International cricket teams require a perfect captain to encourage their team members. The role of the cricket captain is to control the pressurized situations and to lead the team. Sometimes the whole team lost final matches under the worst captaincy or by unluck. This article was about the top 10 unlucky captains in cricket history.
1. AB de Villiers
As we know, AB de Villiers was the former cricket captain of the South Africa national team. We called him MR.360 batsman in his team, and he can handle any situation in the game. AB de Villiers was an unlucky captain because there was no World Cup Trophy under his captaincy, and nearly to the finals in 2015.
2. Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson is the current cricket captain of the New Zealand national team. He was one of the most brilliant captains and most intelligent right-handed batsman. As we know, Kane Williamson was an unlucky captain because he lost World Cup final match against England in 2019 and failed as SRH captain.
3. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli was a prior cricket captain of the Indian national team. He was known as a very aggressive captain and one of the best right-hand players in cricket. Virat Kohli was an unlucky captain for India and RCB because there was no World Cup or IPL Cup under his captaincy, and nearly to the IPL finals in 2016.
4. Inzamam-ul-Haq
Inzamam-ul-Haq was a preceding cricket captain of the Pakistani national team. He retired from all the formats and worked as a Pakistan cricket coach. As we know, Inzamam-ul-Haq was an unlucky captain because he didn't have any World Test Championship Trophies under his captaincy. He said that "I was an unsuccessful captain in the WC in 2007" in an Interview.
5. Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene was a former cricket captain of the Sri Lanka national team. He retired from all the formats and worked as a Sri Lankan cricket coach. As we know, Mahela Jayawardene was an unlucky captain because they lost ICC World Cup final match against Australia in 2007 under his captaincy and listed his name as a no-luck captain in third position.
6. Brian Lara
Brian Lara was a preceding cricket captain of the West Indies national team. He retired from all the formats and was a dangerous left-hand batsman in his team. As we know, Brian Lara was an unlucky captain because West Indies won 32 test matches out of 131 test matches under his captaincy and failed as a captain in ODI.
7. Younis Khan
Younis Khan was a prior cricket captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He retired from all the formats in 2015 and is one of the best middle-order batsmen in his team. In 2009, Younis Khan gave up his captaincy because of his unluckily and lost many test matches under his captaincy.
8. Brendon McCullum
Brendon McCullum was a former captain of the New Zealand national team. He had many highest records in the test matches and was one of the best batsmen in his team. He led the New Zealand team as captain in the World Cup Matches. Due to his unlucky captaincy, they lost World Cup final match against Australia in 2015.
9. Wellington Masakadza
Wellington Masakadza was a Zimbabwe national cricket player who captained his team for a few years. He made his debut in ODI against Ireland in 2015. As we know, Wellington Masakadza served as an unlucky captain in his team because of a lost match against South Africa under his captaincy.
10. Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly was the preceding cricket captain of the India national team. He is known as a legend in the Indian cricket team, and after retirement, he was the president of BCCI. As we know, Sourav Ganguly was an unlucky captain because they lost a World Cup match against Australia in 2003 under his captaincy.
