Seeing Rahul Dravid motivating players, all excited, giving advise gives me tears. Something that has been missing since the last 6 years. Him coaching India will be the best thing ever to happen. Please lord, please.. listen to us for once.
I disagree with Dravid taking over ASAP. India faced this concern when Kumble took over. IMO, Kumble was a better option than Shastri and ought to have gotten a longer run at the top. The way the team behaves was one of the major reasons for Kumble stepping down. I really dont want to see that happen with Dravid- he wont take it too- he is a no-nonsense guy.
Personally, Dravid can come in once the snobbish likes of Kohli and the existing seniors make way. A future team, led, perhaps by Gill/ Shaw/ Iyer is the right one for Dravid to assume charge of.
The Shaw that start gave us in 1st ODI is how openers should bat in LOI cricket.
I have to agree. India has been playing an outdated brand of cricket in the last few years. It does not make for appetising viewing of the game. The problem is this brand is being carried into the T20s as well, where we desperately need to score faster. I hope Shaw gets a good run at the top and he ought to partner KLR in the LOI setup. Rohit, for all his worth must make way for talents coming in. No harm in him dropping to 3/4 and lending some stability to the middle order.
It worked for us for If Sharma Ji scores big or when Kohli used to finish games single handedly but now the Times have changed , the players are aging and losing form as well.
Well, we get into a rut and continue scoring at the same pace. India under Kohli has this weird obsession of thinking that scores of 250+ are par in ODIs. Yes, we have won, but we have won narrowly. As spoken above, a change in the mindset and batting order is essential if we are to win any ICC trophies.
The simple thing India needs is Kohli has to go as a captain and Shastri as a coach
Agree!
Shastri will go- As per the Lodha reforms, he is ineligible to conitnue further. Since Shastri has had 2 consecutive terms as a Team Director/ Head Coach, he can no longer be considered for the said role unless he serves a cooling period of 3 years.
People often think that attacking Kohli's captaincy is attacking his batting NO! Nobody is attacking his batting prowess. As an Indian cricket fan since Sharjah 1999, I am attacking Kohli the captain.
It is not, but one cant help but think that Kohli might free up more without the burden of captaincy.
