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Rahul Dravid Hails Gautam Gambhir’s Appointment as Indian Captain

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Rahul Dravid Hails http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447’s Appointment as Indian Captain
India’s former middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 has hailed the appointment of youngster Gautam Gambhir as the captain of the Indian national team for the upcoming tour of the West Indies.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to rest the senior players for the Caribbean tour, the players include skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379.
Speaking to the media about the new responsibilities dawned on the shoulders of Gambhir, Dravid said, “Gambhir has done it before against New Zealand where we won handsomely. He is a good captain. There is no reason why he can’t do it again.” 
Gambhir, who is currently captaining the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the ongoing fourth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), is doing exceptionally well and has transformed the franchise as one of the top teams this year, after three miserable years
in the past, where the KKR showed a poor performance.
Gambhir, last year, led the Indian national team against Daniel Vettori’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 won by 5-0.
The BCCI has also appointed Suresh Raina has the vice captain, a move which has received backing from Dravid as well. Talking on the matter, the flamboyant Dravid said, “Raina is a good prospect. He does well. He is a very good player who has proved himself.”
Many in India believe that this is a good move by the BCCI to groom the two youngsters who might take over the realms of cricket from MS Dhoni when he retires from international cricket.
Speaking on the prospects of the new look Indian side, Dravid expressed his confidence and admitted that although the side was young but it had the right talent to give the hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 a run for their money in the upcoming series.
According to sources the veterans Dhoni and Tendulkar will be available for the Test series in the Caribbean.
India’s one-day and Twenty20 squad includes: Gautam Gambhir, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, Ravichandran

Ashwin, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WP-Saha-c2800.

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