Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Let me ask something - India are embarrased (ie held to a draw) by Pakistan, and mauled in Australia. Dhoni is taken to pieces, doesn't score a run, and needs to be seriously considered to be dropped from the Test side.
Why is Dhoni considered captain-in-waiting? If we have it this way, it is as bad as Dhoni being given the Test captaincy now. The entire point of giving Kumble the captaincy should be that we do not know whether Dhoni has it in him to do the job, and until he does he should not even be considered.
The reason I am happy Kumble has been given it is that I don't feel Dhoni is certain to be a Test-class cricketer.
Why is Dhoni considered captain-in-waiting? If we have it this way, it is as bad as Dhoni being given the Test captaincy now. The entire point of giving Kumble the captaincy should be that we do not know whether Dhoni has it in him to do the job, and until he does he should not even be considered.
The reason I am happy Kumble has been given it is that I don't feel Dhoni is certain to be a Test-class cricketer.