Split Captaincy Cannot Work in Our Culture, Says Kapil Dev.

[Ankit_sharma03]

An MNC cannot have two CEOs", said former India skipper Kapil Dev on Friday, making his stance clear on the raging debate over whether the national cricket team should go for split captaincy. Ever since Rohit Sharma guided Mumbai Indians to a fifth IPL title, a debate on split captaincy has gathered momentum with several former players suggesting that the opener be handed the leadership of at least the T20 side. Virat Kohli currently leads India in all three formats.

 

"In our culture it is not going to happen that way. In one company you make two CEOs? No. If Kohli is going to play T20s and he is good enough. Let him be there. Even though I would like to see other people coming out. But it's difficult," said Kapil at the HT Leadership Summit which was held virtually. "Our 80 per cent, 70 per cent of the team across formats is same team. They don't like captains having different theory. It may bring more differences between the players who look up to the captain.

 

"If you have two captains, players might think he is going to be my captain in Tests. I will not annoy him." The 61-year-old recently underwent an angioplasty after suffering a heart attack. Talking about the art of fast bowling, the 1983 World Cup-winning former skipper said fast bowlers opting for too many variations saddens him.

 

 

"I am not happy with fast bowlers (these days). The first ball cannot be cross seam. Players in IPL realised that swing is more important than pace. Sandeep (Sharma), who bowled 120 kph, was tougher because he was moving the ball," he explained. "Bowlers have to understand it's not the pace, it's the swing. They should learn but are running away from art. T Natarajan was my hero of IPL. Young boy was fearless and bowling so many yorkers," the legendary all-rounder said referring to the two Sunrisers Hyderabad pacers. Kapil feels variations are a waste if one doesn't know how to swing the ball.

"Keep your wrist straight, hold the ball seam-up. Whenever the ball moves Tests matches become important. Wasim, Botham, Willis, Hadlee. McGrath, look how good he was. "The art of swing bowling should come back. Learning the knuckle ball and all is fine. If you don't know how to swing the ball, everything is waste," said the great all-rounder. However, the battery of pacers that India possesses now pleases Kapil immensely.

"I read somewhere that Lara said he (would) rather prefer face Kapil Dev but not Lara. Our fast bowlers are brilliant. "Look at Shami, Bumrah. As a cricketer, it gives me a lot of happiness to say that today we depend on our fast bowlers. Our bowlers are capable of taking 20 wickets in a match. We've had spinners Kumble, Harbhajan, but today no country would like to say 'give them bouncy wickets'." He also appealed to the ICC to ensure Test cricket doesn't die in the age of T20 cricket. "If it (Test cricket) dies, I would say ICC have done the worst thing… Let us not let it die… Yes cricket has changed. People around the world only want to play IPL, BBL and tournaments like that…

"I would say IPL has given us strength. What used to be county cricket, every player used to play there (in England) but today IPL is giving the same benefit to us as the players are coming and playing in India. "…Don't just think about T20 or IPL, you have to look after first class cricket, Tests and ODIs. Yes, money making factor is there but we should not forget our tradition. Tennis for example, we still have Wimbledon played on grass," said Kapil. He also added that whoever wins the upcoming India-Australia series, the team should go on to the win the World Test Championship.

 

Link - https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/split-captaincy-cannot-work-in-our-culture-says-kapil-dev-3101429.html

[Ankit_sharma03]

[Rightarmfast]

Therein lies the problem. Bowlers should concentrate on swing and not pace. Just because he couldnt bowl fast, doesnt mean others shouldnt. Kapil is a complete insecured moron.

[Stan AF]

 Typical Indian mentality opposing decentralization of powers. Nothing new here.

[putrevus]

Bowling gun barrell straight occasionally in 140s not the answer. He never said you should lose pace, he said swing (movement) is key.Steyn was deadly not because he was fast but he had ability to  swing the ball with pace. 

[Stan AF]

1 hour ago, sarchasm said:

And what are you? A typical gandooo making the typical Indian comment.

Looks like you're triggered by my posts  . Good. Now,

[Khota]

Kapil will always be my hero but he is sooooo wrong on this one.

[Khota]

2 hours ago, Stan AF said:

 Typical Indian mentality opposing decentralization of powers. Nothing new here.

 

Exactly. Could not have said it any better. Call it hero worship or centralizing power but these guys have colonial mentality. Eleven people make that team. One man is never that important.

[Serpico]

Except it did work for us in the past. Did he forget that in 2007 Rahul dravid and Kumble were test captains who won us test series against england and pakistan while Dhoni was t20 captain and won the world cup? Or in 2018 Kohli was test captain won Austraian series while Rohit led india in Asia cup successfully?

 

As long as the captains can make into the teams on their own merit, there is nothing stopping us having 2 or even 3 captains different for each format. Our players already play under different captains and managements in ipl every year, I'm sure they can manage different captain in different format

[Stan AF]

I've already wasted enough time on you .  Don't quote me here on.

 

P.S: Get some help kid. You need it badly.

 

 

 

Edited November 21, 2020 by Stan AF

[Straight Drive]

Probably saying on the experience of split (read rotating) captaincy between him and Sunny.

[vishalvirsingh]

Kohli should not play T20's and Rohit should be our t20 captain.

 

Kohli is a must for TESTS and ODI and t20's are fun cricket. Any lappeBaaj can also be a hit on his day in T20 so T20 should be played by LappeBaaj players.

 

If I was Kohli, I would not play T20's. Any batsman who wants to play Genuine cricketting shots may not succeed in T20. Its a game where Strength and risky and adventerous Shots rule the roost.

Pollard , Hardik and KKR HItman are considered as important as Rohit and Virat .

 

if i am captain , I would not play SHAMMI for any T20's and may play Bumrah in one or two t20's if it is a must win game for us.

 

Shammi boom Saini hardik and jaddu could be my ODI attack. i trust Hardik may be fit to bowl in ODI's. 

 

in tests boomrah, shammi  ,saini/siraj could be the three pronged attack and Umesh on bench. i am assuming Ishant wont be fit.

 

The way kohli has kept siraj in australia , it seems he will play Siraj as the third Pacer after Bumrah and Shammi. I will not be surprised if Siraj plays ahead of Saini and Umesh in Tests.

 

 

 

 

 

[Vk1]

they are still under the impression of 80s.. of factions, groups and infightings..this might be true for Pak but our team and players have a different maturity now.. the way Kumble was removed.. it would have been spoken for years in the 80s/90s.. that was closed professionally..  ( major credit to Kumble / VK for not talking abt  it later )..  still lot of professionalism needed in selection matters though.