Quick judge or 'sizing up'.

Face is the index of mind, they say. I think it is true for I 'estimate' most people only on how they look. I remember that when I mentioned this over mail to the first girl that I saw in Chennai regarding matrimony, she seemed to be offended when I said that I 'underestimated' her. Inadvertently or not, I think all humans do judge others or to put in the 'Three Minute Theory'

We humans are built to instantly size up.

I dont know if it is only sizing up the opposite sex but I do it for every human that I face. I think that most people who think they are somewhat 'superior' in terms of their schooling or financial standing or knowledge etc always have found me as a 'competitor' and they have subsequently tried to prove that they are superior to me or I am inferior to them. I used to think that they feel threatened by me. My face or some of my friends say my expression seems to induce such a dispensation.

Ian Chappell did say that to be a good captain

you have to be a good judge of character, and a quick one at that - not only of your own players but of the opposition as well.

I would like to apply that on the captain themselves to see if they have an 'attacking' mindset and 'defensive' mindset. Obviously the way players play indicates a lot of their character. Sunil Gavaskar was defensive about being seen as a defensive captain -

Just because I didn’t hit the ball in the air didn’t make me a defensive captain... I never went into a Test match other than with the thought of winning...

Infact it actually proves that he is a defensive captain. Quick scoring is a choice that is beset with risk. One who doesnt want to take risks obviously has a go-slow approach and players like Gavaskar, Dravid are 'standing' examples of such a game. It is naive to think that such a player can be expected to take risks as a captain. Aggressive captain is one who takes a risk which need not always lead to success.

It is also a habit and one cannot become aggressive with a history of meek submission. Aussie power expectedly led to Former players demand sacking of Yousuf and Alam. Post-match analyzing the result and the match, Ian Chappell did reason that with a history of 2 test wins in 3 years,

Pakistan really did not have a clue how to go about finishing off Australia once they had them on the mat.

I cant really blame Yousuf for not being as 'attacking' as his fellow Pakistanis would want him to be. I wouldnt call Yousuf as an 'attacking' player and also bearing their dismal test record in recent years, it is hard to imagine him striking an 'aggressive' posture and that too as a captain. Coming back to my earlier point, given the way he plays, how else can Gavaskar be as a captain other than being defensive?