T20 World cup - Done CB Series in Australia - Done IPL - Done Champions League - Done 50 Over World Cup - Done ICC Champions Trophy - Done NO. 1 Ranking in Tests - Done NO. 1 Ranking in ODIs - Done NO. 1 Ranking in T20s - Done India's Most Successful Test Captain - Done And now.. India's Most Successful ODI Captain - Done! m/ Yes, India has struggled to win tests overseas.. But admit it.. What MSD has done for Indian cricket, no one else has even done half of it.. We are Mighty Proud of you skipper! :)
Media to refrain from such irrelevant reports. The same media had praised this team when it won the first test and the whole world knows what happened after that. If at all possible, try to report such things that may give positive results for the country
I’m not a fan of Dhoni - - But now where are all MSD criticizers ?? - - Now what do u think , Why Team India is winning ODI’s in ENG ?? Is MSD doing anything special which he did not do during test series ??
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Team India is winning only because everyone now is contributing . Bowlers ( Specially Spinners ) are taking wickets , Every batsman is at least scoring 40 – 50 runs , Fielders are not dropping catches . People here lack cricketing sense & go on blaming anyone blindly without analyzing root cause of defeat . They simply say ‘ ABC should be sacked , XYZ should retire , Drop XYZ , Take ABC etc etc . Even if your captain is excellent Team Leader , Great Motivator or very good Decision Maker , You cannot win matches if all your remaining TEN players fail .
Re: ROOT CAUSE ??
by alex on Sep 01, 2014 01:03 PM
hehehe...everyone critisizng Dhoni for TEST matches only. no one ever took a doubt on his ODI,T20 capabilities. Still views are same.. remove dhoni from real TEST matches captainship and save india.
Re: ROOT CAUSE ??
by desi twist on Sep 01, 2014 01:26 PM
Shilpa, its not as if Dhoni was blamed for all the ills of Indias test performance. It was pointed out that he is a poor Test Captain. That still holds true. He is tactically sound. But in test cricket you need more than simple tactics to get out batsmen. You need to strategise dismissals of batsmen over several overs. Something Dhoni never seems to learn.
Re: ROOT CAUSE ??
by Mohamed Ali on Sep 01, 2014 01:59 PM
Pls dont compare test cricket to one day cricket, It names tell the story test cricket will test every aspect of player, in one day bits and pieces players can survive not in test cricket..
Re: ROOT CAUSE ??
by Ramanath Babu on Sep 01, 2014 02:19 PM
if everybody is performing any xyz can be captain the side and it is sure that such a team will win. A captains ability and astuteness will be judged when things go against the team. Mike Brearly is a fine example of good captaincy. When Botham failed as a captain, the same team was handed over to Brearly, who won the Ashes from Austraila 3-2, after being trailed 0-2 initially (Botham led these two tests and the remaining 3 Brearly.) Clyve Lloyed was winning match after match not because of his good captaincy, but the team he got.
Re: ROOT CAUSE ??
by MOHAN RAO on Sep 01, 2014 12:53 PM
No Shilpa. Let us not forget the debacle that India faced in Test matches. One win comes after that will erase the debacle and this fact is known by the Indian cricketers very well and they make us fools. Anyway, let us not forget the Test match debacle in England and it is unpardonable. Dear Folks, do not erase the test defeats and utter surrender before the English Cricketers by Dhoni & Co.
