http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 Dravid backs Gautam Gambhir as ODI captain for West Indies tour
The veteran Indian batsman, Rahul Dravid, has appreciated Board of Control for Cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623 as the One-Day and Twenty20 captain for the upcoming tour of West Indies.
On Friday, the selection committee named Gambhir as India’s limited-over captain in the absence of their regular skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820.
Dhoni was given some much-needed rest before the crucial Test series, starting from June 20, 2011.
Gambhir, who played previous Indian Premier League editions for his native side, Delhi, is currently leading Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders in the ongoing season.
Referring to India’s comprehensive 5-0 victory over New Zealand under Gambhir’s captaincy last year, Dravid described that the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 southpaw has proved himself as a wonderful leader in the past.
"Gambhir has done it before against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals in the ongoing lucrative Twenty20 league.
With absence of three key batting figures, Sachin Tendulkar, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
When asked about Suresh Raina who was appointed as vice-captain of the side, Dravid stated, "Raina is a good prospect. He is a very good player who has proved himself."
The former Indian captain further described that even tough, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Young-c41367 Indian team will play in the ODIs, Gambhir and company has all the potential to do well against Windies in West Indies. However, he made it clear that the Caribbean side will not an easy
opposition at home.
The experienced cricketer expressed, “It is going to be a big challenge for Gauti. West Indies do play good cricket at home. We need to see what kind of team they put on the park. If they field all their top players, they are going to be a very, very competitive
team. There is no doubt about it. It should be an interesting series for India."
Meanwhile, he stated the conditions in Caribbean vary from island to island. Therefore, adaptability will be very important and Indian team will have to adjust their game accordingly in order to produce good results.
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