I would seriously think of changing the captain, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Farokh-Maneksha-Engineer-c56812
Calls for a captaincy change are doing the rounds in the Indian media after the team’s dismal performance Down Under. Former wicketkeeper batsman of India, Farokh Engineer has also backed the idea of changing the leadership. However, like many others, Engineer
also does not see any options in the Indian team at the moment and insisted that rather than adopting a hit and trial policy, the Board of Cricket Control http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 with Dhoni.
“I would seriously think of changing the captain,” said Engineer when asked to comment on the hot issue. “But eventually I would probably continue with him because we don't have any options. Dhoni certainly needs to improve his captaincy,” he added further.
Thr 73-year-old former wicketkeeper of India also took a sweep at Dhoni for bowling in the Lord’s Test, saying that by doing so, he made a mockery of the Indian cricket team. Till last year, Dhoni was acclaimed to be one of the greatest captains India has
ever produced. He led India to the T20 title, also winning the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup, along with making India reach the zenith of the International Cricket Council’s Test rankings in December 2009. But Engineer said that he the Ranchi boy was just lucky to
get those accolades.
The former India wicketkeeper was also critical of Dhoni’s role behind the stumps and said that the wicketkeeper batsman was simply disappointing in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 last year and was equally awful with gloves Down Under.
“Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been disappointing. His wicketkeeping was pretty awful in England and I don't think there was any improvement in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Maharashtra-c811 cricketer during an interview with Mid Day on Monday.
“And his batting seems to have gone. He has been worked out. He's never had any technique in batting and wicketkeeping. Your eye may be good, but your technique is most important especially in the longer format of the game,” he added further.
Dhoni has led India in 37 Tests, winning 17 and losing 10. Unfortunately, 8 of the total ten defeats have come in a row during the last two away series, against England and Australia.
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