The recent players that fall into form category rather than class category include, McCullum(flop in IPL), Kapali(ICL), Duminy, Bopara etc.
As it is widely accepted now that there is no auto-pilot even in T20 here is some apt remark from a recent article of Peter Rebouck,
"Cricket does not, cannot, work along those lines. The field dominates, days are spent in sporting conflict. Holding the team together, responding to a sudden attack, setback or opportunity, requires a hands-on approach. Captaincy by committee does not work. A hundred decisions are taken every hour. It's more like skippering a racing yacht, always watching for changes in the elements, always knowing that hesitation is fatal, judgment paramount, always looking far ahead and yet also remaining in the moment."
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À vaincre sans péril, on triomphe sans gloire.
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