It is not fair to change the captaincy at this level. Earlier captains have also failed to perform abroad. Dhoni is a very good captain cool customer. He handled the situation very nicely. If other players not performing well, what Dhoni can do. The authorities should seriously think about the opening batsman. Pujara and Srikar Dhavan should open the Innings and Rohit should bat down the order. Under any circumstances, Dhoni should be continued as Captain of Indian Team for some more years. Kohli can be continued as Vice Captain in order to gain some more experience.
The writer does not have his facts right...he does not know what kind of a spinner Kumble was! Ganguly did exceedingly well as captain with the bat between 2000-04. Only 2005 was a bad year. Dravid was also a pretty decent captain.
Much ado is being made of India's defeats on foreign soils given that we have an inexperienced team bereft of players like Tendulkar and Rahul Dravidi and Laxman in their primes. It's not at all a pointer to captaincy termed obnoxious by some former captains who themselves have a lower overall record that is nowhere near Dhoni in terms of successes. Also quite amused to read Mohinder Amarnath's comments that we need an aggressive captain like Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi. Amarnath's should have known that Pataudi was holding the biggest string of losses on foreign soils as Captain which has been overtaken by the current losses. Wh
Re: It's a question of players not captaincy
by Sanjaykumar Wawale on Mar 01, 2014 03:24 PM
Mansur Ali Khan was a over-rated captain. Those were the days when Kings & princes were more honoured for their love for cricket. Mansur Ali Khan was a good fielder , good aggressive batsman . His performance is more appreciated since he had only one eye. He reached the highest level of the game in spite of this limitation. He was not at all a good captain. His whims & fancies while executing bowling changes coasted us dearly. Mohinder was a good courageous player but he is a very poor critic like Bishan singh Bedi. India is blessed with good captains like Kapil Dev , Azar , Ganguli & Now Dhoni in the same order as mentioned in this script.
Re: It's a question of players not captaincy
by Sanjaykumar Wawale on Mar 01, 2014 03:25 PM
Mansur Ali Khan was a over-rated captain. Those were the days when Kings & princes were more honoured for their love for cricket. Mansur Ali Khan was a good fielder , good aggressive batsman . His performance is more appreciated since he had only one eye. He reached the highest level of the game in spite of this limitation. He was not at all a good captain. His whims & fancies while executing bowling changes coasted us dearly. Mohinder was a good courageous player but he is a very poor critic like Bishan singh Bedi. India is blessed with good captains like Kapil Dev , Azar , Ganguli & Now Dhoni in the same order as mentioned in this script.
Re: It's a question of players not captaincy
by Sanjaykumar Wawale on Mar 01, 2014 03:26 PM
Mansur Ali Khan was a over-rated captain. Those were the days when Kings & princes were more honoured for their love for cricket. Mansur Ali Khan was a good fielder , good aggressive batsman . His performance is more appreciated since he had only one eye. He reached the highest level of the game in spite of this limitation. He was not at all a good captain. His whims & fancies while executing bowling changes coasted us dearly. Mohinder was a good courageous player but he is a very poor critic like Bishan singh Bedi. India is blessed with good captains like Kapil Dev , Azar , Ganguli & Now Dhoni in the same order as mentioned in this script.
Re: It's a question of players not captaincy
by Sanjaykumar Wawale on Mar 01, 2014 03:27 PM
Mansur Ali Khan was a over-rated captain. Those were the days when Kings & princes were more honoured for their love for cricket. Mansur Ali Khan was a good fielder , good aggressive batsman . His performance is more appreciated since he had only one eye. He reached the highest level of the game in spite of this limitation. He was not at all a good captain. His whims & fancies while executing bowling changes coasted us dearly. Mohinder was a good courageous player but he is a very poor critic like Bishan singh Bedi. India is blessed with good captains like Kapil Dev , Azar , Ganguli & Now Dhoni in the same order as mentioned in this script.
Re: It's a question of players not captaincy
by Sanjaykumar Wawale on Mar 01, 2014 03:28 PM
Mansur Ali Khan was a over-rated captain. Those were the days when Kings & princes were more honoured for their love for cricket. Mansur Ali Khan was a good fielder , good aggressive batsman . His performance is more appreciated since he had only one eye. He reached the highest level of the game in spite of this limitation. He was not at all a good captain. His whims & fancies while executing bowling changes coasted us dearly. Mohinder was a good courageous player but he is a very poor critic like Bishan singh Bedi. India is blessed with good captains like Kapil Dev , Azar , Ganguli & Now Dhoni in the same order as mentioned in this script.
The recent tour debacle occurred by the well planned strategy of some of key-players to oust Dhoni. The strategical two-missed catches while playing with NZ was indicator to such a scheme. Finally, the purpose is achieved.
How come every one fails to look into the fact that each and every time India loses abroad, it loses with a team that performed well on Indian soil. I think Virat Kohli, Pujara and rahane are the batsman equipped to bat in all conditions. I dont know why Dhoni being Indias best captain keeps on playing Rohith, Dhawan, Raina and Jadeja. These players can only perform in the subcontinent. Preferential treatment will bring Dhoni's downfall as a captain.
Re: Dhoni is ruining the Indian team by favouring mediocre player
by aaa on Feb 28, 2014 04:35 AM
Who else he is going to include..? He is trying with the players who are performing at the moment. he will have to try these players for sometime before trying others
I feel that Ganguly-Dravid combination as captain and vice captain was a good one. After that captain looked all alone. I feel in every series Vice captain should be declared since this would go long way in benefitting the team.
Re: Captain - Vice Captain Combination
by Neelamegham on Feb 27, 2014 10:26 PM
let dhoni be captain. make ashwin as vice captain. that will solve all problem.
Re: Re: Captain - Vice Captain Combination
by Rahuldravid Backstabber on Mar 02, 2014 11:14 PM
and take all 11 players from Tamil Nadu Ranji team, all problems will be solved.
Who is this BMohapatra? He wrote from his own idea and little knowledge. He knows nothing about cricket and allowed to write here. What a shame. What is the procedure to write here. Understood that any XYZ will be allowed here. It also seems that Rdff is lowering its own level.
Re: Shame
by RAJENDRA on Feb 28, 2014 08:59 AM
Right u r. These writers in the guise of cricket experts hardly understand the game. Otherwise on one side he talks about Dhoni's terrific record in the one-dayers and yet talks about changing the captain for Tests. But he doesn't remember that now onwards emphasis is more on the World Cup. How then so called experts call for Dhoni's sacking. Strange are the ways, we have been fooled by such writers.
