Akram hails Jayawardene as best captain

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Former Pakistani all-rounder Wasim Akram hailed Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene as the best captain in the world.
A television commentator during the Commonwealth Bank series in Australia, Akram had a ringside view of the tactics adopted by Jayawardene.
"Mahela is the best captain in the world,” said Wasim Akram during a media encounter ahead of the Asia Cup opener between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Mirpur.
The Pakistan great said that Mahela is a leader any country would love to have but is waiting to see how he performs in sub-continent conditions.
“Mahela's captaincy in the CB Series was astute and he is a leader any country would love to have. I want to see how he leads the Lankans in Asia Cup,” Akram said.
Jayawardene who was reappointed as the Sri Lanka captain ahead of the Commonwealth Bank series last month, after Tillakaratne Dilshan stepped down in January following the team’s consistent poor performance.
Sri Lanka rebounded after a poor start in the triangular featuring India and Australia to qualify for the final but fell agonisingly short in the final match of the tournament.
Akram, 45, who played 104 Tests and 356 ODIs during an international career spanning 18 years between 1985 and 2003, was all praise for Jayawardene’s attacking field placement and called him a born leader.
"In ODIs, if you want to take wickets, then you have to put pressure on the opposition and that's Mahela's beauty,” said Akram. “He knows where to deploy his fielders and when to attack. He is natural leader who has matured with time."
However, he said it was difficult to compare the captaincy of Jayawardene with his Indian counterpart, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
"Mahela and Dhoni are different captains. Dhoni is a wicketkeeper it is difficult for him to guide the fast bowlers all the time,” said Wasim Akram. “Mahela is very attacking in nature and is always looking for breakthroughs," he added.

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