I am sure people are going to argue on this post...but I just had a Divine intervention of sort! Pulp fiction anyone? Anyway, here...
I was reading/commenting Atul's post about Mr. Tendulkar and thought:
Sachin Tendulkar should be made captain!
He had a failed first stint, but was that a conceived failure or was it real?
I think there are three parts of captaincy:
Technical and tactical know how, attitude and aggression, results.
I will check the results as I get time and analyze it statistically.
As far as the second aspect goes, I am 100% sure Sachin has aggression hidden under his refined image. I cannot think a person who's meek can use feet against the likes of McDermot or Malcom Marshall when he is 17! Anyway, I see people seeing this as far-fetched, but I also remember the Sahara Cup tournaments in Canada under Sachin and how he used Ganguly's golden arm, I also remember him putting three people in gully-point area for Saeed Anwar which showed his tactical potential.
I am tending to think that back then it was a case of him having a seconds team with none of Dravid/Ganguly in the scene and a faded Azhar the lone support. Come to think of it, the case is not very different at the moment, then it was the 1996 debacle at the Eden, now its the 2007 loss at the hands of Bangladesh.
But I see it as a step for Sachin's future as well. Brian Lara got extra motivation on his third stint as the Windies captain and it could be great for Sachin to find a new challenge at sorts.
Anyway, just a thought! And I had to write it!! :)
2 comments:
that thought if not entirely triggered was surely mini-pulsed by my comments in the previous post in which i mentioned sachin cud be asked to captain. i will answer ur thoughts with some of mine in my blog soon!
I think you are right in saying that Tendulkar did not have as talented resources at hand, as we have today. Forget the batting lineup of the 90s, he only had Srinath and Kumble in the bowling department to go to! I clearly remember how he used to over-bowl Srinath in Tests, but he had no other genuine wicket-taking option! Dravid has quite a few options now - Sreesanth, Munaf, Zaheer, Agarkar, Harbhajan, Powar, Kumble...and so many others like Nehra, Balaji, VRV, RP Singh have come and gone. The spots are more competitive.
Hmm, it's interesting, the Lara-analogy you have made. One thing is for sure though, as great a player Tendulkar is, his captaincy was not very inspirational and he gave the impression of trying too hard at times, and always appeared to be under pressure. Whether this was internal or external, or due to inadequate resources and ineffective coaching staff, no one really knows.
It is going to be interesting if we will have different captains for one-day and test matches. I feel we need an experienced leader for tests (and Tendulkar might not be a bad idea), but a younger player like Yuvraj for one-dayers.
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