it to the top and if they are lucky enough they will also get to meet their heroes.
Similarly, in cricket, there are players who idolize their cricketing heroes. They will try to emulate them and assimilate the characteristics of their idols and if luck plays its part then they will also get the chance to play with them. Surprisingly, some of them also got the opportunity to lead them and that is not a luxury a cricketer gets every day.
Here’s the list of 5 cricketers who became captain of their cricketing idols :
<h3>1. Angelo Matthews – Kumar Sangakkara</h3>
<figure id="attachment_152600" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-152600" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-152600" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Angelo-Mathews-1.jpg" alt="Angelo Matthews of Sri Lanka" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-152600" class="wp-caption-text">Angelo Matthews of Sri Lanka. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Nowadays, it is very disheartening to see the Sri Lankan cricket team languishing at the bottom of the rankings. Even after having a rich cricketing history and multiple world championships to their name, the country has been on a downslide since the retirement of their greats. In particular, the team has been unable to fill the void left by Kumar Sangakkara. After his exit, the country has seen a tough time in the international circuit including their former skipper, Angelo Matthews.
Once termed the successor of Sanga, Matthews hasn’t lived up to his billing. In recent times, he has been in and out of the side and has often let down the team in important tournaments. The right-hander had all the attributes to carve out his legacy in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/a-drunken-sri-lankan-fan-verbally-harasses-a-foreign-couple-during-the-first-slvwi-t20i/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sri Lankan</a> cricket and that’s why he was handed over the captaincy as early as in 2012. Only at the age of 24, Matthews proved his mettle with his impressive man-management skills.
Thereafter in 2014, he led the island nation to a historic Test series win in England. More importantly, the event played out while captaining his idol, Sangakkara. After the game, Kumar heaped praises on Matthews and everybody expected him to take the country’s cricket to new heights. In all, Angelo captained his idol in close to 90 games including in his last international game in 2015.

<h3>2. Rohit Sharma – Sachin Tendulkar</h3>
<figure id="attachment_341199" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-341199" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-341199" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-1.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-341199" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Sometimes it feels like that the Indian team has set up a “batsmen manufacturing plant” in Mumbai as the state is continuously supplying quality batting exponents to the national team. Starting from Ajit Wadekar in the 1960s soon his legacy was carried on by Sunil Gavaskar in the ’70s and ’80s. Thereafter, the country saw the rise of one of the greatest cricketing talents of the game, Sachin Tendulkar in the late 2000s. Then a decade ago, the Master Blaster passed on the baton to Rohit Sharma.
Since then, Rohit has been displaying his batting prowess and in the process has become one of the pillars of the Indian batting unit. Sharma may not have achieved the record-breaking feats of his Tendulkar but he has certainly justified the Mumbai batsmanship. He has also displayed his leadership qualities as he has led his home-based IPL franchise, Mumbai Indians in 7 seasons. During this, Sharma has also fulfilled a couple of his cricketing dreams.
The first one being his elusive captaincy record as he has helped the franchise lift 4 titles. The second one is even more pleasing for him as he has captained his cricketing hero, Tendulkar. It happened in 2013 IPL when <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ricky-ponting-goes-down-memory-lane-uploads-picture-of-a-signed-jersey-from-his-debut-as-australias-test-captain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ricky Ponting </a>stepped down from the captaincy role of Mumbai Indians. Thereafter, Rohit took the charge and helped Tendulkar fulfil his IPL winning dreams which is nothing short of a fairytale.

<h3>3. David Warner – Virender Sehwag</h3>
<figure id="attachment_140406" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-140406" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-140406" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-IPL.jpg" alt="David Warner Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-140406" class="wp-caption-text">Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Even though David Warner is a controversial figure one cannot deny his cricketing genius as he has been one of the most prolific run-scorers in the international circuit. To be precise, he has amassed 14000 runs across formats in the last decade. For all his success, he will be obliged to the Indian Premier League as the tournament gave him the required push to break in the Australian set-up.
The southpaw made his IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils in 2009. After waring the benches for the first half of the season he got his opportunity when the skipper, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/coronavirus-has-the-ego-of-not-entering-your-houses-virender-sehwag-spreads-awareness-on-the-pandemic-in-a-hilarious-way/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Virender Sehwag</a> sustained a shoulder injury. Immediately, he showed his batting capabilities by providing quick starts. In turn, he became a regular in the side when he returned for the 2010 edition and joined forces with Virender Sehwag. For the next two years, the duo lit up the league with their destructive opening partnerships.
At first, Warner didn’t book a permanent seat on the Australian side as most of them labelled him as a white-ball commodity. However, with the wise words of Sehwag, the Aussie continued his style of play in the red-ball cricket and soon he made the cut to the Test team. Since then, he hasn’t looked back and has also topped the batting charts in Test cricket. Amidst all this, he also got a golden opportunity to lead Delhi in the 2012 IPL. Although the team lost both games he captained his idol, Sehwag which will always be a special moment for him.

<h3>4. Ravichandran Ashwin – Dinesh Karthik</h3>
<figure id="attachment_377440" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-377440" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-377440" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ravichandran-Ashwin.jpg" alt="Ravichandran Ashwin" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-377440" class="wp-caption-text">Ravichandran Ashwin. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
In every era, some cricketers etch their names in the history books with their record-breaking feats. One such fine example is India’s Ravichandran Ashwin who has been leading the spin-department of the country in the last few years. Right from his debut in 2010, Ashwin has been captivating the cricketing fraternity with his well-versed craft. Recently the office also ended up as the most successful bowler of the last decade with more than 550 wickets across formats.
Unknown to many the<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rahul-dravid-and-tamil-nadu-cm-k-palaniswami-play-cricket-at-inauguration-of-a-new-stadium/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Tamil Nadu</a>&nbsp;cricketer was an opening batsman for his state team in his early teens. At the time he was keen on following the footsteps of his idol, Dinesh Karthik. Yes, you heard it right Ashwin looked up to Karthik who was then an emerging star of the country. Due to his graceful batting and keeping skills, he got his India cap at the age of just 19. Unfortunately, Karthik couldn’t cash in his opportunities and the arrival of MS Dhoni minimized his playing chances.
In the meantime, Ashwin climbed the ladder with his impressive bowling spells in the domestic circuit and earned his India cap. In stark contrast to his Karthik, the off-spinner quickly established himself in the national team. Thereafter he also captained Tamil Nadu in some games of 2015-16<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/5-top-performers-from-vijay-hazare-trophy-2019-20-who-can-get-bids-in-ipl-2020-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Vijay Hazare Trophy</a>. At the time his cricketing hero, Karthik played under him. So it has been an interesting journey for him from cheering Karthik from the stands to captaining him.

<h3>5. Dwayne Bravo – Brian Lara</h3>
<figure id="attachment_358290" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-358290" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-358290" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_343380.jpg" alt width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-358290" class="wp-caption-text">Dwayne Bravo. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
There are batsmen and then there is Brian Lara who can make you fall in love with the gentlemen’s game. Such is the audacity of the left-hander that bowlers considered him as their arch-nemesis in their playing days. So, when he retired in 2007 the island nation experienced a vacuum in their batting department. However, there were hopes that his distant cousin, Dwayne Bravo will take up the mantle and guide the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sri-lanka-vs-west-indies-3rd-odi-preview-chance-for-the-caribbeans-to-find-some-form/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caribbean </a>team.
Like Lara Bravo had the batting flair which attracted the crowd. His back and across movement in the crease, and technique against spinners has an uncanny resemblance with the batting maestro. However, as time passed by Bravo became more of an all-rounder for the team. Sadly, Bravo couldn’t achieve the same level of success as Lara as his conflicts with the country’s cricket board slowed down his growth. Though he won World Cups and captained the side, his international career never took off.
Fortunately for him, he has carved out his name in world cricket with his T20 skillset. He has played more than 450 games for 23 odd franchises. Besides he also plays T20s for charity and promotional purposes. Among all of them, the most memorable has to be the” Selectors Fan Cup” where the Bravo XI was supposed to pit against Pollard XI. At the time Bravo was all set to lead his idol, Brian Lara but a last-minute injury changed the scenario. Still, Lara played the game as a part of the Bravo XI and it will remain in people’s minds forever.

Whenever an individual decides to pursue his dreams he will always set goals and work hard for it. Still, sometimes it might not be enough as they will also need some inspiration during this adventurous journey. Most of them get it from the personalities who have travelled a road similar to them. Eventually, they make it to the top and if they are lucky enough they will also get to meet their heroes.
Similarly, in cricket, there are players who idolize their cricketing heroes. They will try to emulate them and assimilate the characteristics of their idols and if luck plays its part then they will also get the chance to play with them. Surprisingly, some of them also got the opportunity to lead them and that is not a luxury a cricketer gets every day.
Here&#8217;s the list of 5 cricketers who became captain of their cricketing idols :
<h3>1. Angelo Matthews &#8211; Kumar Sangakkara</h3>
<figure id="attachment_152600" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-152600" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-152600" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Angelo-Mathews-1.jpg" alt="Angelo Matthews of Sri Lanka" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-152600" class="wp-caption-text">Angelo Matthews of Sri Lanka. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Nowadays, it is very disheartening to see the Sri Lankan cricket team languishing at the bottom of the rankings. Even after having a rich cricketing history and multiple world championships to their name, the country has been on a downslide since the retirement of their greats. In particular, the team has been unable to fill the void left by Kumar Sangakkara. After his exit, the country has seen a tough time in the international circuit including their former skipper, Angelo Matthews.
Once termed the successor of Sanga, Matthews hasn&#8217;t lived up to his billing. In recent times, he has been in and out of the side and has often let down the team in important tournaments. The right-hander had all the attributes to carve out his legacy in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/a-drunken-sri-lankan-fan-verbally-harasses-a-foreign-couple-during-the-first-slvwi-t20i/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sri Lankan</a> cricket and that&#8217;s why he was handed over the captaincy as early as in 2012. Only at the age of 24, Matthews proved his mettle with his impressive man-management skills.
Thereafter in 2014, he led the island nation to a historic Test series win in England. More importantly, the event played out while captaining his idol, Sangakkara. After the game, Kumar heaped praises on Matthews and everybody expected him to take the country&#8217;s cricket to new heights. In all, Angelo captained his idol in close to 90 games including in his last international game in 2015.

<h3>2. Rohit Sharma &#8211; Sachin Tendulkar</h3>
<figure id="attachment_341199" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-341199" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-341199" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-1.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-341199" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Sometimes it feels like that the Indian team has set up a &#8220;batsmen manufacturing plant&#8221; in Mumbai as the state is continuously supplying quality batting exponents to the national team. Starting from Ajit Wadekar in the 1960s soon his legacy was carried on by Sunil Gavaskar in the &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s. Thereafter, the country saw the rise of one of the greatest cricketing talents of the game, Sachin Tendulkar in the late 2000s. Then a decade ago, the Master Blaster passed on the baton to Rohit Sharma.
Since then, Rohit has been displaying his batting prowess and in the process has become one of the pillars of the Indian batting unit. Sharma may not have achieved the record-breaking feats of his Tendulkar but he has certainly justified the Mumbai batsmanship. He has also displayed his leadership qualities as he has led his home-based IPL franchise, Mumbai Indians in 7 seasons. During this, Sharma has also fulfilled a couple of his cricketing dreams.
The first one being his elusive captaincy record as he has helped the franchise lift 4 titles. The second one is even more pleasing for him as he has captained his cricketing hero, Tendulkar. It happened in 2013 IPL when <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ricky-ponting-goes-down-memory-lane-uploads-picture-of-a-signed-jersey-from-his-debut-as-australias-test-captain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ricky Ponting </a>stepped down from the captaincy role of Mumbai Indians. Thereafter, Rohit took the charge and helped Tendulkar fulfil his IPL winning dreams which is nothing short of a fairytale.

<h3>3. David Warner &#8211; Virender Sehwag</h3>
<figure id="attachment_140406" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-140406" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-140406" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-IPL.jpg" alt="David Warner Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-140406" class="wp-caption-text">Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Even though David Warner is a controversial figure one cannot deny his cricketing genius as he has been one of the most prolific run-scorers in the international circuit. To be precise, he has amassed 14000 runs across formats in the last decade. For all his success, he will be obliged to the Indian Premier League as the tournament gave him the required push to break in the Australian set-up.
The southpaw made his IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils in 2009. After waring the benches for the first half of the season he got his opportunity when the skipper, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/coronavirus-has-the-ego-of-not-entering-your-houses-virender-sehwag-spreads-awareness-on-the-pandemic-in-a-hilarious-way/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Virender Sehwag</a> sustained a shoulder injury. Immediately, he showed his batting capabilities by providing quick starts. In turn, he became a regular in the side when he returned for the 2010 edition and joined forces with Virender Sehwag. For the next two years, the duo lit up the league with their destructive opening partnerships.
At first, Warner didn&#8217;t book a permanent seat on the Australian side as most of them labelled him as a white-ball commodity. However, with the wise words of Sehwag, the Aussie continued his style of play in the red-ball cricket and soon he made the cut to the Test team. Since then, he hasn&#8217;t looked back and has also topped the batting charts in Test cricket. Amidst all this, he also got a golden opportunity to lead Delhi in the 2012 IPL. Although the team lost both games he captained his idol, Sehwag which will always be a special moment for him.

<h3>4. Ravichandran Ashwin &#8211; Dinesh Karthik</h3>
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In every era, some cricketers etch their names in the history books with their record-breaking feats. One such fine example is India&#8217;s Ravichandran Ashwin who has been leading the spin-department of the country in the last few years. Right from his debut in 2010, Ashwin has been captivating the cricketing fraternity with his well-versed craft. Recently the office also ended up as the most successful bowler of the last decade with more than 550 wickets across formats.
Unknown to many the<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rahul-dravid-and-tamil-nadu-cm-k-palaniswami-play-cricket-at-inauguration-of-a-new-stadium/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Tamil Nadu</a> cricketer was an opening batsman for his state team in his early teens. At the time he was keen on following the footsteps of his idol, Dinesh Karthik. Yes, you heard it right Ashwin looked up to Karthik who was then an emerging star of the country. Due to his graceful batting and keeping skills, he got his India cap at the age of just 19. Unfortunately, Karthik couldn&#8217;t cash in his opportunities and the arrival of MS Dhoni minimized his playing chances.
In the meantime, Ashwin climbed the ladder with his impressive bowling spells in the domestic circuit and earned his India cap. In stark contrast to his Karthik, the off-spinner quickly established himself in the national team. Thereafter he also captained Tamil Nadu in some games of 2015-16<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/5-top-performers-from-vijay-hazare-trophy-2019-20-who-can-get-bids-in-ipl-2020-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Vijay Hazare Trophy</a>. At the time his cricketing hero, Karthik played under him. So it has been an interesting journey for him from cheering Karthik from the stands to captaining him.

<h3>5. Dwayne Bravo &#8211; Brian Lara</h3>
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There are batsmen and then there is Brian Lara who can make you fall in love with the gentlemen&#8217;s game. Such is the audacity of the left-hander that bowlers considered him as their arch-nemesis in their playing days. So, when he retired in 2007 the island nation experienced a vacuum in their batting department. However, there were hopes that his distant cousin, Dwayne Bravo will take up the mantle and guide the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sri-lanka-vs-west-indies-3rd-odi-preview-chance-for-the-caribbeans-to-find-some-form/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caribbean </a>team.
Like Lara Bravo had the batting flair which attracted the crowd. His back and across movement in the crease, and technique against spinners has an uncanny resemblance with the batting maestro. However, as time passed by Bravo became more of an all-rounder for the team. Sadly, Bravo couldn&#8217;t achieve the same level of success as Lara as his conflicts with the country&#8217;s cricket board slowed down his growth. Though he won World Cups and captained the side, his international career never took off.
Fortunately for him, he has carved out his name in world cricket with his T20 skillset. He has played more than 450 games for 23 odd franchises. Besides he also plays T20s for charity and promotional purposes. Among all of them, the most memorable has to be the&#8221; Selectors Fan Cup&#8221; where the Bravo XI was supposed to pit against Pollard XI. At the time Bravo was all set to lead his idol, Brian Lara but a last-minute injury changed the scenario. Still, Lara played the game as a part of the Bravo XI and it will remain in people&#8217;s minds forever.

In cricket, there are players who idolize their cricketing heroes. They will try to emulate them and assimilate the characteristics of their idols.

5 cricketers who became captain of their cricketing idols

In cricket, there are cricketers who idolize their cricketing heroes. They will try to emulate them and assimilate the characteristics of their idols.