I don't think Dravid will be a good Captain for India. He lacks aggression and tact.
The current lot of so called Senior Players have brought disgrace to the nation.
If BCCI is really serious, they must suspend all the non-performers from the team for at least one year. Let them compete in the domestic or county cricket for one year.
After one year, if they can match the fitness and strength of the Australian Team Players, they may be given a chance, but on merit only.
Equally responsible are the Selectors who chose such lazy, tired, weak and incompetent souls to represent our great country. All these selectors must be replaced, right away.
It is matter of India's pride. And it is time for BCCI to take a principled stand.
RE:I don't think Dravid is Captainship Material!
by Uttamkumar on Apr 10, 2007 01:31 AM Permalink
Fact is Captain should have a quality to extract the best out of team members and coordinate every properly in the batting order and bowling too. Dravid lacks that quality.
Lat 2 years he did all sort of nonsense experiments along with Chappell and he miserably failed in th World cup. So basic quality of Captaincy does not belong to him/Dravid.
If you think he is a good cricketer, then let it be (be an example of Arbind De Silva of Srilanka). But he should resign from Captaincy or be sacked from Captaincy.
RE:I don't think Dravid is Captainship Material!
by Ganesan Ramanathan on Apr 10, 2007 03:07 AM Permalink
I agree with you. Even before the WC 2007, the two tours to WI and SA where India failed misarably in ODIs show that Dravid lacks leadership qualities to extract the best from the players. Whereas in test matches in both the tours India has done well. So, Dravid may be retained as captain for test matches and for ODIs an young and dashing captain (perhaps Yuvraj singh? should be appointed.
