Sunil Gavaskar asks BCCI to put the captaincy issue on hold for a while - Cricket News Update
Former Indian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, saying he is still the best bet for the job and has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to put the captaincy issue on hold for
the moment.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s poor performance in the last two overseas assignments, coupled with Dhoni’s personal form with the bat has led to growing calls for his sacking from not only from the captaincy but also from the Test squad.
Following the criticism, Dhoni offered to relinquish the leadership role in the longest format of the game, if the BCCI selectors have a better replacement at hand.
However, Gavaskar reckons there is no reason to do this just yet, and that the 30-year-old Ranchi wicketkeeper batsman is still the most suitable candidate for the job in the Indian team.
"Dhoni obviously must have felt deeply the 4-0 loss of India. So what he wanted to say is that he is ready to play under a captain if the BCCI can get one," said Gavaskar during an interview with an Indian news channel.
"In my view he is still the best bet for the job…BCCI should wait for a couple of seasons as Mahi himself said may be till 2013 so that we can have a better idea of the candidates who are likely to take over from him in future," he added.
The cricketer turned commentator did not agree with the idea of three different captains for all three formats of the game. He said that such a move would mean division of the command and it can confuse the players in all three formats of the game.
Asked if a better performance in the upcoming tri-nation ODI series will erase the shambles of 0-4 Test crushing from the minds of the fans and selectors, Gavaskar said, "No, I don't think it's likely to happen. Every team and player is rated by how they
do in Test, which is the highest level. It is a Test victory which matters to real cricket lovers."
He however did agree that the upcoming One Day Internationals would provide the under fire players one last chance to prove their prowess.
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