Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Captain Saga
Rumors are rife in the market regarding Sachin being made the test captain and dhoni the ODI captain. Captaining the Indian cricket team is one of the toughest job in the world because of the pressure it brings with it.
Dravid has resigned and I respect his decision a lot, infact it is a good slap on the mismanaged BCCI. They might have kicked him after a year or two, so a good decision time for him to enjoy his game and try to win the series downunder.
So now what options we have
Saurav Ganguly : Both for ODI and Test
Pros : One of the most successful captain of India
Very aggressive
Experienced
Cons: Captaincy can effect his form
Fielding
Doesn't have the respect from the players which was there 3-4 years earlier
Should say no for captaincy if offered and let his record of most successful captain stay intact
Sachin:
Pros: Has huge respect from the team
Experienced
Can lead from front with his fine batting
Cons: Past 2 failures
He has said no to the ODI captaincy but I think he is ready for Tests captaincy. In the past 2 occasions this role affected his batting, he should not take the role of captain and with the last tour of Australia of all the three stalwarts he should try to end on a winning note i.e a series victory in Australia.
Kumble : For Tests
Pros: Real Fighter bigger then the above three you all will agree
Team man
Has not been given his due for the services he has done for the Indian cricket
Cons : I don't find any
Kumble should be made the Test captain in my opinion
Laxman can be the dark horse but his batting form is a big drawback
Now ODIs'
Dhoni :
Pros: Age .. can lead India for the coming 6-7 years
Cons: Inexperience (though Smith was also made when he was 21)
His batting (I doubt he can win matches for India outside India)
Yuvraj:
Pros: Age
Batting.. for the past 1.5 years he has shown fine batting display so can lead from front
Aggressive
Cons: Not a permanent player in test side ... but we should understand that when the stalwarts
will retire he will be the backbone of India in Test cricket
I am not able to understand why his name is not being considered
Yuvraj for ODI and Kumble for Tests from my side
Share your views ...
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6 comments:
dada banenge
i voted for him 5 times :)
dada sux in tests.....kumble might retire any time soon......so by elimination.....sachin ........
dhoni is fine in odis.....yuvraj is too arrogant for me.......and he is the sort of guy who might take things for granted........
sachin sux as captain giri
whole world know about this
dude.....even i knw sachin's record as captain is bad......but out of the best eleven players.....i think sachin is the best option......
you can not have a player only if he is a good captain(reference to dada).....ok he played well in england in tests......but according to me he never was a good test player and he aint one now either......
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