Sports Captain and People Manager

Can you imagine a team is playing cricket without a Captain. There is going to be a total chaos. Who is going to decide the order of batting and bowling? The Captain knows who will be more effective in which situation. When in challenging situation during the game the Captain consults his experienced team members to get a quick decision and the game continues.
We draw a similar analogy with People Manager. People Manager’s knows the strength and weakness of their team members. People Manager is good reader of difficult situations. In which case he decides which task should be given to whom depending on the expertise available in his team. Regular meetings are held to review the progress and make changes to the plan if required.
The sports Captain tell his choice of player to play against a certain competition. So the team composition is made generally by keeping the competition in mind. Similarly, a People Manager in a company should pick his team based on the task ahead.