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July 27th, 2007 by marauderNext captain of Indian Cricket team ??
Well not many teams don’t seem to be understanding what captaincy is all about. India team is just a classic example. Rahul Dravid, is beyond the slightest of doubts one of the world’s best batsman. Well he is aptly called the WALL, and words would just not be enough to explain his importance to the Indian cricket team. But has he got it in him to be a captain of the Indian team ? I may have to say a definite NO !!
India under Rahul Dravid, has performed not bad. World Cup was ofcourse a debacle, but it does happen to any team. Weren’t the Srilankans knocked out in the ‘99 world cup just after winning the ‘96 ? So the World Cup debacle India had faced is acceptable. But don’t you guys think a captain need to have a killer instinct in him to get his guys going ? Well its time India finds a Steve Waugh or Imran Khan or Wasim Akram or Mark Taylor or Arjuna Ranatunga or anyone of their class. It ultimately is in the hands of the captain to lift the team, which i believe isn’t there with Rahul Dravid. How long should India wait to lift the world cup ? Its already 24 years gone by, and i still see some sports channel flashing pictures of the 1983 World Cup win. When are we going to see pictures of the world cups to come ?
A good captain alone can’t win you matches. Thats obviously understood. I believe India has got the resource, and with some fine tuning here and there and real AGGRESSIVE captain around, things can quickly change with Indian cricket. I fail to understand why is the Indian board very patient and happy with the little success they taste and arent hungry for more. The first step in transforming Indian cricket to world class standards would have to be a change in captaincy. Well having said this much, if i were given a choice to pick the captain of the current Indian team, my choice would definitely have to be YUVRAJ SINGH. This guy to me, has matured with years of playing. One of the most dashing and most aggressive players Indian cricket has ever seen. This i believe is the right time to give him the captaincy, and see what turn Indian cricket takes. Nothing to lose, and lots to gain definitely !! What do you guys feel ? Your thoughts on this, is more than Welcome !!
July 27th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
Yes you are right. Yuvraj has got all the right ingredients to become the captain. Now that Stephen Fleming is likely to lead a team in ICL may be after one or two seasons he can become an Indian citizen and also be considered for the position!!!!! Remember anything is possible in Indian cricket !!!