Every one is saying "give Tests captaincy to Mahendra Singh Dhoni". Few say "Sack Kumble". Another few say "Let Kumble play till he wants and then as natural progression, the test captaincy would go to MSD".
Now a question from my end to those who savior MSD as Test skipper. Dhoni took a break from the SL Test series complaining of fatigue. A break where he walked the ramp, did endorsements and stuff like that. In a nutshell everything except cricket.
Kumble s men struggled to a rookie and a cheat in Lanka. Lost the series. Now MSD came back and won the ODI series for India. Fair and awesome.
Before we create a hype about his captaincy for Tests, did somebody ask Dhoni if he is ready to play Tests again for country or is he happy leading India in ODIs and T20? What would be the priorities for Dhoni in december 08 -- Champions Trophy or India England Test series ? Does anybody know the answer ?
Why did MSD take a break during SL test series ? Didnt he think to take a rest during IPL (haha) or the 2 meaningless ODI tourneys in June ? Why did he play in Kitply Cup and Asia cup and skipped the Test series ? And is it worth to give the captaincy to a player who is selective in representing the country on international level ? Dont they say that Tests are the ultimate challenge for a player ?
Would somebody like to address this question ? Committed players look for taking a break from meaningless ODIs and T20s, our skipper takes it from the meaningful Tests. And didnt he see how his replacements worked in Test matches ? Dropped chances which could have turned the series either way ? Didnt MSD feel that he was being missed by the team in Tests where he has evolved to a great deal in past 1 yr starting Lords 2007 or even during the Windies tour of 2006 ? Some questions which MSD or ppl supporting him for Test captaincy got to answer!!
Now a question from my end to those who savior MSD as Test skipper. Dhoni took a break from the SL Test series complaining of fatigue. A break where he walked the ramp, did endorsements and stuff like that. In a nutshell everything except cricket.
Kumble s men struggled to a rookie and a cheat in Lanka. Lost the series. Now MSD came back and won the ODI series for India. Fair and awesome.
Before we create a hype about his captaincy for Tests, did somebody ask Dhoni if he is ready to play Tests again for country or is he happy leading India in ODIs and T20? What would be the priorities for Dhoni in december 08 -- Champions Trophy or India England Test series ? Does anybody know the answer ?
Why did MSD take a break during SL test series ? Didnt he think to take a rest during IPL (haha) or the 2 meaningless ODI tourneys in June ? Why did he play in Kitply Cup and Asia cup and skipped the Test series ? And is it worth to give the captaincy to a player who is selective in representing the country on international level ? Dont they say that Tests are the ultimate challenge for a player ?
Would somebody like to address this question ? Committed players look for taking a break from meaningless ODIs and T20s, our skipper takes it from the meaningful Tests. And didnt he see how his replacements worked in Test matches ? Dropped chances which could have turned the series either way ? Didnt MSD feel that he was being missed by the team in Tests where he has evolved to a great deal in past 1 yr starting Lords 2007 or even during the Windies tour of 2006 ? Some questions which MSD or ppl supporting him for Test captaincy got to answer!!
