achilles Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 i have been super critical of the guy as a test player/captain, but i have to admit that i still admire him a great deal as a person. he came from a city that has no history of producing indian cricketers. he singlehandedly put jharkhand on the map and has done more for the development of cricket in that state than any politician or wannabe do-gooder ever could. dhoni could retire tomorrow, and he would be remembered for making a huge contribution to the growth of indian cricket. he is an ODI legend, both as a bat and as a captain, so he would be a big loss. i dont blame him for contemplating early retirement, he has a massive workload that none of the armchair critics can relate to - not just from a physical standpoint, but also the mental strain that goes with it. most indian captains haven't lasted more than 4/5 years at a time, and dhoni's getting close to that mark. other players could just retire whenever they please, so you gotta respect him for thinking about this from a TEAM point of view, and he is leaving enough time to find a replacement. Excellent. Agree with every word.
Needforspeed Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 I have to admire the guy for his superb fitness and committment. Even in the England tour, when everyone was falling by the wayside or faking injuries, this guy just kept on and did his job to the best of his ability. I dont think he seriously plans to retire from ODIs, may possiblly quit captaincy. Its just Dhoni's way of stirring up things a bit.
daryl1985 Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 Yup he should. He is the greatest odi batsman ever with nearly all the batting records. One thing that was missing from his resume - World Cup - was achieved earlier this year so there's no point in him continue to play odis. I would rather SRT retire from odis and focus on Tests and that will help him add a year or two to his Test career as well. In odis we already have decent replacements in Kohli' date=' Raina and Rohit, and no point in him continuing as 2015 world cup is couple of years too far for him as he will be 42 that time!!![/quote'] Needs 2 more centuries to reach 50 ODI tons. Once he reaches that he will surely look to retire. If he doesn't then he surely believes he can make the next WC.
Desi Cartman Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 One must appreciate that he doesn't appear greedy and is also conscious that team needs couple of years under a new skipper before the next WC. Top class bloke :nice:
Needforspeed Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 Needs 2 more centuries to reach 50 ODI tons. Once he reaches that he will surely look to retire. If he doesn't then he surely believes he can make the next WC. As per cricinfo Dhoni has scored only 7 centuries and 43 fifties in ODIs. Could u clarify the above statement? http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28081.html
Needforspeed Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 As per cricinfo Dhoni has scored only 7 centuries and 43 fifties in ODIs. Could u clarify the above statement? http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28081.html Oh do you meah Sachin? OK.
Sachin=GOD Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 i have been super critical of the guy as a test player/captain, but i have to admit that i still admire him a great deal as a person. he came from a city that has no history of producing indian cricketers. he singlehandedly put jharkhand on the map and has done more for the development of cricket in that state than any politician or wannabe do-gooder ever could. dhoni could retire tomorrow, and he would be remembered for making a huge contribution to the growth of indian cricket. he is an ODI legend, both as a bat and as a captain, so he would be a big loss. i dont blame him for contemplating early retirement, he has a massive workload that none of the armchair critics can relate to - not just from a physical standpoint, but also the mental strain that goes with it. most indian captains haven't lasted more than 4/5 years at a time, and dhoni's getting close to that mark. other players could just retire whenever they please, so you gotta respect him for thinking about this from a TEAM point of view, and he is leaving enough time to find a replacement. Good post.
8ankitj Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 I'd rather lose him from tests than ODIs (about T20's / IPL, I don't give a ****).
Magneto Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 As per cricinfo Dhoni has scored only 7 centuries and 43 fifties in ODIs. Could u clarify the above statement? http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28081.html :hysterical: :hysterical: @ faux pas
Cricket Tragic Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 I'd rather lose him from tests than ODIs (about T20's / IPL' date= I don't give a ****). :woot:
Sidhoni Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 As per cricinfo Dhoni has scored only 7 centuries and 43 fifties in ODIs. Could u clarify the above statement? http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28081.html Oh do you meah Sachin? OK. :cantstop:
skindia Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 no BCCI will decide odi future....odi will be scrapped
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