Its been a long time waiting for Anil Kumble to don the test side. Its better late than never!!! Everyone was taken by surprise when the selectors announced Anil as the captain for crucial test series against Pakistan. He is still going strong @ the age of 37 , and the selectors didn't have another choice after Tendulkar turned down the captaincy offer and they thought Dhoni was too in experienced to be the test captain.
But this has come @ a time when the team is molding well under the captaincy of a young ,determined Dhoni.But the selectors had other thoughts in their mind and finally landed on kumble. Maybe they could have thought about Ganguly or Laxman who by his class is underestimated player for India.My first question is , Will this be a stop-gap arrangement as test captain Or Kumble will be preferred for a long run ??
Kumble as a leg spin bowler is strong , determined and fierce. He is always out there to get wickets and any captain in the last 2 decades wouldn't have got a better spinner than Kumble to have played in their team. He has plenty of aggression on the field which was displayed when he bowled with a broken jaw against the Indies.
But my big question is Will he make a good test captain ???
He might not become the best test captain ever to captain India, but he can surely prove a point across to all his supporters that he can don the big job of captaining the Indian cricket team with sheer aggression and commitment to the sport.
Hail the Jumbo !!!
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Whoever comes to captain the team is not a matter of concern. Let the selectors choose Gavaskar, Kapil dev and even Pataudi to captain the team. It is too late for him to lead the side while much younger players are there to lead the team the way they want. I could remember Anil once announced to the press that I would retire from first class cricket. But, now he is tempted and ensnared by the power of captaincy. Anil should have declined the captaincy graciously instead Dhoni should given chance to lead. But India being india always tend to ignore the young blood and their initiation. What do you guys say? Bring any other good topic and let us discuss that.
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