now that sachin's pulled out of the race, obly 3 options are left with the BIG men of selections. the obvious and apparent choice would be dhoni. as much as one despised the antics of former coach chappel during his tenure,one cannot but ignore the harsh reality behind his view on dhoni becoming skipper.it would be like a heavy load over his head at the time when not only is he at the helm in the other two editions but still making a mark in international cricket(by having say someone like gilly as a benchmark,he's still got eons to go) anil kumble and vvs laxman are soild pillars of the indian test setup but both lack the experience and shrewdity that need to come with the job. without a doubt they are exceptional cricketers and extremely dignified gentleman but those characteristics haven't really helped indian cricket over the years(ala dravid) which leaves us with just one option.there need not be any explanations given for this one. he's got a couple of years of good solid cricket left in him. his commitment is unquestionable and he brings a dimension to captaincy which has "killer instinct" writen all over it. he may be a disaster at running between the wickets and a comical diver,but when it comes to leading the side, simply put...HE'S THE MAN. dada..please come back would you??
RE:it is time.......
by Upadrasta PardhaSaradhi on Nov 07, 2007 12:13 PM Permalink
Lakshman and Kumble led their states for a good amount of time and has good thinkers and an exceptional understanding of the game. we have seen them helping the captains a lot fo tiems whenever captian needs an advice. Your comment that they are too soft and cant be the captain's material is baselss and rubbish.
Captaincy is not all about taking your shirt off and pretending an injury when you see a grenn top pitch, making politics and look like a shaddy fielder and running between wickets.
Coming to Saurav, he may be a good leader, but he doesnt deserve a place in the test team for a long time. He is in the test team only because the team is winning on top of good performances by dravid ( averages 200% under saurav in test matches) and backed by screwed bengali politicians. Nobody bothered about his batting because team was winning. Remember that he doesnt have a 50 for an extended period of 1 1 /2 years and every fast bowler wants to bounce him away and will dream of getting his wicket very cheaply. He dont deserve a chance and wont be begged like a lot of bengalis dream in this forum.
IF the selectors are looking for an immediate change towards youngsters , dhoni should be given a chance. If the selectors wanted to give Dhoni some chance to settle down in test cricket, they should make either lakshman and Kumble the captian and give Dhoni Vice captaincy and gromme him for 1 year and Dhoni will be an automatic choice for the next Captain.
