Apropos the captaincy, it is a fact that the captains from the south have always been softies; well behaved,knowledgeable,intelligent and EDUCATED. They will not bring themselves to the level of the crude uneducated politicos and petty businessmen who hold the power at the BCCI. Ergo, they become misfits. In the present situation, there is no need to look beyond Laxman. He has atleast 4 good years in him and except for Dravid there is no one in the entire country who can match his prowess. If a shorter time span is considered, Kumble would be the ideal choice, he will be around for two more years.
RE:Captaincy
by ks pandey on Sep 17, 2007 01:37 PM Permalink
Captains from south have always been softies; well behaved (that is their mask), knowledgeable, intelligent (clever), educated AND GREAT POLITICIANS. They always played dirty tricks to stay as captain.
Dravid was hand in gloves with chappel and jointly destroyed the indian team prior to world cup.
RE:Captaincy
by SI on Sep 17, 2007 02:00 PM Permalink
the first captain to exit with dignity is from south. That is one thing we have in the south, DIGNITY.
RE:Captaincy
by Birju on Sep 17, 2007 02:21 PM Permalink
That is your perception but my experience says a major chunk of South Indians are of very regionalistic mindset, extremely conservative, indulge into provincialism, and great manipulators. Exceptions are always there but the face of a clan is how majority behaves. They pose a threat to national integrity - it is only my observation after coming across many many South Indians both in their states as well as other parts of this country.
RE:Captaincy
by vishal rai on Sep 17, 2007 02:30 PM Permalink
I accept the fact that Dravid was a good captain and even better human being. At the same time, I request you to stop dividing this country on basis of religion and region.
RE:Captaincy
by Mayank Agarwal on Sep 17, 2007 02:02 PM Permalink
What did he acheived by destroying the team prior to the world cup, losing indian captain. Do you think any insane person will destroy his team just prior to World Cup and come back as a first round exit. Go beyond any sort of regionalism and give credit to the person who has been instrumental in bringing great victories for India. No other batsman in Indian cricket history can be compared to Dravid, he has been instrumental in most great test victories...NewZealand, Pakistan, Australia, England...Check out the matches India won under Ganguly and check Dravid's contribution in those. Ganguly was terribly out of form those days and Dravid if he would have been a politician would have failed on those crucial moments and our Dada would have been sacked quite early. Dravid is a great team man. Few more things:- I dont have and regional or religion wise any affection for Dravid & I belong to North India. I am a great fan of Tendulkar of past and every inning I wish he would play like in his past days. I am very big of Ganguly's aggression which changed the way Indian players look in field now. All this I said to prove some nuts amongst you that I am not biased in any manner towards Dravid... Positive comments are welcome...Thanks
RE:Captaincy
by habeeb on Sep 17, 2007 02:24 PM Permalink
Yeah you are absolutely yaar. I agree with you and Indian cricket will survive with persons only like you. Hats off to you for your commendable writing.
