Salaam Cricket 2017: Legendary captains analyse how cricket has changed with time

Eleven legendary cricket captains, Habibul Bashar, Kumar Sangakkara, Rameez Raja, Aamer Sohail, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, Graeme Smith, Sunil Gavaskar, Brendon McCullum and Nasser Hussain gathered today in London for Aaj Tak Salaam Cricket.

India Today consulting editor Rajdeep Sardesai moderated the special session, noting right off the bat that most of ex-players present on the stage were batsmen and not bowlers. 'Anil Kumble once told me a bowler makes a better captain than batsmen. But why are most captains batsmen?' Sardesai asked the coterie of captains.

Sunil Gavaskar started off on a lighter note, noting how he has a wicket in Tests and so, "I consider myself a bowler and not just a batsman." "But (on a serious note), generally what happens is that bowlers get a little bit tried with their bowling spells and therefore perhaps are not able to grips with the game is one of the reasons why mainly it's been batsmen who have been captains."