Dont write off RD, the kaptan!
Rahul Dravid may be not be an aggressive captain, may not be an innovative captain, may not be an expressive captain but he has achieved good results. The win at Trentbridge is India's 5th overseas win under Rahul Dravid, and thats not a bad achievement by any means.I have heard people say RD is not half as good as Ganguly as captain.Hmm..that for me is not a fair comment, very harsh I should say! Ganguly is a more natural leader than RD and that made job easy for him. RD, I should say is not a born leader and he is learning the tricks of the trade, slowly but surely.The win at Trentbridge, where India were without a head coach proved this.
Overseas wins under RD (excluding Zimbabwe and Bangladesh)
1. Pakistan, in Multan
2. WI, in Kingston
3. SA, in Johannesburg
4. England, in Nottingham
Overseas wins under SG (excluding Zimbabwe and Bangladesh)
1. SL, in Kandy
2. WI, in Port of Spain
3. England, in Leeds
4. Australia, in Adeilade
5. Pakistan, in Rawalpindi
RD, with 8 test wins under his belt(Dada has 21 wins..brilliant) has still a long way to go before being labeled as a successful Indian captain but he has every chance of becoming one.
posted by Sreekar at
2:12 AM
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Hmm...I see that you are goin soft on Dada these days :)
Despite being an emphatic Sourav supporter, I always have felt that Dravid is a more logical captain than Ganguly who went more with his instincts and positivity to deliver the goods. Dravid, as it appears and as most pundits have said, needs to be more expressive and assertive. But whatever he does can never match Dada's flamboyance as a leader. Not for me, anyway!
I don't think dravid is good captain at all . Everyone played well other than him....and also seniors are playing for the position in the team like ganguly..and sachin is answering to the critics with his bat..but dravid is quite ..not playing.not making good decisions...I don't think Sreesanth in this test match is good enough to take the new ball..and when zaheer is good..he is not using him . Many ways....I don't think He is good captain at all..now a days players are playing well because of external pressures..so wins coming..nothing other than that...
Thanks,
Fair enough Mr.Anonymous. Your views are respected. But, lemme know your identity...
If I am not wrong, we won two test matches under dada in Pakistan, and not one as you've mentioned. One was at rawalpindi and the other at Multan where Sehwag hit the triple century..
Spawn
Spawn, u r wrong! Dada was not fit for the first test match. Dravid was the captain of the first test in Multan where Sehwag hit a triple ton.Under Dada, we won in Rawalpindi, the 3rd test, where Dravid hit 270.
My apologies.. I did not look at the wins-under-dada catchline.. :D
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