Thursday 27 December 2012

Captain Blunder


Dhoni’s persistence with Ravindra Jadeja is just a new chapter in a long line of mistakes he has been making as skipper.


Ahmedabad: His face is plastered all over the city; that trademark grey hair and beard, rimless glasses and bandhgalas are on every other hoarding.

This is undoubtedly the land of Narendra Modi, and on the day he assumed chief ministerial charge for the fourth straight time, the Indian and Pakistani teams trooped into the city ahead of their second T20 International to complete a hectic Wednesday for Ahmedabad.

In a way, MS Dhoni shared a similar charisma on the cricket field, virtually unchallenged about his leadership qualities. That was until crisis hit him hard, with series defeats to England at home and away, a 0-4 whitewash at the hands of Australia, failing to win the World T20 — and he slipped low in the popularity ratings, getting a few wrinkles and grey hairs on a face that was virtually unflustered in any situation.

In the last year, Dhoni’s leadership has come under severe scrutiny; several decisions have been openly challenged, and there has even been talk of revolt. The latest in this series is his fascination for

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