Honored with Wisden Cricketer of the Year award in 2007, considered as the finest among the contemporaries and amidst speculations, the all rounder, Paul David Collingwood yesterday, was unanimously named England’s new one-day captain following the stepping down by Michael Vaughan. However, Vaughan has been retained as the captain for the test matches.
Experience and performances in the one-day matches has paved his way to make Collingwood the ideal candidate, to guide his side.
Player’s are in soaring spirits after their blusterous win against the West Indies, in recent test series.
Daunting task lies ahead for the new skipper as the forthcoming one-day internationals, and Twenty20 matches against West Indies are in the foray. Collingwood has little experience of captaincy. He will have to venture in some innovative and rejuvenation process, following the doorway of two new faces like, Jonathan Trott and Dimitri Mascarenhas in the squad. This has indeed been an appropriate juncture to prove his morale and might.
In recent times, England’s one-day cricket seems stuck. Can the new skipper steer the team to taste the much wanted success, thereby changing the whole scenario?
The experience of more than 100 one day matches, can be a big boost for Collingwood to meet the new challenges. However, the scenario of cricket is changing following the initiation of Twenty20 cricket, wherein the teams adopt an aggressive outcome-driven approach, with less time to ponder and make strategies. It’s completely different in comparison to the 50 over matches.
Will Collingwood’s captaincy instate any impact on his team and selectors as he heads for the new errand?
