Dhoni has cemented his place in the team for 2 years

[Raghav_12]

I don't know about next 2 years but I do know that this innings is enough to save his Kaptaani for the next series..

as if it was ever under threat..!! Nobody was going to touch him this innings or not as long as srini is there.

[gimac]

Dhoni has the right men in his pocket. he doesn't have to loose any sleep over his capt. at the moment.

[Sachin=GOD]

as if it was ever under threat..!! Nobody was going to touch him this innings or not as long as srini is there.

If India had lost this series 2-1 (or 3-1) and Dhoni hadn't made runs in this match as well then I'm quite sure even Srini wouldn't have been able to save his Captaincy. Now its a different matter altogether and as far as his Captaincy is concerned, tomorrow's result does not matter at all.

[asterix]

Cemented alright... Cement used: India cements...

[Tendulkar_Bhai]

Cemented alright... Cement used: India cements...

Ambuja cements!

[NareshK]

Dhoni is the best wicket keeper batsman in India by a mile. Rest dont even come close. We are talking about a guy who has close to 4000 runs in test cricket and you are talking about replacing him with the likes of Saha, Parthiv Patel, Naman Ojha ? :hysterical: You must be delusional or just trolling. What I want to see though is Dhoni giving up the captaincy and just playing as a wicket keeper batsman in tests. His keeping and batting will also improve when he is rid of the burden of captaincy. It can be extremely mentally and physically draining to be the wk/batsman and also captain a side in tests. The team will also suffer from it because a tired captain cant be concentrating well all the time and that affects his decision making process.

[Lord]

Dhoni is the best wicket keeper batsman in India by a mile. Rest dont even come close. We are talking about a guy who has close to 4000 runs in test cricket and you are talking about replacing him with the likes of Saha, Parthiv Patel, Naman Ojha ? :hysterical: You must be delusional or just trolling. What I want to see though is Dhoni giving up the captaincy and just playing as a wicket keeper batsman in tests. His keeping and batting will also improve when he is rid of the burden of captaincy. It can be extremely mentally and physically draining to be the wk/batsman and also captain a side in tests. The team will also suffer from it because a tired captain cant be concentrating well all the time and that affects his decision making process.

wat wrong has Saha done,surely he can match those 4000 runs only if given a chance.my persoal choice is DK though

[King Tendulkar]

wat wrong has Saha done' date='surely he can match those 4000 runs only if given a chance.my persoal choice is DK though[/quote'] Saha , DK and PP will score more runs overseas and be better on bounce/seaming tracks. However, they have negatives as well. Dhoni is walking wickets on many overseas trips, yet place is never under pressure. His keeping can also be very shoddy. IMO his place is up for grabs

[NareshK]

wat wrong has Saha done' date='surely he can match those 4000 runs only if given a chance.[b']my persoal choice is DK though

Karthik has an average of 27 in test cricket and you want him to replace Dhoni who has an average of 38 and has 27 fifties and 5 hundreds ?

[CG]

Dhoni is the best wicket keeper batsman in India by a mile. Rest dont even come close. We are talking about a guy who has close to 4000 runs in test cricket and you are talking about replacing him with the likes of Saha, Parthiv Patel, Naman Ojha ? :hysterical: You must be delusional or just trolling. What I want to see though is Dhoni giving up the captaincy and just playing as a wicket keeper batsman in tests. His keeping and batting will also improve when he is rid of the burden of captaincy. It can be extremely mentally and physically draining to be the wk/batsman and also captain a side in tests. The team will also suffer from it because a tired captain cant be concentrating well all the time and that affects his decision making process.

:hysterical::cantstop: Check Out Dhoni Performances in last 2 years.Gives Many Byes and Does not even attempt Catches and lets it go between slip and wk.

[NareshK]

Saha ' date= DK and PP will score more runs overseas and be better on bounce/seaming tracks. However, they have negatives as well. Dhoni is walking wickets on many overseas trips, yet place is never under pressure. His keeping can also be very shoddy. IMO his place is up for grabs

Ridiculous. Even our specialist batsmen like Sehwag and Gambhir struggle overseas and you expect Saha and Parthiv to score runs there ?

[Lord]

Karthik has an average of 27 in test cricket and you want him to replace Dhoni who has an average of 38 and has 27 fifties and 5 hundreds ?

done well in Eng n SA.I'd rather have such player than a home bully.he was made to open too dont forget

[CG]

Karthik has an average of 27 in test cricket and you want him to replace Dhoni who has an average of 38 and has 27 fifties and 5 hundreds ?

Karthik Averages 40+ against eng ,sa, and has a better technique than dhoni and is a better keeper to fast bowlers.

[Lord]

:hysterical::cantstop: Check Out Dhoni Performances in last 2 years.Gives Many Byes and Does not even attempt Catches and lets it go between slip and wk.

not to forget his keeping quiet(except this match wen his ass is on the line).a keeper sets the mood,n we need a more vocal keeper

[NareshK]

done well in Eng n SA.I'd rather have such player than a home bully.he was made to open too dont forget

Nothing suggests he will do well in tests and that too better than Dhoni. In fact, he is not in contention to be second in line to wk spot. Its Saha who is in that position. So that tells you how DK's performance has gone down over the years.

[CG]

Nothing suggests he will do well in tests and that too better than Dhoni. In fact' date=' he is not in contention to be second in line to wk spot. Its Saha who is in that position. So that tells you how DK's performance has gone down over the years.[/quote'] He has scored runs this season and Everything suggest he will do well in tests with a good technique and record in similar conditions abroad.

[NareshK]

Karthik Averages 40+ against eng ' date='sa, and has a better technique than dhoni and is a better keeper to fast bowlers.[/quote'] He played one test in SA and 3 in England and that too way back in 2007. Not really something that you can go by when it comes to judging how well he can do overseas.

[CG]

He played one test in SA and 3 in England and that too way back in 2007. Not really something that you can go by when it comes to judging how well he can do overseas.

He opened there for gods sake.:cantstop:

[Lord]

Nothing suggests he will do well in tests and that too better than Dhoni. In fact' date=' he is not in contention to be second in line to wk spot. Its Saha who is in that position. So that tells you how DK's performance has gone down over the years.[/quote'] yeah Saha is another good option.I said DK coz he has done well previously.would be fine with Saha too. as for 'nothing suggests he'd better than Dhoni'.better technique is one basic thing.give him 10 tests n see how he goes.always had to play with place under fire,whether its as an opener or WK

[Lord]

He played one test in SA and 3 in England and that too way back in 2007. Not really something that you can go by when it comes to judging how well he can do overseas.

n yet you go back to his average of 27 upto 2007 to decide hes not good enough:haha: