Rahane captaincy watch thread

[nevada]

Consensus seems to be that so far, Rahane = Michael Corleone. Kohli = Sonny. And Dhoni = retired Don Vito. 

 

[DeepSpace]

Wish Rahane could be the permanent captain. Was good on field today.

[R!TTER]

Some Brat lovers spamming every thread they can with tales of the wicked (opposition) & how almost everything goes against the guy with the entire world conspiring against him 

 

If the team's not progressed, zero trophies, & no batter developed under him then the issue is not others it's clearly the one that sucks!

[maniac]

Respect. India might still lose and Rahane might get a pair, pretty high possibility but the way he led the team to bounce back from the 36 all out hell, he will always have my respect.

 

Go Jinx

 

[kirkutfan]

The “new” guy is always wonderful. Let him captain for say 10 tests and then the guy will be termed as predictable, not aggressive enough etc. Time for another new guy. 

[Gollum]

Though I have been harsh towards Rahane for the last couple of years, credit where due, did a good job today.

 

Team was relaxed, maybe that's why no dropped catch. At times it seemed like Ashwin was co-captain, even Bumrah was acting like a leader when Siraj was bowling. Good that our seniors/stars stepped up, long may it continue. No ego, all working towards a common goal. Without firepower of Kohli/Shami/Ishant, after losing the toss in Smith's favorite ground, after scars of 36/9, amazing fight today. Just hope for a bit of luck on day 2, and plenty of application and positive cricket. 

Edited December 26, 2020 by Gollum

[gakgupta]

What are the chances?? zero..

 

Anyone know that Rahana captained India 3 times in test matches and we won all the 3 times..(2 times with Australia and once with Afghanistan)??

 

If rahana wins remaining 2 matches...will he be considered over Virat?? (Only for Test Matches)

 

 

[chewy]

Definitely, anyone but Kohli, even Ashwin or Pujara.

[Forever Indian]

Even if he wins remaining 2 tests what will happen is, he will be Congratulated by Kohli saab in media on how he ably lead in his absence and then shamelessly take over Captaincy thanking him for his services. Afterall Indian Captaincy is No less than a Government job 

[Real McCoy]

3 minutes ago, gakgupta said:

What are the chances?? zero..

 

Anyone know that Rahana captained India 3 times in test matches and we won all the 3 times..(2 times with Australia and once with Afghanistan)??

 

If rahana wins remaining 2 matches...will he be considered over Virat?? (Only for Test Matches)

 

 

Most likely zero chances. But the odds improve if Rahane wins both the remaining tests. Even if he does, they will somehow go back to Kohli under some excuse. I think the best option to both Kohli and the team is for Kohli to quit captaincy and focus on his batting. He is our best batter bar T20Is and will flourish under Rahane's captaincy in tests and Rohit in ODIs.

[Forever Indian]

Just now, Real McCoy said:

Most likely zero chances. But the odds improve if Rahane wins both the remaining tests. Even if he does, they will somehow go back to Kohli under some excuse. I think the best option to both Kohli and the team is for Kohli to quit captaincy and focus on his batting. He is our best batter bar T20Is and will flourish under Rahane's captaincy in tests and Rohit in ODIs.

Sorry, that's not the best option for Kohli - it will affect his Brand value so will not do that. If he won't give up RCB captaincy even after 7 years of utter flop, why woud he give it up with India when the stocks are even higher?

[Real McCoy]

2 minutes ago, Forever Indian said:

Sorry, that's not the best option for Kohli - it will affect his Brand value so will not do that. If he won't give up RCB captaincy even after 7 years of utter flop, why woud he give it up with India when the stocks are even higher?

Yup thats a tough pill to swallow but you are on point here :(

[Ankit_sharma03]

Lets see a lil more 

[goose]

remember every single captain we've ever had was better than the previous one....until he wasnt

[Cricketics]

Well most of the ICFers did not want Rahane in the side, so let Rahane cement his place first before you pick him as captain

 

 

I feel Rahane is a great captain and should play every game for India for sometime in test. Issue is with the management. Change Shastri and change even fielding coach. The management shouldn't stay for too long anywhere, even if they are doing fine. Just like governments and presidentcies in most countries, there is a restriction of 2 terms for a reason so that no one can monopolize or do any kind of dictatorship and that new ideas can be shared. Hence the management, whether they are doing good or bad, needs to be monitored and removed in time. This shouldn't be a job where you work till your retirement. Swap them every few years. Give others chance. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Khota]

This sounds like a coup and not acceptable. Someone needs to sitdown with kohli and ask him to chose what he wants to captain. It cannot be all three.

[wanted_desi]

I am sure other than Dhawan, everyone would like to have different captain in T20, ODI and Test matches. 

[putrevus]

First most people don't want him the team now he is undoubted captain. Why should Kohli lose the test captaincy in the first place.

[Gollum]

First let Rahane cement his spot in the team. 

[R!TTER]

Who's Rahana