Captains always play a very important role for their teams and to have a captain who equally contributes with his specialty is a blessing. In this article, we will see who are those 5 players who became captains and scored a minimum of 1000 runs in each format of the game.
#5 Babar Azam
Pakistan has produced one of the best players of this generation. Babar Azam is one of the finest batsmen of this generation. He is an all-format player and captain of the Pakistan team. In the past couple of years, he is emerged as the best in all formats because of his consistency.
#4 Kane Williamson
New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson is also a modern-day legend of the game. He has completely changed the New Zealand team. Apart from captaincy, he is also a very elegant batsman. He is a member of fab 4 and he is also among those captains who have scored a minimum of 1000 runs in each format.
#3 Faf du Plessis
South Africa’s former captain Faf du Plessis is surely one of the most underrated captains in cricket. He was a very important player for South Africa in every format. Faf du Plessis is also among this elite list because he has also scored a minimum of 1000 runs as captain in each format.
#2 Virat Kohli
Former Indian captain and one of the greats of the game, Virat Kohli is one of India’s finest batsmen of all time. Virat Kohli has not only scored a minimum of 1000 runs in each format but he has also achieved the No.1 position in ICC rankings of all the formats in his career.
#1 MS Dhoni
One of the most successful captains in cricket and also India’s most successful captain, MS Dhoni is a perfect example of the combination of a good player and a great captain. Dhoni is no less than a god in India and there are many reasons behind that. People love him because of his unbelievable finishing and great captaincy.