Learn from Jayawardene, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Anthony-Taylor-c74540’s sincere advice for struggling MS Dhoni – Cricket News Update
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, who has been an aggressive captain all throughout the ongoing Commonwealth
Bank Series.
Recapping http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s disastrous tour Down Under, which also saw the Men in Blue facing a 4-0 Test series humiliation, the 47-year-old former Australian batsman said that there are plenty of lessons for the Indian skipper from the tour, and at the top of the
list is aggressive captaincy in limited overs cricket.
"Mahendra Singh Dhoni has to be more aggressive in his captaincy,” said the
Channel Nine commentator on Monday. “Look at the way Mahela Jayawardene has captained and it has reflected by Sri Lanka's performance in the series," he added further.
The Australian reckoned that Dhoni could be a successful captain on flat Subcontinent pitches, but will always struggle on the bowler friendly wickets of Australia and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
"In India, the first act of a captain is to defend runs rather than take wickets. In Australia, it should be to take wickets and then prevent runs," said Taylor, who played 104 Tests and 113 One Day Internationals for Australia, during a TV show.
"If I were Dhoni, I might just look back at this series and have a look at the way Mahela has captained the team. He has always looked for wickets and has been in the face of the Aussies," he added further.
Taylor was the captain of Australian team that toured the Subcontinent for the 1996 World Cup. Summarising his experience of leading the side on the flat pitches during the esteemed tournament, the Aussie said that the captains always adopt a defensive approach.
While in Australia, the captains need to take the field with an attacking mindset and claim wickets rather than containing runs.
The next http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in 2015 and the skippers of various international teams would have to go there with an attacking approach if they are to prove a point in the high profile tournament, said Taylor.
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