Dravid as captain has the support of Kapildev, imran khan and gavaskar, gayekwad About retaining Dravid as the captain, Kapil said: %u201CWhy are we forgetting that this is the same Rahul Dravid who led India to victory while chasing 17 matches in a row, setting a new record. Why did not anybody question his captaincy then? http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070326/asp/sports/story_7566131.asp Matching orders http://worldcup.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/msid-1807342.cms Gavaskar who was of the view that Dravid should continue as the captain despite the World Cup debacle.
"Rahul is 34 and you do not sack captains at 34 when they are peaking. I don't see any reason for a change because Dravid has not shown any sign of pressure. His batting has not faltered", he said. http://worldcup.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1803820.cms Dravid and Chappell should be allowed to continue Imran Khan http://sify.com/khel/wc_fullstory.php?id=14416168 About retaining Dravid as the captain, Kapil said: %u201CWhy are we forgetting that this is the same Rahul Dravid who led India to victory while chasing 17 matches in a row, setting a new record. Why did not anybody question his captaincy then? http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070326/asp/sports/story_7566131.asp Don't sack Rahul By: anshuman gaekwad March 26, 2007 The man who was sacked as coach after India%u2019s 1999 World Cup disappointment, calls for patience The first thing to do now is to stick with Rahul Dravid as captain. He is a good leader and the best available option in the current circumstances. The other options could be Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh. http://mid-day.com/sports/international/2007/march/154192.htm Dravid is a leader, says chief selector http://www.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/mar/28dilip.htm He is an experienced campaigner and has all the leadership qualities," Vengsarkar told national daily Times of India on Wednesday. Vengsarkar recalled former Australia captain Richie Benaud's 'Batsmen let Dravid down' Gundappa Viswanath.
Dravid's captaincy has nothing to do with India's ouster from the World Cup in the preliminary round itself. It's not his fault. We lost to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka not due to his captaincy. It's his batsmen who let him down http://inwww.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/mar/28inter.htm Don't blame Dravid and Chappell http://www.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/mar/28more.htm
Reasons why Dravid should stay captain http://www.hindustantimes.in/htcricket/74_1959563.htm Four Phases of Dravid India's World Cup defeat is history Three Contenders (After 65 ODIs) Names Matches Won Lost Drawn/Tied Won% SR Tendulkar 65 22 36 6/1 33.85% SC Ganguly 65 33 32 ; 0 50.77% R Dravid 65 33 28 4 50.77%
http://www.hindustantimes.in/htcricket/74_1959563.htm Four Phases of Dravid as ODI Captain
