Despite the recent World Cup debacle in the West Indies, skipper Rahul Dravid has found support from former Test stars, including ex-chief selectors Gundappa Vishwanath and Kiran More, to continue as the captain of the Indian team for future assignments.
Former India captain Vishwanath, said being India’s best batsman in the team at the moment he should continue to lead for the next couple of years. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the selectors should show more patience and continue with Dravid as the skipper.
“I don’t see any reason to change the leadership just because the team under performed in the Caribbean. Moreover, it was a collective failure of the batsmen, which led to the first round ouster in the World Cup and it is stupidity to blame Dravid alone for it. A captain can only be as good as the team,” Vishwanath told Cricketnext.com.
“After Dravid took over as the captain of the team, he has done quite well and his batting too has not been affected in any way and according to me he is the best candidate to lead India for at least the next two years as we don’t have anyone to replace him at the moment despite the fact that Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh are being tipped as the future captains,” the former skipper added.
“I don’t think either of them (Sehwag or Yuvi) are ready to take over the mantle of captaincy right now as Sehwag is still struggling with his form and captaincy will be an additional pressure while Yuvraj is still too raw to fit into the captain’s shoe”, the former Karnataka star said.
“So under the circumstances I would persist with Dravid as he is our best bet and can surely deliver in the long run,” Vishy added.
More, who was instrumental in elevating Dravid to that position when he was the chief selector, said “it is unfair to even think about changing the captaincy now even after Dravid has shown a good percentage of success.”
“In my opinion, there is no way Dravid can be blamed for the World Cup debacle. There is nothing a captain can do if the team fails to score even 200 runs against Bangladesh or if it fails to chase 255 runs against Sri Lanka. I think Dravid did everything humanly possible to restrict the Sri Lankans in the crucial last match but his batsmen deserted him with lack of application,” the former stumper added.
Former India captain Vishwanath, said being India’s best batsman in the team at the moment he should continue to lead for the next couple of years. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the selectors should show more patience and continue with Dravid as the skipper.
“I don’t see any reason to change the leadership just because the team under performed in the Caribbean. Moreover, it was a collective failure of the batsmen, which led to the first round ouster in the World Cup and it is stupidity to blame Dravid alone for it. A captain can only be as good as the team,” Vishwanath told Cricketnext.com.
“After Dravid took over as the captain of the team, he has done quite well and his batting too has not been affected in any way and according to me he is the best candidate to lead India for at least the next two years as we don’t have anyone to replace him at the moment despite the fact that Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh are being tipped as the future captains,” the former skipper added.
“I don’t think either of them (Sehwag or Yuvi) are ready to take over the mantle of captaincy right now as Sehwag is still struggling with his form and captaincy will be an additional pressure while Yuvraj is still too raw to fit into the captain’s shoe”, the former Karnataka star said.
“So under the circumstances I would persist with Dravid as he is our best bet and can surely deliver in the long run,” Vishy added.
More, who was instrumental in elevating Dravid to that position when he was the chief selector, said “it is unfair to even think about changing the captaincy now even after Dravid has shown a good percentage of success.”
“In my opinion, there is no way Dravid can be blamed for the World Cup debacle. There is nothing a captain can do if the team fails to score even 200 runs against Bangladesh or if it fails to chase 255 runs against Sri Lanka. I think Dravid did everything humanly possible to restrict the Sri Lankans in the crucial last match but his batsmen deserted him with lack of application,” the former stumper added.
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