Sachin has taken correct decision by not accepting the captaincy.He is a GREAT player, but somehow he isn't a leader who can lead from the front.He can stay behind the curtains(as a player) and pass on the abundance of knowledge that he has accumulated over the years, to the "youngsters".Let him do what he does best-score runs,and a mentor to the budding stars of tomorrow.
RE:Right decision
by Vikas Joshi on Nov 06, 2007 06:08 PM Permalink
Sachin has taken correct decision, but I do not agree with your views that he is not a leader. Please recall the times he was made a captain, there were no fit bowlers, Shreenath was out with injury, so was Kumble, and V. Prasad the present bowling coach was half fit and struggling with indifferent form. Amongst batsmen also Azhar had indifferent form, Saurav and Dravid were just coming to terms with international cricket and with the exception of Navjyot Singh, there was no really experienced and in form player for most of Sachin's tenure. Nayan Mongia was of some help. Sachin did manage to surprise Australian team led by Mark Taylor and he also managed to surprise South Africans led by Hansie Cronje. Also Sachin was not given the freedom to decide anything, infact some half baked selectors who never even held a bat in their hands were dictating the number at which Sachin should bat. Also there was no good coach and that proved costly because of tough situation of our team at that time. So I genuinely feel that Sachin has good skills but he was not really allowed settle down in that role, and also perhaps he himself was not really desirous of that post.
