Cricket in 2018: Top 5 best captains of the year
An analysis of the top captains in international cricket across all the formats based on their individual and the team performance.
1. Eoin Morgan – England
Eoin Morgan was appointed as the captain after Alastair Cook was axed as the captain of the ODI side. Morgan, 32, has triggered a complete overhaul of the limited-overs side by introducing a fearless brand of cricket. He has also used the players to a very good effect, and that has brought out the best in them during adversities.
2018 has been a remarkable year for England in limited-overs cricket, having won nearly all the ODI series starting with a complete domination over Australia down under, however, they lost the T20 international tri-series against Australia and New Zealand. They squared off against New Zealand next, winning the 50-overs matches by a margin of 3-2 and whitewashing Australia in the month of June. Their only notable and stunning defeat was against Scotland in a one-off ODI when the latter managed to defend a score of 370 to beat the No. 1 ODI side. They lost the T20I series against India at home but won the ODI series against them.
The English team travelled to the sub-continent next to play Sri Lanka where the visitors again stood triumphant in the sole T20 international and won the ODI series 3-1. Morgan was named the Man of Series in the five-match ODI series with 195 runs.
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