India v England 2011: MS Dhoni’s captaincy is not at stake, feels Ravi Shastri – Cricket News Update
Due to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, many questions are being raised over Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy.
While the Indian skipper referred back-to-back series as the prime reason behind India’s lacklustre show against the Poms, the gurus of the game are citing Dhoni’s defensive approach as the biggest cause of India’s defeat.
Moreover, Dhoni has not been able to make an impression with the bat so far in the series, collecting just 49 runs in four innings. At a critical situation in the second Test, Dhoni lost his wicket on the very first ball, leaving the ball that was swinging
into him. As a result, the ball hit his pad and the Umpire took a moment to raise his figure, since Dhoni was not attempting a shot.
The cool Dhoni is widely considered as the best Indian skipper in the history of the game. However, his glory days seem to be moving towards an end as Dhoni will have to produce something special in order to make up for his abysmal performance as of lately.
Realising the situation, the former Indian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ravishankar-Jayadritha-Shastri-c84254, has come out in support of World Cup hero, saying that Dhoni’s captaincy is not under threat after just two defeats in a row.
Shastri feels that Dhoni's captaincy is safe since his great success in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011 cannot be overlooked, adding that one should not point fingers at Dhoni after an ordinary performance in a single series.
"Dhoni will get away with losing the series - he won't have a gun to his head. His performance over the last three years has been magnificent. He just looks a little mentally jaded and it is reflecting on some of the players," said Shastri who has led Indian
in one Test match.
Meanwhile, the former skipper hoped that the tourists will regain their lost momentum and come up with a great performance in the next Test, set to be played at Edgbaston, from August 10 to August 14, 2011.
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