Captain ante team manage cheyyatam on the field and get each player to perform at their best; At crucial moments, keeping calm and not letting pressure get to the team; Captaincy/Leadership is a different skill from batting/bowling/fielding; Captain need not be a best player of the team; Kapil, Azzu, Ganguly, Dhoni & Rohit are examples out there for everyone to see (Best & Most Successful captains for Indian Teams); (Kumble, V Prasad, Nehra and Gambhir were the capable ones who were missed due to the bad logic of best/great/star player being the Captain)
Prasthutham unna probables Lo Hardik & Shreyas are better equipped as captains than any other player (not based on their individual play); Shreyas did well as Captain at Delhi(young team & struggling bunch during those times) & Kolkatta; My opinion, Matta gaallu kabatti Shreyas injury ayyaka Pant(batting success) ki Captaincy ichaaru, After returning from injury, they kept Pant as captain due to craze; Now they are in Shambles; Lekapothe Delhi cabinet Lo oka IPL undedi; KKR seized the opportunity and grabbed it;
Just fyi, Ponting used to struggle a lot & had no clue playing quality spin until 2005-06; Later he improved;