VVS for captain

[Rohan495]

Rahul Dravid has resigned the Indian captaincy, just hours before today's World Twenty20 match against bitter rivals Pakistan. Citing a desire to concentrate on his own game – particularly his batting which has suffered of late – Dravid said he no longer wished to lead the side as he has done for the last two years. The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) will now begin in the search for Dravid's successor. Fellow middle-order batsman VVS Laxman is being touted as a likely candidate, despite struggling to cement a regular starting berth for his country recently. Board president Sharad Pawar said Dravid had made the decision this week and discussed it with him in a private meeting yesterday. "He said, 'The selectors have placed faith in me to lead continuously for two years and I'm grateful for that'," Pawar explained. "He said he would like to concentrate on his batting [and] after leading the team for two years I should give opportunity to a new person. "He would like to play and give full cooperation to whoever takes responsibility. We should respect his wishes." India's squad is currently in South Africa for the inaugural World Twenty20 tournament, with today's Pakistan fixture the second of their campaign. However fans who have made the trip from the subcontinent will be hoping to see more action today than during yesterday's match between India and Scotland, which was rained off.

[Mr. Wicket]

With a title like that, you may want to at least throw in some fact/statistics to form some sort of argument... Not that it's hard, given VVS's record when leading ROI, India A or Hyderabad...

[yoda]

It won't be VVS, no matter what his record is. He has no spot in the ODI team and is just one or two bad series from being replaced by Yuvraj in the test team.

[Dravid]

wrong section man.. it goes in humor sec:hysterical:

[King Tendulkar]

And I get accused of starting silly threads:confused_smile:

[The Outsider]

And I get accused of starting silly threads:confused_smile:

Well, you do your part of the job well.:D

[Predator_05]

With a title like that, you may want to at least throw in some fact/statistics to form some sort of argument... Not that it's hard, given VVS's record when leading ROI, India A or Hyderabad...

Kaif's record p*sses all over Laxman's.

[King Tendulkar]

Well' date=' you do your part of the job well.:D[/quote'] Most of my threads are proved to be wholly correct. I can do a dozen or so bumps to prove it if you so wish:D

[King Tendulkar]

Kaif's record p*sses all over Laxman's.

You are not suggesting kaif should be captain are you?:confused_smile:

[Predator_05]

You are not suggesting kaif should be captain are you?:confused_smile:

No - because he isn't good enough to play for India XI (if recent form is anything to go by). But if we are looking at cricketers with great captaincy records at FC level, Kaif is the man

[Rohan495]

Yoda you are wrong Laxman got a another good 3 years left in him, I feel like it should be Ganguly who has to make way for Yuvraj not Laxman, Laxman is a superior player in test match cricket than ganguly. no doubt about it

[Rohan495]

dude predator where did kaif come from, hes not been in the squad for a while.

[Rohan495]

dont need to argue, Laxman is a good leader. Maybe he might not get a chance beause seems like the selectors are always trying to phase him out. Even if he does perform well. He averaged 51.25 and what are people saying? couple of bad series for Laxman and lets phase him out. so many Laxman haters out there its unbelievable

[yoda]

Yoda you are wrong Laxman got a another good 3 years left in him' date=' I feel like it should be Ganguly who has to make way for Yuvraj not Laxman, Laxman is a superior player in test match cricket than ganguly. no doubt about it[/quote'] I agree. But if you look at it, he has been the one chopped in the past to make way for Yuvraj like during the home series against England.

[Rohan495]

But then dont you admit, Laxman is always a scapegoat. He was made VC for the South Africa and then the next series finds himself sitting on the bench, even if he did perform better than Tendulkar and Dravid, i feel like the only reason Gangulys average is where its at, is because of him cashing in on Weak opponents, flat pitches, or bad bowling, and not to forget another factor and that being politics working in his favor

[Rohan495]

even though i feel like Laxman should be captain, i know selectors wont because that would gurarantee him a spot, they wouldnt want to do that because thos evil selectors are looking to phase him out like a bunch of bufoons

[yoda]

I have always been one of his biggest supporters. I have given up now as it is a losing battle. The guy's career is practically over.

[Donny]

Rohan, 3 posts in a row and 5 out of 6 ? Are you aware there is an 'edit' facility ? Ganguly should make way for Yuvraj ? :hmmmm2: Did you miss the last 3 Tests India played ? He was, by far, the best contributer.