5 cricketers whose reputation was bigger than their teams
These cricketers ruled their respective nation's cricket teams and influenced decision making significantly, regardless of them being the captains or not.
4. Ricky Ponting
Steve Waugh laid the foundation bricks to what turned out to be the greatest era in international cricket history in terms of dominating both the formats. The leader of that Mighty Aussies side, Ricky Ponting, went on to captain the team in more international matches than any other cricketer in the history and was the most influential member of that team.
It is never an easy task to manage a team with so many superstars, but Punter had all of them under his command led the team brilliantly. He exerted a level of dominance which was not seen many times before and was often hailed for the ease with which he dealt with many intricate situations.
Ponting went on to win two World Cups and two Champions Trophies, becoming the only cricketer in history to win four ICC trophies. He led the time till his final Test against Australia in 2012 and a match has not been found to the greatness of this individual.
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