This is the first of two captaincy special episodes where DJ speaks to Vijay Lokapally about Indian cricket captains 1990 onwards. This week we discuss Azhar, Sachin, Ganguly and Dravid. The captaincy stints of Kumble, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli will be discussed on next week’s epsiode.

Vijay Lokapally is a sports journalist and author who recently retired after 34 years at the Hindu and Sportstar.

Link to captaincy stats for India https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=1&id=6&type=team

You can find Vijay Lokapally on Twitter https://twitter.com/vijaylokapally

The Virender Sehwag story https://www.sapnaonline.com/books/virender-sehwag-story-vijay-lokapally-8174765018-9788174765017