I don't understand why people think so much about the future. Think about the present, not the future. Instead of making a team for the future, look to win the matches which are being played now. Those saying Dravid should be dropped so that a young player comes in are utter idiots, total BS.
If a player is good, he should play, even if he is 40+.
And I am also tired of hearing comments like this. I have said this many times before that Dravid is a class act and we can not forget how much he has done for India and why only Dravid? Laxman has done wonders for India, too.
But I have also mentioned that THEY ARE NOT COMING BACK TO PLAY IN AUSTRALIA. So if they are not performing, then try to give a youngster a chance to see how he is doing, surely can't do worst than this.
Laxman has not performed well in England and now here. So if Laxman is not thinking about retirement than we have to force him to do so by either dropping him or "resting" him.
I am pretty sure that we won't have to do that with Dravid because I think he is smart enough to understand his own form and how it is not helping the team with so many youngsters sitting on the bench and not even getting a chance to prove themselves.
Still we have to keep Dravid in the team because he was our best batsman in 2011
I was against Kohli, too. But if we are counting him in a future team than you can not drop him.
So the scenario is that we have to "rest" our senior players, who are not performing (Hint: Laxman) and give a youngster a chance to at least let him prove what he is capable of. In that way he will also gain some experience of playing in different conditions so when we tour these countries next time, we don't get the same result as what we are getting right now. And that is why it is important to look at future in test cricket.
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I am not a fan of Sehwag's captaincy but if India manages a draw by chance in last test ( highly unlikely) than it will be a real pressure on Dhoni as a player and also as a captain.
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Also got something to support my last post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zeX...xt=C3305d42FDOEgsToPDskLI4SEoLFhdWcYr_EMdlrHH
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Perfect team for the future, though Dhoni is just wayyyy ahead of any other keeper in India. He simply has to be there just as a WKB, and not as captain.
He is a brilliant player for India in ODI's. One of the best finisher I have seen in shorter formats of the game but if he is not performing in the test then he has to go. Even though I am one of his biggest supporter and would never want him to go but as I said, if he is not performing than other should get chance. In test Dhoni averages around 40 in sub-continent and 29 overseas. And the overseas average in not pleasing at all.