Does Ind need a new captain?

[zen]

Have seen Azharuddin make some blunders like a) electing to bowl first and keep an LOI field in tests in NZ (1990 iirc), and b) electing to bowl first at Kol in the WC96 SF, but I don't know if captaincy (in terms of strategy and tactics) has gone to a new low. Discuss if it is time for a change (or after the WC2019) 

 

• Tests -> Pujara
• LOIs -> Rohit (interim) 

 

 

 

PS copy and paste from one of my posts below:

 

“Cricket is one of the sports where decision taken on and off the field can impact the game. So captaincy can be evaluated based on decisions taken. It is not necessarily about wins or losses, because you can be a good captain even though your team is losing because of its makeup or a bad captain even if your team is winning 

 

My memories are vague but I used to like Mark Taylor’s captaincy. And even Martin Crowe’s in WC 1992 where NZ opened with Deepak Patel. Crowe had a good motivating influence on the team and also led from the front (became the player of the tournament iirc)”

Edited September 1, 2018 by zen

[Khota]

Yes!

3 formats 3 captains.

This will keep power from concentrating with one person.

[zen]

Just now, Khota said:

Yes!

3 formats 3 captains.

This will keep power from concentrating with one person.

The one playing ODI is likely to play T20s too 

[Nikola]

Might try rohit for t20s. In odis & tests i don't see kohli allowing anyone to captain side.

[Khota]

1 minute ago, zen said:

The one playing ODI is likely to play T20s too 

True but it needs to be spread around. Kohli thinks he is betterthan others and has become arrogant.

[Khota]

1 minute ago, Nikola said:

Might try rohit for t20s. In odis & tests i don't see kohli allowing anyone to captain side.

And that is the problem. Who the heck is Kohli that Indian cricket has to take permission from him.

[R.D forever]

No we don't. FFS stop with overreactions.

 

What we need are stable openers, proper no 6 batsman and a decent keeper batsman. 

[zen]

Just now, Khota said:

True but it needs to be spread around. Kohli thinks he is betterthan others and has become arrogant.

Theoretically yes, but practically you do not want one guy to play under another in one format and vice versa .... Pujara is not going to play LOIs so can captain in tests and he is a committed cricketer .... someone like Rohit can do that in LOIs 

 

Your plan would work if Rohit does not play T20s, which becomes a format for young players. In that case:

 

• Tests -> Pujara
• ODIs -> Rohit
• T20s -> Pandya

[chewy]

Kohli is ok for Tests, the ODI captaincy should be taken away.

 

[Number]

Yes Pujara for captaincy till he fails in the 2nd innings tomorrow.

[Nikola]

Kohli's odi captaincy would work till dhoni don't retire. If rohit or someone else becomes captain you don't need dhoni as well and you get good captain too.

[Khota]

5 minutes ago, zen said:

Theoretically yes, but practically you do not want one guy to play under another in one format and vice versa .... Pujara is not going to play LOIs so can captain in tests and he is a committed cricketer .... someone like Rohit can do that in LOIs 

 

Your plan would work if Rohit does not play T20s, which becomes a format for young players. In that case:

 

• Tests -> Pujara
• ODIs -> Rohit
• T20s -> Pandya

It should not make any difference. These are not teenagers that their fellings will get hurt. It is about team, not them.

[Adi BB]

Kohli is a decent test captain ,dont mind him at all .in other formats ,we can try but lets see how we perform under him in 2019 wc 

[speedheat]

ROFL kohli has been good as a captain tbh, batting had let us down on crucial occasions, we need complete revamp in batting, 

[Lannister]

We need a fiery character to captain Test side, not dull ones like Dhoni or Pujara. Let him continue with the Test captaincy. But he needs to be kept away from team selections. He's someone who can't keep away his personal bias when selecting players. We have seen that particular trait cause us to lose many test matches. So team selection is a no-go for him.

 

As for ODIs and T20s go, he's clearly not suited to handle those two formats. It's a perfect opportunity to groom some young player to leadership role, someone like KL Rahul. But it never happens, and hence we will always be a perennial failures. 

[express bowling]

53 minutes ago, zen said:

Captain

• Tests -> Pujara

 

 

Do you think that there is even 1% realistic chance of Pujara being thd test captain  ?

[zen]

5 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

Do you think that there is even 1% realistic chance of Pujara being thd test captain  ?

Realistically no, but he is a good candidate .... Kohli is likely to rule the roost 

[Ankit_sharma03]

A captain has to 1st own a place

 

In test - apart from kohli every place gets in doubt at times. Even with pujara their has to be a lil more consisency overseas....jst been few innings. Rahane has never been consistent and pretty much can loose his place in subcontinent. Ashwin again is having question mark overseas. 

So in test for sometime kohli is the guy

 

LOI- rohit shud lead the side but giving him capatincy jst a few mnth before WC isnt fair to him and neither it will happen . N ppl here are after his place to in LOI side

[mancalledsting]

Kohli's captaincy was suspect today, over bowling Ashwin just because of the rough and Moeen's performance. Only other option he had was to go to Hardik so that may not have worked out either. Sadly I still think he's the best option India have. He was also let down by yet another epic failure from his batting lineup. 

Edited September 1, 2018 by mancalledsting

[The Realist]

Captaincy is already split as Dhoni is effectively the ODI & T20 captain in all but name.