MS Dhoni - The most successful captain of India

[ajaybaskar]

[ajaybaskar]

[littlemaster1982]

Dhoni Now Dhoni is officially the best captain India ever had (surpassing Kapil Dev)

[kid-glove]

Dhoni Now Dhoni is officially the best captain India ever had (surpassing Kapil Dev)

Crap.
a) The team Kapil had
b) beating THAT West Indies side? (which would thrash this current Indian side & then some)

[ajaybaskar]

[littlemaster1982]

Crap.
a) The team Kapil had
b) beating THAT West Indies side? (which would thrash this current Indian side & then some)

You are welcome to disagree, but let's leave it at that

[kid-glove]

There's no logic to say Dhoni is a better captain/leader. Kapil's 83 achievement is infinitely more miraculous. The finals is also on another level. To defend 183 against that Windies side. Some would switch to Dhoni's SIX, but THE touchstone moment of Indian Cricket is when Kapil runs back to catch Viv Richards off Madan Lal's bowling.

[Plum]

Dhoni - mind power. Sheer will to bend fate to his designs.


Kid, this is Dhoni's moment. Freeya vidunga. Kapil just had that World Cup. Dhoni has a lot more with more to come. Yet, it would be churlish to deny Kapil his credit, I agree. The odds he surmounted, including a bunch of seniors who didn't exactly want him to glory, unlike this group blessed with seniors like Sachin and Zaheer, who is a mini-captain by himself, were unbelievable. And 175 from 17/5. Now, that's some inspirational innings. Frankly, that team was mediocre and this is a much better team. You've got to give it to this bunch.(Even Bhajji is better - they had, like, Ravi Shastri as spinner )
But that debate is for another day.
This day Dhoni is ThE MaN. Glory be to the Badshah of Indian Cricket - this is your destiny andyou deserve it for the sheer calm and composure you brought to the team. This Cup is first and foremost yours, never mind the Top performances from Yuvi, Sachin, Gautam, Zaheer, Kohli and Ashwin.

One rikkost: Pls understand the need to groom an attacking spinner. Kaila veNNai irukku. Please Dalda-vai teamlErundhu eduththuttu veNNaiya neiyyA kAichunga

[Plum]

The closest Dhoni came to revealing what ticks his mind is the bit about potential questions on Ashwin, Sree, Yuvi at #5 and so on, motivating him to finish it off himself.

That speaks of a mindset of the winners/achievers. Their high comes in bending fate to their will. Everything else comes second. They set a target, and give everything they have in pursuit. Such an approach always brings glory. Not because they always take the perfect decision - as Dhoni demonstrated, he made some blunders that could have killed any other match or captain - but they come through, not because it is fate but because they have this primal desire to stamp their mark on the moment. It has taken me time - but I understood a valuable lesson yesterday when he said that. You shape moments. Moments don't shape you.

[V_S]

Dhoni - mind power. Sheer will to bend fate to his designs.

So true. Beautifully said Plum This man is something!