A new captain
Published by Mysorean on Friday, September 09, 2005 at 8:30:00 pm.
While beginning to write this article, I am also parallely preparing myself to face those Bengali babus ire!
Ganguly must step down now. On his own. He may lose his place in the team as a player also. Might have to work his way back up from the Ranji trophy. Or he might slowly shift into films [horrible actor, IMHO]. I say that because I see lot of girls go crazy about him.
My pick for the captain's post of Indian cricket team is:
Mohammed Kaif
No. Not because he played very well in the last two matches of the recent series in Zimbabwe. But because:
Ganguly must step down now. On his own. He may lose his place in the team as a player also. Might have to work his way back up from the Ranji trophy. Or he might slowly shift into films [horrible actor, IMHO]. I say that because I see lot of girls go crazy about him.
My pick for the captain's post of Indian cricket team is:
Mohammed KaifNo. Not because he played very well in the last two matches of the recent series in Zimbabwe. But because:
- Cool head on stable shoulders.
- Young blood. Good bet for the future.
- Fit as a fiddle. Might work as a tonic to improve the fitness of the eternally unfit team.
- Good student of the game.
- Enthusiastic and self-driven. Can always be seen involved in on-field team meetings during crucial stages.
- Good batsman. Consistent. One among the best fielders in the World!
- Most important aspect: Toughness. Shows that in his fielding and batting.
- Age. Conventionally, a bit too young for the captain's post. Sehwag seems more apt in this case.
- He is not a top-order batsman [Only in this Zimbabwe series he started coming in at #3], neither is he a bowler. [But he is a world-class fielder]. He will need to convince the batsmen and bowlers by showing his commitment and deep understanding of the game. Sometimes, senior players might just refuse to go with this.
