Between Quote by AB de Villiers

I always thought that I played better when I was the captain. If you look at my record during the six years I was…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

As a captain I think tactically I've been quite good.

— Joe Root

I've been very fortunate that I've played under a lot of very good captains.

— Andrew Robertson

Well, my transition into being a captain was easy.

— Mark Messier

I've performed pretty well in the games I've captained Australia in and hopefully I can keep it up.

— Steve Smith

I never really thought of myself as a captain. I always thought of myself as a guy trying to win games, a guy who…

— Clint Dempsey

When I was named captain under Mark Sampson, there were a lot of questions about whether I was ready for it. I wasn't a…

— Steph Houghton

I have learned how to lead from the captains that I have played under.

— Marquinhos

The main thing about being captain is keeping your own performance good, and then everything else should fall into place off the back of…

— Owen Farrell

Generally, though, becoming captain was never something I thought about. I've always pushed myself to be a leader and a winner through my performances,…

— Stephan Lichtsteiner

As a captain and as a player I wanted to lead the team well and score runs, because I know the team still depends…

— Mithali Raj

I think the main thing is to give your best regardless of whether you're the captain or not.

— Thiago Silva