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Former Australian captain Allan Border was sometimes known as Captain Grumpy. He got this nickname during the 1989 Ashes tour of England which was won by the Australia. During 1988-89 Australian team was not in a good form as senior players like Dennis Lillee, Greg Chappell and Rod Marsh had retired. Before the ashes Australian lost 3-1 to the West Indies 1988-89.
Border took an aggressive approach towards the role of captaincy as he wanted to show that the team was a winner. He kept his close relationship with Ian Botham to one side. He didn’t indulge in any idle chatter and get-togethers after games with the opposition. His stance to show tough led to the good fortunes of Australian cricketing. His other playing nickname was A. B.
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