Eleven players get selected to play in a cricket match. One of them leads the side. The order of these two statements is never reversed. A captain is not given a commission to raise a standing army. There are no stand-in captains, only captains. The former is just a management ploy which utilises feudal practices to keep some favourite’s chair cosy and warm. “He has been with us, despite not being here.” There are no non-playing captains in cricket either. One might invoke his legacy, which we shall also discuss,…