Dhoni should be sacked as captain in all 3 formats!

[vishalvirsingh]

Here you go - M is the greatest test captain among those captains who have led their team to at least two 4-0 whitewashes. :icflove:

I kinda have a feeling that DHONI would surely be dropped from captaincy now- Umesh - the fastets india has , was not tried out in aouth africa nor in new zealand- it is reidiculous... playing a half fit ZAk and 2 pacers more .. 2.5 bowlers was ridiculous- india got lucky that zak did not break down after bowling 45 overs - he could manage as he bowled with in himself... 20 overs ar 135k+ at good length are far better than 40 overs overs at 125k at what ever length one wants....batsman have an abnormal confidence against medium pacers and trundlers and finally that confidence turns into runs. i guess india had just one swing bowlers and that was BK who was never played. ZAk hardly swung and ISHANT"s seam position is stupid- though he did work hard and got some wickets but his seam position is Stupid to say the least. i guess Shammi was unlucky , he did not get some LBW calls in his favour , some catches were dropped of his bowling.

[The Realist]

[GautiMaan]

Even that coach next to him is looking incredulous

[express bowling]

Captain cool Captains drool Captain rule becomes Captain Bhool Captain Fool Captain Tool Captain Mule

[GolGappe]

He is living in the denial land. Srini isn't letting anyone bring this idiot back into real world.

[gattaca]

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Dhoni harps on positive but has nothing to show http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/india-in-new-zealand-2014/top-stories/Dhoni-harps-on-positive-but-has-nothing-to-show/articleshow/30674329.cms India's dismal overseas Test record is threatening to hit Mahendra Singh Dhoni's run as captain but the man in the line of fire continues to harp on the "positives" even though his own assessment of the team's troubles runs longer than the gains he can list. Team India finished their New Zealand tour without a single win. They lost the first Test in Auckland by 40 runs and then could only manage to draw the second Test in Wellington, despite being in a handsome position at the halfway point in the match. Thus, they surrendered the Test series 0-1, and prior to this, lost the five-match ODI series 0-4. It is a three-month long winless streak, stretching back to the tour of South Africa. There, Dhoni's team lost 0-2 in the ODIs and then 1-0 in the Test series. In fact, the last competitive match the Indian team won was in the last week of November in the third ODI against the West Indies at Kanpur, almost an age ago. Furthermore, if Test matches played overseas are singled out, then their last win also came against the same opponents in the first Test at Kingston in the summer of 2011. Since then, India have played 14 Test matches in West Indies, England, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand (in that order), and have won none of them. It includes the infamous 0-8 losing run as well as two recent losses in Africa and now in New Zealand, while four matches were drawn. All in all, this makes Dhoni the Indian captain with the worst Test losses' record overseas -- 11 defeats in 23 matches leading the team away from home. When this question was put to him after India lost the Test series to New Zealand on Tuesday, he replied, "I am someone who speaks more about the process rather than thinking about the results. If you compare those two series (8-0) with the last couple we have played, there is plenty of improvement. That's what it's all about." Dhoni's words need to be taken with a pinch of salt because it cannot be denied that this Test team being built currently doesn't have too much connection to the one from two years ago. From the present squad, only Dhoni himself, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, R Ashwin and Virat Kohli were part of the 8-0 defeats. The first three played on both tours, while the latter two only experienced the losses in Australia as also did Wriddhiman Saha. Rohit Sharma was in the squad for Australia but didn't get to play a single game. The big difference with the tours to South Africa and New Zealand is that the transition is now over. The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman are gone, while Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh have been sidelined. Zaheer seems to be on the last stretch of his Test career. This squad then - and the players named above - becomes the team for the future and it is essential that their umbilical cord from the team of two-years-past be cut. They have more in common with the team of late nineties - when Dravid, Laxman and Sourav Ganguly were making their bones - given how raw they are in terms of experience of playing cricket in overseas conditions. As such, if these four Tests are seen independent of what happened in 2011-12, Dhoni's words do ring out true. "It is very important to statistically say this is what has happened and this is where we have improved. But overall if you see our performance has been good. Continuing from South Africa, here also wickets in both Tests turned out to be flatter side. But our bowling performance here was really good," said the only Indian captain under whom the team has won both the Twenty20 and ODI World Cups. "Overall the performance has improved - how we have performed, how we have improved our bowling, how we have handled the opposition bowling. We can improve our batting further and that is one area where I think there will be improvement," said Dhoni. A key feature of the Indian batting has been 'leaving the ball' and almost all of the batsmen have got runs at some stage or the other. Shikhar Dhawan struggled in South Africa, but sorted out his form here. Murali Vijay experienced the reverse as did Cheteshwar Pujara. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane were the most consistent performers on both tours, while Rohit Sharma had one decent knock to his name. "It is more important to improve as cricketers than just scoring runs and that is what we wanted our batsmen to achieve from these two tours. As a batting unit we have done well and we have shown improvement. "But it is important to be more consistent. All batsmen have got one good innings in last four Tests. If we can convert that to two or three in four tests, then overall the situation of team will improve," said the captain, talking about his team's traditional strength. In the last four Tests, with the combined efforts of the batsmen and bowlers, India got into winning positions in three of those matches, at Johannesburg, Auckland and Wellington. Yet they somehow managed to squander away those positions of advantage and lost in two of them. If compared with the 8-0 run, the Indian team was never this competitive in any of those games. It is a matter of time, then, before these youngsters are able to impress upon these situations of advantage as well. "We haven't really capitalised on any positions of strength on this tour, or even in the Test series in South Africa. You want to improve to a stage where the good starts become better starts and then you capitalize on them. "There are lots of positives from these two tours and we have important tours to England and Australia coming up later in the year. It is vital that we gain from this exposure," said Dhoni, signing off from New Zealand.

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No wonder the whole team thinks they are playing well when u have such a delusional captain.

[The Realist]

Dhoni: "I am someone who speaks more about the process rather than thinking about the results. If you compare those two series (8-0) with the last couple we have played, there is plenty of improvement. That's what it's all about." :facepalm: Seriously it is time to call in the men in white coats, this is beyond delusional.

[zep1706]

He is living in the denial land. Srini isn't letting anyone bring this idiot back into real world.

He has been repeating the same lines for the last 3 years and will keep repeating them as long as he is the captain.

[King Tendulkar]

Dhoni: "I am someone who speaks more about the process rather than thinking about the results. If you compare those two series (8-0) with the last couple we have played, there is plenty of improvement. That's what it's all about." :facepalm: Seriously it is time to call in the men in white coats, this is beyond delusional.

The man is mad Seriously mad Its like a boxer who always gets knocked out in 1st round. Manages to have a fight and only gets knocked out in 2nd round and says that's good and improving. Dhoni needs psychiatric help

[The Realist]

Dhoni’s most bizarre excuses after big losses A selection of these beauties: India slipped to another big defeat; this time by 319 runs. Chasing 478 for an unlikely win, India folded at 158. Dhoni’s excuse: “I think our bowlers were a bit tired. You also have to admit that English batsmen played some lovely shots.” India registered their second worst defeat against England, going down by an innings and 242 runs. Captain Alastair Cook scored 294, while Eoin Morgan helped himself to 104. India made matters worse by conceding 63 extras. Dhoni’s excuse: “Few losses do not change anything. I am still proud of our team. People expect us to win every single match, which is practically not possible.” India lost the Test by an innings and 8 runs, ensuring a 0-4 whitewash. Dhoni’s excuse: “We gave our best in the series which was the most important part.” New year failed to change India’s fortunes as the World Champions lost by an innings and 68 runs. Dhoni’s excuse: “It’s a difficult time, but losses like these make you a stronger person.” After somehow managing to draw the first Test, India ran into King Kallis in his last Test. India lost by 10 wickets; their 17th 10-wicket loss. Dhoni’s excuse: “Players will learn with experience. With time they will learn to score when the bowlers are tired.” http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/SPO-india-loses-to-new-zealand-dhoni-defends-bowlers-here-are-dhonis-most-bizarre-ex-4526586-PHO.html#seq=9 :cantstop:

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Dhoni’s most bizarre excuses after big losses A selection of these beauties: India slipped to another big defeat; this time by 319 runs. Chasing 478 for an unlikely win, India folded at 158. Dhoni’s excuse: “I think our bowlers were a bit tired. You also have to admit that English batsmen played some lovely shots.†India registered their second worst defeat against England, going down by an innings and 242 runs. Captain Alastair Cook scored 294, while Eoin Morgan helped himself to 104. India made matters worse by conceding 63 extras. Dhoni’s excuse: “Few losses do not change anything. I am still proud of our team. People expect us to win every single match, which is practically not possible.†India lost the Test by an innings and 8 runs, ensuring a 0-4 whitewash. Dhoni’s excuse: “We gave our best in the series which was the most important part.†New year failed to change India’s fortunes as the World Champions lost by an innings and 68 runs. Dhoni’s excuse: “It’s a difficult time, but losses like these make you a stronger person.†After somehow managing to draw the first Test, India ran into King Kallis in his last Test. India lost by 10 wickets; their 17th 10-wicket loss. Dhoni’s excuse: “Players will learn with experience. With time they will learn to score when the bowlers are tired.†http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/SPO-india-loses-to-new-zealand-dhoni-defends-bowlers-here-are-dhonis-most-bizarre-ex-4526586-PHO.html#seq=9 :cantstop:

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: you are on fire today the SMACKDOWNS KEEP COMING :two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up:

[ThePhenomenal1]

He's ridiculous. He sees overseas tours as a way of improving the cricketer and yet he doesnt know that winning will lift the side and get them into good habits. He picks the worst bowlers like ishant and zak who arent fit to play and take 20 wickets.

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Dhoni's cluttered mind means it's time for fresh leadership in Tests http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/blogs/prakash-govindasreenivasan/221077-dhonis-cluttered-mind-means-its-time-for-fresh-leadership-in-tests India's woeful form and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's ineffective approach in overseas Tests may signal the end of the Jharkhand hero's time as Test captain very soon. Is this the perfect time to pass the baton on to Virat Kohli? A bizarre field placement, mini bowling spells for non-regulars like Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan and even the decision to bring himself on, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has perhaps tried everything within his reach to overturn his overseas misfortune. Alas, in vain. Even as Virat Kohli added yet another overseas century to his kitty, the final day of India's tour of New Zealand in Wellington finished with the hosts clinching the Test series 1-0 and packing off Dhoni's side without a win in the series. Dhoni's fourth successive overseas tour loss brings back the pertinent question: Is it time for a change of guard? Is it time for India to take a cue from most top nations and try out split captaincy? Despite enjoying successes in the 2011 World Cup, 2013 Champions Trophy and almost every series that was played at home in between, there has been contrasting on-field display when the team took the field in foreign conditions. Two successive four-nil losses in England and Australia in 2011-12 and yet Dhoni got a reprieve back then, but a near repeat performance in two-match series in South Africa and New Zealand (1-0 loss in each) does call for attention from the selection committee. Dhoni's cricketing brain has perhaps, been drained out due to the gruelling schedule and he has often been caught unaware in terms of tactics in the last two series -- against South Africa and New Zealand -- much like it was back in the tours of England and Australia. While losing a series for a team in transition is not the biggest issue faced by a team like India, but to fall flat and looking technically challenged on a level playing field are worrisome. If it is indeed time for a change of guard, India should look at split captaincy with Virat Kohli leading the side in white flannels and Dhoni resuming duties in two formats -- ODIs and T20s -- where he is tactically better equipped and is perhaps, the best finisher of the game. Several top Cricket Boards have been far more enterprising and adventurous in their choice of captains. But India's mindset has been very traditional. The pragmatism with which teams have been chosen in recent times - form has triumphed over name and experience - has not reflected with choice of the team leader. Failure in New Zealand will probably give food for thought to the selectors. It will be a good time for the national selectors to take a lesson or two from the likes of England, Australia or South Africa and try out different captains for different formats. Dhoni has led the side in 13 out of the last 14 overseas Tests that India have played since winning against the West Indies in Jamaica in 2011. Nine out of these 13 have ended in losses while the remaining four have been draws. While these numbers cut a sorry figure for the macho Indian skipper, it is also the manner in which momentum has slipped right out of his hands and landed safely in the opposition camp which puts Dhoni's captaincy acumen in question as far as Test cricket is concerned. On more occasions than one, Dhoni has drawn the wrath of being overtly defensive in his approach. That for a man whose forte has always been to play by his instinct and take his risks is an alarming situation. If passing on the baton of captaincy in the current scenario is a tough decision to make, Dhoni's heir-apparent Kohli is the clear choice. In a little over three years of Test cricket, Kohli has the distinction of scoring a century each in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. With 1721 runs in 24 Tests, Kohli is far from being a finished product but neither was Dhoni when he was handed the captaincy. Kohli's knack of playing the role of the savior and pulling the team out of dire consequences on multiple occasions has proved that he has the temperament, ability and the sense to judge a situation to near perfection. He started off as a brash, abrasive kid with a glorious cover drive but has done well to iron out the rough edges in quick time. From what little has been seen of Kohli, one can speculate that a responsibility like captaincy can only bring the best out of the Delhi lad. A move in this direction will not just give India a fresh approach to Test cricket, but also ease the pressure on Dhoni's shoulders of handling the team across all three formats. What it will also do is give the likes of Wriddhiman Saha and even Dinesh Karthik to challenge Dhoni for the wicketkeeper-batsman's spot in the Test side. For the next three months, India will play most of their cricket in conditions far better suited to them (Asia Cup and World T20 in Bangladesh) before heading to England towards the end of June for a five-match Test series. While success is all but guaranteed when they play limited overs cricket in 'home-like' conditions, it will be prudent to see a new man leading India in whites in England. While a change doesn't necessarily guarantee an immediate overturn of fortune, it will certainly be India's best foot forward.

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That delusional bootlicker dhoni thinks we are doing well,no wonder everybody in the team says they are playing as good as ever.

[gaurav92]

:hysterical:

[diga]

From Powerhouse to Powermouse

@ESPNcricinfo "India is a cricketing powerhouse, but over the last 2 years or so, overseas, they have only shown themselves as a powermouse." - Gavaskar

now even Sunny lays into Dhoni & Srini:hysterical:

[Cricket_Hacker]

Sunny :hatsoff:

[King Tendulkar]

From Powerhouse to Powermouse now even Sunny lays into Dhoni & Srini:hysterical:

wrong just has a pop in general no specific attack on dhoni or srin