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By admin, February 24, 2013 3:53 am

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By admin, February 13, 2013 11:21 am

Rahul Dravid has said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni should quit the captaincy of the Indian T20 team and Chennai Super Kings, but, he insisted that Dhoni shouldn’t be replaced as the test and ODI captain of the Indian team.

Dhoni’s captaincy has recently been criticized by the experts. According to the experts, Dhoni is very defensive as a captain and he didn’t set appropriate field for the bowlers.

When asked about Dhoni’s captaincy, Dravid said, “I don’t think Dhoni should be removed as captain. He is still a very good leader and is capable of captaining the side well. What he needs to do is to change his approach a bit. He needs to be a bit more pro active as a captain. More often than not, he sets defensive fields and hopes that the batsman would make a mistake. This is negative approach. He needs to back his bowlers and set attacking fields.”

“Dhoni should also recognize that he can’t do everything. There is too much of workload on him. He is the captain, wicketkeeper and he bats at a very important position. So, he needs to manage his workload and for the starters, he should quit the captaincy of Indian T20 side and CSK and give a younger player the opportunity to captain.”

“I still believe that Dhoni should continue to lead the test and ODI side. He is not doing a bad job. He just needs a bit of change in his approach.”

“In ODIs, he has always led from the front. He is an absolutely phenomenal ODI batsman and his ODI performances in the recent times have been amazing. The team for the next world Cup should be built around him.”

When asked if he thinks that Gautam Gambhir would be a good choice as test captain, Dravid said, “No, I don’t think so just for the simple reason that he hasn’t been consistent in test cricket since a long time. His own test place has come under scanner. He is already under pressure and the selectors shouldn’t put him under more pressure by giving him the captaincy.”

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By admin, February 10, 2013 1:19 am

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By admin, January 15, 2013 3:03 pm

Former Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly, has said that he is not surprised with Sachin Tendulkar’s decision of retiring from ODI cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar decided to quit One Day cricket on 23^rd of December. The Indian team was to be selected on that day for the T20 and ODI series against Pakistan. But, before the meeting of the selection panel, Sachin talked to the officials of BCCI and made them aware about his decision.

Talking to the correspondent of a Hindi news channel, Ganguly said, “Well, I am not surprised with his decision at all. It was on the cards and I think he has taken the right decision at the right time.”

“I had a feeling that perhaps, he would opt to play in the ODI series against Pakistan. But, he felt that it’s the right time to quit the one dayers and everybody should respect his decision.”

When asked whether this decision was taken under any kind of pressure, Ganguly said, “I don’t think so. He is not that sort of person who takes decisions under pressure. He is a tough man and he would have taken this decision after giving it a deep thought.”

“I think this is a very good decision by him. Now, he would be able to concentrate on only one form of the game and perhaps, he would get the time to play in some Ranji matches as well which would help him in test cricket.”

When asked whether Sachin’s retirement from test cricket is also around the corner, Ganguly said, “I don’t think so. There is still a few years of test cricket left in him. He has had a tough time in test cricket recently, but, I am sure that he would regain his form soon. He is too good a player to remain out of form for such a long time.”