Kohli's elevation shouldn't dispirit Gambhir - Dravid

[Laaloo]

Rahul Dravid has said the selectors' decision to appoint Virat Kohli as India's vice-captain for the Asia Cup is a just reward for the Delhi batsman, who was the only India player to hit a century on the tour to Australia - he had scored one hundred apiece in the Test and one-day series. At the same time, Dravid pointed out that Gautam Gambhir, who was earmarked as a future captain by the selectors in the past, should not be discouraged by Kohli's elevation. "He [Kohli] has had a great tour of Australia. He has done incredibly well in the Tests and in the ODIs. The selectors have given him a bit of reward," Dravid said in Mumbai, at an event organised by his IPL franchise, Rajasthan Royals. "Having said that, Virat is the first to recognise that he has got to establish himself to go a step further. I think we know from the past that by just being the vice-captain, you are not going to be the next captain. [And so] I feel people like Gautam shouldn't feel left out. But at the moment Dhoni is doing a good job, so you don't need to look anywhere else." Dravid, who was a part of the two teams that suffered whitewashes in the Test series in Australia and before that in England, said that the poor results were "really tough" on the players, who always entered the field with just one thought: "to win". "First England and then Australia - we suffered that string of losses on both the tours and believe me, we feel very deeply about it," Dravid said. The lack of big innings from Sachin Tendulkar was not a concern, Dravid said. Tendulkar, for the first time in five tours to Australia, did not score a ton, leading to much speculation regarding the pressure on him as he continues to search for his 100th international century. He has now gone 32 innings without a hundred, the last time he got to the landmark being against South Africa in the World Cup a year ago. "Having shared the dressing-room with Sachin, I don't think Sachin himself is thinking about it [scoring the 100th century]," Dravid said. "Every time, a batsman wants to go out and score a century to help the team win. It [the landmark] will happen. http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/556414.html

[SLICKR392]

Dravid is always "right" ! And the selectors have to stop rewarding people with VC and Captaincy after a good innings. :facepalm: bichara gauti.

[Old guy]

if gauti comes back in form i think he will be our next test captain .. its all in his hands :D

[punjabi_khota]

He should tell him Kohli got the elevation, but you have got the distance :D

[Old guy]

He should tell him Kohli got the elevation' date=' but you have got the distance :D [/quote']

[Sean Bradley]

RD as always makes so much of Sense, True Gentleman !

[adi B]

He should tell him Kohli got the elevation' date=' but you have got the distance :D [/quote'] :haha:

[Crookbond]

He should tell him Kohli got the elevation' date=' but you have got the distance :D [/quote'] :haha:

[achilles]

True. Gauti should focus on improving his game.

[vvvslaxman]

He should tell him Kohli got the elevation' date=' but you have got the distance :D [/quote'] If it were L Siva he would have certainly said that :cantstop:

[mishra]

He should tell him Kohli got the elevation' date=' but you have got the distance :D [/quote']

[Tendulkar_Bhai]

Its true Kohli has not established himself in tests yet whereas Gauti has, if Dhoni stepped down today Gauti would get the captaincy. Gambhir just needs to focus on his batting

[saket123]

what is the point of Dravid making such comments UNLESS it is known that Gauti has a problem?? Seriously.. such comparisons and call to acceptance of one player's promotion to another player is stoking and begging for grudges and disharmony when none is present. Imagine how frustrated Gauti must feel when people come up to him and tell him to take this all in good spirit. It's like going to your friend or wife and telling her not to feel bad just because some other girl was called beautiful in a party or something. I mean WTF!!