Tendulkar is wise in refusing the mantle of test captain. At this stage of his career, he better be concentrating on his batting and would like to bow out of cricket on a high note. Also we all know that record suggests that as a captain, Tendulkar had not fared well and in the process risked his batting performances which now he cannot afford.Anyway a good batsman need not be a good captain. We should allow Tendulkar to be what he wants to remain at this stage of his carrer. In my opinion Dhoni alone should be a best choice. He has demonstrated lot of valour and character in his leadership.He is young man with lot of time on his side. We should allow him to grow and mature. Greme Smith of South Africa is an examble before all of us.
RE:Ganguly Should have Given a Chance.......
by ramu perumal on Nov 06, 2007 04:44 PM Permalink
Give it to ganguly.he only have the ability to take challanges from teams like Australia and pakistan. come on DADA.
RE:Ganguly Should have Given a Chance.......
by srinivas on Nov 06, 2007 04:36 PM Permalink
first of all, ganguly doesnt deserve a place in the team, how does he deserve to be a captain??? funny
yes with one lanky venki and out of form kumbel now u give cpattaaincy pusushing me lala the while u shoudl ahve aseocnd reason before dravid .
yes i go with the bosss.
i wihshs to see him plunder say fiev hundred good deceent teste rusn this sumeeeer. who si in the rnaks vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss lakhshsman .he is avery god cpatian with evngaggskar he cna pull off and fill the pot bellleey's bcci on awinning note .
i dont mind eveven if u handle taht to tehr rural boy .
he ahs a decnct ahir cut now he shows taht amtuurrity abtting at number two first match imporortnat .
@Rakesh By snubbing Marathi lobby, Sachin proved his credentials as Indian. Dhoni ko captan banao, woh dholage opposition ko. They wanted to play politics and show that they made him Captain. He is an icon and will stand above all players all the time.
RE:Tendulkar..Greatest
by zubair shighrekar on Nov 06, 2007 04:37 PM Permalink
sharad pawar wants sachin's help to win next elections so he is pleasing him with captaincy.. later he will use him at his political rallies...
its all politics in BCCI and therefore it reflects in cricketers also...
RE:Tendulkar..Greatest
by shashank b on Nov 06, 2007 04:41 PM Permalink
Where is Marathi lobby.People like you make too much of polictics. Had it been such case, you would have seen many people from west in mumbai team.It is not so inspite of Mumbai being national champions.Grow up man
RE:Kumble or Laxman
by ksrmurthy on Nov 06, 2007 04:44 PM Permalink
Laxman & dravid plays for india and ganguly & tendulkar fail always in critical times. kam e donoka and malai is for tendu and gangu (They kaap coming in ads and score heavily in a drawn test .
I think Sachin knew his limitations ..he is a world class batsman ..agree ..but he didnt have guts to captain any side..captain should be someone like Ganguly who enjoy taking responsibilities and led from front..no doubt Ganguly is best Captain India got...
RE:Sachin Tendulkar
by shashank b on Nov 06, 2007 04:47 PM Permalink
Agreed,now we have tried almost all possible players. Ganguly seems to be best of them suited for the Job. Dravid & Sachin expected same level of performance and committment from their team members without understanding five fingers are not the same.Ganguly understands that very well hence able to extract their best from team members
RE:Sachin Tendulkar
by Rajesh Kumar on Nov 06, 2007 04:35 PM Permalink
Sachin is intelligent. He knows what happend with earlier captains may happen to him too. The insulting way Ganguly and Rahul had to leave the captaincy may repeat with him too. He knows game is more important than any designation. He is true cricketer. He is dedicated to cricket and can sacrifice designations and power for the team.
RE:Sachin Tendulkar
by SANJAY SAWANT on Nov 06, 2007 04:34 PM Permalink
sushil how u know the limitations and guts of sachin he is the only player who is doing great job towards the indian cricket team ganguly is not fitted in team then how he is captain
RE:TANDULKAR TURN DOWN CAPTAINCY
by Prahlad Rao on Nov 06, 2007 04:43 PM Permalink
I think you are not watching matches these days. Sachin is one of the leading batsmen, though sometimes very scratchy. For cricketing he is already an icon. Now if he has turned down the offer of cataincy genuinely to beat maratha lobby his respect in and out of the country go further up. If he is trying to play precious now and accepts the captaincy later, he will go down in the eyes of his countrymen which I genuinely feel he is not doing as he is above all these cheap gimmicks.
RE:TANDULKAR TURN DOWN CAPTAINCY
by vivek agarwal on Nov 06, 2007 04:33 PM Permalink
True not in best form, but is he not the top scorer for India in last three series.
RE:TANDULKAR TURN DOWN CAPTAINCY
by Lilamber Joshi on Nov 06, 2007 04:32 PM Permalink
What better form do you expect from a man who has been scoring top scores for last six months?
RE:TANDULKAR TURN DOWN CAPTAINCY
by Cecilia on Nov 06, 2007 04:35 PM Permalink
idiot if he does not perform in 1 or two matches does not mean hes not in form I think you are not watching cricket properly
RE:TANDULKAR TURN DOWN CAPTAINCY
by Lilamber Joshi on Nov 06, 2007 04:31 PM Permalink
What better form do you expect from a man who has been scoring top scores for last six months?
By turning down the offer of captaining India, Tendulkar did a yeomen service to Indian Cricket. Otherwise it would have been disaster for team India considering Sachin's poorest record as Captain. By snubbing Marathi lobby, Sachin proved his credentials as Indian. Dhoni ko captan banao, woh dholage opposition ko.
RE:Wise Decision
by sameer naik on Nov 06, 2007 04:31 PM Permalink
What do you mean by snubbing marathi lobby? Tendulkar is a maharashtrian.He may turned down the captaincy for other reasons , so no need to bring in regional colours in this issue.Idiots like u are only making this country worst
RE:Wise Decision
by dc on Nov 06, 2007 04:28 PM Permalink
First he says he wants to be now he says he doesnt want to be! Thank God, he is not the Captain, else this indecisiveness would have killed India. best bet now: Laxman/Kumble but would the Mumbai Lobby headed by the dreaded Vengi and Powar come to pass it that easily? They would want to attach a few strings for sure!
RE:Wise Decision
by varghese on Nov 06, 2007 04:42 PM Permalink
By turning down the offer of captaining India, Tendulkar did a yeomen service to Indian Cricket. AND By turning down the offer to become prime minister of India, Sonia did a yeomen service to Indian Politics. Why you know? Both are not eligible or capable for that post.
