MS Dhoni - The most successful captain of India

**sathya_1979** · 25th July 2011, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by ajaybaskar

No chatting here..

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**Plum** · 25th July 2011, 02:03 PM

But, seriously, I wish I were in the Bash Dhoni mode now. There has never been a better time to bash Dhoni - wicket-keeping gone kaput, batting limitations exposed, captaincy for the first time, has hit a brick wall against a genuinely superior England team. Bad times are here for the hitherto unchallenged Indian captain.

Unfortunately, I am only feeling sympathy for him now. What to do?
(Or maybe that is why - me feeling sympathetic - he has started to fail? )

**sathya_1979** · 25th July 2011, 02:36 PM

Come on Plum - Premier Fast bowler Injured on Day-1, 2 Premier Batsmen not feeling well (Ghambir and Sachin). Even Taylor or Waugh could not have done anything in this situation. Think of Aus in 2005 Ashes, annihilating everyone before - Lost Grath before the start of 2nd test, JUST 1 Bowler and they lost the series.

**Plum** · 25th July 2011, 04:12 PM

sathya, I dont know the causes but fact is Dhoni's wicket-keeping in this test has been absymal. I put it down to the workload he has been subjected to. I think we may have killed the Golden Goose with the IPL. IPL is fun, sure, and I think I quite enjoyed it so far but it is killing our test #1 ranking and the chance to be a great test team. This is evident no more than in Dhoni's case. He is not as bad as this test has shown him up as a keeper and batsman.

As a captain, too, opening with Raina after Lunch reminds one of the similar instance that catapulted him to fame as captain - that of Ricky Ponting using Mike Hussey to quicken the over rate leading to Dhoni's first test series win. Within 2 years, he himself has fallen to the same syndrome. Atleast, Ponting took 5 years to reach that state.

I can only put that down to his over-worked brain.

**sathya_1979** · 25th July 2011, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by Plum

I put it down to the workload he has been subjected to. I think we may have killed the Golden Goose with the IPL. IPL is fun, sure, and I think I quite enjoyed it so far but it is killing our test #1 ranking and the chance to be a great test team. This is evident no more than in Dhoni's case. He is not as bad as this test has shown him up as a keeper and batsman.
I can only put that down to his over-worked brain.

+1979 to above quoted statements, I warned of this long time back.