Former India captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s name will come in the list of most successful captains in cricket history. Whenever there is talk of excellent captaincy, the example of Dhoni is given.
Many former cricketers recommend their country’s players and captains to learn from Dhoni. Dhoni was the captain of Team India for a long time, and former England captain Michael Vaughan feels that Jos Buttler, who led his country to the second T20 World Cup, can also follow Dhoni’s path.
Butler was captaining England in an ICC tournament for the first time. After leaving the captaincy of Eoin Morgan, he was given command of the team. Butler met the expectations.
He took over the team after the defeat to Ireland in Super-12. In the semi-final, he played the captaincy innings against India and reached the final. The result was that England defeated Pakistan in the final and won the World Cup.
Dhoni Will Become The Butler
Vaughan believes Butler can captain England for a long time, in the same way, Dhoni captained India. Vaughan wrote in his column in the English newspaper The Telegraph. Butler has captured the World Cup for the first time.
At 32, he has an excellent chance to build his legacy. Dhoni remained the captain of India for a long time. Butler can also do this work. Mainly, now he can focus on one format. They have the ability. You can see it in Butler’s eyes.
When you have a left-arm fast bowler, pace, swing and spin, and three spinners, you have everything covered as a captain. This is the benchmark for me with the white ball. You have to have options. They have match winners from 1 to 11.
England Was Entitled
Vaughan also wrote that the England team deserved to win. He wrote, The England team deserved to win the World Cup because they have the best team. However, we often see that even the best team does not win the title.
In the final of the 2019 World Cup, England’s luck was on his side. This time also did the same. But he also deserved luck because this team has been doing the right thing for a long time. The England team never panicked.
Vaughan wrote, “In the 2019 World Cup, the England team lost to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the beginning. She lost to Ireland in this World Cup. He has that mindset that he knows how to win when it is needed. They have great players.”
