4 Indian cricketers who could have been great captains

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Gambhir had all the ingredients to be a good captain

#3 Virender Sehwag

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Sehwag had a knack of understanding match situations really well

Another street-smart cricketer from Delhi who had all the ingredients of being a good captain had he got the opportunity. Sehwag's smartness as a cricketer came to the fore whenever he came on to bowl. He used to get most of his wickets by outfoxing the batsmen.

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He had this special ability to judge a match situation really well. Having said that, the biggest asset of Virender Sehwag was his calm demeanour. He was cool as a cucumber on a cricket field, which is a must for being a good leader.

Sehwag led India in 12 ODIs, out of which India won 7, he also led India in 4 Tests.

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