Captaincy has sat very well with Clarke: Allan Border – Cricket News Update
Australian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allan-Robert-Border-c43726 Medal for the third time, has been praised by the Aussie cricketing great after whom the medal is named, for “taking to the leadership like a duck to water.”
“I think he's been an outstanding player for a lot of years and the captaincy has sat very well with him,” said Border.
Clarke, who debuted for the national side in 2003, against England at Adelaide, has been having a successful stint as captain. Recent successes include the 4-0 whitewash of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the Test series earlier this year (during which he scored a record-breaking
triple century), and the more recent Commonwealth Bank series, in which Australia is currently at the top of the table, leading with 19 points.
“It's just flowed for him and the side has moved forward under his stewardship,” Border observed, adding that the right-hander’s leadership skills would improve with time, as the younger players begin to mature.
The veteran went on to predict a good run for the national squad in the coming times, adding that under Clarke’s captaincy, the team would be the one to bring back the Ashes for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on home soil
when they lost the Test series, 3-1.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120, who has won the medal twice before in 2005 and 2009, also claimed that he has been enjoying his stint as captain.
“The added responsibility of captaining a team has probably made me stand up and lead from the front,” he claimed.
The 30-year-old said that he was pleased to see the way the senior members of the squad, such as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377, and himself, had stood up to the challenge of grooming the younger players, before going on to pay tribute to Ponting
for having been the guiding force for him at the start of his journey as leader of the Kangaroos’ outfit.
“To see the team win is the most satisfying thing and I think that's the most pleasing thing for me over the time that I've been captain of this team,” he concluded.
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