http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234 slam Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s statement – Cricket News Update
Former Indian captains, Sourav Ganguly and Kapil Dev have slammed Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s statement about retiring from Test cricket by 2013 and the former cricketers believe that the Indian captain should not have given such a statement during the crucial
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they are being hammered by the Kangaroos in Australia.
Some cricket analysts, including Ganguly, feel that Dhoni does not enjoy the longer format of the game and this is the reason why he has not been performing that well in Test cricket.
The former left-handed batsman believes that Dhoni’s statement is ill-timed and during such a challenging tour, the wicketkeeper/batsman should have been trying to motivate his team.
Ganguly said, "It is not sensible of him at all to make such a comment 24 hours before the start of an important Test match. I definitely feel that Dhoni does not enjoy Test cricket. His performance in Test and one-day cricket is poles apart and by making
such a statement, he has also perhaps explained his complete disinterest in the longer format of the game."
India has already lost the initial two Test matches of the series and things are not looking good after the first day’s play in the third Test match at Perth. Another whitewash is on the cards for the Indian team, which should be a massive shock for a side
that claims to be one of the better teams of international cricket.
Legendary all-rounder, Kapil Dev feels that such a statement by the captain can easily demoralise the team shatter the confidence of the players, which is the last thing Indian fans need at the moment.
"The timing of his statement is completely wrong. It is fine if the team knows about it otherwise the squad can fall apart midway through the tour," former captain and all-rounder said.
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