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Kumble to captain in Test series Cricinfo staff November 8, 2007 Anil Kumble was named India's captain for the three-Test series against Pakistan. The selectors announced the Test captaincy and retained the same one-day sqaud for the next two ODIs. After Sachin Tendulkar declined the captaincy, Kumble appeared as the dark horse in the race, while Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the favourite to get the job. Kumble had said yesterday that he would do the job if asked to. "I don't know what the big deal is, why so much is being made of this. I have said this before also." The only time Kumble led India was in a one-dayer against India in Chennai in 2001-02. More to follow

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Its real, I just called him at home, he is being interviewed somewhere , asked me to call after 15 min, will post his comments here on ICF :haha:

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I had asked earlier today about why no one wants to become India's coach or why two of India's best best ever players have refused to lead the team in any version. Why is BCCI not finding the reason of this and ponder for a moments who is at at fault! Khalid Ansari goes a step further in Mid Day. BCCI: Probe Dravid, Tendulkar incidents By: Khalid A-H Ansari November 13, 2007 The silence over the scurvy treatment meted out to Tendulkar and Dravid is deafening. Could it be because both are gentlemen cricketers and prefer to suffer in silence rather than rush to the media in order to wash dirty linen in public? khalidoscope1231311200772220.jpgThe decisions of two of India’s most self-effacing captains and greatest batsmen, namely Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, to spurn the coveted honour of captaincy in quick succession and without explanation suggests there’s more than meets the eye in the corridors of the BCCI selection committee. Myopic view At a time when the nation’s cricket fans and the BCCI officialdom, needless to add is overwhelmed with euphoria as a result of the stirring achievements of the cricket team, it is administratively convenient and ‘politically’ expedient for the powers-that-be to look the other way and to have the filth swept under the carpet. But, to do that would be myopic and, therefore, self-defeating in the long run.It is, indeed, sad, that not many voices have been raised in protest against the questionable manner in which l’affaires Dravid and Tendulkar have been handled by the selection committee. dravid1311200772049.jpg

give the duo their due: Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid

Ganguly v Chappell If Sourav Ganguly’s spat with Greg Chappell became a cause celebre, it was largely because the coach was a foreigner involved in a fracas with the national captain. A large section of the Indian media, as also his state association and politicians across party lines in New Delhi and West Bengal took up Ganguly’s cause with missionary zeal. The rest is history. The silence over the scurvy treatment meted out to Tendulkar and Dravid is deafening. Could it be because both are gentlemen cricketers and prefer to suffer in silence rather than rush to the media in order to wash dirty linen in public? It is incumbent upon the BCCI to investigate these utterly demeaning and unacceptable incidents concerning our national icons without delay. The national interest demands that the reasons behind their strange and sudden decisions to turn down the offer of national captaincy be made public ASAP. Selectors must show some logic, consistency As the Australians have demonstrated time and again, winning becomes a matter of habit and the present young Indian team with or without Sourav Ganguly, Dravid, Tendulkar and Kumble is imbued with a newfound ‘josh’ that characterises our Gen Next kumble1311200773133.jpgall the best, skip: Anil Kumble As pointed out by KHALIDOSCOPE on a number of occasions, it is patently unfair, (despite the chequered record of some of our national selectors over the years), to have aspersion cast on their integrity amid implications, without incontrovertible proof, that the two noble sons of India have been the victims of ego and/or arrogance of one or more member of the committee. Although the selectors’ judgment in selecting Anil Kumble as captain for the absurdly short tenure of three Tests may be questioned for a variety of reasons, it is patently unfair to accuse the current selectors of perverseness. In all fairness, they have acquitted themselves creditably overall as borne out by recent results. One may also fault the doublespeak, the lack of transparency, and the absence of accountability, as also the manner in which the selection of the short-term captain has come about in the theatre of the absurd that Indian sports officialdom is known to be the world over. Opinion as regards the elevation of Anil Kumble, one of the world’s greatest spin bowlers, a peerless braveheart whose commitment to team and country is second to none, varies but my own view is that it is a retrograde step and not in keeping with the selectors’ stated mantra of looking ahead. As the Australians have demonstrated time and again, winning becomes a matter of habit and the present young Indian team with or without Sourav Ganguly, Dravid, Tendulkar and Kumble is imbued with a newfound ‘josh’ that characterises our Gen Next. That being the case, 37-year-old Kumble’s stopgap appointment is anachronistic. He hails from an earlier cricketing culture that still looks upon the opposition, especially from ‘gora’ countries, with a certain amount of elemental awe, of which those who belong to it are themselves unaware. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s “Chak Deâ€, bindaas, free spirited generation has finally after 60 long years freed itself completely from the pre-Independence umbilical cord, which tied us to an irrational reverence where firangis were concerned. A questionable justification advanced in certain quarters for Kumble’s appointment is that the ‘hard’ forthcoming series against Pakistan and Australia may possibly affect Dhoni’s performances and even, according to doomsayers, ruin his career. This is negative, fuddy-duddy thinking at its worst and certainly not the win-at-all-cost mindset of champions who can swim when thrown at the deep end. To come back to Dravid, Tendulkar and the selection committee: Ganguly, Dravid and Tendulkar have all delivered sharp ripostes recently in domestic and international matches to those who argue that they are past their prime. If for the sake of argument, Anil Kumble is not too old to be in the Test side, not to mention captain it, then so is the legendary trio.The least we expect from the BCCI national selectors is logic and consistency.

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