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[Lord]

1 minute ago, New guy said:

A captain can 100% change fortunes by disrupting a team and causing insecurity, etc. We literally saw this exact template with MI too.

 

Those who dont learn from history, repeat it

 

Hardik won with GT. So he's not  bad captain.

 

MI has too many 'captains'

[zen]

1 minute ago, New guy said:

A captain can 100% change fortunes by disrupting a team and causing insecurity, etc. We literally saw this exact template with MI too.

 

Those who dont learn from history, repeat it

Yes, which is why no point in keeping fixed captains. Most teams have multiple candidates who can lead. 
 

If MI had used rotation based captaincy, it had Rohit, SKY, Bumrah, etc. too who would have captained in a few games. It also guards against captains developing egos. 

[zen]

Just now, Lord said:

 

Hardik won with GT. So he's not  bad captain.

 

MI has too many 'captains'

That was Nehraji. Hardik did not even know the playing combinations. He even admitted that Nehraji does everything. 

[putrevus]

7 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

Hardik won with GT. So he's not  bad captain.

 

MI has too many 'captains'

He was  replacing their beloved MI captain and he left the team only to comeback after being assured of captaincy.

 

Other players did not like it.

[vvvslaxman]

[Manucrick]

Don't think iyer get single win  under his belt 

[Manucrick]

3 hours ago, putrevus said:

He was  replacing their beloved MI captain and he left the team only to comeback after being assured of captaincy.

 

Other players did not like it.

Same thing happened in indian team 

[putrevus]

32 minutes ago, Manucrick said:

Same thing happened in indian team 

Players are not robots, they are human and they see everything.

 

This sort of nonsense destroys teams.

[sarcastic]

I will hope the thread comes true in the next match. He is due to win once for sure in this series.

[New guy]

On 7/8/2026 at 1:24 AM, Lord said:

 

Hardik won with GT. So he's not  bad captain.

 

MI has too many 'captains'

Yes, it made sense for him to be made captain over a new, young team. It didnt make sense for him to come to an established team from outside and be made captain over the likes of bumrah, rohit and sky

 

When sachin recommended Dhonis name for captain in 2007, he and other seniors were very sure they needed to step aside and it should be a young team he leads without any baggage

 

An outsider captain never works in an already established team

[Frustrated]

Bcci is planning a tour to Iceland later this year.  Iyer's 1st win loading there. 

[express bowling]

12 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

Bcci is planning a tour to Iceland later this year.  Iyer's 1st win loading there. 

 

Post match interview after 0 - 3 loss in Iceland.

 

" First tour by the boys here. We could not adjust to this cold. But it's a good learning experience. We are looking to win atleast one match next tour ".

 

 

[Lord]

16 hours ago, New guy said:

Yes, it made sense for him to be made captain over a new, young team. It didnt make sense for him to come to an established team from outside and be made captain over the likes of bumrah, rohit and sky

 

When sachin recommended Dhonis name for captain in 2007, he and other seniors were very sure they needed to step aside and it should be a young team he leads without any baggage

 

An outsider captain never works in an already established team

 

You yourself told the issue. Sachin and other seniors were wise enough to let MS lead, that was not the case with stars like Rohit who ran campaigns against Hardik.

 

This team is fairly young team which Iyer is leading. There are no superstars with Hardik and Bumrah missing

[sarcastic]

@Lord

A small correction here regarding the claim that "Sachin and other seniors were wise enough to let MS lead, unlike Rohit, who ran campaigns against Hardik."

If we're talking about MS Dhoni leading a team full of seniors, we're essentially talking about the Test team. It's also worth remembering that Dhoni was already an established member of the Indian team and was promoted from within. He wasn't brought in from outside and immediately made captain.

 

Looking at the senior players at the time:

1. Sachin Tendulkar – He was offered the Test captaincy again in 2007 but declined it for his own reasons.

2. Rahul Dravid – He had already resigned as captain before the role passed on.

3. Sourav Ganguly – He was nearing the end of his career and was no longer in the BCCI's strongest favor.

4. Anil Kumble – He actually became captain before Dhoni and resigned after the Australia series, following which Dhoni became the full-time Test captain.

5. VVS Laxman -- BCCI never considered him a captaincy material.

So yes, it's fair to say that seniors like Sachin and Dravid supported Dhoni and helped create an environment where he could lead successfully. But it's not accurate to suggest that the captaincy was suddenly taken away from established stars and handed to Dhoni against their wishes. The transition happened through a series of resignations, refusals, and natural succession. Even after Dhoni became captain, these seniors remained the most respected figures in the dressing room, and Dhoni himself consistently acknowledged their stature.
 

The Hardik Pandya–Rohit Sharma situation at Mumbai Indians was quite different. The captaincy change appeared abrupt, and many fans felt the transition was not handled as smoothly. It also didn't create the same public perception of continuity and mutual respect that existed during Dhoni's rise to the Indian captaincy.

Sachin and Dravid were OK with playing with MSD as captain (since they tacitly approved it) but Rohit was not OK with playing under Hardik (he was forced to) and I can definitely understand why.

Edited July 9 by sarcastic

[Lord]

2 minutes ago, sarcastic said:

@Lord

A small correction here regarding the claim that "Sachin and other seniors were wise enough to let MS lead, unlike Rohit, who ran campaigns against Hardik."

If we're talking about MS Dhoni leading a team full of seniors, we're essentially talking about the Test team. It's also worth remembering that Dhoni was already an established member of the Indian team and was promoted from within. He wasn't brought in from outside and immediately made captain.

 

Looking at the senior players at the time:

1. Sachin Tendulkar – He was offered the Test captaincy again in 2007 but declined it for his own reasons.

2. Rahul Dravid – He had already resigned as captain before the role passed on.

3. Sourav Ganguly – He was nearing the end of his career and was no longer in the BCCI's strongest favor.

4. Anil Kumble – He actually became captain before Dhoni and resigned after the Australia series, following which Dhoni became the full-time Test captain.

5. VVS Laxman -- BCCI never considered him a captaincy material.

So yes, it's fair to say that seniors like Sachin and Dravid supported Dhoni and helped create an environment where he could lead successfully. But it's not accurate to suggest that the captaincy was suddenly taken away from established stars and handed to Dhoni against their wishes. The transition happened through a series of resignations, refusals, and natural succession. Even after Dhoni became captain, these seniors remained the most respected figures in the dressing room, and Dhoni himself consistently acknowledged their stature.
 

The Hardik Pandya–Rohit Sharma situation at Mumbai Indians was quite different. The captaincy change appeared abrupt, and many fans felt the transition was not handled as smoothly. It also didn't create the same public perception of continuity and mutual respect that existed during Dhoni's rise to the Indian captaincy.

Yes but that's how franchise cricket works. Owners are more brutal than selectors.

 

You still expect a senior player to support the incoming captain putting his ego aside.

 

 

P.S. You were very sarcastic with that title

 

[New guy]

4 hours ago, Lord said:

 

You yourself told the issue. Sachin and other seniors were wise enough to let MS lead, that was not the case with stars like Rohit who ran campaigns against Hardik.

 

This team is fairly young team which Iyer is leading. There are no superstars with Hardik and Bumrah missing

Because they were not in the team and it was their own choice. If sachin and others felt dhoni was unfairly brought from outside same thing would happen

 

There is no way iyer deserves place in this team and no way ishan, samson etc think he deserves to be captain over them. And all of them know their place is numbered and thats exactly what happened to samson

 

In the other thread you spoke about lack of skills but not even bradman can perform under suc insecurity. Its not a lack of skill

[Tillu]

It would have instilled some confidence in our team had we won the match where Bishnoi bowled those no balls.

[Chaos]

Its still “loading”… at this rate he will blow up from inside from all the built up.

[New guy]

Loading karte karte blue screen of death ho gaya

Edited July 10 by New guy