Of captains and coaches: leading from the front and leading from behind

Dravid can be a tough taskmaster and can set the team’s agenda and settle its culture just as Langer — or Kumble in his brief spell — had done

When a coach or captain is fired (or pushed to resign, which is the same thing), one of two reasons dominate. Either the team has had poor results or the players are unhappy, whatever the results. England’s coach Chris Silverwood lost his job following a 0-4 result in the Ashes.

Ironically, the successful coach on the other side, Justin Langer, lost his job too — in his case largely because he lost the support of the senior players

In India, Virat Kohli, their most successful captain was pushed into resigning when he read the signs and decided they were not in his favour.