MS Dhoni shouldn't keep - Sangakkara

[cameron_black]

MUMBAI: Not without reason does Team Hyderabad skipper Kumar Sangakkara keep his wicketkeeping gloves back in the dressing room. After bearing a major chunk of the responsibility of captaining Sri Lanka, taking diving catches and executing smart stumpings - besides bailing the team out with his batting - the 34-year-old realized his body and mind were struggling to cope. Soon after he decided against keeping in Tests, Sangakkara's batting average began to soar. The elegant southpaw doesn't even keep wickets in the shorter version of the game these days. India and Chennai skipper MS Dhoni is on the same page as his Sri Lankan counterpart. The only difference though, is that Dhoni is still keeping wickets in all forms of the game. So it's not a surprise when Sangakkara mentions that it's due to the wicketkeeping chores that Dhoni's batting is taking a beating in Tests. "Dhoni's Test average is not reflective of his capabilities," says Sangakkara. "Keeping, batting and leading a side simultaneously can be hard. Dhoni is a wonderful batsman but because he is doing so much at the same time, he is not batting as well as he should."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2012/news/MS-Dhoni-shouldnt-keep-suggests-Sangakkara/articleshow/12927934.cms

[cameron_black]

i reckon dhoni would average about 55 in tests if he doesn't keep.

[Magneto]

If Dhoni doesn't keep in Tests, he should be kicked out of the squad.

[Sehwag1830]

If Dhoni doesn't keep in Tests' date=' he should be kicked out of the squad.[/quote'] :--D:nice:

[saneindian]

The elegant southpaw doesn't even keep wickets in the shorter version of the game these days.

When did this happen?

[Sachin=GOD]

If Dhoni doesn't keep in Tests' date=' he should be kicked out of the squad.[/quote'] this.

[cameron_black]

can't understand why you people don't see his batting talent. he can be the middle order rock, maybe he can take dravid's place at the top if he doesn't keep.

[Number]

^ :haha:

[Sehwag1830]

can't understand why you people don't see his batting talent. he can be the middle order rock' date=' maybe he can take dravid's place at the top if he doesn't keep.[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::haha::haha::haha: I was harsh on you earlier. You are not a troll. You geniunely don't know anything about Indian cricket.

[Crookbond]

MS Dhoni shouldn't keep and Sangakkara shouldn't speak.

[cameron_black]

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::haha::haha::haha: I was harsh on you earlier. You are not a troll. You geniunely don't know anything about Indian cricket.

well there's no reason why he can't transform his ODI batting form into test cricket. he's mature enough to handle it.

[J P K]

can't understand why you people don't see his batting talent. he can be the middle order rock' date=' maybe he can take dravid's place at the top if he doesn't keep.[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical:

[SLICKR392]

Why isn't Sanga an ODI specialist but a class TEST player....he doesn't keep wickets in odis aswell but still he isn't good in odis....its the exact opposite when it comes to Dhoni.

[King Tendulkar]

can't understand why you people don't see his batting talent. he can be the middle order rock' date=' maybe he can take dravid's place at the top if he doesn't keep.[/quote'] You are insane

[cameron_black]

Why isn't Sanga an ODI specialist but a class TEST player....he doesn't keep wickets in odis aswell but still he isn't good in odis....its the exact opposite when it comes to Dhoni.

who told you that?

[ganeshran]

@cameron_black quit trolling

[Stuge]

He is there in the team because he keeps .Saanga your logic probably fails because you do understand cricket ,but you fails to understand INDIAN cricket :cantstop: @cameron_black :facepalm:

[cameron_black]

well dravid was initially a wicket keeper during the 2002-2003 period IIRC, but then he decided to turn himself into a specialist batsman and look at the awesome returns he got. he simply excelled.

[cameron_black]

@cameron_black quit trolling

i've trolled, yes, but not here.

[Sehwag1830]

well dravid was initially a wicket keeper during the 2002-2003 period IIRC' date=' but then he decided to turn himself into a specialist batsman and look at the awesome returns he got. he simply excelled.[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: