"I'm really proud to be captain of a bunch of lads who have jumped on a plane to come here and played with smiles on their faces, " said Pietersen.
These days everyone is an entrepreneur and has to be the captain of their own ship, or so it seems.
He was also supposed to be the captain of the side who would lead his country to success in the South American Under-20 Championships.
"It is a huge honour to be made captain of such a prestigious club, following in the footsteps of the likes of Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie, Mark Nicholas and the great Shane Warne, " said Mascarenhas.
This is the culmination of it, not just to play in the Ryder Cup, but to be a winning captain of it.
De Kock, who will be captain on the field of play even if Hill is also playing, said he was excited about the prospects of building on Saracens' encouraging displays of last season.
There are a lot of people I could talk to for advice and Michael, as the most successful England captain, would be one of those if I were to get the job.
"It would be a case of the captain leaving a sinking ship, " is the way he put it to reporters at the Kuala Lumpur press conference where he laid out rescue plans for the company.
One consolation for Greer in the countdown to Saturday is that Wilson still considers his captain to be an important part of the team at Wembley.
Bath did not appear to be missing the services of England captain Lewis Moody, who was ruled out with an eye injury, when they stormed into an eight-point lead over last season's runners-up after seven minutes.
"When we get to Leeds and I assess the wicket with team coach Peter Moores then we'll be able to give a whereabouts of what the 11 will be, " said England captain Michael Vaughan.
The former Republic of Ireland midfielder is likely to be assisted by youth coach Joe Gallen - brother of club captain Kevin - for this Saturday's game against Millwall.
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Also taking part will be Toni Terry, wife of England Captain John Terry.
At this point, it appears that Wright will eventually be named captain, probably before the start of the 2013 season.
But he would not be drawn on on the absence of captain Craig Bellamy who he left out of the squad.
With the Ashes to follow next summer, the next few months will be a true test of the England captain's resolve.
This in turn enabled her to act as though she were utterly innocent, even when claiming to be the cousin of an imprisoned Scottish captain, or chatting to a Gestapo officer with 200lb of illegal pork in her suitcase.
The 26-year-old Hampshire star said Collingwood, chosen as captain 24 hours after Pietersen had ruled himself out of the job, would "definitely" be a good captain.
Obviously Australia will have to be ready to pounce on their wilting opponent and with the street fighting instincts of the Australian captain bubbling with anticipation, England will have to be on guard.
The only negative of Rangers' night in Lisbon was the bookings of captain Barry Ferguson and fellow midfielder Kevin Thomson, who will be suspended for the first leg of the semi-final against Fiorentina at Ibrox on 24 April.
Finnigan, 33, will be assisted by captain Chris McPhee following the departure of Mark Yates.
The nonpareil of charming hypocrisy, though, would be the French police chief in Casablanca, Captain Renault - Claude Rains' fox with a heart of gold - who is forced by the Germans to close Rick's bar and casino, announcing: "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!"
Two of those stalwarts, captain Alex Frei of FC Basel and Lucerne striker Hakan Yakin, will be hoping to add to their respective 40 and 20-goal international tallies in South Africa.
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But the withdrawal of captain Craig Bellamy - to be with his pregnant wife - means Eastwood will start in attack, probably in tandem with Rob Earnshaw.
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Mowbray said he was happy with Zheng Zhi's display on his debut, adding that he believed the China captain would be comfortable with Celtic's style of play.
It is also necessary to be Mexican by birth to discharge the position of captain of the port and all services of practique and airport commandant, as well as all functions of customs agent in the Republic.
As captain of WorldCom, he couldn't be bothered with minor details like accounting.
"I'll be speaking with the owner of the Rajasthan Royals and captain Shane Warne and discussing the security arrangements but if they are happy that it's going to be safe then I think I'll be happy with that, " he said.
That is as much due to the fact that I like to stretch my legs and have easy access to the restrooms, as it is that I like to be the first person out of my seat when the captain turns off the seatbelt sign.
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