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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.

As a captain, I think it's important that the players really know who you are and what you stand for, what your beliefs are, and to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are going bad.

He is a very positive captain; he is proactive as well as reactive. He is keen to read the game, to get in there, and he never stops thinking about the game, the situation, and trying to turn it to his advantage. He has been very good for the game.

Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers fade away.

The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.

I always thought that I played better when I was the captain. If you look at my record during the six years I was captain - except for a couple of series - I did very well.

But I just think as a captain, everybody's different.

The big upside to being captain is it's a huge honour, but the downside is that there is definitely extra pressure.

I don't know if I expected to be a captain of an All-Star team. It's pretty cool.

I'd like to think that every captain around the world has a vision of how they want their teams to play and most of them are allowed to take their teams forward in their own way.